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- Page 1 READ FOR YOUR CHILD'S SAFETY alpha ™ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USE protect ™ LATCH BASE Store these instructions in KEEP FOR FUTURE REFERENCE the container provided within your LATCH base.
- Page 2 The LATCH BASE complies with requirements applicable in market of sale. For rights & remedies, and important online product registration please visit: www.philandteds.com/register www.mountainbuggy.com/register philandteds.com mountainbuggy.com...
- Page 3 Congratulations on choosing your new infant car seat latch base! Product Care Safety Warnings Features Instructions...
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Page 4: General Instructions
LATCH BASE Caring for your Latch Base Unlike children, your LATCH Base likes to stay clean. THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS Cleaning: IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND MUST • Sponge clean using warm water and mild soap. - Page 5 • Do not use detergents or lubricants. Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS). Please note The correct use and maintenance of your LATCH Base that the LATCH base is not suitable for all types will ensure it gives long and trouble free use. When of cars.
- Page 6 • ACCORDING TO ACCIDENT STATISTICS, children are safer when properly restrained in rear vehicle seating positions, rather than in the front seating positions. • REGISTER YOUR INFANT CAR SEAT AND LATCH BASE with the manufacturer.
- Page 7 LATCH base. • IMPROPER USE OF THIS INFANT CAR SEAT AND LATCH BASE could increase the risk of a serious injury or death in a sudden stop or car crash.
- Page 8 Safety Warnings used for infants who weigh less than 6 lbs (2.7 kg). Only use the newborn liner when the harness is used in the bottom 2 sets of harness slots. • SOME CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, such as premmies or those who have tested positive for positional apnea, may be at increased risk of suffering breathing or other difficulties in a child restraint.
- Page 9 DIRECTION on a forward facing vehicle seat when using it in a vehicle. Refer to diagrams. • NEVER place this infant car seat and LATCH base on side-facing or rear facing vehicle seats. • SECURE THIS INFANT CAR SEAT with the vehicle’s child restraint anchorage system (LATCH) if available or with a vehicle belt, never both.
- Page 10 • NEVER place two LATCH connectors on one vehicle LATCH anchor. • AFTER INSTALLING INFANT CAR SEAT WITHOUT LATCH BASE INTO THE VEHICLE, check the RED level line beneath the handle to make sure that it is level with the ground.
- Page 11 NEVER place infant car seat near edges of counter tops, tables, or other elevated surfaces. DO NOT use on shopping carts. • NEVER USE INFANT CAR SEAT OR LATCH BASE IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED OR BROKEN OR ANY COMPONENT IS MISSING.
- Page 12 A crash can cause unseen damage to the infant car seat that may not be visible. • DO NOT MODIFY YOUR INFANT CAR SEAT OR LATCH BASE or use any accessories or parts not supplied by the manufacturer of your infant car seat.
- Page 13 • NEVER allow someone else to use this infant car seat and LATCH base without also passing along this manual to them. • NEVER use a second-hand infant car seat or LATCH base or a infant car seat or LATCH base that you do not know its history.
- Page 14 Features...
- Page 15 Features Release Handle Level Indicator Belt Lock-Off LATCH Anchor Strap Guides LATCH Anchor Strap LATCH Storage Compartment Belt Path BASE Infant Car Seat to Base Indicators Recline Foot LATCH Release Button LATCH Belt Connector LATCH Adjustment Strap...
- Page 16 The infant car seat LATCH base is designed to be used at the standard spacing of 11” from the center of one anchor point to the center of another anchor point.
- Page 17 Instructions LATCH Base Installation Vehicle Installation Locations Failure to place the infant car seat in the correct seating positions increases the risk of serious injury or death. DO NOT place rear-facing infant car seat on any seat with an air bag. DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY can occur.
- Page 18 2 guide lines (shown in red). Route the LATCH belt through the belt path openings on both sides of LATCH base and under the belt lock-off. Make sure not to twist the belt and make sure it lies flat.
