FP14280 Easy & Secure Manual 12/15/99 12:06 AM Easy & Secure LATCH System Instruction Booklet Page 24
FP14280 Easy & Secure Manual 12/14/99 11:52 PM Table of Contents Message to Parents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 WARNINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 What are Special Anchor Points? . . . . . . . . .4 Rear-Facing Position Birth to 1 Year Installing Your Car Seat in a Vehicle Using the Easy & Secure LATCH System . . . . . .6 Forward-Facing Position 1 Year and Up Installing Your Car Seat in a Vehicle Using the Easy & Secure LATCH System . . . . .
FP14280 Easy & Secure Manual 12/14/99 11:52 PM Message to Parents You’ve purchased the Safe Embrace® II Convertible Car Seat with Easy & Secure LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children) System. The Easy & Secure LATCH System makes it possible for you to install this car seat in your vehicle simply by connecting hooks on the car seat to special anchor points within your vehicle.
FP14280 Easy & Secure Manual 12/14/99 11:53 PM WARNING Proper installation and use depends on you! If you do not follow the instructions in this Instruction Booklet or the Owner’s Manual, your child could be at risk of striking the vehicle’s interior during a sudden stop or crash, resulting in serious injury or death. NEVER attach the car seat’s Easy & Secure LATCH System hooks to anything but your vehicle’s specially designed anchor points.
FP14280 Easy & Secure Manual 12/14/99 11:53 PM What are Special Anchor Points? Special Anchor Points Special anchor points are a pair of inverted “U” shaped metal bars attached directly to your vehicle’s frame. These special anchor points are located where the vehicle seat bottom and seat back meet. Please refer to your vehicle owner’s manual to determine if your vehicle is equipped with special anchor points.
FP14280 Easy & Secure Manual Rear-Facing Position Birth to 1 Year Pages 6 to 13 Forward-Facing Position 1 Year and Up Pages 14 to 21 5 12/14/99 11:53 PM Page 5
FP14280 Easy & Secure Manual 12/14/99 11:54 PM Page 6 1 1 Once you have selected an acceptable seating location for the car seat (see car seat Owner’s Manual), locate the special anchor points in your vehicle. WARNING NEVER install the car seat in the rear-facing position in a vehicle seating location equipped with an airbag. The airbag impact can cause severe head injury or death.
FP14280 Easy & Secure Manual 12/14/99 11:54 PM REAR-FACING POSITION BIRTH TO 1 YEAR (6 - 30 LBS.) Installing Your Car Seat in a Vehicle Using the Easy & Secure LATCH System 2 2 Unhook the Easy & Secure LATCH System from the back of the car seat. 3 3 Loosen the Easy & Secure LATCH System straps. Press the release button on the Easy & Secure LATCH System buckle and pull the strap attached to the car seat tube. Repeat this procedure to loosen the other strap.
FP14280 Easy & Secure Manual 12/14/99 11:55 PM Page 8 REAR OF VEHICLE 4 5 4 Place the car seat on the vehicle seat facing the rear of the vehicle. 5 Slide the Easy & Secure LATCH System strap to the end of the burgundy tube. Fasten the Easy & Secure LATCH System hook to the vehicle special anchor point. Repeat this procedure to fasten the Easy & Secure LATCH System strap on the other side of the car seat to the corresponding vehicle special anchor point.
FP14280 Easy & Secure Manual 12/14/99 11:57 PM REAR-FACING POSITION BIRTH TO 1 YEAR (6 - 30 LBS.) Installing Your Car Seat in a Vehicle Using the Easy & Secure LATCH System REAR OF VEHICLE 6 6 With both Easy & Secure LATCH System straps fastened to the vehicle special anchor points, push down on the car seat bottom and pull the free ends of the straps (one at a time) until all the slack is removed from the straps. The car seat should be snug against the vehicle seat.
FP14280 Easy & Secure Manual 12/14/99 11:57 PM Page 10 REAR OF VEHICLE REAR OF VEHICLE e Bas se Ba 7 7 CORRECT INCORRECT 7 After tightening both Easy & Secure LATCH System straps, make sure the base of the car seat is flat on the vehicle seat. If the car seat is sloped toward the vehicle seat back, your child will be too upright, allowing your child’s head to droop forward. 10 REAR-FACING POSITION BIRTH TO 1 YEAR (6 - 30 LBS.
FP14280 Easy & Secure Manual 12/14/99 11:59 PM REAR-FACING POSITION BIRTH TO 1 YEAR (6 - 30 LBS.) Installing Your Car Seat in a Vehicle Using the Easy & Secure LATCH System REAR OF VEHICLE e Bas 8 8 If the base of the car seat is not flat on the vehicle seat, insert a rolled bath towel between the vehicle seat and the foot of the car seat. This will raise the foot of the car seat so that the base is flat on the vehicle seat.
FP14280 Easy & Secure Manual 12/15/99 12:00 AM Page 12 9 9 CORRECT INCORRECT 9 Test your installation by pushing on the top of the car seat. The car seat should NOT easily rotate down. Regularly check to ensure your car seat installation is secure. IMPORTANT! Please refer to the Owner’s Manual included with the car seat. Read and follow the section, “Restraining Your Child” on pages 31-35. 12 REAR-FACING POSITION BIRTH TO 1 YEAR (6 - 30 LBS.
