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Safety 1st advance EX 65 air+ Instructions Manual

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©2016 Dorel Juvenile.
advance EX 65
convertible car seat
rear-facing child restraint
5-50 lb (2.3-22.6 kg) and 19-49 in. (48-125 cm)
forward-facing child restraint
22-65 lb (10.1-29 kg) and 29-49 in. (73.6-125 cm)
and at least 1 year old
KEEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR
FUTURE USE.
Read all instructions
before using this
child restraint.
Failure to follow the warnings on the labels and in the
instruction manual can result in serious injury or death
to your child.
4358-7137A
01.03.17
air

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  • Page 1 4358-7137A 01.03.17 advance EX 65 convertible car seat rear-facing child restraint 5-50 lb (2.3-22.6 kg) and 19-49 in. (48-125 cm) forward-facing child restraint 22-65 lb (10.1-29 kg) and 29-49 in. (73.6-125 cm) and at least 1 year old KEEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE USE.
  • Page 2 Choosing Rear or Forward Facing WARNING: Verify your child’s weight and height (do not guess) before choosing the child restraint’s Your child’s height, weight, and age determine how your child placement. restraint should be placed in the vehicle. Please talk to your doctor about the best option for your child. REAR FACING Lower Anchor Belt 5-50 lb (2.3-22.6 kg)

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Getting Started ........1 Rear Facing ........... 31 Lower Anchor Belt Installation......32 Parts of the Child Restraint ........1 Prepare Child Restraint to Fit Your Child ....3 Vehicle Belt Installation ........37 How Does Your Child Fit? ......... 5 Forward Facing ........

  • Page 4: Parts Of The Child Restraint

    Parts of the Child Restraint XXXXXX XXXXX Front View Side View Harness System Detail Back View Instruction Manual Storage Harness Straps (behind headrest pad) Chest Clip Rear-Facing Belt Path Buckle Headrest/Harness Harness Release Lever Shell (child restraint) Buckle Slots Adjustment Handle (under fl...

  • Page 5: Prepare Child Restraint To Fit Your Child

    Prepare Child Restraint to Fit Your Child XXXXXX XXXXX Place Child in Fully Loosen Harness Child Restraint to Straps Determine Proper Push down on harness release Harness Fit lever (under fl ap on front of seat The child’s bottom and back pad) while pulling out on harness should be fl...

  • Page 6: How Does Your Child Fit

    How Does Your Child Fit? XXXXXX XXXXX Use the guidelines below to determine if the buckle and harness straps are in the right place for your child. REAR FACING FORWARD FACING Buckle Position Buckle Position Start in the 1st slot and adjust outward as Start in the 1st slot and adjust outward as your child grows.

  • Page 7: Changing Position Of Buckle

    Changing Position of Buckle From Top of Seat, Unbuckle Harness Pull Buckle Out of Shell Press in towards the top of the red and Pad button. Pull buckle tongues out. Insert Buckle’s Metal Retainer into Slot Fully Recline the Child Closest to Child Restraint Buckle...

  • Page 8: Adjusting Headrest/Harness Height

    Adjusting Headrest/Harness Height Securing Child in Child Restraint Place Child in Child Fully Loosen Harness Straps Restraint The child’s bottom and back should Push down on harness release lever (under fl ap on front of seat be flat against the child restraint. pad) while pulling out on harness Position harness strap over child’s straps as shown.
  • Page 9 WARNINGS: Failure to fasten and tighten the harness Position Chest Clip system correctly may allow the child to be ejected from the The chest clip must be placed at child restraint in a crash or sudden stop causing serious mid-chest (even with armpits) and injury or death.

  • Page 10: Reclining Child Restraint

    Reclining Child Restraint Removing Seat Pad for Cleaning This child restraint has 4 positions: To remove accessories, see page 22. Rear Facing Fully Loosen Harness For children between 5-22 lb (2.3- Straps 10 kg), the bottom level line on shell Push down on harness release lever MUST be parallel with the ground.
  • Page 11 From Top of Seat, Slide Pad Attachment Pull Buckle Out of Shell Tab Down and Out of and Pad Slot on Both Sides of the Shell From Back, Remove Pull Pad off Shell and Harness Strap Loops Around Cup Holder From Splitter Plate Pull Harness Strap Out Remove Pad from Shell...

  • Page 12: Installing Harness System

    Installing Harness System WARNINGS: Do not use child restraint without the Fully Recline the Child seat pad. Failure to do this can result in serious injury or Restraint death. Squeeze up and then pull out on Cleaning Pad and Accessories the recline handle and push top of child restraint back.
  • Page 13 Check Buckle From Back of Seat, Attach Harness Strap Pull up on buckle to make sure it Loops to Splitter is secured. Plate As Shown The buckle MUST not pull out. Sewn ends of the harness strap loops MUST face towards you. DO NOT twist harness straps or harness adjustment strap.

  • Page 14: Accessories

    Accessories If the buckle tongues and chest clip have been Body Pillow unthreaded from the harness straps, follow the steps below to rethread them. To remove the body pillow, recline the child restraint and rotate the Thread Buckle and buckle’s metal retainer up through Chest Clip the shell, pad and pillow.

  • Page 15: Child Restraint Use

    Child Restraint Use Vehicle Seating Position Never place a child rear facing in a seating Never take your child out of the child restraint while the position with an active frontal air bag. vehicle is moving. Check the vehicle owner’s manual for more Never leave child unattended.

