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

Infant Car Seat + Base Manual

Before You Begin

Securing Your Child

Welcome! 4 Your Child’s Safety Depends On You 9

Be Safe

Warnings 12 Height & Weight Limitations 15 Safety Expiration Date 16 Registering Your Orbit Infant System 18 Your Vehicle Restraint Options 19

Installing the Base

Choosing Where to Install the Base 26 Installing the Base: With LATCH 30 Installing the Base: With Vehicle Seat Belts 37 Removing the Base 43 Need Help Securing Your Infant Car Seat and Base? 44

Using the Infant Car Seat with the Base

Docking the Infant Car Seat into the Base 46 Rotating & Removing the Infant Car Seat 49

Sizing the Restraint Harness to Your Child 52 Using the Infant Insert 56 Buckling the Restraint Harness 58

Carrying and Using the Infant Car Seat

Using the Soft Carrier Handle 64 Positioning the Sunshade 66

Traveling with Your Infant Car Seat

Traveling with Your Orbit Infant System 72 Using in the Aircraft 80

Maintaining Your Orbit Infant System

Cleaning 83 Limited Customer Warranty 90

Welcome! 4 Your Child’s Safety Depends on You 9

Terms You Need to Know: Base

Before You Begin

Welcome to the Orbit Baby family!

Congratulations on the purchase of your Orbit Infant System.

Please take the time to read through this instruction manual carefully and make sure anyone else using the Orbit Infant System reads it carefully as well. The Orbit Infant System only offers safety when it is used in accordance with these instructions.

Not all photos in this manual include the most up-to-date product speciﬁ cations.

LATCH Belt

LATCH Connectors

Base Neck

Rotation Indicators

SmartHub™

Level Indicator

StrongArm™

Knob

Before You Begin

Terms You Need to Know: Infant Car Seat

Side Handles

Hub Locks

Release Levers

Restraint Harness

Terms You Need to Know: LATCH

Lower LATCH Anchors

(locations identiﬁ ed by symbols)

Before You Begin

Shoulder-Lap

Vehicle Seat Belts

Vehicle Seat Crease

Your Child’s Safety Depends On YouTerms You Needs to Know: Vehicle Seat Belts

No child restraint system can guarantee protection from injury in every situation. However, proper use of the Orbit Infant System reduces the risk of serious injury or death to your child. Your child’s safety depends on you installing and using this child restraint system correctly every time. This instruction manual guides you in detail through the following seven steps:

1. Choose a suitable location in your vehicle. An important overview

on what makes a seating location safe is in the “Be Safe” sections of this manual. Some seating locations, such as those equipped with air bags, may not be safe locations for this Infant Car Seat and Base. Some seating locations may have vehicle seat belts that are not safe to use with child restraints.

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According to accident statistics, children are safer when properly restrained

in rear vehicle seating locations, rather than front seating locations.

2. Properly secure the Base in the vehicle using the attached LATCH Belt or by using a vehicle seat belt designed to restrain a child restraint system. Many seat belts are NOT safe to use

with child restraints, read your vehicle owner’s manual to be certain. Read the sections in “Installing the Base” for speciﬁ c details about properly securing the Base.

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3. Properly dock the Infant Car Seat into the Base. The sections in

“Use the Infant Car Seat with the Base” provide you with detailed instructions for this step.

4. Set the shoulder straps of the Restraint Harness at the proper height for your child. The sections in “Secure Your Child” provide

you with instructions for this step.

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5. Properly secure your child in the Infant Car Seat. The sections in

“Secure Your Child” also provide you with instructions for this step.

6. Ensure that both the Base and Infant Car Seat are level once

installed. The Infant Car Seat must be properly leveled. Too reclined

can result in injury or ejections. Too upright can result in breathing difﬁ culties.

7. Check the security of the Infant Car Seat by pulling upwards in

several different directions after docking it into the Base. The

Base should not move more than 1” in any direction once installed, and the Infant Car Seat must be locked in the rearward facing position.

CLICK AND CHECK

When using the Orbit Infant System, always pay attention

to the CLICK (through sound and feel) that says

you’ve successfully completed a step. Then, always immediately follow up with a CHECK

by tugging or pulling what you just clicked into place.

Before You Begin

Be Safe

Warnings 12 Height & Weight Limitations 15 Safety Expiration Date 16 Registering Your Orbit Infant System 18 Your Vehicle Restraint Options 19

WARNING

Death or Serious Injury can occur

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS AND THE

PRODUCT LABELS CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO YOUR CHILD. DO NOT let others install or use the Infant Car Seat and Base without reading all the instructions ﬁ rst. Keep

this instruction manual for future use in the pocket in the rear cover ﬂ ap of your Infant Car Seat. If the instruction manual is missing, call Orbit Baby at 1-877-ORB-BABY (1-877-672-2229) for a replacement manual. Your child can be injured in a vehicle even if you are not in a crash. Sudden braking and sharp turns can injure your child if the Base and Infant Car Seat are not properly installed or if your child is not properly secured in the Infant Car Seat.

