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Maxi-Cosi Mico Max 30 Instructions Manual

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Mico Max 30
Infant Car Seat
KEEP INSTRUCTIONS
FOR FUTURE USE.
Read all instructions
before using this
child restraint.
4358-7953
5.27.20
WARNING
Failure to follow the warnings on
the labels and in the instruction manual can
result in serious injury or death to your child.

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  • Page 1 Mico Max 30 Infant Car Seat KEEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE USE. Read all instructions before using this child restraint. 4358-7953 5.27.20 WARNING Failure to follow the warnings on the labels and in the instruction manual can result in serious injury or death to your child.
  • Page 2 Overview Quick Navigation REAR-FACING Welcome to the Maxi-Cosi family and thank you for choosing this car seat, also known as a child restraint! 4-30 lb (1.8-13.6 kg) and 32 in. (81.3 cm) or less in height To help you get started using your child’s new car seat, here PAGE 7 are the 4 main tasks you’ll need to complete.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Installation in Vehicle Rear-Facing Use With Base ......37 Vehicle Belt Install With Base......39 Getting Started LATCH: Lower Anchor Install with Base ....45 Parts of Car Seat ..........1 Rear-Facing Use Without Base ......51 Accessory Use ..........4 Vehicle Belt Install Without Base ......52 Rear-Facing Use Requirements ......6 Preparing Car Seat for Child Fit ......8...

  • Page 4: Parts Of Car Seat

    Parts of Car Seat Carry Handle Canopy Stroller Carry Release Instruction Handle Buttons Manual Adujustment Base Storage Release Buttons Harness (under pad) Handle Release Lever Shell Rear-Facing (under fl ap) Removable Level Line Belt Path Harness Base (when used Adjustment without the Strap base)

  • Page 5: Accessory Use

    Accessory Use Head Pillow When using the head pillow, make sure it does not cover your child’s face in any way. Base Belt Path Openings You may remove it for bigger infants. Lock Bars LATCH: Lower To remove, pull it off of the harness Anchor straps.

  • Page 6: Rear-Facing Use Requirements

    Rear-Facing Use Requirements Harness Covers Measure your child’s weight and height The harness covers help provide comfort (do not guess) before using this car seat. to your child’s neck. If the harness covers Your child’s height, weight, and age determine how the car will not allow proper positioning of the seat should be placed in the vehicle.

  • Page 7: Preparing Car Seat For Child Fit

    Preparing Car Seat for Child Fit School-Aged Children Remove Car Seat From Base Once they have outgrown their forward-facing car seat, From the back of the car seat, children should use a belt-positioning booster seat until the slide the base release handle up vehicle’s lap and shoulder seat belt fi...

  • Page 8: Rear-Facing Child Fit

    Rear-Facing Child Fit Head Position Release Chest Clip The top of your child’s head Hold each side of the chest clip must be at least 1 in. (2.5 cm) and press on the release button below the top of the car seat. with your thumb and pull apart.

  • Page 9: Changing Harness Strap Position

    Changing Harness Strap Position Rethread Harness Strap Fully Loosen Harness Straps Into Correct Shoulder Harness Slots For Your Child Push down on the harness release lever (through the opening in the Make sure the shoulder harness pad) while pulling out on the slots in the pad are correctly lined harness straps as shown.

  • Page 10: Changing Buckle Position

    Changing Buckle Position Unbuckle Harness From Top of Car Seat, Pull Buckle Out of Shell Press in on the red button and Buckle and Pad pull out the buckle tongues. Tongue Turn Car Seat Over Insert Buckle’s Metal Retainer into Buckle Slot Locate the buckle’s metal retainer Closest to Your Child on the bottom of the shell.

  • Page 11: Harness System Adjustments For Smaller Infants

    Harness System Adjustments for Smaller Infants Check Buckle If you cannot achieve a snug harness fi t for your child, make these adjustments. Pull up on the buckle to make sure it is secured. With Buckle in the 1st The buckle must not pull out. Slot As Shown, Turn Car Seat Over If you need to move the buckle to...
  • Page 12 Replace Pad and Pull Harness Strap Out of Check Buckle Shoulder Harness Slots Pull up on the buckle to make sure it is secured. The buckle must not pull out. Rethread Harness Strap Into Fully Loosen Harness Straps Correct Shoulder Harness Push down on the harness release Slots For Your Child lever (through the opening in the...

  • Page 13: Removing And Installing Car Seat To Base

    Removing and Installing Car Seat to Base Attach 2nd Harness Strap Loops to Splitter Plate To Remove Car Seat from As Shown Base The sewn ends of the harness From the back of the car seat, slide strap loops must face towards the base release handle up and lift you.

