Orbit Baby Toddler Car Seat G2 User Manual

Toddler Car Seat

This product meets or exceeds FMVSS213

Before You Begin 4

Terms You Need to Know 5 Your Child’s Safety Depends on You 8 Product Information and Expiration Date 10 Registering Your Car Seat and Recall Information 11

Usage Recommendations 12

Important Warnings 13 Weight and Height Recommendations for Your Child 17 Choosing a Vehicle Seating Location 21 Choosing an Installation Method Overview 26 Installing with the LATCH Anchorage System 26

Installing with Vehicle Seat Belt 32 Need Help Securing Your Car Seat? 35

Installing the Car Seat Rear-facing 36

Choosing Installation Options 37 Installing the Car Seat on the Car Seat Base Overview 38

Docking the Car Seat on the Car Seat Base 39 Rotating and Removing the Car Seat from the Car Seat Base 42

Installing the Car Seat without the Car Seat Base

Overview 44 Attaching the Side Impact Braces to the Seat, Rear-facing 47 Removing the Side Impact Braces 50 Installing the Car Seat: With LATCH 51 Un-installing the Car Seat: With LATCH 57 Installing the Car Seat: With Vehicle Seat Belt 58 Un-installing the Car Seat: With Vehicle Seat Belt 65

Installing the Car Seat Forward-facing 66

Choosing Installation Options 67 Installing the Car Seat

Overview 68 Attaching the Side Impact Braces to the Seat, Forward-facing 71 Removing the Side Impact Braces 74 Installing the Car Seat: With LATCH 75 Un-installing the Car Seat: With LATCH 80 Installing the Car Seat Base: With Vehicle Seat Belt 81 Un-installing the Car Seat: With Vehicle Seat Belt 86 Installing the Top Tether 87 Un-installing the Top Tether 89

Securing Your Child 90

Sizing the Restraint Harness to Your Child 91 Adjusting the Headrest 98 Securing Your Child with the Restraint Harness 100

Using and Traveling with Your Car Seat 106

Terms You Need to Know: Stroller 107 Using the Car Seat on the Stroller 108 Terms You Need to Know: Rocker 111 Using the Car Seat on the Rocker 112 Using the Car Seat on an Aircraft 113 Using the Sunshade 115

Maintaining Your Car Seat 118

Removing the Upholstery 119 Cleaning the Upholstery 121 Re-installing the Upholstery 122 Other Cleaning Instructions 124 Limited Customer Warranty (United States) 126

Before You Begin

Sunshade Slot

Adjustable Headrest

Terms You Need to Know

Terms You Need to Know 5 Your Child’s Safety Depends on You 8 Product Information and Expiration Date 10 Registering Your Car Seat and Recall Information 11

Welcome to the Orbit Baby family!

Congratulations on the purchase of your Orbit Baby Toddler Car Seat G2. Please take the time to read through this instruction manual carefully and make sure anyone else using the Orbit Baby Toddler Car Seat 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.

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

Restraint Harness

Car Seat Shell

Side Impact Braces™

(Installed Rear-facing in Photo)

Brace Locking Knob

Brace Indicator

Front Access Panel

Note: The restraint harness is made up of the shoulder straps, crotch belt and adjuster strap.

Before You Begin

Terms You Need to Know

Before You Begin

Top Tether

Rear Access

Panel

Carry Handles

Release Levers

LATCH Connectors

Forward-facing

Lock-off Clamp

LATCH storage pockets

Car Seat Base

(Not Included)

Adjustable Headrest

Shoulder Pads

Chest Clip

Upper Upholstery Panel

(Under Headrest, denoted by Red Dot)

Crotch Buckle

Crotch Pad

Lower Upholstery Panel

(Denoted by Blue Dot)

Adjuster Strap Lock

(Under Lower Upholstery Panel)

Adjuster Strap

Before You Begin

Your Child’s Safety Depends on You

No child restraint system can guarantee protection from injury in every situation. However, proper use of the Orbit Baby Toddler Car Seat G2 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 steps:

Important Steps You Must Follow:

1. Register your Toddler Car Seat G2 with Orbit Baby and take note of the expiration date. For your records, enter the serial number and date

of manfacture on page 10. 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 Toddler Car Seat G2. There are three ways to install the car

seat:

1. Rear-facing with the Orbit Baby car seat base following the instructions in your Infant Car Seat and Car Seat Base manual and the Installing the Car Seat on the Car Seat Base section of this manual.

