Replacement And Expiration Of Car Seat - Maxi-Cosi Coral XP Base Instructions Manual

Replacement & Expiration
of Car Seat
Do not risk your child's safety.
To keep your child as safe as possible,
Dorel Juvenile Group strongly recommends
replacing the car seat even after a minor crash;
even if it was not occupied at the time.
Replacement After a Minor Crash
The National Highway Traffi c Safety Administration states
that for a crash to be considered minor
ALL of the following must be true:
• Vehicle able to drive away from the crash site; AND
• Vehicle door nearest the car seat was not dam-
aged; AND
• No passengers were injured; AND
• Airbags did not deploy; AND
• There is no visible damage to the car seat.
If the crash your car seat was involved in meets ALL the
criteria, you may not need to replace the car seat.
If one or more of these criteria are not true
or if you are uncertain of any of your answers,
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replace the car seat immediately.
Replacement After a Moderate
to Severe Crash
You must replace this car seat if it has been in a
moderate to severe car crash.
This car seat is intended to protect
a child in a single crash.
During a crash, the car seat and all of its parts absorb
crash energy which can deform or weaken it. Damage
is not always visible. A damaged car seat must be
replaced immediately.
Expiration
Do not use this base more than 8
years after the date of manufacture.
You will fi nd the manufacture date
on the label located on the top of the
base.
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