Owner's Manual

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Rear-facing Use: 3 to 33 lbs. (1.4 to 15 kg)
• Shoulder harness slots MUST be at or below shoulder
and harness MUST be snugly adjusted. Recheck for
small infants.
• All infants less than one year old and 20 lbs. (9 kg)
MUST be rear-facing.
• Infant seat insert MUST be used for children less
than 25 lbs. (11.4 kg).
• Children 20 to 33 lbs. (9 to 15 kg) and up to
36 inches (91 cm) tall can use car seat rear-facing.
Forward-facing Use: 20 to 40 lbs. (9 to 18 kg)
• Toddlers 20 to 33 lbs. (9 to 15 kg), over one year of
age, and who are capable of sitting upright unassisted
may be forward-facing. If unable to sit unassisted,
use rear-facing.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends
keeping children over 1 year of age rear-facing as
long as possible.
• Infant seat insert MUST be used for children less
than 25 lbs. (11.4 kg).
• Toddlers 33 to 40 lbs. (15 to 18 kg) and up to
40 inches (102 cm) tall MUST be forward-facing.
• Children MUST be over one year of age to use car seat
forward-facing.
• To avoid injuries from whiplash, top of child’s ears must
be below top edge of car seat.
• Child’s shoulders MUST not be above top harness slots.
WARNING - DEATHor SERIOUS INJURY can occur
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