DO NOT PLACE THIS INFANT CAR SEAT IN VEHICLE SEATING

LOCATIONS WITH A FRONT AIR BAG. If the air bag inﬂ ates, it can hit the Infant Car Seat with great force and cause serious injury or death to your child. Also refer to your vehicle owner’s manual about safe locations for child restraints if there are side air bags.

Secure the Orbit Base with the vehicle’s LATCH system, if

available, or with a vehicle seat belt as shown in this manual. Not all vehicle seat belts can be used with a child restraint. Always check the security of your Base installation by pulling side to side. If the Base moves more than 1 inch, remove the Base and re-install it until safely secured.

Use the Infant Car Seat only with children who weigh 22

pounds (10 kgs) or less and whose height is 29 inches (74 cm) or less. Discontinue use of the Infant Car Seat when your infant’s weight

or height exceeds either of these limits.

Check the level of the Base and Infant Car Seat after installing.

The Infant Car Seat must be properly angled: Too reclined can result in injury or ejection. Too upright can cause breathing difﬁ culties.

Avoid loosening the installed Base unintentionally. DO NOT let

an adult or child turn the StrongArm Knob if the vehicle is in motion.

NEVER LEAVE YOUR CHILD UNATTENDED IN THE INFANT

CAR SEAT.

SNUGLY ADJUST THE RESTRAINT HARNESS AROUND

YOUR CHILD. The child MUST be secured properly by the Restraint

Harness at all times, whenever the Infant Car Seat is used in a vehicle or outside of a vehicle.

STRANGULATION HAZARD: Your child can strangle in a loose

Restraint Harness. Never leave a child in the Infant Car Seat with straps loose or undone.

Be Safe

SUFFOCATION HAZARD: The Infant Car Seat can roll over on

soft surfaces and suffocate your child. Never place Infant Car Seat on beds, sofas or other soft surfaces.

FALL HAZARD: A child’s movement can slide or move the Infant

Car Seat. Never place the Infant Car Seat near edges of countertops, tables or other elevated surfaces. Never place the Infant Car Seat on top of a shopping cart or use with any strollers other than those approved for use by Orbit Baby. Always stay within arms reach whenever your child is in the Infant Car Seat.

Never leave an Infant Car Seat or Base unsecured in your

vehicle. The LATCH Belt or vehicle seat belt must stay tightly

adjusted around the child restraint system at all times, even when not occupied. Unsecured items can injure occupants in a sharp turn, sudden stop or crash.

Do not modify your Infant Car Seat or Base. Only use products

and accessories approved by Orbit Baby to ensure the safety of your child. Follow the accompanying instruction manuals for these products and accessories carefully.

Do not allow any re-use of this child restraint system after a

motor vehicle collision of any kind. A collision can cause damage

to the Infant Car Seat and Base that you cannot see.

Do not use the Infant Car Seat or Base if any component is

damaged, broken, or missing parts. Do not use any straps or belts

if they are cut or fraying.

Height & Weight Limitations

Use the Orbit Infant Car Seat only with children who meet the following requirements:

- Weigh 22 pounds (10 kgs) or less

- Measure 29 inches (73 cm) or less in height

Discontinue use of the Infant Car Seat when your infant grows beyond any of the above requirements. The child must meet to use this Infant Car Seat.

BOTH of the requirements

Be Safe

Safety Expiration Date

DO NOT use the Infant Car Seat and Base after the Safety Expiration date, which can be found on the Product Information Label.

The Product Information Label on each Orbit product also shows its speciﬁ c serial number and model number.

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Base - ORB 802000

Serial number:

Manufacture date:

Safety Expiration date:

Be Safe

For your convenience, a place is provided to copy this information here.

Infant Car Seat - ORB 803000

Serial number:

Manufacture date:

Safety Expiration date:

Label located on the back of the Base

Label located under the rear cover ﬂ ap

Be Safe

Registering Your Orbit Infant System

Child restraints could be recalled for safety reasons. You must register this restraint to be reached in the event of a product recall. There are several ways to do so. First, ﬁ nd the serial numbers and model information on both your Infant Car Seat and Base.

Your Vehicle Restraint Options

WARNING

Death or Serious Injury

can occur

Be Safe

Then, copy this information onto the prepaid registration card provided and mail it today.

Or send this information, along with your name and address to:

Orbit Baby, Inc. 8445 Central Ave. Newark, CA 94560

or call: 1-877-ORB-BABY (1-877-672-2229) or log onto: www.orbitbaby.com/register

For recall information, call the U.S. Government’s Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1–888–327–4236 (TTY: 1–800–424– 9153) or go to the National Highway Trafﬁ c Safety Administration’s website at http://www.NHTSA.gov or contact Orbit Baby directly.

The Base and Infant Car Seat must be properly secured in the vehicle using LATCH or a vehicle seat belt designed to restrain a child restraint. Pay

careful attention to the type of LATCH anchors and vehicle seat belts that are in your vehicle; some types are unsafe to use, yet they look the same as those that are safe to use with child restraints. Read your vehicle owner’s manual ﬁ rst to be certain.

