Installing Infant Car Seats

• Never place a rear-facing infant car seat in the front seat with a front passenger side air bag.
• Select a safe seating position for the infant car seat.
• The safest position is where the infant car seat fits securely.
• The back seat is the safest place to install an infant car seat.

Installation of an Infant Car Seat with a Base » A 6 Step Process

1) Identify the Belt Path on the Base	2) Place the vehicle belt through the belt path and buckle.
3) Push your body weight onto the base and pull the excess belt webbing of a lap only belt or the shoulder belt portion of a lap/shoulder belt away from the buckle, taking out as much slack at possible, (It is the lap portion of the belt which secures the child seat.) Activate the locking mechanism.	4) Place the infant car seat onto base and put the carry handle in the down position.
5) Check for secure fit by placing your hands on the base, near the belt path, and pull from side to side and forward. The infant car seat should not move more than an inch forward or sideways.	6) An infant car seat should be secured at a 45 degree angle. If the base is an adjustable base, adjust it to achieve a proper angle. If the base is not adjustable place a rolled towel or foam noodle underneath the front of the base at the vehicle seat bite.

Installation of an Infant Car Seat without a Base » A 5 Step Process

1) Identify the belt path on the seat.	2) Place the vehicle belt through the belt path and buckle.
3) Press the infant car seat into the vehicle seat cushion, then put your body weight onto the infant car seat and pull the excess belt webbing of a lap only belt or the shoulder belt portion of a lap/shoulder belt away from the buckle, taking out as much slack at possible. Activate the locking mechanism.	4) Check for secure fit by placing your hands on the infant car seat, near the belt path, and pull. The seat should not move more than an inch forward or sideways. Put the carry handle in the down position. The seat should be secured at a 45 degree angle. The base of the seat should be parallel with the floor of the vehicle.
5) If seat is not at a 45 degree angle, unbuckle seat and place a rolled towel underneath base at the vehicle seat bite to achieve the proper 45 degree angle.