Maestro™ Owner’s Manual Child Restraint System Exclusive RightFit™ Belt Path Keep for future use Child Requirements

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Tether Strap Adjuster  

(Push Button Release) 

OR

Tether Strap Adjuster  

(Lever Release)

Front

* Not all features are available on all models. Styles may vary.

Back

Child Restraint Features

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Child Restraint Features

1.

 

Shoulder Belt Guide

2.

 Harness Straps

3.

 Harness Adjust Strap

4.

 Headrest 

5.

 Chest Clip

6.

 Buckle

7.

 Harness Release Button

8.

 Model Number & Date of Manufacture 

9.

 Instructions

10.

 Lower Anchor Connector Assembly

11.

 Splitter Plate

12.

 Tether Strap and Hook (Shown fastened to storage clip) 

13.

 Vehicle Seat Belt Path

Description

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Using the Internal  

5-pt Harness

IMPORTANT

When installing this child restraint with LATCH or the 

vehicle seat belt, always use the top anchorage (tether) 

strap, if a tether anchor is available.

Tether Strap

Child Requirements

• 

Weight: 10 to 22.6 kg (22 to 50 lbs)

• 

Height: 71 to 127 cm (28 to 50 in) 

and tops of the child’s 

ears are at or below the top of the 

child restraint headrest

• 

Age: At least 2 years old

Harness straps 

are at, or slightly 

above, the child’s 

shoulders.

1. Secure child restraint to the vehicle seat.

a

Locking clip is installed, if necessary (p. 20).

a

Child restraint is securely installed with lower 

  anchor connector assembly (shown at left)    

   

  through belt path (p. 16)

    OR

    Child restraint is securely installed with vehicle  

  seat belt through belt path (p. 19)

a

Tether strap is attached and tightened  

 (p. 18 or 21).

2. Place the child in the child restraint.

a

The child’s back and bottom are flat against the  

  back and bottom surfaces of the child restraint.

a

The tops of the child’s ears 

MUST

 be at or below 

  the top of the child restraint headrest.

3. Make necessary adjustments.

a

Harness straps are snug against the child’s  

 

  shoulders, with no slack (p. 23).

a

Crotch strap is properly positioned (p. 27).

4. Fasten both buckle tongues.

 

Refer to page 22.

5. Position and connect chest clip.  

a

Chest clip 

MUST

 be at armpit level (p. 23).

6. Check your work.

a

To properly protect the child, the child restraint 

 

MUST NOT

 move more than 25 mm (1 in) 

 from side-to-side or from front-to-back at the  

 belt path.

To make installation easier, watch the installation  

video of this child restraint at www.evenflo.com.

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Using with the 5-pt Harness

 Installation Checklist

IMPORTANT: Once your child exceeds any of the size 

requirements for forward-facing use above, you 

MUST

 

discontinue use of this child restraint with its internal harness 

and begin using it as a belt-positioning booster seat, if 

possible. If your child exceeds any of the size requirements 

for forward-facing use above and is less than 4 years old, 

however, you 

MUST

 discontinue use of this child restraint. 

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IMPORTANT: 

If you are using the vehicle seat belt to 

secure the child restraint, 

DO NOT

 use the lower anchor 

connector assembly.

1. Disconnect tether 

hook and lower 

anchor connectors 

from the back of 

the child restraint. 

 

     Installation with lower anchor 

     connector assembly

Tether Strap

2. Place the child restraint in position. 

 

Set child restraint on vehicle seat in forward-facing 

position. 

Lay the tether strap over the back of the vehicle seat.

Installation with lower anchor 

connector assembly

4. Secure the child 

restraint.

 

Using your full weight, 

push the child restraint 

firmly into the vehicle 

seat while pulling up 

on the lower anchor 

connector assembly 

strap to tighten.

Belt Path

IMPORTANT: To properly protect the child, the child  

restraint 

MUST NOT

 move more than 25 mm (1 in) from 

side-to-side or from front-to-back at the belt path. If you 

cannot tightly secure the child restraint, try again or move 

it to another location.

Lower Anchor Bar

 

Lower Anchor Bar

Near Side

 Far side

3. Attach lower anchor connectors.

  Attach a lower anchor connector onto each seat anchor.

IMPORTANT: Make sure both lower anchor connectors are 

facing upward and the harness straps are not twisted.

Using with the 5-pt Harness

•To avoid a strangulation hazard, you 

MUST

 store the 

unused lower anchor connector assembly, with all slack 

removed, in storage area on the back of the seat. Roll or 

fold excess lower anchor connector strap and secure with a 

rubber band to prevent serious injury to vehicle occupants. 

B

Tilt and slide the 

adjuster 

A

 to loosen.

Press the adjuster release 

button 

B

 to loosen.

A

WARNING

The lower anchor connector assembly that comes with 

your child restraint will be one of the two types below.

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