Orbit Baby Infant Car Seat G2 and Base G2 User Manual

Infant Car Seat + Car Seat Base

This product meets or exceeds FMVSS213 (US Federal Motor Vehicle Standards)

Before You Begin 4

Terms You Need to Know 5
Your Child’s Safety Depends On You 10
Product Information and Expiration Date 12
Registering your Products and Recall Information 14

Installing the Car Seat Base and Car Seat (cont’d)

Rotating and Removing the Car Seat from the Car Seat Base 54
Installing the Car Seat without the Car Seat Base
Overview 56

Installing the Car Seat: Without the Car Seat Base 58

Usage Recommendations 16

Important Warnings 17
Weight and Height Recommendations for Your Child 21
Choosing a Vehicle Seating Location 22
Choosing an Installation Method
Overview 26

Installing with the LATCH/UAS Anchorage System 26
Installing with Vehicle Seat Belt 30

Need Help Securing Your Car Seat and Car Seat Base? 33

Installing the Car Seat Base and Car Seat 34

Choosing Installation Options 35
Installing the Car Seat Base
Overview 36

Installing the Car Seat Base: With LATCH/UAS 37
Un-installing the Car Seat Base: With LATCH/UAS 42
Installing the Car Seat Base: With Vehicle Seat Belt 43
Un-installing the Car Seat Base: With Vehicle Seat Belt 49

Installing the Car Seat on the Car Seat Base
Overview 50

Docking the Car Seat on the Car Seat Base 51

Securing Your Child 62

Sizing the Restraint Harness to Your Child 63
Securing Your Child with the Restraint Harness 67
Using the Infant Head Support 72

Using and Traveling with Your Car Seat 74

Using the Soft Carrier Handle 75
Using the Sunshade 77
Terms You Need to Know: Stroller 79
Using the Car Seat on the Stroller 80
Terms You Need to Know: Rocker 82
Using the Car Seat on the Rocker 83
Using the Car Seat on an Aircraft 84

Maintaining Your Car Seat 86

Removing the Upholstery and Sunshade 87
Cleaning the Upholstery and Sunshade 88
Re-installing the Upholstery and Sunshade 89
Other Cleaning Instructions 92
Limited Customer Warranty (United States) 94

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Terms You Need to Know 5
Your Child’s Safety Depends on You 10
Product Information and Expiration Date 12
Registering Your Products and Recall Information 14

Welcome to the Orbit Baby family!

Congratulations on the purchase of your Orbit Baby Infant Car Seat +
Car Seat Base G2. Please take the time to read through this instruction
manual carefully and make sure anyone else using the Orbit Baby Infant
Car Seat + Car Seat Base G2 reads it carefully as well.

This child restraint system conforms to all applicable Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standards. This Restraint is Certified For Use in

Motor Vehicles and Aircraft.

Orbit Baby
Infant Car Seat G2

Orbit Baby
Car Seat Base G2

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Terms You Need to Know

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

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Terms You Need to Know: Orbit Baby

Car Seat Base G2

LATCH/UAS
Connector Storage

LATCH/UAS
Connector

Base Upright

Lock-Off Clamp

StrongArmTM Knob

Belt Path

Belt Guide

Level Indicator

SmartHub

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LATCH/UAS
Belt Adjuster

LATCH/UAS
Belt

StrongArm

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Rotation Indicator

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Terms You Need to Know: Orbit Baby

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Infant Car Seat G2

Paparazzi Shield
Sunshade Extension (not shown)

Belt Clip

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Sunshade

Carry Handle

Release Lever

Rear Zippered Panel

Car Seat Hub

Soft Carrier
Handle Grip

Infant Head Support

Shoulder Strap

Restraint Harness

Crotch Buckle

Crotch Pad

Adjuster Strap Lock
(under opening)

Adjuster Strap

Note: The Restraint Harness is made up of the Shoulder Straps, Crotch Belt and Adjuster Strap.

Soft Carrier Handle

Shoulder Pad

Chest Clip

Upholstery

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Your Child’s Safety Depends on You

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

Important Steps You Must Follow:

1. Register car seat and car seat base with Orbit Baby and take note of

the expiration date. For your records, enter the serial number and date
manufactured on page 13. Orbit Baby will help you keep track of safety
updates and product recalls when you register with us.

2. Select a seating location in your car. An important overview of vehicle

seating locations is in the Usage Recommendations section. There you can
nd information about air bags and different types of vehicle seat belts.

