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Safety 1st SportFit 65 Instruction Manual

Convertible car seat, rear-facing child restraint 5-40 lb 2.3-18 kg and 19-40 in. 48-101.6 cm, forward-facing child restraint 22-65 lb 10.1-29 kg and 29-49 in. 73.6-125 cm and at least 2 years old
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©2015 Dorel Juvenile.
SportFit 65
convertible car seat
rear-facing child restraint
5-40 lb (2.3-18 kg) and 19-40 in. (48-101.6 cm)
forward-facing child restraint
22-65 lb (10.1-29 kg) and 29-49 in. (73.6-125 cm)
and at least 2 years 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.
4358-6779
5.7.15

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  • Page 1 4358-6779 5.7.15 SportFit 65 convertible car seat rear-facing child restraint 5-40 lb (2.3-18 kg) and 19-40 in. (48-101.6 cm) forward-facing child restraint 22-65 lb (10.1-29 kg) and 29-49 in. (73.6-125 cm) and at least 2 years old KEEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE USE.
  • Page 2 A. Before You Begin .........Pages 3-8 D. General Vehicle Installation..Pages 28-36 A-1 Thank You... D-1 Understanding Your Vehicle A-2 Registration and Safety Notices D-2 Vehicle Seating Position A-3 Understanding Your Child Restraint D-3 Choosing LATCH or Vehicle Belts D-4 Knowing Your Vehicle Belts D-5 Using the Locking Clip D-6 Installing on Aircraft E.

  • Page 3: Registration And Safety Notices

    A-2 Registration and Safety Notices A-1 Thank You... Thank you for choosing this car seat, referred to throughout Please complete the postage-paid registration card that this manual as a child restraint. The DJG family is committed came with your child restraint, and send it to us. Child to creating child restraints with the most comfort and restraints could be recalled for safety reasons.
  • Page 4 A-3 Understanding Your Child Restraint Front View Harness System Detail Chest Clip Adjustable Headrest Harness Strap Body Pillows Buckle Tongues (on select models) Buckle Cup Holder Buckle Strap (on select models) Harness Release Lever (under flap) Harness Adjustment Strap continued on next page.
  • Page 5 Back View Side View LATCH Belt Forward-Facing Tether Belt Path Splitter Plate Rear-Facing Belt Recline Stand Path Instruction Manual Rear-Facing Level to Storage Ground Lines (in recline stand) (on side of shell) Tether Storage Headrest Adjustment Shell (child restraint) LATCH Storage...

  • Page 6: Child Restraint Use

    B-3 Child Restraint Use Failure to follow these warnings can result in the Never take your child out of the child restraint serious injury or death of your child. To help you while the vehicle is moving. Never leave child recognize instructions which are most critical to your unattended.
  • Page 7 C-1 Choose Position for Your Child C-2 Preparing Child Restraint to Fit Your Child Your child’s height, weight, and age determine how your child Make these adjustments with your child in the child restraint should be placed in the vehicle. restraint before you install in the vehicle.
  • Page 8 From the top, pull buckle Place Child in Child free from shell and pad. Restraint Place the child’s bottom and back flat against the child restraint. This will allow the harness straps to be properly tightened. Reposition buckle location. Insert the buckle’s metal Check Buckle retainer through the Position...
  • Page 9 Check Harness Height To Change Harness Location With child in the child restraint, check the location From the back of the seat, of the harness slots. remove harness from splitter plate. Choose the Correct Harness Slots That Fit Your Child Follow the guidelines below Pull Harness Out of Shell to determine the correct...

  • Page 10: Securing Child In Child Restraint

    C-3 Securing Child in Child Restraint Fit Harness Strap onto Splitter Plate Position Harness Attach both harness strap Strap Over the loop ends to the splitter Child’s Shoulders plate. Make sure that the harness strap does not twist. Position Headrest Place child in the child restraint.

  • Page 11: Removing Child From Child Restraint

    C-4 Removing Child From Child Restraint Check Harness Tightness Try to pinch the harness at Loosen Harness the shoulders. If you can Press on harness release pinch the harness strap, lever while pulling on tighten more. If your fingers harness strap below the slip off, the harness is tight chest clip to loosen.

  • Page 12: Reclining Child Restraint

    C-5 Reclining Child Restraint C-7 Removing Harness System Rear Facing - Must be Only remove the harness system to clean seat pad or when fully reclined. changing child restraint to a booster seat. Forward Facing - Must be upright. Remove Harness Strap Loops from Splitter Plate Fully loosen harness strap.
  • Page 13 Rotate metal retainer, then Remove Lower Harness insert retainer up through Guides the shell and pad. (on select models) Remove both lower harness guides in bottom of child restraint under recline stand. Push harness guide lip Lower Harness Guides toward outside of shell with one hand while pulling From the top, pull buckle harness guide from the front...

  • Page 14: Installing Harness System

    C-9 Installing Harness System Undo Fastening Strip Behind Headrest Lower headrest to lowest Install Buckle position and undo the Fit the buckle’s metal fastening strip behind the retainer through the slot headrest. Pull back pad in the child restraint. Red down from behind the button must face out.

