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INCLUDES: Small Infant Insert. E- Shift Infant Car Seat OWNER’S MANUAL Para instrucciones en Español, conéctese a www.babytrend.com o llamar al: 1-800-328-7363. Baby Trend, Inc. 1-800-328-7363 13048 Valley Blvd. (8:00am ~ 4:30pm PST) Fontana CA 92335 www.babytrend.com...
Table of Contents Table of Contents 1.0 General Warnings ................3 10.2 Base Installation with LATCH System ..........35 10.3 Base Installation with Vehicle Belt ............ 37 2.0 Registration Information ...............6 10.3.1 Initial Positioning ................38 3.0 Features and Benefits ..............7 10.3.2 WITH Vehicle Lap/Shoulder Belt ............
General Warnings General Warnings WARNINGS TO PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS The ultimate safety of your child depends on the proper and secure installation of the Car Seat in your vehicle. Proper installation WARNING requires that you read and understand this entire manual and your vehicle’s owner’s manual before placing your child in the Proper use is required! Even if using this car seat seems seat.
When using the car seat WITHOUT the base, follow the instructions USA Toll Free: 1-800-328-7363 and use the Seat Angle Indicator on the side of the car seat to adjust 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (PST) Monday - Friday the seat recline angle. or www.babytrend.com...
Features and Benefits Features and Benefits 3.1 Adjustable Back WITH Harness System Harness Slots Carry Handle Canopy Adjustable Back Canopy (Adjustable Back Model Only) Adjuster Knob Seat Pad Seat Angle Indicator Handle Harness Release Modular Strap Harness Button Adapters Straps Harness Clip Owner’s Harness...
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Features and Benefits Features and Benefits Carry Handle Build-in Safety Harness WARNING Front adjust 5-point Safety Harness, adjust the harness with a push of a button. • Toys or other objects attached to carry handle can cause injury in a crash. Never attach toys or other objects to handle when in vehicle.
• Only for use with approved Baby Trend ® Infant Carriers. around infant car seat. Models Flex-Loc, EZ Flex-Loc, EZ Loc, Inertia, E-Shift and Secure. 5. Place child in infant car seat and • DISCONTINUE use when child’s shoulders are even or above check if child’s shoulder is even...
Features and Benefits Features and Benefits Seat Angle Indicator 3.2 Base The Seat Angle Indicator is used to ensure that the seat is installed at the proper degree Attachment Locks of recline when used WITHOUT the base to adequately protect your child in a crash. Base Recline Adjustment Handle Use Seat Angle Indicator to adjust...
Features and Benefits Preparing Car Seat for Use Vehicle Base Recline Adjustment Handle Your Car Seat base can be installed with either Beth Path the LATCH attachment system or with vehicle The Base Recline Adjustment Handle belt. When available, LATCH is the recommended raises and lowers the rear of the Base method of securing the Car Seat in the vehicle.
Height and Weight Limitations Important Safety Information WARNING! WARNING! DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur: DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur: - Proper use is required Failure to follow these instructions and Car Seat labels can result in child striking the vehicle’s interior during a sudden stop or crash. •...
Important Safety Information Important Safety Information • DO NOT use accessories or parts other than those provided by Baby the safety of your child. Quick turns, sudden stops, or other Trend, Inc. Use of accessories or parts from other manufacturers maneuvers in avoiding a crash, as well as a crash, can injure could alter the performance and safety of the Car Seat.
Important Safety Information Important Safety Information 6.4 About use as a carrier • DO NOT use Car Seat if it is damaged or is missing parts. • Never combine this Car Seat or Base with any other Car Seat WARNING or Base from any other manufacturer.
Important Safety Information LATCH Attachment System WARNING! LATCH ATTACHMENT SYSTEM To avoid death or serious injury from suffocation, falls Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) System is and other hazards: designed to make installation of child Car Seats in motor •...
Selecting a Vehicle Seat Location Selecting a Vehicle Seat Location SELECTING THE BEST VEHICLE LOCATION positions. Whenever possible, this Car Seat should be secured in the rear center, seating position. The rear seat directly WARNING! behind the front seats NOT in a third row 26-1 rear seat.
Selecting a Vehicle Seat Location Vehicle Seat Belts 8.2 Check that the Vehicle Seat Meets the Following or the owner’s manual does not address child Car Seat installation, Requirements please contact the vehicle manufacturer to obtain this information before using this Car Seat. WARNING VEHICLE SEAT BELT REQUIREMENTS DO NOT place rear-facing child...
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Vehicle Seat Belts Vehicle Seat Belts secure installation and all instructions provided by seat belt is fastened, the latch plate your vehicle owner’s manual, are followed. prevents the lap belt from loosening. This combination seat belt does not Lap Belts (Manually Adjusted) require a Locking Clip.
