BabyTrend 6577F - RANGER EZ-FLEX INFANT CAR SEAT User Manual

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15.2.6)

To tighten a lap belt only:

• An automatically retracted lap seat belt is

tightened by feeding belt back into its retractor

while pushing down hard on the Safety Seat or

Base. Make sure that the retractor locks the

lap belt into place and that the belt remains

very tight. Please see figure 44-1.

• A manually adjusted lap seat belt is tightened

by pulling on the free end of the seat belt

while pushing down hard on the Safety Seat or

Base. If you experience difficulty tightening

the seat belt, unbuckle the seat belt, tighten the

seat belt a small amount and re-buckle the seat

belt. Repeat this procedure until the seat belt

is very tight around the Safety Seat or base.

Check that the seat belt remains very tight

around the Safety Seat or base. Please see

figure 44-2.

15.2.7)

To tighten a combination lap/shoulder seat belt:

A lap/shoulder combination belt with a locking

buckle is tightened by pulling upward on the

shoulder portion of the seat belt while pushing

down hard on the Safety Seat or Base. If you

experience difficulty tightening the seat belt,
unbuckle the seat belt, tighten the seat belt a small
amount and re-buckle the seat belt. Repeat this
procedure until the seat belt is very tight around the
Safety Seat. Please see figure 45-1.

15.2.8)

A lap/shoulder combination seat belt with a buckle

that can slide freely along the seat belt may require
the use of a locking clip. Please see figure 45-2.
Check your vehicle's owner's manual to see if the
vehicle manufacturer has provided an alternate
manner, such as a locking retractor in which to
prevent movement of the lap portion of the seat belt.

• To install the locking clip, tighten the buckled

seat belt by pulling upward on the shoulder
portion of the seat belt while pushing down hard
on the Safety Seat or Base.

• While maintaining downward pressure on the

Safety Seat or Base, squeeze the shoulder belt
and lap belt together just above the buckle to
prevent from moving. Unbuckle the seat belt
being careful to prevent movement of the buckle.

• Secure the shoulder belt to the lap belt by

installing the locking clip

1/2

inch from the

buckle as shown in figure 46-1.

• Re-buckle the seat belt and check that the

seat belt is very tight around the Safety
Seat or Base. Pull on the lap belt to ensure
that the locking clip is locking the lap belt
and it remains very tight.

15.2.9)

If you are using the Base, check that nothing

is on top of the base, or anything that will
interfere with the proper latching of the
Safety Seat to the Base. Place the Safety Seat
onto the Base and push down until the Safety
Seat latches securely to the Base and you hear
a click. Pull upward on the Safety Seat to
check that the Safety Seat is securely latched
onto the base. Please see figure 46-2.

If the Safety Seat does not securely latch onto the Base,

the Safety Seat will NOT provide Protection for your

child. DO NOT use the Safety Seat with the Base if it

does not securely latch into place. Please call Baby

Trend at (800) 328-7363 for assistance.

15.3) Installation of the Base using LATCH

Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH)
System is designed to make installation of child safety
seats easier by requiring child safety seats to be installed
without using the vehicle's seat belt system. By September
1, 2002, two rear seating positions of all cars, mini vans
and light trucks will come equipped with lower child
safety seat anchor points located between a vehicle's seat
cushion and seat back. Also by September 1, 2002, all
child safety seats will have two attachments which will
connect to the vehicle's lower anchor points. Together,
the lower anchors and upper tethers make up the LATCH
system. Rear-facing infant seats do not make use of the
upper tether.

15.3.1)

Locate a LATCH seating position as identified in your

vehicle owner's manual. Some LATCH seating positions
may require deploying of anchors, or installation of guides.

15.3.2)

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. Please see figure 28-1.

Fig. 44-1

Fig. 44-2

Fig. 45-1

Fig. 45-2

1/2

inch

Fig. 46-1

Fig. 46-2