2. Rear-facing with the Side Impact Braces (without the Orbit Baby car seat base) following the instructions in the Installing the Car Seat without the Car Seat Base section in the blue portion of this manual.

3. Forward-facing with the Side Impact Braces (without the Orbit Baby car

seat base) following the instructions in the Installing the Car Seat section in the red portion of this manual.

The best choice for your child’s safety depends on your child’s weight and

height: review the Usage Recommendations section of this manual.

Note: According to accident statistics, children have less chance of injury when properly restrained in rear vehicle seats. In addition, safety technicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend keeping children rear-facing for as long as possible and at least until your child is age 2. The switch to forward-facing will depend on your child’s age and size.

4. Secure your child. The sections in Securing Your Child provide you with

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

5. Maintenance and cleaning. The last section provides you with instructions

to clean the Toddler Car Seat G2. This section also explains the limited customer warranty.

Product Information and Expiration Date

Storing your instruction manual:

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

Registering Your Car Seat 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.

Before You Begin

Product information and expiration date for your car seat:

Toddler Car Seat G2 - Model Number ORB827000

Serial Number

Manufacture Date Expiration Date

The product information label is located behind the rear access panel on the car seat (Photo B).

DO NOT use the car seat 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 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: support@orbitbaby.com

For recall information in the United States:

Call Orbit Baby Customer Service at 1-877-672-2229 or write to • support@orbitbaby.com.

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.

Before You Begin

Usage Recommendations

Installing with Vehicle Seat Belt 32

Need Help Securing Your Car Seat? 35

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 access

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.

Important Warnings

WARNING

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Death or Serious Injury Can Occur

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Usage Recommendations

Important Warnings cont’d

If using the car seat base, securely install it in the vehicle either with the vehicle’s LATCH 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’s LATCH anchorage system or 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 near the belt path in use. The car seat base or car seat should not move more than 1 in (2.5 cm) 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 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.

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Death or Serious Injury Can Occur

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Use the car seat only with children who weigh between 15-65 lbs (7-30 kg), whose ears are not visible above the top of the restraint, 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 the car seat base 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.

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Death or Serious Injury Can Occur

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Usage Recommendations

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 Recommendations for Your Child

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

þ WEIGHT between 15-65 lbs (7-30 kgs), and þ HEIGHT such that the child’s ears are not visible above the

top of the headrest when they are seated in the car seat, 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 Securing Your Child section of this manual for more

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

In this manual and on your Toddler Car Seat G2, rear-facing instructions and labeling

are denoted in blue, while forward-facing instructions and labeling are in red.

YES

Usage Recommendations

Weight and Height Recommendations for Your Child cont’d

Only use the Orbit Baby Toddler Car Seat G2 according to the following usage recommendations:

Rear-facing 15-35 lbs (7-16 kg)

þ Keep children rear-facing as long as possible. þ Only use the three lowest sets of harness slots for rear-facing installations. þ Harness slots must be below the child’s shoulders.

Rear-facing Installation Modes: When used rear-facing, the Toddler Car Seat

G2 can be docked on the Orbit Baby car seat base or installed by itself with the addition of the included Side Impact Braces.

Car Seat Base Installation

Orbit Baby car seat base (not included)

YES

Side Impact Brace Installation

Side Impact

Braces

(included)

NOTE: Safety technicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend keeping your child in a rear-facing position for as long as possible and at least until your child is age 2.

