2 securing the car seat in your vehicle, 1 with a vehicle lap or lap/shoulder belt – Graco 8486 User Manual

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6.2 Securing the Car Seat in

Your Vehicle

FAILURE TO PROPERLY SECURE THE CAR SEAT
IN THE VEHICLE INCREASES THE CHILD’S RISK
OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IN THE EVENT OF
A SHARP TURN, SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH.

Carefully follow these instructions and those in your
vehicle owner’s manual to be sure your car seat is
properly located, positioned, and held tightly at all times.

1. Place the car seat firmly

against the back of a
forward-facing vehicle
seat.

2. Thread the seat belt:

For Lap/Shoulder belt

For Lap-only belt

3. Buckle the vehicle belt.

The vehicle belt should
not be twisted or turned.

6.2.1 With a Vehicle Lap or

Lap/shoulder Belt:

Store LATCH. See Section 8.2, Storing LATCH, page 32.