3. Securely install you car seat base and car seat. There are two ways to

install the car seat:

WITH1. the car seat base using either the LATCH/UAS system or a vehicle
seat belt following instructions in the Installing the Car Seat Base and Car
Seat section.
WITHOUT2. the car seat base using a vehicle seat belt following
instructions in the Installing the Car Seat Base and Car Seat section.

4. Secure your child. The section Securing Your Child provides you with

instructions to secure and adjust the restraint harness to the proper t for
your child.

5. Use properly in an aircraft and on the Orbit Baby Stroller and Orbit Baby
Rocker. The section titled Using and Traveling with Your Car Seat reviews

how you can use the car seat in aircraft seats and on the stroller and rocker.

6. Maintenance and cleaning.

The last section provides you with instructions to clean the car seat and •
car seat base.
This section also explains the limited customer warranty.•

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Product Information and
Expiration Date

Storing your instruction manual:

Store this instruction manual in the pocket
of the rear zippered panel on the back of
the car seat for future use (Photo A).

Product information and expiration date
for your car seat and car seat base:

The product information label is located
behind the rear zippered panel on the car
seat (Photo B), and on the back of the base
upright on the car seat base (Photo C).

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Orbit Baby Car Seat Base G2: Model Number ORB822000

Serial Number Date Manufactured Expiration Date

Orbit Baby Infant Car Seat G2: Model Number ORB833000

Serial Number Date Manufactured Expiration Date

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DO NOT use the car seat or car seat base
after the expiration date, which can be
found on the product information label.

The product information label also shows
its specic serial number and date
manufactured. For your convenience
and future reference, you can copy this
information into the boxes on the
next page.

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Registering Your Products and Recall Information

Child restraints could be recalled for safety reasons. You must register this
restraint to be reached in a recall. Send your name, address, email address
if available (optional), and the restraint’s model and serial number and date
manufactured to Orbit Baby at the address below or call the number below or
register online at the address below.

For customers in the United States:

log onto:
www.orbitbaby.com/register

or mail:

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

or call:
1-877-672-2229

or e-mail:
[e-mail]

For recall information in the United States:

Call Orbit Baby Customer Service at 1-877-672-2229 or write to •
[e-mail].
Call the U.S. Government’s Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1–888–327–4236 (TTY: •
1–800–424–9153).
Visit the National Highway Trafc Safety Administration’s website at •
www.NHTSA.gov.

Notes

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Usage Recommendations

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Usage Recommendations

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Usage Recommendations

Important Warnings

Important Warnings 17
Weight and Height Recommendations for Your Child 21
Choosing a Vehicle Seating Location 22
Choosing an Installation Method

Overview 26
Installing with the LATCH/UAS Anchorage System 26
Installing with Vehicle Seat Belt 30

Need Help Securing Your Car Seat and Car Seat Base? 33

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS AND THE
PRODUCT LABELS CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR
DEATH TO YOUR CHILD.

To avoid serious injury or death, proper use is required. DO
NOT let others install or use the car seat or car seat base
without reading all the instructions first.

Keep this instruction manual for future use. Store it inside the rear zippered

panel of the car seat. If the instruction manual is missing, visit www.orbitbaby.
com/support to download a copy. U.S. customers can email support@
orbitbaby.com or call 1-877-ORB-BABY (1-877-672-2229) for a replacement.

WARNING

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Death or Serious Injury Can Occur

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Important Warnings cont’d

If using the car seat base, securely install it in the vehicle either
with the vehicle’s LATCH/UAS anchorage system or the vehicle
seat belt, and then lock the car seat onto the car seat base, as
shown in this manual. If installing the car seat without the car
seat base, secure the car seat using the vehicle seat belt, as
shown in this manual. Always check the security of your car seat

installation by pulling side to side, and front to back on the car seat
base belt guides or the car seat carry handles. The car seat base or
car seat should not move more than 2.5 cm (1 in) in any direction.

If not properly secured, 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 car seat or car seat base are not properly
installed or if your child is not properly secured in the car seat.

Car seat and car seat base must be secured at all times, even
when not occupied. The car seat and car seat base must be rmly

secured to the vehicle by means of a LATCH/UAS or vehicle seat
belt, as applicable for the type of system and the seating location
in which the system is to be installed. Unsecured items can cause
injury in a sharp turn, sudden stop, or crash.

WARNING

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Death or Serious Injury Can Occur

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Use the car seat only with children who weigh between

1.8-13.6 kg (4-30 pounds), whose height is between 48-81
cm (19-32 inches), whose shoulders are above the lowest set
of shoulder slots, and who can be properly secured in the
restraint harness. Ensure the restraint harness is properly sized

and can be snugly adjusted to your child.

