Orbit Baby Infant Car Seat and generation-one Base - Manual (Page 21)

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10. CHECK that the Base is level by
looking at the Level Indicator (Photo
Z). If the ball is not in the green
zone (Photo AA), remove the Base
and re-install it by repeating Steps 2
- 10. 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 Vehicle
Seat Belts cont’d
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.
Installing the Base: With Vehicle
Seat Belts cont’d
Belt Path and across the open
Lock-Off Clamp.
- Pull on the lap-only vehicle seat
belt to tighten it along the Belt
Path (Photo V).
- Secure the Lock-Off Clamp
fi rmly upon both portions of
the lap-only vehicle seat belt
(Photo W).
Continue on to Step # 8.
8. Turn the StrongArm Knob at the
front of the Base clockwise.
(Photo X)
9. CHECK the installation is secure by
pulling the Base in various directions
(Photo Y) – 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.
Y
Z
AA
V
W
X