FP14280 Easy & Secure Manual 12/15/99 12:00 AM REAR-FACING POSITION BIRTH TO 1 YEAR (6 - 30 LBS.) Installing Your Car Seat in a Vehicle Using the Easy & Secure LATCH System 10 10 To remove the car seat from the vehicle: 10 While pushing down on the car seat bottom, press the release button on the Easy & Secure LATCH System buckle to loosen the strap. With the strap loose, unfasten the Easy & Secure LATCH System hook from the vehicle special anchor point.
FP14280 Easy & Secure Manual 12/15/99 12:01 AM Page 14 1 1 Once you have selected an acceptable seating location for the car seat (see car seat Owner’s Manual), locate the special anchor points in your vehicle. 14 FORWARD-FACING POSITION 1 YEAR AND UP (22 - 40 LBS.
FP14280 Easy & Secure Manual 12/15/99 12:02 AM FORWARD-FACING POSITION 1 YEAR AND UP (22 - 40 LBS.) Installing Your Car Seat in a Vehicle Using the Easy & Secure LATCH System 2 2 Unhook the Easy & Secure LATCH System from the back of the car seat. 3 3 Loosen the Easy & Secure LATCH System straps. Press the release button on the Easy & Secure LATCH System buckle and pull the strap attached to the car seat tube. Repeat this procedure to loosen the other strap.
FP14280 Easy & Secure Manual 12/15/99 12:02 AM Page 16 FRONT OF VEHICLE 4 5 4 Place the car seat on the vehicle seat facing the front of the vehicle. 5 Slide the Easy & Secure LATCH System strap to the bend in the burgundy tube. Fasten the Easy & Secure LATCH System hook to the vehicle special anchor point. Repeat this procedure to fasten the Easy & Secure LATCH System strap on the other side of the car seat to the corresponding vehicle special anchor point.
FP14280 Easy & Secure Manual 12/15/99 12:03 AM FORWARD-FACING POSITION 1 YEAR AND UP (22 - 40 LBS.) Installing Your Car Seat in a Vehicle Using the Easy & Secure LATCH System FRONT OF VEHICLE 6 6 With both Easy & Secure LATCH System straps fastened to the vehicle special anchor points, push down on the car seat with your knee and pull the free ends of the straps (one a a time) until all the slack is removed from the straps. The car seat should be snug against the vehicle seat.
FP14280 Easy & Secure Manual 12/15/99 12:03 AM Page 18 7 8 7 8 9 9 Tether Use Tether Use Van, Hatchback, Station Wagon, Sport Utility Vehicle 2-Door and 4-Door Car 7 Attach the tether strap hook to the tether anchor. Note: For information on tether anchor locations in your vehicle, refer to your vehicle owner’s manual. If you need to install a tether anchor, please refer to page 38 in your car seat Owner’s Manual. 8 Pull the free end of the tether strap to tighten.
FP14280 Easy & Secure Manual 12/15/99 12:04 AM FORWARD-FACING POSITION 1 YEAR AND UP (22 - 40 LBS.) Installing Your Car Seat in a Vehicle Using the Easy & Secure LATCH System 10 10 To remove the tether strap from the tether anchor: Lift the tab on the adjuster to loosen the tether strap. Remove the tether strap hook from the tether anchor.
FP14280 Easy & Secure Manual 12/15/99 12:04 AM Page 20 11 11 CORRECT INCORRECT 11 Test your installation of the car seat by rocking the car seat forward and backward. You should NOT be able to pull the back of the car seat away from the vehicle seat more than one inch. Regularly check to ensure your car seat installation is secure. IMPORTANT! Please refer to the Owner’s Manual included with the car seat. Read and follow the section, “Restraining Your Child” on pages 58-64.
FP14280 Easy & Secure Manual 12/15/99 12:05 AM FORWARD-FACING POSITION 1 YEAR AND UP (22 - 40 LBS.) Installing Your Car Seat in a Vehicle Using the Easy & Secure LATCH System 12 12 To remove the car seat from the vehicle: While pushing down 12 on the car seat armrest, 12 press the release button on the Easy & Secure LATCH System buckle to loosen the strap. With the strap loose, unfasten the Easy & Secure LATCH System hook from the vehicle special anchor point.
FP14280 Easy & Secure Manual 12/15/99 12:05 AM Refer to the Owner’s Manual Included with this Car Seat Please refer to the Owner’s Manual included with this car seat for other important information about: warnings; general information; selecting a vehicle seating location; setup; restraining your child; aircraft use; registration information; and cleaning and washing instructions.
FP14280 Easy & Secure Manual 12/15/99 12:06 AM ✔Safe Check Rear-Facing (Birth -1 Year) ✔SHOULDER STRAPS …inserted in lower or middle blue slots ✔ADJUST …seat position adjuster to recline …car seat rear-facing ✔FASTEN …Easy & Secure LATCH System straps to special vehicle anchor points …5-point harness and adjust it to fit child snugly ✔EVALUATE …to be sure car seat is not installed in a vehicle seating location equipped with an airbag …installation to be sure car seat is in appropriate seating loc