Vehicle Seat Belts Vehicle Seat Belts 9.3 UNSAFE Vehicle Seat Belt Systems 9.2 Locking Clip Installation DO NOT use the following types of seat belt systems with the Car Seat. Locking Clip is stored under seat pad on the right side of the These belt systems will not hold the Car Seat securely in place at all times.
Vehicle Seat Belts Securing Car Seat in Your Vehicle 10.0 10.1 Preparation for Installation in Vehicle Passive Restraint – Lap or Shoulder Belt Mounted on Door WARNING! DO NOT use a seat belt that is connected to the door in any way. These types of seat belts are DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur: designed to automatically surround the occupant when the door is closed.
Securing Car Seat in Your Vehicle Securing Car Seat in Your Vehicle 10.0 10.0 4. If the front seat position is used, slide the vehicle seat as far to the 3. Locate a LATCH seating position and locate the LATCH rear as possible to prevent the Car Seat from striking the dash in a anchorages in the vehicle seat.
Securing Car Seat in Your Vehicle Securing Car Seat in Your Vehicle 10.0 10.0 3. Push on brace and rear of base to secure the • BASE MUST BE PROPERLY RECLINED. INFANTS UNDER 3 base into the vehicle seat. (Fig. 36-2) MONTHS OF AGE OR UNABLE TO HOLD THEIR HEAD UPRIGHT UNASSISTED MUST USE RECLINE POSITION # 1.
Securing Car Seat in Your Vehicle Securing Car Seat in Your Vehicle 10.0 10.0 10.3.2 WITH Vehicle Lap/Shoulder Belt 1. To attach base with Vehicle Lap/Shoulder Belt: slide lap portion of the vehicle lap/ shoulder belt into the vehicle belt path openings, position vehicle shoulder belt Lap Belt only Lap/Shoulder Belt...
Securing Car Seat in Your Vehicle 10.0 10.0 The E-Shift has (4) recline positions. For your child. DO NOT use the Car Seat with the child’s safety, the Car Seat must be properly Base if it does not securely lock onto the Base. Please call Baby Trend reclined when installed in the vehicle.
Securing Car Seat in Your Vehicle Securing Car Seat in Your Vehicle 10.0 10.0 10.7 Car Seat Only Installation without Base 3. Place the Car Seat in the rear-facing position in a forward facing vehicle seat WARNING! as shown in (Fig. 44-1). The Child must face the rear of the vehicle and Car Seat •...
General Warnings Securing Car Seat in Your Vehicle Securing Car Seat in Your Vehicle Registration Information 10.0 10.0 10.7.4 Adjust Seat Recline Angle 4. Check that the Car Seat is tightly installed and secure in the vehicle by performing the following test every time you use the WARNING! Car Seat.
Securing Child with Harness System Securing Child with Harness System 11.0 11.0 (Fig. 47-1) Note: For more information on WARNING how to tighten the belt for your vehicle seat belt system, see Section 8.0 Selecting the Best Vehicle Seat Location and Children have STRANGLED in Section 9.1 SAFE Seat Belt Systems, loose or partially buckled harness...
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Securing Child with Harness System Securing Child with Harness System 11.0 11.0 1. Loosen harness straps by pressing the 5. Check that the harness straps are located at Harness Adjuster Button and pulling the the proper height for your child. The proper harness straps toward you.
Securing Child with Harness System Securing Child with Harness System 11.0 11.0 11.2 Adjusting Harness Strap Height 8. Check that the straps are not twisted and lie flat over the shoulders. The Car Seat includes a sliding Adjustable Back that will adjust 9.
Securing Child with Harness System Final Safety Check 11.0 12.0 12.0 FINAL SAFETY CHECKS 11.3 Adjusting the Crotch Strap Length The Crotch Strap should be adjusted so that a gap of 1/2” to 1” is 1. If your child is already in the Car Seat, check that the harness is present between the ears of the buckle and the top of child’s thigh, properly fitted and snugly adjusted as instructed in the section 11.1 disregarding any clothing or diaper.
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Additional Information Additional Information 13.0 13.0 WARNING! Seat Pad and Head Support Pad: For care and maintenance, read and follow instructions on fabric tags. • DO NOT use the Car Seat Without the Seat Pad. To remove Seat Pad / Head Support Pad: 1.
8:00 am and 4:30 pm, Pacific Standard Time, Monday restrain your child in a sharp turn, sudden stop or crash. through Friday or visit us online at www.babytrend.com Before using the Car Seat, please pull on the Harness Straps from the front to ensure that they are securely re-attached.
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