Replacement And Expiration Of Car Seat; Child Restraint And Booster Seat Use; Installation In Vehicle - Safety 1st Crosstown Manual

Replacement and
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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 damaged; 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, 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
On the back of the car seat there is a date of
manufacture label as shown.
Do not use this car seat more than 10 years after
the date of manufacture.

Child Restraint and Booster Seat Use

Never take your child out of the child restraint or booster seat
while the vehicle is moving.
Never leave your child unattended. Placing your child in a hot
child restraint or booster seat may result in burns.
Do not use a child restraint or booster seat with damaged or
missing parts.
Do not use a child restraint with cut, frayed or damaged har-
nesses.
Do not substitute parts or try to modify the child restraint or
booster seat in any way.
Do not lubricate buckles and fasteners.
Do not use any child restraint or booster seat accessory except
those approved by Dorel Juvenile Group.
Never allow any child to play with this child restraint or booster
seat; it is not a toy.
Do not remove or cover up any of the warning labels or other
labels on the child restraint or booster seat.
This child restraint has been certifi ed for use in passenger ve-
hicles. Do not use in a boat, on a motorcycle or in a cargo van or
bus where there are no seat belts or tether anchors.
Read all instructions for additional warnings.

Installation in Vehicle

Check the vehicle belt or UAS belt before each use. Use only if
the belt can be tightened properly and locked securely in place.
Even when unoccupied, this child restraint must be fi rmly
secured to the vehicle with a UAS belt or with the vehicle seat
belt.
Even when unoccupied, this booster seat must be fi rmly secured
to the vehicle with the vehicle seat belt.
In a crash or sudden stop, an unsecured child restraint or booster
seat could injure occupants.
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