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Baby Trend FLEX-LOC Owner's Manual

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KEEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE USE.
Carefully read and understand all instructions and warnings in this
manual. Failure to properly use this infant car seat increases the
risk of serious injury or death in a sudden stop or crash.
Store this manual in the pocket provided on the back of the seat.
FLEX-LOC
INFANT CAR SEAT
Fixed Back
Adjustable Back
5 to 30 lbs (2.2 to 13.6 kg)
Child Weight:
30" or less (76.2 cm)
Child Height:
OWNER'S MANUAL
CS0190E1113
Convenience through innovation and thoughtful design
www.babytrend.com
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  • Page 1 Failure to properly use this infant car seat increases the risk of serious injury or death in a sudden stop or crash. Store this manual in the pocket provided on the back of the seat. FLEX-LOC INFANT CAR SEAT Fixed Back Adjustable Back 5 to 30 lbs (2.2 to 13.6 kg)

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    9.1 Using the Safety Seat in an Airplane ..........50 4.2 Check that the Vehicle Seat Meets the Following Requirements ..13 9.2 Using your Baby Trend Safety Seat with a Baby Trend Stroller ..50 4.3 Check that the Vehicle Seat Belt is Safe to Use ........ 14 9.3 Cleaning and Maintenance ..............

  • Page 3: Warnings To Alert You To Possible Dangers

    3. Adjust the harness length to be snug around your child. address, email address if available, and the restraint’s model number and manufacturing date to Baby Trend, Inc, 1607 S. 4. This Safety Seat is only to be used in the rear-facing position.

  • Page 4: Safety Information

    SAFETY SAFETY SAFETY INFORMATION the safety of your child. Quick turns, sudden stops, or other maneuvers in avoiding a crash, as well as a crash, can injure your child if not properly secured in the seat or if the seat is not 3.1 About your child properly installed in the vehicle.

  • Page 5: About Active Air Bags

    SAFETY SAFETY 3.3 About Active Air Bags 3.5 About this Safety Seat NEVER PLACE THIS SAFETY SEAT IN A VEHICLE SEATING • This Safety Seat is constructed of plastic that can deform over LOCATION THAT HAS AN ACTIVE AIR BAG. If an Active time if left with any object in the seat while stored.
  • Page 6 SAFETY SAFETY from the surface that the seat is on as well as from the pressure - DO NOT suspend strings on or over carrier. on their chest from the safety harness. In addition, if the carrier - DO NOT attach strings to toys. is placed too upright, the child’s head can fall forward and cause - DO NOT place the carrier near a window where cords from the child to have difficulty breathing.

  • Page 7: Selecting The Best Location For The Safety Seat

    DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY can your vehicle manufacturer directly, or through their dealer occur. The back seat is the safest before using this seat. You are also invited to call Baby Trend place for children 12 and under. at1-800-328-7363 for additional information or assistance.

  • Page 8: Check That The Vehicle Seat Belt Is Safe To Use

    LOCATION LOCATION • DO NOT place this Safety Seat in any vehicle for use with the Safety Seat. Even newer vehicles can have seat that faces to the rear or to either side of seat belts systems that are not safe for use with the Safety the vehicle.
  • Page 9 LOCATION LOCATION • DO NOT use a lap belt that stays loose after • DO NOT use a seat belt that is anchored on installed and locks only in a crash or sudden the seat more than 2 inches forward of the stop.
  • Page 10 LOCATION LOCATION Seat belt systems that are Adequate for use with the Safety loosening. This combination seat belt does Seat: not require a locking clip (Fig. 19-1). The following seat belt systems can be used with the Safety Seat • A lap/shoulder combination belt system provided, that all of the other requirements prescribed in these Fig.

  • Page 11: Safety Seat Features And Their Proper Use

    FEATURES FEATURES SAFETY SEAT FEATURES AND THEIR 5.2 Rear view of Adjustable Back Model PROPER USE Harness Slots 5.1 5-Point Harness Carry Handle Canopy Moving Seat Canopy Back (Adjustable Back Model) Adjuster Seat Angle Knob Indicator Seat Pad Harness Belt Handle Harness Release...

  • Page 12: Rear View Of Fixed Back Model

    FEATURES FEATURES 5.3 Rear View of Fixed Back Model 5.4 Base Attachment Harness Slots Locks Canopy Latch Connector Harness Storage Belt Belt Path for Seat Angle Vehicle Belt Indicator Installation Foot Adjustment Lock Button Base/Stroller Owner’s Latch Hook Hook Manual Release Holder Button...