Forward-facing 25-65 lbs (11-30 kg)

þ Ears are not visible above the top of the restraint. þ Only use the three higher sets of harness slots for forward-facing installations. þ Harness slots must be above the child’s shoulders.

Forward-facing Installation: In the forward-facing orientation, the Toddler

Car Seat G2 can only be used with the included Side Impact Braces. It is not possible to dock the Toddler Car Seat G2 into the Orbit Baby car seat base forward-facing.

Side Impact Brace Installation

YES

Side Impact

Braces

(included)

Usage Recommendations

Weight and Height Recommendations for Your Child cont’d

You will notice an overlap of the rear- and forward-facing weight ranges. This is so that you have exibility to make the transition when your child is ready.

Safety technicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend keeping children in a rear-facing position for as long as possible and at least until your child is age 2, provided they still meet the requirements above.

Choosing a Vehicle Seating Location

WARNING

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Death or Serious Injury Can Occur

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

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Important Notice: The generation-one Orbit Baby car seat base has been updated to extend its usage for the Toddler Car Seat G2. You can only use your Orbit Baby generation-one Base with your Toddler Car Seat G2 if it has the Green Circular Seal shown below. All bases manufactured before 2/2008 must be updated by contacting Orbit Baby or visiting www.orbitbaby.com/ support/upgrade. All Car Seat Base G2s are updated and compatible with Toddler Car Seat G2.

generation-one Base Car Seat Base G2

Green

Circular Seal

UPGRADED

for Toddler Car Seat G2 Use

No Green

Circular Seal

NOT UPGRADED

For Infant Car Seat

use only.

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

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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Usage Recommendations

Choosing a Vehicle Seating Location cont’d

The Orbit Baby Toddler Car Seat G2 is certiﬁed for use with or without the Orbit Baby generation-one Base or Car Seat Base G2.

Installing the car seat rear-facing WITH the car seat base:

If you are installing the car seat with the car seat base, rst install the base, and then lock the car seat on the 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 system. LATCH is a term used in the United States and stands for Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children.

2. a vehicle seat belt. If your vehicle does not have LATCH, 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 rear-facing WITHOUT the car seat base:

If you are installing the car seat without the car seat base, rear-facing, you must use Side Impact Braces and should choose a seating location in your vehicle with either:

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

2. a vehicle seat belt. If your vehicle does not have LATCH, 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 forward-facing AND YOUR CHILD WEIGHS UP TO 40 lbs (18 kg):

If you are installing the car seat forward-facing, you must use Side Impact Braces and should choose a seating location in your vehicle with either:

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

2. a vehicle seat belt. If your vehicle does not have LATCH, 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 forward-facing AND YOUR CHILD WEIGHS MORE THAN 40 lbs (18 kg):

If you are installing the car seat forward-facing, you must use Side Impact Braces and should choose a seating location in your vehicle with:

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.

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.

Choosing a Vehicle Seating Location cont’d

Usage Recommendations

General Guidelines:

• 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 the 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 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 or a vehicle seat belt.

Usage Recommendations

Choosing an Installation Method: Overview

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

1. With the LATCH Anchorage System:

See Installing with the LATCH Anchorage System.

2. With Vehicle Seat Belt:

See Installing with Vehicle Seat Belt.

Installing with the LATCH Anchorage System

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

If the LATCH belt does not remain tight or the car seat base can move more than 1 in (2.5 cm) 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 system and the vehicle seat belt system at the same time to secure the car seat base or Toddler Car Seat G2.

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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 anchorages with the car seat, or contact the vehicle manufacturer for guidance.

The LATCH 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.

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

For convertible car seat installations, the applicable parts of the vehicle LATCH system are:

1. the two lower anchorages (horizontal bars) located in the vehicle seat bight between the seat back and the seat cushion. These anchorages are typically indicated by the symbol to the right or the word, ISOFIX.

2. the top tether anchorage (horizontal bar) located either on the shelf behind the rear seat, on the back side of the rear seat, on the oor of the cargo area or on the ceiling behind the rear seat. These anchorages are typically indicated by the symbol to the right.