- Page 19 Instructions • Push down on the front of LATCH base and pull the strap to tighten LATCH base against the vehicle seat. CHECK to make sure LATCH base is secure by holding both sides of the LATCH base near the LATCH strap and moving it from side to side and front and back.
- Page 20 Refer to the Adjusting the Recline section of this instruction. • To remove the infant car seat from the LATCH base, pull up the red release handle located on the LATCH base.
- Page 21 Instructions...
- Page 22 Instructions UNSAFE Vehicle Seat Belt Types Motorized Shoulder Belt with Lap Belt If you have any of these types of vehicle belt systems listed, NEVER use any of these to install your infant car Motorized belts will not seat in the vehicle. These vehicle belt systems are keep a infant car seat in its UNSAFE to use to install your infant car seat in the seating position in a sudden...
- Page 23 Instructions Non-Locking Lap Belts with Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) The lap belt is always loose until it locks in a sudden stop or crash. Lap/Shoulder Belts with 2 Retractors (including inflatable seat belts) Belts are attached to retractors at the ends of the lap and shoulder belt and attached to one latch plate.
- Page 24 Instructions SAFE Vehicle Seat Belt Types If you have any of these types of vehicle belt systems listed, these are SAFE to use to install your infant car seat in the vehicle. Review vehicle owner’s manual for specific instructions on infant car seat installation. LATCH can be used IN PLACE OF these vehicle belt types.
- Page 25 Instructions Lap/Shoulder Belt with Locking Latch Plate Lap/Shoulder Belt with Sliding Latch Plate The lap portion of this belt does not loosen once the belt The latch plate slides freely along the lap/shoulder belt. is buckled. Vehicle belts with sliding latch plates are typically locked at the retractor by pulling all of the webbing out slowly to The vehicle belt is tightened by pulling up hard on switch the retractor.
- Page 26 BEFORE installing LATCH • Route the lap/shoulder belt through the belt path base, make sure vehicle is openings on both sides of LATCH base and under the belt lock-off. Make sure not to twist the belts and on level ground.
- Page 27 Instructions • Push down on the foot end of LATCH base and pull the shoulder belt to tighten LATCH base against the vehicle seat. • Close the lock-off over the lap/shoulder belt until it clicks into place. CHECK to make sure LATCH base is secure by holding both sides of the LATCH base near the vehicle belt and moving it from side to side and front and back.
- Page 28 Refer to the Adjusting the Recline section of this instruction. • To remove the infant car seat from the LATCH base, pull up the red release handle located on the LATCH base.
- Page 29 • Route the lap belt through the belt path openings on base, make sure vehicle is both sides of LATCH base and under the belt lock-off. on level ground. Make sure not to twist the belt and make sure it lies flat.
- Page 30 Instructions • Push down on the foot end of LATCH base and pull the free end of the lap belt to tighten LATCH base against the vehicle seat. CHECK to make sure LATCH base is secure by holding both sides of the LATCH base near the lap belt and moving it from side to side and front and back.
- Page 31 Refer to the Adjusting the Recline section of this instruction. • To remove the infant car seat from the LATCH base, pull up the red release handle located on the LATCH base.
- Page 32 • Make sure vehicle is on level ground. • Only use the level indicator on the LATCH base to make sure the infant car seat and LATCH base are level. • Recline LATCH base until ball rests in the zone of your child’s weight.
- Page 33 The LATCH base has 2 recline adjustment positions for the foot. To raise the foot, pull the foot out from the bottom of the LATCH base then push it up until it snaps into place. To lower the foot, pull foot down, rotate under seat until it snaps into the bottom of the base.
- Page 34 LATCH base in order to get the infant car seat to become level. NEVER place a rolled towel under the child’s head end of the LATCH base. If towel is used , it must only be used in position shown. 4–20lbs (1.8 – 9.1kg) 20 –...
- Page 35 Instructions LATCH Storage Fold LATCH Belt up as shown and place inside the storage compartment.
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