Infant seats must be installed facing rearward. Children at least 1 year old and weighing 20 pounds or more can ride facing forward. Slip your hand between the seat and backrest of your car in the center seat to locate the two steel latch anchors. These are shaped like a wide U. Underneath the Cosco car seat are two webbed straps with steel spring clips on each end.
The clips hook onto the latch anchors by placing the hook over the latch and pressing down until it clamps into place. This is probably the hardest step to connecting a Cosco car seat because it is difficult to see the latch anchors unless you press down on the seat and point a flashlight inside.
You may have to feel around for a moment before locating the latch and getting the clip on the end of the safety seat belt aligned properly. Pull the center seat belt forward in the rear seat of the car and grab the belt webbing.
The belt slips through the loops on the back of the Cosco seat to hold it against the back seat of the car. Click the seat belt into the buckle and let the belt retract as far as possible back into the holder. Each webbed belt clamped to the latch anchor has an adjust clip to tighten the belt.
Press down on the belt release button and grab the free end of the webbed belt, pulling it as tightly as possible. You can take up slack in the car's center seat belt by pressing down with both hands on the center of the Cosco seat so the car safety belt retracts as far as possible. Once the center belt is as tight as you can make it, you will need to install the belt-retainer clip that comes with the Cosco safety seat. This clip is shaped roughly like the letter H and slips onto the center seat belt behind the Cosco car seat where the seat belt is inserted through the loops.
Always check your labels and instructions to make sure your child is the appropriate size for your car seat and installation position. Follow these guidelines when installing a convertible car seat:. We use cookies to improve and personalize your experience on the site. By continuing, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Learn More. The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. Before installing your car seat, be sure to adjust the car seat to fit your child.
It is often easier to make these adjustments before the car seat is installed. For a rear-facing child, the shoulder straps should be at or just below the shoulder. For forward-facing child, the shoulder straps should be adjusted to be at or just above the shoulder.
Fasten the harness on your child, making sure that the harness is flat and not twisted. If your fingers slip, without gathering material, the harness is sufficiently tight.
The back seat is nearly always the best place to install a car seat. The middle position is an excellent option. LATCH is a system that often makes installation easier. For rear-facing installations, most car seats have an angle indicator line for horizontal reference. This reference line should be parallel to the ground. Note: If the vehicle is parked on a hill, this line needs to be parallel to the angle of the hill.
In some cases, a tightly rolled towel can be used to help achieve the correct rear-facing angle. To tighten a rear-facing install, try to get into the vehicle.
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