KEEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE USE. Carefully read and understand all instructions and warnings in this manual. Failure to properly use this infant car seat increases the risk of serious injury or death in a sudden stop or crash. Store this manual in the pocket provided on the bottom of the seat. FLEX-LOC INFANT SEAT/CARRIER Fixed Back Adjustable Back Child Weight: 2.2 to 10 kg (5 to 22 lbs) Child Height: 72.4 cm or less (28.
TABLE OF CONTENTS HOW TO REGISTER YOUR INFANT SEAT . ................................................... 5 SAFETY INFORMATION................................................................................... 6 3.1 About your child ................................................................................... 6 3.2 About your vehicle................................................................................. 6 3.3 About Active Air Bags...............................................................
1.0 WARNING The ultimate safety of your child depends on the proper installation of the Infant Seat in your vehicle. Proper installation requires that you read and understand this entire manual and your vehicle’s owner’s manual before placing your child in the Infant Seat. DO NOT allow others to install or use this Infant Seat unless they completely understand it’s proper use and installation. Improper use of this Infant Seat can result in death or serious injury from a crash, sharp turn or sudden stop.
3.0 SAFETY SAFETY INFORMATION 3.1 About your child • This Infant Seat is designed and tested to accommodate a child of a specific range of HEIGHT and WEIGHT. Using the Infant Seat for a child whose weight or height is outside of these limits will increase the risk of death or serious injury in the event of a crash. Please see the Warning label on the Infant Seat located on the child’s right side for weight and height limits for your model. Also noted on manual cover.
3.0 SAFETY SAFETY 3.3 About Active Air Bags 3.5 About this Infant Seat NEVER PLACE THIS INFANT SEAT IN A VEHICLE SEATING LOCATION THAT HAS AN ACTIVE AIR BAG. If an Active Air bag inflates, it can hit the Infant Seat with great force and cause death or serious injury to your child. Refer to your vehicle owner’s manual for additional information and warnings about Active Air bags, and supplemental restraints, and their proper use with Infant Seats.
3.0 SAFETY from the surface that the seat is on as well as from the pressure on their chest from the safety harness. In addition, if the carrier is placed too upright, the child’s head can fall forward and cause the child to have difficulty breathing. To avoid death or serious injury from suffocation, falls and other hazards: • Always place the carrier on a firm and level surface. Never place the carrier on soft or plush surfaces such as a bed, comforter, couch, sofa, chair, etc.
4.0 LOCATION SELECTING THE BEST LOCATION FOR THE INFANT SEAT WARNING Not every location within an automobile may be safe for the installation of this Infant Seat. In fact, some automobiles have no seating position that is safe for the installation of an Infant Seat. Improper placement of this Infant Seat within a vehicle will increase the risk of death or serious injury.
4.0 LOCATION 4.0 • Never place this Infant Seat in a vehicle seating location that has an Active Air Bag! Active Air Bags inflate with great force! An inflating active Air Bag can strike an Infant Seat with enough force to cause death or serious injury to your child. If your vehicle is equipped with a front passenger side Active Air bag, please refer to the vehicle’s owner’s manual for additional information about Active Air bags and Infant Seat installation.
4.0 LOCATION 4.0 Seat securely in place at all times. In addition, the locking clip provided with this product will not make these belt systems safe to use. • DO NOT use a lap belt that stays loose after installed and locks only in a crash or sudden stop. These lap belts utilize an Emergency Locking Retractor and are often found in combination with motorized shoulder belts.
4.0 LOCATION 4.0 Seat belt systems that are Adequate for use with the Infant Seat: The following seat belt systems can be used with the Infant Seat provided, that all of the other requirements prescribed in these instructions, including seat position, and all instructions provided by your vehicle’s owner’s manual are followed. • A lap belt that is manually adjusted and will remain tight while the vehicle is in motion is suitable for use with the Infant Seat.
5.0 FEATURES 5.0 INFANT SEAT FEATURES AND THEIR PROPER USE FEATURES 5.2 Rear view of Adjustable Back Model Harness Slots 5.
5.0 FEATURES 5.0 5.3 Rear View of Fixed Back Model FEATURES 5.
5.0 FEATURES 5.0 Your Infant Seat Base can be installed with either the vehicle belt or with the included UAS attachment system. To properly install the Infant Seat and protect your child, you must carefully follow the instructions that correspond with the model you have purchased. FEATURES 5.5 Use of the Infant Seat with the Base • To remove the Infant Seat from the Base, squeeze the Base Release handle, located below the foot end of the Infant Seat, to release the Infant Seat from the Base.
5.0 FEATURES 5.0 Crotch Strap 5.7 Operation of the Carry Handle The crotch strap is adjustable in length to ensure a safe and comfortable fit for harness. • The Carry Handle has three positions: the upright carry position, a mid-storage position, and the non-rocking position. Seat Angle Indicator • Depress the two buttons located on the handle just above the connection to the Infant Seat shell to release the handle.
5.0 FEATURES 5.8 Attaching the Canopy Slip the canopy stays through the sleeves on the canopy. The canopy is attached by inserting the ends of the canopy plastic stays into the female fittings found on the inside of the handle hub. 5.9 Adjustment of the Shoulder Straps WARNING Failure to properly adjust the harness on your child increases the risk of death or serious injury in the event of a sharp turn, sudden stop or crash.
