Summary of Contents for Fisher-Price Safe Embrace 79755
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Safe Embrace ® Booster Car Seat OWNER’S MANUAL Model 79755...
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Message to Parents Thank you for choosing the Fisher-Price ® Safe Embrace Booster Car Seat. Before ® you use the booster car seat, please take time to read and understand this manual completely. DO NOT allow others to use this booster car seat until they understand these instructions for proper use.
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WARNING Proper installation and use depends on you! If you do not follow the instructions in this manual and the labels on the booster car seat, paying particular attention to the warning statements, your child could be at risk of striking the vehicle’s interior during a sudden stop or crash, resulting in serious injury or death.
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WARNING NEVER put anything on your vehicle seat (such as a cushion) to raise the booster car seat. This will create too much slack in the vehicle belt system. In a sudden stop or crash, a loose vehicle belt system will not be able to properly restrain your child.
Send your name, address, the restraint’s model number and manufacturing date (located on the back side of the seat) to: Fisher-Price, Inc., 636 Girard Avenue, East Aurora, New York 14052, or call 1-800-432-5437. For recall information, call the U.S. Government’s Auto Safety Hotline at 1-800-424-9393 (202-366-0123 in the Washington D.C.
IMPORTANT! • USE ONLY a vehicle lap and shoulder belt system to restrain your child in this booster car seat. • Please read this entire manual carefully before using this booster car seat. Keep this manual under the clip on the back side of the booster car seat for easy reference.
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• This restraint is not certified for aircraft use. This booster car seat requires the use of a lap and shoulder belt system to restrain your child. Aircraft do not have lap and shoulder belt systems. • Fisher-Price ® recommends that child restraints be replaced after eight years to provide the best assurance that the child restraint is: in reliable working condition;...
Pad Assembly Fit the bottom of the pad onto the seating area of the shell. Turn the booster car seat around so that the back faces you. Fit the top of the pad over the top of the shell. Fit the sides of the pad around the adjustable shoulder belt positioners. Attach the pad’s elastic loops to the clips on each side of the pad.
What Kind of Vehicle Belt System Do You Have? YOU MUST USE A LAP AND SHOULDER BELT WITH THIS BOOSTER CAR SEAT! There are many different types of vehicle belt systems. Some vehicle belt systems can never be used with this booster car seat. Check to determine which type of vehicle belt system or systems you have in your vehicle.
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What Kind of Vehicle Belt System Do You Have? The illustrations on the next page show vehicle belt systems that can never be used with the booster car seat. If you do not have a seating location with a usable lap and shoulder vehicle belt system, DO NOT use this booster car seat. Your vehicle manufacturer may be able to install a vehicle belt system that will be able to restrain your child properly in this booster car seat.
NEVER USE These Vehicle Belt Systems NEVER USE Lap Only Belt Explanation – There is no shoulder belt. A lap and shoulder belt system is required to restrain your child in this booster car seat.
Selecting a Vehicle Seating Location for Your Booster Car Seat IMPORTANT! Accident statistics show that children are safer when properly restrained in rear vehicle seating locations than in front seating locations. Only use the front seat when no acceptable rear seating location is avail- able.
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Selecting a Vehicle Seating Location for Your Booster Car Seat Front of Vehicle Front of Vehicle The rear seating locations are ALWAYS preferred. ALWAYS use vehicle seats that *You can use the rear, center seating location face the front of the vehicle. if it is equipped with a lap/shoulder belt.
Restraining Your Child Once you have selected an accept- able seating location, adjust the vehi- cle seat back to the upright position. Place the booster car seat on the vehicle seat, firmly against the vehicle seat back. Place your child on the booster car seat, with his lower back against the booster car seat back.
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Restraining Your Child WARNING NEVER put anything on your vehicle seat (such as a cushion) to raise the booster car seat. This will create too much slack in the vehicle belt system. In a sudden stop or crash, a loose vehicle belt system will not be able to properly restrain your child.
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Restraining Your Child Route the lap portion of the vehicle lap and shoulder belt across your child’s lap. Buckle the vehicle lap and shoulder belt. Booster Car Seat...
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Restraining Your Child WARNING USE ONLY the vehicle’s lap and shoulder belt system when restraining the child in this booster car seat. Using a lap only belt will still allow your child’s head to move forward in a sudden stop or crash, possibly causing your child’s head to strike the vehicle’s interior or your child’s knees hard enough to cause injury or death.
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Restraining Your Child Tighten the lap portion of the vehicle lap and shoulder belt by pulling the shoulder portion. Booster Car Seat...
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Restraining Your Child IMPORTANT! • Make sure the lap portion of the vehicle lap and shoulder belt is positioned low on your child’s lap. If it is positioned high on your IMPORTANT! child’s abdomen, your child may suffer an internal injury in a sudden stop or crash.
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Restraining Your Child Fit the vehicle shoulder belt up through the slot in the adjustable shoulder belt positioner. HINT Some vehicle belt systems have labels with instructions for use with car seats. Read the instructions on your vehicle’s belt or refer to your vehicle owner’s manual for specific instructions on how to tighten your vehicle belt system.
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Restraining Your Child Press the button on the the adjustable shoulder belt positioner and slide the positioner up or down to position the vehicle shoulder belt over your child’s shoulder. IMPORTANT! Make sure the vehicle shoulder belt moves freely through the adjustable shoulder belt positioner.
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Restraining Your Child CORRECT CORRECT INCORRECT INCORRECT INCORRECT INCORRECT The vehicle shoulder Make sure the vehicle shoulder belt is NOT on belt should be over your child’s face, neck or arm. your child’s shoulder. Booster Car Seat...
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Restraining Your Child WARNING NEVER allow the shoulder belt to be moved off of your child’s shoulder. It is critical that your child not move the shoulder belt out of position after you have adjusted it. Booster Car Seat...
• Replace the pad on the shell (see “Pad Assembly” instructions on page 8). Consumer Information If you have any questions about proper use of your booster car seat or would like to order replacement parts, please call Fisher-Price Consumer Relations, ®...
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