If you don’t have the card or if your address changes, you will find the model number and manufactured date on the label located on side of shell. A-2 Dorel Juvenile Group Consumer There are three additional ways to register your information: Relations Contact Information Online: www.djgusa.com/registration/carseat/can...
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Harness System Detail A-4 Understanding Your Child Restraint Front View Pillow Lumbar Support Upper Harness Guides (on select models) (on select models) Chest Clip Headrest/Harness Harness Adjustment Harness Straps Height Adjustment Lever (under flap) Levers Buckle Tongue Harness Adjustable Headrest Adjustment Strap Buckle Infant Head Support...
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Side View Back View Shoulder Belt Shell Tether Strap Positioning Guide Rear Facing Level To with Adjuster (style depends on model) Ground Lines and Hook Rotating Armrests Metal Headrest Adjustable Shoulder Belt Adjustment Bar Forward-Facing Positioning Guide Locking Clip Belt Path (behind harness straps) Rear-Facing Belt Splitter Plate...
When unoccupied, the booster seat must be firmly secured to the vehicle with the vehicle’s Failure to read, understand and follow the seat belt only. The lower universal anchorage instructions and warnings in this instruction system and tether strap must be stored as manual and the warnings on the system could described in the instruction manual.
C-1 Choose Position for Your Child To avoid the child being seriously burned, always check for hot seat and buckles before Your child’s height, weight and age determine how your using this child restraint. child restraint or booster seat should be placed in the vehicle and which restraint should be used.
Check Buckle C-2 Preparing Child Restraint to Fit Position Your Child Determine which of the three buckle/crotch strap slots that MUST make these adjustments with your child before you install the child restraint in the vehicle. is both comfortable and snug to use.
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Check Harness/Headrest Choose one of the three Height buckle/crotch strap slots that is closest to child. From With child in the child the front of child restraint, restraint, check the location push buckle/crotch strap’s of the upper harness guides. metal retainer through pad and shell.
To Adjust Harness/ C-3 Securing Child in Child Restraint Headrest Height Position Harness Make sure the harness Straps Over the straps are loose. While Child’s Shoulders rotating the headrest/ harness height adjustment Place the child’s bottom levers inward, move and back flat against the headrest up or down to the child restraint.
Tighten Harness Straps C-4 Removing Child From Child Restraint Pull on harness adjustment strap to tighten harness Loosen Harness Straps snugly. Push in on the harness NOTE: A snug harness adjustment lever under the is not loose and lies flat flap.
C-5 Accessories on Select Models Child Head Support The child head support provides extra comfort for your child. Rotating Armrests To remove this support, unhook the harness straps from splitter Depending on your model, plate, pull harness straps out you may need to pull out on of the upper harness guides armrest to move armrest up and remove support.
Body Pillow C-6 Reclining Child Restraint To remove the body pillow, This child restraint has 4 slide out from behind the positions: harness straps. Rear-facing - Fully recline the child restraint so that the bottom level to ground line is level with the ground or for older children, rotate the child restraint between the top...
C-7 Removing Harness System Locate Buckle/Crotch Strap’s Metal Retainer Harness system MUST be removed to use this child Fully recline the child restraint as a Booster Seat. restraint. Reach under the seat between base and Unhook Harness Straps shell. from Splitter Plate Fully loosen harness straps.
C-8 Removing Seat Pad for Cleaning Place the screw driver’s tip between shell and lower harness guide, then twist You must remove the harness system to remove the the screw driver while pad, see section C-7. pulling the harness guide from the front.
C-9 Installing Harness System Cleaning Pad Hand wash pad with warm sudsy water, rinse clean and air dry. Install Buckle/Crotch Do not use bleach or use other harsh cleaners. Do not dry clean Strap or machine wash. Choose one of the three Harness Straps: Spot clean only.
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Secure Harness Guides Thread Harness Strap NOTE: Make sure sewn end Press harness guides into of the harness strap loop the holes in the pad and faces the buckle before shell. starting. Thread the harness strap down through lower harness guide on left side of shell across bottom of shell and up through lower...
Attach Harness Straps to D-1 Understanding Your Vehicle Splitter Plate Your vehicle’s features may be considerably different than From the back of the child those pictured here. Consult your vehicle owner’s manual to restraint, fit the harness help identify your vehicle’s specific features and locations. strap loops onto the splitter plate.
D-3 Choosing UAS or Vehicle Belts D-2 Vehicle Seating Position When installed properly, either the UAS or Vehicle Belts will secure the child restraint equally. Never install a rear-facing child restraint in the front seat of a vehicle equipped with an active passenger The UAS UAS Anchor Bars side frontal airbag.
If it moves freely, it is an ELR belt. If it is locked and will not D-4 Knowing Your Vehicle Belts allow any more belt to come out, it is a switchable retractor. If you have an ELR lap and shoulder belt, review the “Vehicle Review your vehicle’s owner manual for vehicle seat belt use Latch Plate”...