5.0 FEATURES straps to be even with or just below your child’s shoulders. (Fig. 30-1) The harness straps are adjusted as follows: 5.0 Proper height is even or just below shoulder Fig. 30-1 3. If the Harness Straps require adjustment, remove your child from the Infant Seat. Rotate the handle to the upright carry position. 4. Loosen the harness straps by depressing the Harness Adjuster Button located below the flap just ahead of the Harness Buckle and pulling on the harness straps. 5. Turn the seat over.
5.0 FEATURES 5.0 2. The length of the crotch strap is shortened by wrapping additional strap material around the metal clip. The length is increased by unwrapping material from around the metal clip. Adjust the length of the crotch strap to the desired length. (Fig. 33-1) 10. Before using the Infant Seat, please pull on the Harness Straps from the front to ensure that they are securely reattached. Adjustment of the Crotch Strap Length The crotch strap length should be adjusted such that a gap of 1.
6.0 USING INFANT SEAT USING INFANT SEAT 6.0 2. The clothing you dress your child in will . 6.1 Securing your Child in the Infant Seat / Carrier In a crash, the Infant Seat provides no protection for your child unless the Harness Straps are properly installed according to these instructions. Make sure that the harness straps are properly adjusted and secured whenever using the Infant Seat, even when using as a carrier. Please follow these instructions carefully to properly secure your child. 1.
6.0 USING INFANT SEAT 6.2 For the 5-Point Harness • Type A: Put the two buckle tongues together, overlaying the left buckle tongue onto the right buckle tongue, and insert the two joined buckle tongues into the harness buckle on the crotch strap (Fig. 36-1). Type B: Insert each buckle tongue into the harness buckle (Fig. 36-2). Make sure that you hear the tongues click into the buckle and check that both are firmly latched by pulling upward on the straps.
7.0 INSTALLATION 7.1 Preparation 1. Park your vehicle on a level surface so that the level indicator located on the left side of the Infant Seat will properly indicate the proper angle of recline of the seat. 2. Make sure you have selected an acceptable location for the Infant Seat as instructed in section Selecting the Best Location for the Infant Seat on page 12. 3. Check again for any Active Air bags.
7.0 INSTALLATION 7.0 4. Buckle the seat belt being careful that the seat belt is not twisted and is securely latched into the appropriate buckle, and not the adjacent buckle. (Fig. 40-2) 5. Proper installation of the Infant Seat or Base requires that the seat belt be very tight. To tighten the seat belt, push down hard with your knee or hand on the Infant Seat or Base while pulling and tightening the seat belt.
7.0 INSTALLATION 8. A lap/shoulder combination seat belt with a buckle that can slide freely along the seat belt may require the use of a locking clip. (Fig. 42-2) Check your vehicle’s owner’s manual to see if the vehicle manufacturer has provided an alternate manner, such as a locking retractor in which to prevent movement of the lap portion of the seat belt. 7.0 Fig.
7.0 INSTALLATION 7.0 1. Locate a UAS seating position as identified in your vehicle owner’s manual. Some UAS seating positions may require deploying of anchors, or installation of guides. 2. Remove the Infant Seat from the base by squeezing the base release handle located under the center of the foot end of the Infant Seat and lifting upward on the Infant Seat. (Fig. 25-1) 3. Remove the UAS connectors from their storage position inside the base (Fig. 44-1).
7.0 INSTALLATION 7.0 7.4 Setting Proper Recline of the Infant Seat / Base For your child’s safety, the Infant Seat must be properly reclined when installed in the vehicle. The Infant Seat includes a Seat Angle Indicator on the lower portion of the shell on the child’s left side, to assist in achieving the proper angle of recline for the Infant Seat. (Fig. 46-2) Fig. 46-1a Press to release Fig.
7.0 INSTALLATION 8.0 FINAL SAFETY CHECKS proper angle of recline, place a rolled towel, or car seat noodle, under the base at the foot end to achieve the correct position. (Fig. 48-1) 2. Infant Seat without Base: Check that the Infant Seat is level side to side on the vehicle seat. Check the level indicator as shown in Fig. 46-2. 1. If your child is already in the Infant Seat, check that the harness is properly fitted and tight as instructed in the section 6.
9.0 ADD’L INFORMATION ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 9.1 Using the Infant Seat in an Airplane This Infant Seat may be used without the Base in an airplane in the same manner as it is used in an automobile. Please check with the airline in advance to determine their policies regarding the use of Infant Seats aboard the airplane. The Infant Seat must be used in only a forward facing airplane seat. Please ask the flight attendant for assistance in placement of the Infant Seat.
9.0 ADD’L INFORMATION and Harness-Tie. See section Adjustment of the Shoulder Straps for re-threading of shoulder straps. • To re-install the Harness straps on the adjustable seat back model, move the Seat Back to its highest position, then follow steps in section Adjustment of the Shoulder Straps. Inspect the Harness Straps from the front and rear to ensure that they are not twisted.