To prevent ejection or breathing difficulties, proper recline is
required. When installing the car seat on the car seat base, check

the level of the car seat base, as shown in this manual. When
installing the car seat without the car seat base, check the level of
the car seat, as shown in this manual.

Never leave your child unattended in the car seat.

SUFFOCATION HAZARD: The car seat can roll over on soft

surfaces and suffocate child. NEVER place the car seat on beds,
sofas or other soft surfaces.

PROPERLY SECURE THE RESTRAINT HARNESS. Child MUST
be secured properly by the restraint harness at all times, whenever
the car seat is used in a vehicle or outside of a vehicle.

WARNING

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Death or Serious Injury Can Occur

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Important Warnings cont’d

STRANGULATION HAZARD: Your child can strangle in a loose

restraint harness. Never leave a child in the car seat with straps
loose or undone.

FALL HAZARD: Child’s movement can slide the car seat. NEVER
place the car seat near edges of counter tops, tables, or other
elevated surfaces.

Do not modify your car seat or car seat 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. Contact Orbit Baby
for replacement parts.

Do not allow any re-use of the car seat or car seat base after
a motor vehicle collision of any kind. A collision can cause

damage to the child restraint that you cannot see. Contact Orbit
Baby regarding the After-Impact Exchange Program.

Do not use the car seat if any component is damaged, broken,
or missing parts.

Do not use this car seat in a shopping cart.

WARNING

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Death or Serious Injury Can Occur

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Weight and Height Recommendation for Your Child

Use this car seat only with children who meet ALL the following requirements:

þ WEIGHT between 1.8-13.6 kilograms (4-30 pounds), and
þ HEIGHT between 48-81 centimeters (19-32 inches), and
þ SHOULDERS above lowest set of shoulder belt slots, and
þ HARNESS that can be snugly adjusted around your child.

Discontinue use of the car seat when your
child grows beyond either the height or
weight requirements listed above.

Please refer to the light green Securing
Your Child section of this manual for

more information about how your child
should fit in the car seat.

Rear-facing considerations: The Orbit Baby Infant Car Seat G2 can be installed

in the rear-facing position only. The car seat can either be docked on the Orbit
Baby Car Seat Base G2, or installed by itself without the car seat base. Safety

technicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend keeping
children in a rear-facing position for as long as possible.

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Choosing a Vehicle Seating Location

Do not place this car seat in a vehicle seating location with a
front air bag.

Improper placement of the car seat in a vehicle will increase
the risk of serious injury or death.

• Someseatingpositionsinyourvehiclemaynotbesafeforthis

child restraint, especially those with side airbags. Check your
vehicle owner’s manual.

• Somevehiclesdonothaveanyseatingpositionswhereacar

seat can be installed securely.

WARNING

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Death or Serious Injury Can Occur

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WARNING

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Death or Serious Injury Can Occur

DO NOT place rear-facing child seat on front
seat with air bag. DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY
can occur. The back seat is the safest place for
children 12 and under.

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The Orbit Baby Infant Car Seat G2 is certified for use with or without the
Orbit Baby Car Seat Base G2.

According to accident statistics, children are safer when properly restrained
in the rear seating position than in the front seating position of a vehicle.

If you are not sure where to install this car seat in your vehicle, refer to your vehicle
owner’s manual for seating locations recommended for car seat use and for specic
instructions about child restraint use, or contact the vehicle manufacturer for guidance.

Installing the car seat WITH the car seat base:

If you are installing the car seat with the car seat base, rst install
the car seat base, and then lock the car seat on the car seat
base. You should choose a seating location in your vehicle with either:

1. a lower anchorage system, if your vehicle is equipped
with the LATCH/UAS system. LATCH is a term used in the
United States, and stands for Lower Anchors and Tethers for

Children. LATCH is also referred to as the lower Universal
Anchorage System (UAS) in Canada. In this manual, this

system will be known as LATCH/UAS.

2. a vehicle seat belt. If your vehicle does not have LATCH/
UAS, you must install the car seat base in a seating location
in your vehicle that has an acceptable vehicle seat belt.

Installing the car seat WITHOUT the car seat base:

If you are installing the car seat without the car seat base, you should
only use:

1. a vehicle seat belt. You must install the car seat in a seating
location in your vehicle that has an acceptable vehicle seat belt.

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Seat Positions & Vehicle Restraint
Options cont’d

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General Guidelines:

• This car seat can be installed in
passenger cars (such as vans),
multipurpose passenger vehicles (such as
sports utility vehicles), trucks, and buses
with qualifying anchorage or belt systems.
This car seat may NOT be installed in
low-speed vehicles (such as golf carts or
all-terrain vehicles) or on motorcycles.