  • Page 15: Understanding Your Vehicle

    D-1 Understanding Your Vehicle Thread harness straps through each buckle tongue (3). Thread the chest clip (4). Do Your vehicle’s features may be considerably different than the same to the other harness those pictured here. Consult your vehicle owner’s manual to end.

  • Page 16: Choosing Latch Or Vehicle Belts

    D-2 Vehicle Seating Position D-3 Choosing LATCH or Vehicle Belts Some seating positions in your vehicle may not be safe for LATCH Anchor Bars LATCH this child restraint. Some vehicles do not have a seating position that can be used safely with this child restraint. If LATCH (Lower Anchors and you are not sure where to place the child restraint in your Tethers for CHildren) is a...

  • Page 17: Knowing Your Vehicle Belts

    D-4 Knowing Your Vehicle Belts Review your vehicle’s owner manual for vehicle seat belt use ELR lap-only vehicle belts MUST NOT be used with with child restraints. This is your best source for information this child restraint. concerning your vehicle. Not all vehicle belts will work with this child restraint.

  • Page 18: Using The Locking Clip

    D-5 Using the Locking Clip For children 5-22 lb (2.3-10 kg), the bottom You will rarely need to use a locking clip except in some level to ground line MUST older vehicles. Built in child restraint locking systems be level to the ground. have been required in vehicles since 1996, and many For children 22-40 lb vehicles had these features even earlier.

  • Page 19: Aircraft Information

    Tighten Vehicle Belt Rebuckle Vehicle Belt Push down firmly on the child restraint and while pulling on the vehicle shoulder belt to tighten. It may be easier to tighten the vehicle belt through the belt path opening as shown. Check Vehicle Belt Tightness Grasp the child restraint at the vehicle belt path...
  • Page 20 E-1 Preparing to Install Rear Facing E-2 Preparing to Install LATCH Rear Facing 5-40 lb (2.3-18 kg) and 19-40 in. (48-101.6 cm) Pull Pad Off Corners of Child Restraint Pull the pad off the front corners of shell. Routing LATCH Belt Insert the hook with LATCH Belt Lap/Shoulder Belt...
  • Page 21 E-3 Install Rear Facing with NOTE: Review your vehicle’s owner manual for LATCH belt use. LATCH Check for Proper Recline For children between 5-22 lb (2.3-10 kg), the bottom level to ground Do not use the LATCH belts along with the vehicle line MUST be level to the lap or lap/shoulder belt.
  • Page 22 Tighten LATCH Belt E-4 Install Rear Facing with Push down firmly on the child Vehicle Belts restraint and pull up on the free end of LATCH belt to tighten. Do not use the LATCH belts along with the vehicle It may be easier to tighten the lap or lap/shoulder belt.
  • Page 23 Check for Proper Recline Pull Latch Plate Across to Opposite Side For children between 5-22 lb (2.3-10 kg), the bottom Reach under pad and pull the level to ground line MUST be vehicle belt across the shell. level to the ground. Vehicle belt MUST be under pad and in front of buckle For children 22-40 lb...
  • Page 24 F-2 Adjusting Tether Strap F-1 Preparing to Install Forward Facing 22-65 lb (10.1-29 kg) and 29-49 in. (73.6-125 cm) and at least 2 years old Always attach, adjust, and secure the top anchorage (tether) strap when installing the child restraint forward facing.

  • Page 25: With Latch

    F-3 Preparing to Install F-4 Install Forward Facing With LATCH LATCH Forward Facing NOTE: Review your vehicle’s owner manual for LATCH belt use. NOTE: Pull the LATCH belt out of the rear-facing belt path if you have used this child restraint rear facing. Do not use the LATCH belts along with the vehicle belt.
  • Page 26 Check LATCH Belt Loosely Attach Tether Tightness Hook Grasp the child Consult vehicle’s owner restraint at the belt manual for specific location. path with one hand. Push and pull the child restraint from side to side, forward and back. The child restraint Hook LATCH to should not move more Vehicle Anchor...
  • Page 27 F-5 Install Forward Facing NOTE: Review the section D-4 to determine what kind of vehicle belts you have. Review your vehicle’s owner manual for With Vehicle Belts vehicle seat belt use. Place Child Restraint in Vehicle Forward Facing Do not use the LATCH belts along with the vehicle belt.

  • Page 28: Warranty

    Warranty Tighten Vehicle Belt Push down firmly on the Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc. (DJG) warrants this product to the child restraint and pull on the original retail purchaser as follows: vehicle shoulder belt or lap This product is warranted against defective materials or belt adjuster to tighten.

  • Page 29: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Replacement Parts Order Form Locate a Child Safety Seat Inspection Station for hands Complete the form below. Your model number and manufacturer on training on how to use your child restraint: date code MUST be included on the form to ensure proper replacement parts.

  • Page 30: Replacement Parts List

    Replacement Parts List NOTE: If requested color is not available, similar color will be substituted. Prices are subject to change. Part Cost Quantity Total Cost Buckle Assembly ..$4.99 X _____ = $ ______________ Harness Strap ..... $2.00 X _____ = $ ______________ Pad ......

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