Vehicle Seating Position; Choosing Lower Anchor Belt Or Vehicle Belts - Cosco LIGHT ‘N COMFY IC169 Instructions Manual

Vehicle Seating Position

Never place a child rear facing in a seating
position with an active frontal air bag.
Check the vehicle owner's manual for more infor-
mation about air bag/child restraint use.
Use the child restraint only on vehicle seats
that face forward.
Do not use on seats that face the sides or
rear of the vehicle.
Use the center seating position if possible.
For vehicles without a back seat, refer to your vehicle
owner's manual.
If you are not sure where to place the child restraint in your vehicle,
consult your vehicle owner's manual, contact Dorel Juvenile Group
Consumer Care Department, or visit your local Child Passenger
Inspection Station. Go to http://www.safercar.gov/cpsApp/cps/index.
htm to find your closest station.
Children are safer when properly
restrained in rear seating
positions than in the front
seating positions.
According to National Highway Traffi c Safety Administration
information, children in rear seating positions are statisti-
cally safer, whether you have air bags, advanced air bags, or
no air bags at all.
To avoid your child being seriously burned, take the follow-
ing precautions:
1. Park in the shade or where sun does not directly hit the child
restraint.
2. Cover the child restraint with a sheet or blanket when not in use.
3. Check for hot seat and buckles before placing child in child
restraint.
To help protect your vehicle seat's upholstery from damage, use a
single layer towel underneath and behind child restraint.
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Choosing Lower Anchor Belt or
Vehicle Belts
Your vehicle's features may be considerably different than
those pictured here.
Lower Anchor Bars
Seat Bight
The LATCH System
The lower anchors of LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren)
is a universal system for installing child restraints without using vehicle
seat belts.
The lower anchor system can ONLY be used in vehicles that have the
lower anchor bars installed and designated LATCH seating positions.
Most vehicles manufactured after September 2002 are equipped with
lower anchor bars.
Check your vehicle owner's manual to see which seating positions may
be equipped with the LATCH system.
When installing this child restraint with vehicle belts, the lower
anchor hooks and belt MUST be properly stored.
To store the lower anchor belt on this child restraint:
Attach hooks to the storage attachments in base.
Adjuster
Lower Anchor Hooks
Lower Anchor Belt Storage
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