• Never secure this car seat rear-facing
in a seating location with a front air bag
(Figure A). Check your vehicle owner’s
manual regarding all other air bag
locations and compatibility with child
restraints.

• Never secure the car seat in a vehicle
seating location unless recommended by
the vehicle owner’s manual.

• Only install the car seat in forward-facing
vehicle seats. Never install car seat in
side-facing or rear-facing vehicle seats
(Figure B & C).

• Never secure the car seat in vehicle
seating locations where the vehicle seat
back does not lock in an upright position.

In addition, the center-rear seating location is considered the best location if ALL
the following conditions are met:

þ Installation in this seating location is permitted by the vehicle manufacturer.
þ LATCH/UAS belt or vehicle seat belt provides a secure installation and

remains tightly adjusted around the car seat,

þ The vehicle seat contour allows the car seat to be properly leveled once

installed,

þ If the vehicle seat back is adjustable, the vehicle seat back is locked into the

upright position.

If all of these conditions are not met, install the car seat in a different seating
location.

After you have chosen a seating location, follow the car seat information in your
vehicle owner’s manual, and the instructions in this manual, for installation using
LATCH/UAS or a vehicle seat belt.

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Choosing an Installation Method: Overview

Your car seat base can be installed with either LATCH/UAS or a vehicle seat belt.
Your car seat can be installed without the car seat base using a vehicle seat belt.

1. With the LATCH/UAS Anchorage System:

See Installing with the LATCH/UAS Anchorage System.

2. With Vehicle Seat Belt:

See Installing with Vehicle Seat Belt.

Installing with the LATCH/UAS Anchorage System

Never attach two LATCH/UAS connectors to one LATCH/UAS
anchorage in a vehicle, unless recommended by the vehicle
owner’s manual for your vehicle.

If the LATCH/UAS belt does not remain tight or the car seat
base can move more than 2.5 cm (1 in) in any direction, do not
use this seating location. Your child could be seriously injured
in a sharp turn, sudden stop, or crash.

Never use both the lower LATCH/UAS system and the vehicle
seat belt system at the same time to secure the car seat base.

WARNING

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Death or Serious Injury Can Occur

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Refer to your vehicle owner’s manual regarding requirements for using the
vehicle’s LATCH/UAS anchorages with the car seat, or contact the vehicle
manufacturer for guidance.

The LATCH/UAS anchorage system makes car seat installation in a vehicle easier,
and does not use vehicle seat belts. LATCH stands for Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children, and is also referred to as lower Universal Anchorage System
(UAS) in Canada. In this manual, this system will be known as LATCH/UAS.

All 2003 and newer model year vehicles are required to have built-in LATCH/
UAS anchorage systems. Some manufacturers began including LATCH/UAS
with their 2000 model year vehicles.

For infant car seat installations, the applicable parts of the vehicle LATCH/UAS
system are the two lower anchorages (horizontal bars) located in the vehicle
seat bight between the seat back and the seat cushion. These anchorages are
normally indicated by the symbol below or the word ‘ISOFIX.’

This car seat can be installed with the car seat base using the LATCH/UAS belt
and connectors. LATCH/UAS belt and connectors are included with the car
seat base and can be found in their storage location. The car seat cannot be
installed without the car seat base using the LATCH/UAS anchorage system.

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Installing with the LATCH/UAS Anchorage System cont’d

LATCH/UAS connectors must be secured to the vehicle
LATCH/UAS anchorages only. Connections to other vehicle

components could result in an unsafe installation of the car seat.

WARNING

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Death or Serious Injury Can Occur

Seat Bight

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Lower LATCH/UAS

anchorages identified
by this symbol

The following diagrams show how to properly install and remove the LATCH/
UAS connectors included on the car seat base.

To Secure:

Slide LATCH/UAS connector completely onto the •
vehicle LATCH/UAS anchorage. You should hear a
CLICK when the connector locks onto the LATCH/
UAS anchorage.
Check that the LATCH/UAS connector is locked •
onto the vehicle LATCH/UAS anchorage by pulling
out on it.

To Remove:

Press and hold the red release button on the •
LATCH/UAS connector.
Slide LATCH/UAS connector off the LATCH/UAS •
anchorage.

Only install the car seat base with LATCH/UAS if using a vehicle seating location
that is recommended by the vehicle manufacturer. In addition, rear-center
seating locations in the United States may be used if the center-to-center
LATCH/UAS anchorage spacing is between 280mm and 500mm (11 and 20
inches) and this use is approved by the vehicle manufacturer. In Canada, the
nominal spacing on all approved UAS anchorages is 280mm.