  • Page 13: Use Of The Safety Seat With The Base

    FEATURES FEATURES 5.5 Use of the Safety Seat with the Base Your Safety Seat base can be installed with either the vehicle belt or with the included LATCH attachment system. • To remove the car seat from the base, squeeze the Base Release To properly install the Safety Seat and protect your child, you handle, located below the foot must carefully follow the instructions that correspond with the...

  • Page 14: Operation Of The Carry Handle

    FEATURES FEATURES Crotch Strap 5.7 Operation of the Carry Handle The crotch strap is adjustable in length to ensure a safe and WARNING comfortable fit for harness. Toys or other objects attached to carry handle can cause Seat Angle Indicator injury in a crash.

  • Page 15: Attaching The Canopy

    FEATURES FEATURES 5.8 Attaching the Canopy To adjust the seat back height, turn the moving Knob handle must be vertical back adjuster knob behind the seat clockwise Slip the canopy stays through the sleeves on to increase the seat back height and counter the canopy.
  • Page 16 FEATURES FEATURES Belt Threading Tool straps to be even with or just below your Adjuster Plate. From the front of the seat, Proper height is even or just below shoulder child’s shoulders. (Fig. 30-1) The harness pull the Harness Straps through the shoulder straps are adjusted as follows: area slots and seat pad.
  • Page 17 FEATURES FEATURES 10. Before using the Safety Seat, please pull on material around the metal clip. The the Harness Straps from the front to ensure length is increased by unwrapping that they are securely reattached. material from around the metal clip. Adjust the length of the crotch strap to the desired length.

  • Page 18: Using Infant Restraint

    INFANT RESTRAINT INFANT RESTRAINT USING INFANT RESTRAINT 2. The clothing you dress your child in will affect the proper use of the Safety Seat. Please dress your child in clothing that will: 6.1 Securing your Child in the Safety Seat / Carrier •...

  • Page 19: For The 5-Point Harness

    Safety Seat. Please understand that due to the extremely even as a carrier, if the harness does not large number of vehicles in use today, and the correspondingly securely buckle. Please call Baby Trend at large number of safety belt systems, this section can only provide Fig. 36-2 1-800-328-7363 for assistance.

  • Page 20: Preparation

    INSTALLATION INSTALLATION 7.1 Preparation 7.2 Installation of the Safety Seat / Vehicle Belt Installation of Base: 1. Park your vehicle on a level surface so that the level indicator located on the left side WARNING: of the Safety Seat will properly indicate the Toys or other objects attached proper angle of recline of the seat.
  • Page 21 INSTALLATION INSTALLATION 4. See Fig. 39-2 for the proper threading of 7. To tighten a lap belt only: the vehicle belt through the Base and Fig. • An automatically retracted lap seat belt 40-1 for the proper threading of the belt is tightened by feeding belt back into its through the Safety Seat without the Base.

  • Page 22: Installation Of The Base Using Latch

    Safety Seat with the Base if it does not securely latch into while pushing down hard on the Safety place. Please call Baby Trend at 1-800-328-7363 for assistance. Seat or Base. Fig. 42-2 11.
  • Page 23 (Fig. 44-2) Once located, snap the securely latch onto the Base. Please call Safety Seat LATCH connectors onto the Baby Trend at 1-800-328-7363 for assistance. steel rod. Listen for the click and check that both connectors are firmly attached to 8.

  • Page 24: Setting Proper Recline Of The Safety Seat / Base

    INSTALLATION INSTALLATION 1. Safety Seat with Base: Make sure the hook release button on each vehicle is parked on level ground. Lock connector to release the connector the Safety Seat onto the Base and from the anchor. (Fig. 46-1b) check that the Safety Seat is level side to side on the vehicle seat.

  • Page 25: Final Safety Checks

    INSTALLATION FINAL CHECKS FINAL SAFETY CHECKS proper angle of recline, place a rolled towel, or car seat noodle, under the 1. If your child is already in the Safety Seat, check that the base at the foot end to achieve the harness is properly fitted and tight as instructed in the section correct position.

  • Page 26: Additional Information

    Final Safety Check as instructed herein. in reassembling. 3. For the Adjustable Back Safety Seat, carefully remove the 9.2 Using your Baby Trend Safety Seat with a Baby headrest fabric then adjust the Adjustable Back to its lowest Trend Stroller position.

  • Page 27: Replacement Parts

    ADD’L INFORMATION on Pad. Thread the Harness Straps through Buckle Tongues and Harness-Tie. See section Adjustment of the Shoulder Straps for re-threading of shoulder straps. • To re-install the Harness straps on the adjustable seat back model, move the Seat Back to its highest position, then follow steps in section Adjustment of the Shoulder Straps.

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