BabyTrend 1871CT - SPUNKY TRAVEL SYSTEM User Manual

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Accessory products for use with the Safety Seat are acceptable for use

provided that they do not interfere with the harness assembly, or the proper

adjustment of the harness such that it remains tight on the child's shoulders

at all times.

Thick, soft, or other compressible material in excess of 1/4

inch thick should not be placed behind or under the child or between the

child and harness straps.

Examples of accessory products are head support

pillows or rolled blankets to add additional head support.

15) Securing the Safety Seat or Base in the Vehicle

Please read carefully section 3, Check that the Vehicle Seat Belt is Safe to

Use, before proceeding with the installation of the Safety Seat. Please

understand that due to the extremely large number of vehicles in use today,

and the correspondingly large number of safety belt systems, this section

can only provide guidance, as to the proper installation of the Safety Seat,

that must be combined with the information provided by your vehicle

manufacturer in order to obtain a proper and safe installation.

v) Check that the vehicle seat back is locked in the

upright position and will not fold forward onto the
Safety Seat.

(See Figure 42-1)

b) Installation of the Safety Seat / Vehicle Belt

Installation of Base

i) Remove the Safety Seat from the base by squeezing

the base release handle located under the center of
the foot end of the Safety Seat and lifting upward on
the Safety Seat

(See Figure 28-1). Store both

LATCH connectors as shown in figure 48-1.

ii) If you are using the Base with the Safety Seat,

place the Base in the rear-facing position in a
forward facing vehicle seat as shown in figure 42-2.
If you are using the Safety Seat without the Base,
place the Safety Seat in a rear-facing position in a
forward facing vehicle seat as shown in figure 42-3.

The Child must face the rear of the vehicle and
Safety Seat must be placed in a vehicle seat that
faces forward.

iii) See figure 42-2 for the proper threading of the

vehicle belt through the Base and figure 42-3 for the
proper threading of the belt through the Safety Seat
without the Base.

iv) Buckle the seat belt being careful that the seat

belt is not twisted and is securely latched into the
appropriate buckle, and not the adjacent buckle.
(See Figure 43-1)

v) Proper installation of the Safety Seat or Base

requires that the seat belt be very tight. To tighten
the seat belt, push down hard with your knee or
hand on the Safety Seat or Base while pulling and
tightening the seat belt.

Check that there is no

slack in the seat belt on either side of the
Safety Seat or Base, or anywhere along the
path of the belt, and that the seat belt is tight
from end to end.

(See Figure 43-2 and 43-3)

a) Preparation:

i) Park your vehicle on a level surface so that the level

indicator located on the left side of the Safety Seat

will properly indicate the proper angle of recline of

the seat.

ii) Make sure you have selected an acceptable location

for the safety seat as instructed in section Selecting

the Best Location for the Safety Seat on page 12.

iii) Check again for any Active Air bags.

DO NOT use

any location that has an active air bag or is adjacent

to an Active Air bag such that, when deployed, the

Active Air bag may come into contact with the

Safety Seat. Many passenger side Active Air bags

are designed to deploy to protect the passenger side

as well as the center front seating position. Please

see the Active Air bag warnings in your vehicle

owner's manual to help determine unsafe locations

in the vehicle.

iv) If the front seat position is used, slide the vehicle

seat as far to the rear as possible to prevent the

safety seat from striking the dash in a crash. If the

rear seat position is used, slide the vehicle seat

directly in front of the Safety Seat forward enough

to prevent the Safety Seat from striking the vehicle

seat back in a crash.

Failure to properly install and secure the Safety Seat in a rear

facing position within the vehicle increases the child's risk of
death or serious injury in the event of a sharp turn, sudden stop

or crash. Carefully follow these instructions, and the instructions

provided by your vehicle manufacturer for the installation of child

safety seats, to ensure that the Safety Seat is properly located,

positioned and held tightly installed at all times.

Folding seat

must be locked

Fig. 43-1

Fig. 43-2

Fig. 43-3

Fig. 42-1

Fig. 42-2

Fig. 42-3

Lap/Shoulder Belt

Lap Belt only