Securing car seat in your vehicle – BabyTrend INERTIA INFANT User Manual

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10.0

Securing Car Seat in Your Vehicle

10.0

Securing Car Seat in Your Vehicle

3. Push on brace and rear of base to secure

the base. (Fig. 38-1, 38-2)

4. Check that the Base is tightly installed and secure in the vehicle

by performing the following test every time you use the Car Seat.

Firmly push down and side to side on the head end of the Car

Seat to make sure that the vehicle seat belt does not loosen at

all and that the vehicle seat belt is fastened very tightly around

the Car Seat / Base. If you find that the vehicle seat belt loosens

or that the seat easily moves or rotates downward, please see

section entitled Selecting the Best Location for the Car Seat

to determine if the position you have selected is adequate and

check that you have completed all of the steps in the section

entitled Securing the Car Seat or Base in the Vehicle.

If vehicle belt does not stay tightly adjusted around base, see

vehicle seat belts section. A locking clip may be needed or you

may need to move the base to a different seating location.

DO NOT use this seating location if the Car Seat does

not remain tightly installed in the vehicle seat!

10.3.2 WITH Vehicle Lap/Shoulder Belt

1. To attach base with Vehicle Lap/Shoulder

Belt: slide the vehicle lap seat belt into the

belt slot openings, position vehicle shoulder

belt against vehicle seat back and buckle

vehicle seat belt as shown in Fig. 37-1.

10.3.3 WITH Vehicle Lap Belt only

1. To attach Base with Vehicle Lap Belt only:

slide the vehicle lap belt into the belt

slot openings, and buckle vehicle

belt as shown in Fig. 37-2.

10.3.4 Tighening Vehicle Seat Belt

1. Check that lap belt is not twisted.
2. Tighten the vehicle lap belt around the Base by pushing down

hard with your hand or knee in the middle of the Base. Then pull

the vehicle seat belt to tighten.

Note: For more information on how to tighten the belt for

your vehicle seat belt system, see Section 8.0 Selecting

the Best Vehicle Seat Location and Section 9.1 SAFE

Seat Belt Systems, or your vehicle owner’s manual.

37-2

38-1

38-2

Lap/Shoulder Belt

Lap Belt only

37-1

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