Orbit Baby Infant Car Seat and generation-one Base User Manual

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Install the Base

front of the Base clockwise. (Photo I)

12.

CHECK the installation is secure

by tugging and pulling the Base in

various directions (Photo J) – the

Base Upright, where the belt is
secured, should not move by more
than 1 inch in any direction. If the
Base is loose, remove and re-install
it beginning at Step #2.

13.

CHECK that the Base is level by
looking at the Level Indicator (Photo
K). If the ball is not in the green
zone (Photo L), remove the Base, re-
install it by repeating Steps 2 - 13. If
the Base cannot be secured tightly
with the ball in the green zone, try
any of the following:

- Remove the Base. Position a

rolled towel under the Base,
making sure the front of the
Base contacts the vehicle seat

Installing the Base: With LATCH

cont’d

Installing the Base: With LATCH

cont’d

When using the LATCH system,
the Orbit Base uses only the lower
anchors.

9. Pull on each LATCH Connector to

be sure it is locked onto the anchor
(Photo G).

10.Pull each LATCH Belt loop tight to

remove the slack and make sure the
Base is not loose (Photo H).

11.Turn the StrongArm Knob at the

As you’re turning the Knob, the StrongArm
mechanism is amplifying your strength and
tightening the Base into the car.

Each installation varies slightly, but usually
you turn the Knob almost 10 full revolutions.

You know that you have reached the optimal
tightness setting when the Base Upright
cannot move more than 1” in any direction.