Usage Recommendations

Installing with the LATCH Anchorage System cont’d

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

could result in an unsafe installation of the car seat.

Top tether anchorages

(behind seat) identiﬁed

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Death or Serious Injury Can Occur

by this symbol

seat bight

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Lower LATCH anchorages identiﬁed by this symbol

This car seat can be installed on the car seat base or by itself using the LATCH belt and connectors and top tether. LATCH belt and connectors are included with the car seat base and can be found in their storage location in the car seat base upright. LATCH belt and connectors, and the top tether are also included with the car seat and can be found in their storage location in the rear access panel.

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

To Secure:

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

To Remove:

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

Usage Recommendations

Installing with the LATCH Anchorage System

cont’d

Close-up of typical Lower LATCH symbol, found just above the vehicle seat crease where the LATCH anchorage is located.

Figure A

Pay careful attention to the type of LATCH anchors and vehicle seat belts that are in your vehicle; some cargo anchors that are unsafe to use with child restraints look the same as LATCH anchors. Read your vehicle owner’s manual for LATCH anchorage locations.

Only install the car seat with LATCH anchors if using a vehicle seating location that is recommended by the vehicle manufacturer. For rear-center seating positions that have a center-to-center LATCH anchor spacing between 11 and 20 inches (280 mm and 500 mm) (See Figure A), only use if recommended by the vehicle manufacturer.

The following diagram shows how to properly route the top tether when installing the car seat forward-facing. The top tether should not be used when installing the car seat rear-facing.

To Secure:

Remove the top tether from the rear access panel on the car seat. Route • it through the opening at the top of the panel and close the panel using the black clip. Determine the shortest path from the car seat to the anchorage and route • the tether along this path. This may involve raising the headrest so the tether travels directly over the top of the seat. Connect the top tether’s snap hook to the vehicle anchorage. You should • hear a CLICK when the connector locks onto the anchorage. Check that the top tether is secured onto the anchorage by pulling up on it.• Tighten the top tether by pulling on the adjustment loop.•

To Remove:

Release tension on the tether by pressing the grey adjustment button.• Unhook the tether’s snap hook from the vehicle anchorage and store the • tether in the rear access panel.

Installing with Vehicle Seat Belt

Some vehicle seat belts are not safe to use with the car seat. The vehicle seat belt must hold the car seat tightly at all times.

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

to another seating location and re-install.

Refer to your vehicle owner’s manual for speciﬁc instructions on which

Usage Recommendations

seat belts in your vehicle can be safely used with your car seat, or contact the vehicle manufacturer for guidance.

There are many types of vehicle seat belts. You must determine if your vehicle seat belts are compatible with the car seat.

WARNING

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Death or Serious Injury Can Occur

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Safe Vehicle Seat Belt Systems:

The following vehicle seat belt systems CAN be used with this car seat if the seating location meets all the requirements of these instructions and those in the vehicle owner’s manual.

1. Vehicle lap belt – manually adjusted: The lap belt is tightened by manually pulling on the belt’s tail once it is buckled (Figure D).

2. Vehicle lap belt with Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR): The seat belt’s retractor remains locked once the belt is pulled out and buckled. It maintains a xed seat belt length during use (Figure E).

3. Combination lap-shoulder belt: with locking latch plate or sliding latch plate used in combination with the belt lockoffs on the car seat or car seat base (Figure F).

Belt Tail

Usage Recommendations

Latch Plate

Installing with Vehicle Seat Belt cont’d

Need Help Securing Your Car Seat?

Usage Recommendations

Unsafe Vehicle Seat Belt Systems:

The following types of vehicle seat belts are NOT compatible with this car seat. DO NOT install the child restraint using any of the vehicle seat belt systems listed below. Select another seating location or install using LATCH.

1. Vehicle Lap-only Belt with Emergency Locking Retractors (ELR) without additional locking hardware: The seat belt will remain loose and will only lock in the event of a crash.