  • Page 14: Base Use

    Base Use Canopy Use Cleaning Canopy Adjusting Base Hand wash using warm sudsy water. Line dry. The base has multiple positions. Canopy Parts From the front of the base, squeeze the base recline handle and lift or lower the front of base. When installing with the base, you may have to adjust the base to get Canopy Hoop...

  • Page 15: Carrier Use

    Carrier Use To Install Canopy To Adjust Carry Handle The canopy hoop has an angle Squeeze both of the adjustment that will make the canopy lean buttons on each side of the carry forward when installed. Make handle. sure the angle is correct when Rotate the carry handle up or you thread the canopy hoop into down to the desired location.

  • Page 16: Securing Child In Car Seat

    Securing Child in Car Seat Place Child in Car Seat WARNINGS The child’s bottom and back should be fl at against the car seat. Read ALL instructions before using child restraint as a car- rier. Position the harness straps over your child’s shoulders and upper thighs.

  • Page 17: Unbuckle Harness

    Position Chest Clip Slide the chest clip up the harness Finished! straps and position it at mid-chest (even with armpits) and away from The child is now secured in the car your child’s neck. seat. Check your child’s fi t often and make Check Harness Tightness any needed adjustments to the car seat as they grow.

  • Page 18: Latch: Lower Anchor Use

    LATCH: Lower Anchor Use Adjuster Lower Anchor Bars Lower Anchor Vehicle Connectors Seat Bight Lower Anchor Belt Lower Anchor Storage Attachment Belt Parts Your vehicle’s features may be considerably different To Remove Lower Anchor Belt from Storage than those pictured here. Location on Base: The lower anchors of LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Press the red release button on each connector, then pull...

  • Page 19: Vehicle Belts

    Vehicle Belts You Must Review Your Vehicle Owner’s Manual Your vehicle owner’s manual Lap/Shoulder Belts will let you know which vehicle belts and seating positions car seats can be installed in. Determine How This Car Your vehicle’s features may be considerably different Seat Will Be Locked than those pictured here.
  • Page 20 Check Retractor Retractors pull seat belts into stored positions and lock the belt Automatic Locking Retractor to hold passengers in place. This retractor always locks. See the next page for some common types of vehicle belt It will automatically lock after slowly pulling the seat belt retractors that will work with this out at least halfway and letting the belt go back into the car seat.
  • Page 21 Sliding latch plates easily slip Check Latch Plates between the lap and shoulder Latch plates are the part of the portions of the belt. seat belt that goes into the buckle. If you have an Emergency To see if the latch plate locks: Locking Retractor with a Sliding Latch Plate, you must 1.

  • Page 22: Rear-Facing Use With Base

    Rear-Facing Use with Base 4-30 lb (1.8-13.6 kg) and Never install a rear-facing child restraint in the front seat of a vehicle equipped with an 32 in. (81.3 cm) or less in height active frontal airbag. Check the vehicle belt or the lower anchor belt before each use.

  • Page 23: Vehicle Belt Install With Base

    Vehicle Belt Install with Base Check if Your Vehicle Belts Before you begin installing the seat Will Work With This Car Seat into your vehicle, did you check: This is very important because Your child’s weight and height? not all vehicle belts will work See page 7.
  • Page 24 Check Belt Tightness Buckle Vehicle Belt Hold the base at the belt path with your weaker hand. Push and pull from side to side. It should not move more than 1 in. (2.5 cm) . If it moves more than 1 in. (2.5 cm), you can try: •...
  • Page 25 With Child Secured in NOTE: You may need to place a tightly rolled towel(s) or foam Car Seat, Attach Car Seat pool noodle(s) under the front of to Base the base to help make the level Pull up on the front two corners line parallel with the ground.

  • Page 26: Latch: Lower Anchor Install With Base

    LATCH: Lower Anchor Install with Base Loosen Lower Anchor Belt Before you begin installing the seat Only 1 connector has an adjuster. into your vehicle, did you check: Push the adjuster’s button and Your child’s weight and height? pull the belt to loosen. See page 7.
  • Page 27 Locate Vehicle’s Lower Tighten Belt Anchor Bars Place your hand on the base. Review your vehicle owner’s Firmly push the base down and manual for lower anchor locations towards the vehicle seat back and lower anchor belt use. while pulling the free end of the belt parallel with the base belt path.
  • Page 28 Secure Child in Car Seat Recheck Level Line To properly secure your child in Redo the installation if level the car seat, see pages 26-28. line is not parallel with the ground. Check your child’s fi t often and make any needed adjustments to the car seat as they grow.

