Installation of infant car safety seats is not a one-time process. In fact, injuries or fatalities can occur if the seat's restraints or seat straps are not checked and adjusted regularly. Practically all infant child seats today use a five-point safety harnessing system for securing the infant in the seat. Checking and adjusting these restraints and harnesses only takes a few minutes and can mean the difference between life and death to your child.
Instructions
1. Check the tether and seat belt connections securing the seat in place.Try to move the seat by hand from side to side and by pulling the seat forward to see if there is any play. If there is, first unbuckle the seat belts and let them fully retract. Pull them out again, run them through the base and connect them. Push down on the seat to make sure the seat belts retract as much as possible, creating a snugger fit. Tighten the tether connection by pulling the tether strap forward in its buckle. This will keep the seat from tilting forward during any sudden stops.
2. Check to make sure the shoulder harness straps rest evenly on the infant's shoulders. If the straps do not rest firmly, or if there is slack, the straps should be placed into a lower harness slot on the back of the seat.
3. Tighten the harness straps, if need be, by pulling downwards on the strap behind the seat.
4. Situate the infant in the seat and connect the five-point harness connection. Pull the harness straps downward to tighten them if need be. Adjust the harness tie by sliding it upwards on the harness to where it rests just below the infant's chin.
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