2. Passive Restraint System: Lap or shoulder belt mounted to the vehicle door: Do not use a vehicle seat belt that is attached to the door. Belts will not stay tight when driving.

3. Passive Restraint: Lap belt with motorized shoulder belt: Do not use a vehicle seat belt that moves along a track to automatically

surround the passenger (See Figure G).

4. Combination lap-shoulder belt with two retractors: Do not use a vehicle lap and shoulder belt that have separate retractors for the shoulder section and the lap section (See Figure H).

5. Lap belts forward of the seat bight (See Figure I).

6. Inatable lap-shoulder belts.

The following resources can provide assistance or check whether your car seat is properly installed:

In the U.S., contact:

Orbit Baby at support@orbitbaby.com or 1-877-672-2229.•

Your vehicle dealer may help you locate a child safety seat inspection • station in your area.

Visit www.NHTSA.gov and select “Child Passenger Safety.”•

Call 1-866-SEAT CHECK (1-866-732-8243) or visit www.seatcheck.org.•

A certied child passenger safety technician in your area.•

Usage Recommendations

Rear-facing Installation

Installing the Car Seat Rear-facing

Choosing Installation Options 37 Installing the Car Seat on the Car Seat Base Overview 38

Docking the Car Seat on the Car Seat Base 39 Rotating and Removing the Car Seat from the Car Seat Base 42

Installing the Car Seat without the Car Seat Base

NOTE: Safety technicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend keeping your child in a rear-facing position for as long as possible and at least until your child is age 2 provided they still meet the Weight and Height Recommendations listed on pages 17-19.

The Orbit Baby Toddler Car Seat G2 is certiﬁed for use WITH or WITHOUT the Orbit Baby car seat base*.

*NOTE: Your Orbit Baby car seat base must have a Green Circular Seal to use it with the Toddler Car Seat G2. See page 20 for details.

Choosing Installation Options

1. Installing the car seat WITH the car seat base:

The car seat base allows convenient rear-facing installation of your

car seat. The car seat base can be installed either using the included LATCH belt, or with a vehicle seat belt following instructions in your car seat base manual (not included). The car seat can then be locked onto the car seat base following the instructions in the Installing the Car Seat on the Car Seat Base section.

2. Installing the car seat WITHOUT the car seat base:

If you do not own a car seat base, or are traveling without

your car seat base, the car seat can be installed using the included LATCH belt, or a vehicle seat belt following instructions in the Installing the Car Seat without the Car Seat Base section.

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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Installing the Car Seat on the Car Seat Base: Overview

Once the car seat base is installed (see your car seat base manual), the car seat can be conveniently docked and locked onto the car seat base using the Orbit Baby SmartHub®. The car seat MUST be locked on the car seat base in the rear-facing position when the vehicle is in motion.

1. Installing the car seat on the car seat base:

See Docking the Car Seat on the Car Seat Base.

Rear-facing Installation

Never operate your vehicle unless the car seat is LOCKED into the rear-facing position. Check both rotation indicators on the car

seat base. If either rotation indicator is red, re-secure the car seat to properly lock it on the car seat base.

When a release lever on the car seat is pulled, the car seat is not secured properly to the car seat base. Only use the release levers

when rotating or removing the car seat. Do not allow children to operate the release levers.

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Death or Serious Injury Can Occur

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Docking the Car Seat on the

Car Seat Base

WARNING

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Death or Serious Injury Can Occur

PINCH HAZARD:

Ensure that your child’s ngers • and hands are clear of release levers and other moving parts.

When installing the car seat, • make sure the hands of other vehicle occupants are clear of the SmartHub area.

Securing the car seat to the car seat base requires rst lowering the car seat to snap into the SmartHub, then rotating the car seat to lock into the rear-facing position.

1. Make sure the top of the car seat base and SmartHub are clear of objects (Photo A) before docking the car seat.

2. Grasp the car seat rmly (Photo B). Dock the bottom of the car seat into the

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Rear-facing Installation

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