Evenflo Tribute Car Seat Instructions: Installation, Cleaning & More

When installing a rear facing car seat you need to first choose the best position or the best location with in the car to install. With any car seat, it is always going to be best to install your seat in the center of the car in the back seat. This means that you should install the car seat in the back seat, in the center seat. This helps to put as much distance between your child and the exterior of the car as possible. This also helps to increase the space between your child and the frame of the car if there is an accident and the car is hit or the car crumples in.

The first step to installation is going to be choosing where you are going to install your seat. If you are installing using the seat belt, you must choose a seat that has a belt that locks, this will prevent the seat from moving around or from changing position. After you choose the place you want to install, your seat, you need to look at the seat itself. There will be two open spaces at the back of the seat, one used for rear facing installation and one used for front facing installation. The rear facing installation space is going to be at the bottom of the seat, near the space where the seat curves.

Once you locate the space for the position that you are going to install, you will take the strap that comes with the seat and thread it through the space. All new cars come with what are referred to as car seat anchors where you can attach the straps. The strap that comes with the seat is going to have two hooks that you will then attach to the anchors on either side of the seat. You then want to hold the seat down and tighten the strap to the point that the seat does not move and does not wobble. The rear facing height and weight requirements for the Evenflo Tribute seat are infants from 5lbs to 30 lbs and 19 inches to 37 inches tall.

Here is a helpful video that illustrates how to install your car seat rear facing.

Installation of an Evenflo seat front facing is not much different than it would be to install one rear facing. You again, want to choose the right position for your front facing car seat. Though you can install them on the side seats in the back, the center seat is always the best. No matter where you are installing your seat, you again want to make sure that it is in the best position possible.

Looking again at the back of the seat, there will be two separate openings where you can put the straps. The opening for forward facing seats is on the center of the seat back. This position is going to keep the seat in place and is going to keep the seat back against the back of the car seat to make sure that the seat is going to stay put.

With a forward-facing seat you do not want to move your child to a front facing seat until they meet both the weight and the height requirement of the seat. This is important as the weight helps to keep the seat in place and the height requirement helps ensure that the belt is going to be in the proper place on the child. Forward facing seats are a great thing, they allow your child more room to move around and they are often easier to strap a child into, that being said, you again want to make sure your child meets all the requirements of the seat you are using before you turn their seat forward.

The front facing requirements for weight are 22lbs to 40lbs or 28 inches tall to 40 inches tall.

Here is a helpful video that shows you how to install a forward-facing front seat.

When installing a car seat on a plane you are likely not going to have anchors and other attachment points. This means that you are going to need to use the seatbelt of the plane seat to secure your seat. You would then put the seatbelt through the opening in the seat depending on what position you are putting the seat in. Your airline personnel can help you to figure out how to properly install your seat when you get on the plane depending on the plane that you are flying on and the type of seat you are dealing with as well.

Here is a helpful video about installing a seat on a plane.

This is an easy step to overlook. The cup holder of this seat snaps onto the frame of the seat and does allow your child to have their cup with them. The seat will come with detailed instructions about installation but the basics are that the seat does come with attachment points that you can affix the cup holder to. You want to make sure that the cup holder is pressed firmly into the socket that is designed for it.

Here is a video about cup holder installation.

This is an easy enough seat to clean. Your first step is to remove the seat from the car. You then want to remove the cover and the padding and place them in the wash. You should be using gentle detergent and avoid putting any of the straps in the wash as it can damage the integrity of the straps and the fasteners. You should wipe down the plastic and avoid getting any water or other cleaner into the fasteners.

Here is a video about in depth cleaning and assembly.

After washing you want to put the padding back on your seat. You first want to put on the headrest padding, then, move down the seat, making sure to thread through the straps as you put the padding back on. It makes putting the padding back on simpler if you start from the top. You want to make sure you are attaching the necessary hooks and attachments to keep the padding from coming up.

Here is a video about assembly of your seat after washing.

Adjusting your seat is easy enough and can be very helpful. The Seat does recline and you can adjust how far back it goes based on your child and their specific needs.

It is easy enough to adjust the straps that are on your seat. The first step is to turn the seat around. Straps come through the back of the seat and then go down to the bottom. Most seats have a contact point where the straps attach to the seat. You first want to unhook the straps and then move them either up or down depending on the adjustment that you are making. Thread the straps through the new position and then affix them back to the seat.

Here is a video about strap adjustment.

Removing these parts is really a simple enough process. You should first unhook the cover from the top then work your way down and unhook the cover as you go. You can then remove the cover and the padding beneath so that you can clean the seat thoroughly.

Here is a video about disassembling an Evenflo seat.