About Your Child; About Your Vehicle; About This Car Seat - Baby Trend Secure Snap Gear 32 CS61 Owner's Manual

Important Safety Information
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• DO NOT use accessories or parts other than those provided by Baby
Trend, Inc. Use of accessories or parts from other manufacturers
could alter the performance and safety of the Car Seat.
• This Car Seat is certified for use in Motor Vehicles and Aircraft and
conforms to all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards.
• This Car Seat is certified for use on Aircraft WITHOUT the Base.
No car seat can guarantee protection from injury in every situation,
but proper use helps reduce the risk of serious injury or death.

6.1 About Your Child

• Special needs children, such as pre-term babies, may suffer
difficulties in using this Car Seat. The seat recline angle in this
Car Seat may not be appropriate for Special Needs babies. If
your child has special needs or any breathing difficulties, please
discuss your child's needs and travel in Car Seats with your
pediatrician, or other competent health care provider, to ensure
the safety of your child.
• DO NOT dress your child in bulky clothing or other garments that
will hinder the harness from being properly buckled between your
child's legs and belts being snugly adjusted around your child.
• Never leave your child unattended, even for a moment.

6.2 About Your Vehicle

• Proper installation of the Car Seat in your vehicle and proper
securing of your child in the Car Seat are essential to ensure
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Important Safety Information
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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
properly installed in the vehicle.
- LATCH attachment or vehicle seat belt must be secured,
tightly adjusted, and stay tightly adjusted around car seat.
- Harness must be snugly adjusted around your child.
• Not all vehicle seat belts or seating locations can be used with
this Car Seat. Read vehicle owner's manual and Section 9.0
Vehicle Seat Belts in this manual.
• Some vehicles do not have any safe location where this Car
Seat can be securely installed. In addition, many vehicles do not
have seat belt systems that will adequately hold this Car Seat in
the required position. Please refer to both this manual and your
vehicle owner's manual for complete information for proper, safe
installation of this Car Seat.

6.3 About this Car Seat

• This Car Seat is constructed of plastic that can deform over time
if left with any object in the seat while stored. DO NOT leave
heavy objects in the Car Seat while not in use. DO NOT store
the seat in the trunk of your car with heavy objects on it or with
pressure on the Car Seat from the trunk lid.
• Replace the Car Seat and Base after a vehicle crash of any kind.
A crash, even a minor crash, can cause undetectable damage to
the Car Seat or Base that may cause the Seat or Base to fail in a
subsequent crash. DO NOT use the Car Seat if it is damaged or
broken.
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