  • Page 29: Rear-Facing Use Without Base

    Vehicle Belt Install Rear-Facing Use Without Base Without Base 4-30 lb (1.8-13.6 kg) and 32 in. (81.3 cm) or less in height Before you begin installing the seat into your vehicle, did you check: Your child’s weight and height? See page 7. Lap Belt Lap/Shoulder Belt Your child’s fi...
  • Page 30 Check if Your Vehicle Belts With Child Secured in Car Will Work With This Car Seat Seat, Place Car Seat in Vehicle Rear-Facing This is very important because not all vehicle belts will work Center the car seat in the chosen with car seats.
  • Page 31 Tighten Belt Recheck Level Line Lay your forearm across the car Redo the installation if level seat at the belt path while pull- line is not parallel with the ing the shoulder belt or the free ground. end of the lap belt to tighten. NOTE: You may need to place a tightly rolled towel(s) or foam pool noodle(s) under the front...

  • Page 32: Removing Seat Pad Set For Cleaning

    Removing Seat Pad Set for Cleaning Pull Shoulder Harness Pad Slots Out From You do not need to remove the harness system to Behind Plastic Strip in Pad remove the pad. As Shown To remove accessories, see pages 4-5. Release Chest Clip and Pull Back Panel of Pad Buckle Forward As Shown...

  • Page 33: Removing Harness System

    Removing Harness System Fully Loosen Harness Unthread Chest Clip Strap Push down on the harness release lever (through the opening in the pad) while pulling out on the harness strap as shown. From Back of Car Seat, Unthread Buckle Remove Harness Strap Do not unbuckle.

  • Page 34: Cleaning Parts Of Car Seat And Installing Seat Pad Set

    Cleaning Parts of Car Seat and Installing Seat Pad Set Cleaning Pad and Accessories Turn Car Seat Over Machine wash separately with cold water on a gentle cycle. Do not use bleach. Tumble dry separately for 10-12 Locate the buckle’s metal minutes on low heat.

  • Page 35: Installing Harness System

    Installing Harness System Pull Harness Adjustment Insert Buckle’s Metal Strap and Buckle Through Retainer into Buckle Slot Slots in Pad Closest to Your Child The buckle must face out. Attach Pad to Tabs on Both Sides of Shell Pull Buckle’s Metal Retainer Completely Through Pad and Shell Tuck Pad Behind Harness...

  • Page 36: And Shell

    Thread Buckle and Chest Thread Harness Strap Clip With the sewn end of the The harness strap ends go harness strap loop facing the through the back of the buckle buckle, thread the harness strap tongues and through the chest down through the hip harness clip, front to back as shown.

  • Page 37: Aircraft Information

    Aircraft Information Attach 1st Harness Strap This restraint is certified for aircraft use. Loops to Splitter Plate Install the car seat in a window seat to avoid blocking The sewn ends of the harness the aisle. If the aircraft lap belt is too short, ask the flight strap loops must face towards you.

  • Page 38: Replacement And Expiration Of Car Seat

    Replacement and Expiration of Car Seat Do not risk your child’s safety. Replacement After a Moderate to Severe Crash You must replace this car seat if it has been in a To keep your child as safe as possible, Dorel Juvenile Group strongly recommends replacing the car seat even after a moderate to severe car crash.

  • Page 39: Child Restraint Use

    Installation in Vehicle Child Restraint Use Check the vehicle belt or LATCH: lower anchor belt Never take your child out of the child restraint while the vehicle is moving. before each use. Use only if the belt can be tightened properly and locked securely in place.

  • Page 40: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting 1. If the child restraint buckle or harness release lever Children are safer when properly sticks or you cannot get the straps tight enough around restrained in rear seating positions than in the front seating positions. child: According to accident statistics, children in rear seating DO NOT LUBRICATE.

  • Page 41: Registration And Safety Notices

    Dorel Juvenile Group 2525 State Street AB123CDE MAXI-COSI CAR SEAT Columbus, IN 47201 or call 1-800-951-4113 or register online at: www.djgusa.com/registration/carseat/us. For recall information, call the U.S. Government’s Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1–888–327–4236 (TTY: 1–800–424–...

  • Page 42: Warranty

    Warranty Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc. (DJG) warrants this product Proof of purchase is required and shipping to the original retail purchaser as follows: charges are the responsibility of the consumer. This product is warranted against defective materials Warranty Limitations: or workmanship for one year from the date of original This warranty does not include damages which arise purchase.
  • Page 43 Consumer Care Please note: Our product warranty only applies when Department at 1-800-951-4113;...

  • Page 44: Replacement Parts List

    If you already know which parts you need, you may complete your order with a credit card by calling us at Text: 1-812-652-2525 1-800-544-1108. Website: www.maxi-cosi.com We accept Visa or MasterCard. Hours of Operation: Hours of Operation: M-TH: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM EST...

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