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Tighten Belt
Place your hand in the car seat and firmly push the car seat down
and back towards the vehicle seat. Pull the belt towards you and
parallel (in line) with the belt path as shown.
For the LATCH belt or Lap Only Vehicle Belt: it may be easier to
tighten if you route the free end of the belt back into the
Facing Belt
Path, reach into the
Rear-Facing Belt
the free end of the belt towards you.
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Check Belt Tightness
Hold the
Rear-Facing Belt
Path
with your non-dominant
hand. Push and pull the car
seat from side to side.
Rear-
The car seat should not move
Path, and pull
more than 1 in. (2.5 cm).
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If the car seat
moves more than
1 in. (2.5 cm), you
can try:
• Pulling the belt
tighter; OR
• Reinstalling the
car seat; OR
Secure Child in
• Changing to a
Car Seat
different seating
location; OR
See pages 29-31.
• Switching to a
different install
method (LATCH
or vehicle belt).
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Only if necessary, you may place a tightly
rolled towel(s) or foam pool noodle(s)
Recheck
Rear-
under the front of the car seat base to
Facing Level Line
help make the
parallel with the ground.
Redo the installation if the
car seat is not reclined
Check often to make sure padding is still
correctly for your child.
in place and the belt is tight.
See step 2 and info box
on page 12.
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