  • Page 16: Choosing Lower Anchor Belt Or Vehicle Belts

    Choosing Lower Anchor or Vehicle Belts Your vehicle’s features may be considerably different than Your vehicle’s features may be considerably different than those pictured here. those pictured here. Lower Anchor Bars Seat Bight Vehicle Belts The LATCH System The lower anchors of LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) If lower anchors are not an option or if your child weighs more is a universal system for installing child restraints without using vehicle than 40 lb (18 kg), you must use the vehicle seat belt system to...

  • Page 17: Knowing Your Vehicle Belts

    Knowing Your Vehicle Belts Not all vehicle belts and seating positions will work with Types of Retractors child restraints. Please follow the following steps to under- stand how to lock a child restraint with a vehicle belt. Switchable Retractor (most vehicles have this type) You MUST Review Your Vehicle Owner’s Manual This retractor can be switched to a locking mode.

  • Page 18: Aircraft Information

    Aircraft Information Check the Latch Plates This restraint is certifi ed for aircraft use. Latch plates are the part of Install the child restraint in a window seat to avoid blocking the the seat belt that goes into the aisle. If the aircraft lap belt is too short, ask the flight attendant for buckle.

  • Page 19: Rear Facing

    Rear Facing Lower Anchor Belt Installation WARNINGS: Do not use the lower anchors of the child restraint anchorage system (LATCH system) to attach this child restraint when restraining a child weighing more than 40 lbs (18 kg). The vehicle belt must be used for installation if your child weighs more than 40 lb (18 kg).
  • Page 20 Route Lower Anchor Place Child Restraint Hook with Adjuster Rear Facing in Back Seat Closest to it into For children between 5-22 lb Rear-Facing Belt Path (2.3-10 kg), the bottom level line on shell MUST be parallel with the ground. For children 22-50 lb (10.1- 22.6 kg) who can sit up Reach Under Pad and...
  • Page 21 Check Belt Tightness Recheck Level Line Hold child restraint at the belt path Make sure the child restraint is with your weakest hand. reclined according to your child’s weight. Push and pull from side to side. Repeat steps 6-11 if not reclined It should not move more than correctly.

  • Page 22: Vehicle Belt Installation

    Vehicle Belt Installation Check if Your Vehicle WARNINGS: Do not use the lower anchor belt along with the Belts Will Work With This vehicle lap or lap/shoulder belt. Secure Child Restraint lower anchor hooks to storage attach- This is very important because ments as shown when installing with not all vehicle belts will work with vehicle belts.

  • Page 23: Forward Facing

    Forward Facing Tighten Belt 22-65 lb (10.1-29 kg) Place hand in child restraint. Firmly push the child restraint down and towards 29-49 in. (73.6-125 cm) the vehicle seat back while pulling the At least 1 year old shoulder belt or the free end of lap belt down and towards you as shown.

  • Page 24: Tether Use

    Lower Anchor Belt Installation Tether Use WARNINGS: Do not use the lower anchors of the child MUST always attach, adjust, and secure the top anchorage (tether) strap when installing the child restraint forward facing restraint anchorage system (LATCH system) to attach this with internal harness.
  • Page 25 Loosely Attach Tether Route Lower Anchor Belt Through Hook to Vehicle’s Forward-Facing Belt Path Tether Anchor You may need to raise the headrest up to thread the lower anchor belt. The lower anchor belt adjuster can be Check vehicle owner’s manual on either side.

  • Page 26: Vehicle Belt Installation

    Vehicle Belt Installation XXXXX Check Belt Tightness WARNINGS: Do not use the lower anchor belt along Hold child restraint at the belt with the vehicle lap or lap/shoulder belt. path with your weakest hand. Secure lower anchor hooks to storage Push and pull from side to side.
  • Page 27 Buckle Vehicle Belt Check if Your Vehicle Belts Will Work With This Child Restraint This is very important because not all vehicle belts will work with child restraints. Review pages 27-29 and your vehicle owner’s manual to Tighten Belt determine what kind of vehicle belt you have and how to lock Place hand in child restraint.

  • Page 28: Using A Locking Clip

    Using a Locking Clip Position Locking Clip You will rarely need to use a locking clip except in some older vehicles. Built-in child restraint locking systems have been required It should be about 1 in. (2.5 cm) in vehicles since 1996, and many vehicles had these features even from vehicle belt’s latch plate.

  • Page 29: Dorel Juvenile Group Information

    Dorel Juvenile Group Information Registration and Safety Notices Please complete the postage-paid registration card that came Thank you for choosing this child restraint. The DJG family with your child restraint, and send it to us. Child restraints could is committed to creating child restraints with the most be recalled for safety reasons.

  • Page 30: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Warranty Locate a Child Safety Seat Inspection Station for Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc. (DJG) warrants this product to the original hands on training on how to use your child restraint: Visit retail purchaser as follows: your local Child Passenger Inspection Station or go to http:// This product is warranted against defective materials or workman- www.safercar.gov/cpsApp/cps/index.htm to fi...

  • Page 31: Replacement Parts Order Form

    Replacement Parts Order Form Complete the form. Your model number and manufacturer date code MUST be included on the form to ensure proper replacement parts. The codes can be found on a label on side of child restraint. Payment in U.S. dollars must accompany your order. Choose parts needed from the list on the next page.
  • Page 32 Replacement Parts List NOTE: If requested color is not available, similar color will be substituted. Prices are subject to change. Part Cost Total Cost Buckle Assembly ......$7.99 ..___ ..$_______ Seat Pad Set ......$62.00 ..___ ..$_______ Chest Clip ........

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