Close-up of typical Lower LATCH anchor, usually found in the vehicle seat crease.

Typical appearance of vehicle seat belts

Be Safe

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Be Safe

This section helps you identify LATCH and various vehicle seat belt types. More than one type may be located in your vehicle and the installation instructions vary according to the type of vehicle restraint is being used.

LATCH Overview

Starting with the 2003 model year, all vehicles are required to have one or more seating positions with LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children). Some automotive manufacturers began including LATCH systems with their 2000 model year vehicles. If your vehicle is equipped with the LATCH system, the lower anchors may be visible at the vehicle seat crease. If not, their location may be marked with this symbol:

Some vehicle owner’s manuals identify the LATCH system as ISOFIX. An ISOFIX System can be used in the same way as the LATCH system.

Vehicle Seat Belts Overview

WARNING

Death or Serious Injury

can occur

Some vehicle seat belts are not safe for use with the Infant Car Seat and Base. The vehicle seat belt must hold a child restraint tightly at all times. There are

many types of vehicle seat belts. Different types of may even be used at different seating locations within the same vehicle.

Your vehicle owner’s manual will have information on which vehicle seat belts in your vehicle can be used safely with a child restraint system. If in doubt, contact the vehicle manufacturer for guidance.

Be Safe

Your Vehicle Restraint Options cont’d

The following types of vehicle seat belts are NOT compatible with the Infant Car Seat and Orbit Base:

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are no acceptable vehicle belt systems in your vehicle, contact the vehicle manufacturer for options.

Be Safe

- Lap, shoulder-lap or shoulder belts mounted to the vehicle door (See Illustration A)

- Motorized automatic vehicle seat belts

- Three point vehicle seat belts that have separate retractors for the shoulder section and the lap section (See Illustration B)

- Vehicle seat belts with

non-locking retractors

- Lap belts forward of the seat crease (See Illustration C)

Do not install the Base or Infant Car Seat using any of the vehicle seat belt types listed above. Select another seating position or use LATCH anchors instead. If you determine that there

The following vehicle seat belt systems CAN be used with your Infant Car Seat and Orbit Base when following the appropriate instructions in this manual:

- Manually adjusted lap belts (See Illustration D)

- Lap belts with an automatic locking retractor (See Illustration E)

- Combination shoulder-lap belt with locking latch plate or sliding latch plate (See Illustration F).

Be Safe

Choosing Where to Install the Base 26 Installing the Base: With LATCH 30 Installing the Base: With Vehicle Seat Belts 37 Removing the Base 43

Need Help Securing Your Infant Car Seat and Base? 44

Install the Base

Terms You Need to Know: Base

Base Upright

Installing the Base

Belt Path

LATCH Connectors

Rotation Indicators

StrongArm Knob

Lock-off Clamp

Belt Guides

Level Indicator

SmartHub

Installing the Base

Choosing Where to Install the Base

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Improper placement of Base and Infant Car Seat

increases the risk of serious injury and death

Some vehicles do not have any seating locations where a child restraint system can be installed safely. If you are unsure where

to place the Base, refer to your vehicle owner’s manual for speciﬁ c instructions about seating locations that are safe for child restraints.

NEVER secure the Base in a seating location with a front airbag. Check your vehicle owner’s manual regarding side air bag

compatibility with child restraint systems (Figure A).

Installing the Base

NEVER secure the Base in a front seating location unless recommended by the vehicle owner’s manual.

The Base must be installed in forward facing vehicle seats. Side facing or rear facing vehicle seats CANNOT be used (Figure B & C).

Do not secure the Base and Infant Car Seat in seating locations where the seat back does not lock in an upright position.

WARNING

At the safest seating location, follow the appropriate instructions for installing the Base according to what vehicle restraint method is available. If

the LATCH Belt or vehicle seat belt does not stay tightly adjusted around the Base at all times, refer to your vehicle owner’s manual.

Install the Base

Choosing Where to Install the Base

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Choose a seating location in your vehicle that has acceptable LATCH anchors or vehicle seat belts that are safe to use (Refer to “Your Vehicle Restraint Options”).

Choosing Where to Install the Base

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500 mm) apart OR an acceptable vehicle seat belt

- No airbags

- Seat geometry that allows the Base to be level once installed

Installing the Base

Seat geometry and vehicle seat belt geometry may also affect how securely the Base and Infant Car Seat can be installed.

According to crash statistics, children are safer when properly restrained in rear vehicle seating locations, rather than front seating locations.

The center rear seating location is the safest if ALL the following conditions are met:

- Lower LATCH anchors spaced between 11 and 20 inches (280 and

Once you’ve chosen a seating location, follow instructions in the section “Installing the Base: With LATCH” on page 30 if LATCH anchors are available.

If LATCH anchors are not available, the Base and Infant Car Seat must be installed with a vehicle seat belt. Follow instructions in “Installing the Base: With Vehicle Seat Belts” on page

37.

Installing the Base

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