HEIGHT & WEIGHT LIMITS
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Rear Facing: 4 to 40 lbs. (1.8 - 18kg)
s)NFANTSWHOWEIGHLESSTHANLBS
KGMUST be
rear-facing.
s)NFANTSORTODDLERSTOLBS
TOKGMAYBE
rear-facing.
IMPORTANT:4HISCHILDRESTRAINTIS
certified for use
rear-facing with children up to
LBSKG(OWEVERSOMECHILDREN
APPROACHINGLBSKGMAYBETOOTALLTO
fit
rear-facing4OPOFHEADMUSTBEATLEAST
vCMBELOWTHETOPOFTHECHILDRESTRAINT
Child should use car seat forward-facing only if
CHILDISOVERLBSKGANDCANSITUPRIGHT
unassisted.
Forward-facing: 20 to 50 lbs. (9 - 22,7kg)
s#HILDMUSTNOTEXCEEDINCHESCM
4HETOPOFTHECHILDSEARSSHOULDBEATOR
BELOWTHECHILDRESTRAINTSEATBACK
s4ODDLERSTOLBSTOKG
who are capable of sitting upright
unassisted may be forward-facing .
If unable to sit unassisted, use
rear-facing.
s4ODDLERSTOLBSTOKGANDUPTO
INCHESCMTALLMUST be forward-facing.
Preterm or Low Birth Weight Infant
4HE!!0RECOMMENDSTHATCHILDRENBEREAR
FACINGUNTILAGEORUNTILTHEYREACHTHEMAXIMUM
rear facing height and weight rating for their seat.
!PRETERMINFANTORLOWBIRTHWEIGHTINFANTPREEMIES
MAYBEATSPECIALRISKINAVEHICLEORAIRCRAFT
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics
!!0THESEINFANTSMAYSUFFERBREATHING
difficulties if improperly reclined in a child
restraint.
When installing the child restraint rear-facing,
use corrected age for preemies see pg. 25 for more
information.
'RACOADVISESTHATYOUHAVEYOURPHYSICIANOR
HOSPITALSTAFFEVALUATEYOURINFANTANDRECOMMEND
the proper child restraint or car bed before you
ANDYOURINFANTLEAVETHEHOSPITAL
Outgrowing Child Restraint
WARNING
Prevent serious injury or death:
s4OPOFCHILDSEARSMUSTBEATOR
below top edge of child restraint
seat back.
s#HILDSSHOULDERS-534NOTBE
above top harness slots.
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Rear-facing
Forward Facing
4 lbs.
(1.8 kg)
20 lbs.
(9 kg)
40 lbs.
(18 kg)
50 lbs.
(22.7 kg)
1” (2.5cm)1” (2.5cm)
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