Place Child Restraint in D-5 Using the Locking Clip Vehicle Rear-Facing in the Back Seat A locking clip is used to prevent the vehicle belt from loosening before a sudden stop or crash. The locking clip can only be used Fully recline the child on a lap and shoulder belt combination.
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Position Locking Clip Pull Vehicle Belt Across Child Restraint Position locking clip about 2.5 cm (1 in.) from Thread vehicle seat belt vehicle belt’s buckle under pad in front of plate. buckle/crotch strap to the opposite side. Buckle vehicle belt. Rebuckle Vehicle Belt Do not place vehicle belt over child’s legs.
E. Aircraft Installation Place Child Restraint on Aircraft Seat This child restraint is certified Rear-Facing for aircraft use only when Fully recline the child used with the internal restraint. harness. This child restraint is NOT certified for use in aircraft when used as a booster seat, because aircraft seats do not have shoulder belts.
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Buckle and Tighten Aircraft Belt Secure UAS belts and tether strap when using After buckling the aircraft the aircraft belts. belt, push down firmly on Use only if the belt can be tightened properly the child restraint. Reach and securely. through the rear-facing belt path and pull on the Fully recline the child restraint and rotate the child...
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E-2 Installing Forward-Facing With Aircraft Belts Secure the UAS belts and tether strap when using the aircraft belts. Secure UAS Belts Use only if the belt can be tightened properly You MUST fasten the UAS and securely. connectors to the UAS Do not use any recline position except to make attachments as shown the child restraint flush against the aircraft seat...
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Check Belt Tightness F-1 Preparing to Install Rear-Facing Grasp the child restraint 2.3-18 kg (5-40 lb.), 48-91 cm (19-36 in.) at the belt path with Rear-Facing using 5-point harness one hand. Push and pull the child restraint from side to side, forward and back.
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F-2 Preparing UAS for Rear- F-3 Installing Rear-Facing with Facing Use NOTE: Review your vehicle’s owner manual for UAS belt use. Pull Pad Off Corners of Child Restraint Pull the seat pad off the front Do not use the vehicle lap or lap/shoulder belt corners of shell.
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It may be easier to Rotate Child Restraint to tighten the UAS belt Correct Recline Angle through the belt path For children between 2.3-10 opening as shown. kg (5-22 lb), the bottom level to ground line must be level with the ground. For children between 10-18 kg (22-40 Check UAS Belt lbs) and are able to sit up...
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Pull Pad Off Corners of F-4 Installing Rear-Facing with Child Restraint Vehicle Belts Pull the seat pad off the front corners of Review section D-4 to determine what kind of vehicle belts you shell. have. Review your vehicle’s owner manual for seat belt use. Do not use the UAS along with the vehicle lap Place Child Restraint in or lap/shoulder belt.
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Thread Vehicle Belt Tighten Vehicle Belt Thread the vehicle lap or lap/ Push down firmly on the child restraint and pull on shoulder belt through the rear-facing belt path. the vehicle shoulder belt or lap belt to tighten. With an ALR belt, pull the belt all the way out before With a switchable threading.
G-1 Preparing to Install Forward-Facing G-2 Adjusting the Tether Strap 10-30 kg (22-65 lb.) 74-132 cm (29-52 in.) and over 1 year old. Forward-Facing using 5-point harness The tether strap is used for the forward-facing position only. Vehicles manufactured today already have the tether anchor hardware installed in the vehicle.
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G-3 Preparing UAS for G-4 Installing Forward- Facing With UAS Forward-Facing Use NOTE: Review your vehicle’s owner manual for UAS belt use. NOTE: Pull the UAS belt out of the rear-facing belt path if you have used this child restraint rear-facing. Do not use the vehicle lap or lap/shoulder belt Routing UAS Belt when using the Universal Anchorage System...
Installation Tip: Tighten the Tether Strap Loosely attach the With knee still in child tether hook before restraint, push down attaching the on the child restraint UAS belt. Consult again and pull on free vehicle’s owner end of the tether strap manual for specific to tighten.
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G-5 Installing Forward- Installation Tip: Facing With Vehicle Belts Loosely attach the tether hook NOTE: Review the section D-4 to determine what kind of before threading vehicle belts you have. Review your vehicle’s owner manual for the vehicle belt. vehicle seat belt use. Consult vehicle’s owner manual for specific location.
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Tighten the Tether Strap H-1 Preparing to Install Booster With knee still in child Seat restraint, push down on the child restraint again and pull 18-45 kg (40-100 lb) 102-132 cm (40-52 in.) on free end of the tether Booster seat using only vehicle lap/shoulder belt. strap to tighten.
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Secure UAS Belts H-2 Installing Using the Lap and You MUST fasten the UAS Shoulder Belts connectors to the UAS NOTE: Do not use the level to ground lines on the sides of the attachments as shown when shell. DO NOT use a locking clip when using this seat as a using as a booster seat.
Warranty Position Shoulder Belt To help position the shoulder Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc. (DJG) warrants this product to the original belt, you may need to secure retail purchaser as follows: the shoulder belt in one of the This product is warranted against defective materials or workmanship two shoulder belt-positioning for one year from the date of original purchase.
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