Determine The Use Mode And Prepare The Car Seat; Select A Vehicle Seating Location To Install The Car Seat; Proper Use Check List - Baby Trend FastBack Owner's Manual

Preparing Car Seat for Use
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4.2 Determine the Use Mode and Prepare the Car Seat

Toddler Car Seat WITH Built-in Safety Harness
"between 22 and 70 lbs" (10 and 31.7 kg)
- Use Body Insert with smaller child.
- Harness strap height must be at or above child's shoulder.
- Adjust the harness strap height to fit your child
High-back Booster Car Seat WITHOUT Built-in Safety
Harness "between 30 and 100 lbs" (13.6 and 45.3 kg)
- Remove the harness system for Booster Car Seat Use
- Remove Body Insert.
- Adjust back support for your child
- Adjust head support for your child
Backless Booster Car Seat WITHOUT Built-in Safety
Harness "between 40 and 120 lbs" (18.1 and 54.3 kg)
- Remove Back Support
Note: See Weight and Height Limitations section for more information
4.3 Select a Vehicle Seating Location
to Install the Car Seat
WITH Built-in Safety Harness
• Select a vehicle seating location with a tether anchor, if available. Baby
Trend requires using the tether for installation whenever possible.
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Preparing Car Seat for Use
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Booster Seat Mode WITHOUT Built-in Safety Harness
• Select a vehicle seating location with a lap/shoulder belt.
• Never use a vehicle seating location with only a lap belt.
Note: See section 8.0 Selecting a Vehicle Seat Location for more
information

4.4 Proper Use Check List

Toddler Car Seat (WITH Built-in Safety Harness)
√ Car seat is securely installed in vehicle.
√ The correct belt routing for installation is used based on use of tether.
√ Top Tether is used, when possible.
√ Harness straps are in harness slots at or above child's shoulders.
√ Harness is snugly adjusted around child.
Booster Car Seat (WITHOUT Built-in Safety Harness)
√ Lap and shoulder belts are snugly adjusted around child.
√ Lap belt is low and flat on hips and contacting thighs.
√ Shoulder belt is centered on shoulder.
√ Child is sitting up, not slouching down under vehicle lap belt.
√ Shoulder belt is not under arm or behind back of child.
√ Top of child's ears are below top of vehicle seat back or
vehicle headrest.
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