BabyTrend 6577F - RANGER EZ-FLEX INFANT CAR SEAT - Manual (Page 9)

12.2) Fixed Back Safety Seat
The fixed seat back version of the Safety Seat features
three height adjustments for the harness shoulder straps.
The harness straps must be used in the slots that
position the straps to be even with or just below your
child's shoulders. (See Fig. 31-1) The harness straps are
adjusted as follows:
12.2.1) Remove the Safety Seat from the Base and rotate
the Carry Handle to the back position. Place your
child in the Safety Seat such that your child's
bottom is all the way to the rear and bottom of the
seat. (Fig. 32-1)
12.2.2) Determine which pair of slots will position the
harness straps even with or just below your child's
shoulders. DO NOT use harness slots that will
position the harness straps above your child's
shoulders as the harness straps in this position will
not restrain a small child in a sharp turn, sudden
stop or crash.
12.2.3) If the Harness Straps require adjustment, remove
your child from the Safety Seat. Rotate the handle
to the upright carry position.
12.2.4) 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.
12.2.5) Turn the seat over. Locate the Belt Adjuster Plate
near the bottom of the seat. Please see figure 32-2.
Remove both Harness Straps from the Belt
Adjuster Plate. From the front of the seat, pull the
Harness Straps through the shoulder area slots and
seat pad.
12.2.6) Using the included Belt Threading Tool, insert the
Harness Straps through the Slots selected in step
(12.2.2) above in the seat pad and the seat shell,
respectively. (See Figure 32-3)
12.2.7) From the rear of the Safety Seat, pull the Harness
Straps through the Slots until you have enough
strap to reach the Belt Adjuster Plate.
(See Figure 33-1)
12.2.8) Reassemble the Harness Straps to the Belt Adjuster
Plate. The left Harness Strap must be reassembled
to the Belt Adjuster Plate first followed by the right
Harness Strap (See Figure 33-2). Check that both
Harness Straps are completely within the Belt
Adjuster Plate loop as shown in figure 33-3.
12.2.9) Inspect the Harness Straps from the front and rear to
ensure that they are not twisted. Twisted straps can
prevent proper tightening of the Harness and thus may
not adequately restrain your child in a sharp turn,
sudden stop or crash.
12.2.10) Before using the Safety Seat, please pull on the
Harness Straps from the front to ensure that they are
securely reattached.
13) Adjustment of the Crotch Strap Length
The crotch strap length should be adjusted such that a
gap of 1/2" to 1" is present between the ears of the buckle,
or the bottom of the EZ5 pad, and the top of the baby's
thigh, disregarding any clothing or diaper (fig. 34-1).
Your baby will grow very quickly so always check that
the buckle is the proper height whenever placing your
baby in the Safety Seat. The crotch strap length is
adjusted as follows:
13.1) Lift up on the crotch strap pad and you will see the
crotch strap anchor clip riding in a slot in the crotch
strap cavity in the car seat shell. Pull outward on the
metal clip, while feeding the crotch strap webbing
downward, until the crotch strap metal clip is
removed from the slot. DO NOT attempt to
completely remove the crotch strap from the Safety
Seat. Figure 35-1.
13.2) 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.
Figure 35-2.
13.3) Reinsert the crotch strap metal clip into the slot in
the crotch strap cavity while pulling upward on the
crotch strap buckle. Check that the crotch strap
metal clip is completely seated all the way down in
the slots before using the Safety Seat. Figure 35-3.
Wrap strap around
anchor clip to shorten
Crotch strap anchor
clip
Fig. 32-1
Fig. 32-2
Fig. 32-3
Fig. 33-1
Fig. 34-1
Fig. 35-1
Fig. 35-2
Fig. 35-3
Fig. 33-2
Fig. 33-3
1/2 to 1 inch
above thigh
Belt Threading Tool
Anchor clip 35
34
33
32