Before First Use; Installation Of The Child Seat - RECARO Zero.1 Elite Instructions For Installation And Use Manual

must be followed carefully, otherwise the child could be exposed to risks while travelling.
· The belts must not be twisted or trapped and must be completely tightened.
· IMPORTANT: Ensure that the lap belts in particular are tight and fitted as low as possible
across the child's pelvis.
· Warning: The child car seat, when used rearward-facing, must never be used on a seat that is
equipped with an active front airbag.
· Warning: The child seat is not allowed to be used on vehicle seats, which are installed at right
angles to the direction of travel. The child seat should not be used on rearward-facing seats,
for example in a van or minibus.
· The infant carrier is only allowed to be used in combination with the child seat in the vehicle
and only in rearward-facing orientation.
· Please keep any parts removed in a safe place for later use!
· After an accident, the child seat must be removed and tested in the factory.
· Always ensure that luggage and other items are adequately secured, particularly those on the
rear window shelf, as these could cause injury in the event of a collision. Set a good example
and always fasten your seat belt. An adult who is not wearing a seat belt can also endanger
the child's safety.
· Always strap your child in.
· Never leave your child unattended in the child seat.
· Protect the child seat from direct sunlight in order to avoid your child being burnt by it and to
preserve the colour of the cover.
· The child seat must not be used without the cover. The cover must never be replaced with a
cover which has not been recommended by the manufacturer, since this cover comprises an
integral part of the seat safety system.
· Before setting off, always check the indicator display on the front of the seat base and make
sure that it is green.

3. Before first use

· The RECARO Zero.1 Elite comes in the forward-facing position. For babies up to 15 months
old and less than 76 cm tall the seat shell must be used in rear-facing direction (fig. 5).
· For the conversion of the shell orientation from forward-facing to rearward-facing or the other
way around see chapter 6.
· NOTICE: The RECARO Zero.1 Elite comes with the already installed infant carrier. For the use
of the child seat with the infant carrier see chapter 5.1. For the use of the child seat without
the infant carrier see chapter 5.2.

4. Installation of the child seat

· Push the ISOFIX guides through the gap in the upholstery between the backrest and seat and
onto the ISOFIX brackets. Ensure that the open side is located on the top (fig. 6). This may not
be required if the vehicle is fitted with fixed ISOFIX guides.
· Fold out the support leg before installing the child seat into the vehicle (fig. 7).
· NOTICE: The support leg must always be folded out when using the child seat.
· To extend the ISOFIX connectors, operate the ISOFIX length adjustment -lever (14) at the
front, above the support foot, and pull out the ISOFIX-connectors (5) as far as the stop (fig. 8).
· Now position the RECARO Zero.1 Elite on the ISOFIX brackets and push until you hear the
connectors lock in place (fig. 9).
· NOTICE: Before installing the child seat on the passenger seat, adjust the passenger seat in its
rearmost position. Make sure that the child seat is not trapped by the dashboard or the vehicle
door.
· IMPORTANT: Both ISOFIX-displays must change to green. Check that the child seat is securely
locked in place by pulling it (fig. 10).
· Lift the ISOFIX-length adjustment lever (14) and push the RECARO Zero.1 Elite towards the
backrest until it fits snuggly against it (fig. 11).
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