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Romi Convertible Car Seat Your model may look different than one shown on cover. Rear-Facing: 5-40 lb (2.3-18 kg) and 19-40 in. (48-101.6 cm) Forward-Facing: 22-40 lb (10.1-18 kg) and 29-43 in. (73.6-110 cm) and at least 1 year old Read all instructions BEFORE USING this car seat.
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Welcome to the Maxi-Cosi Family! Thank you for choosing this car seat, also known as a child restraint! To help you get started using your child’s new car seat, Measure Adjust Car Seat to Your Child Fit Your Child here are the 4 main tasks you’ll need to...
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Your child’s safety is worth the time it will take to read and follow these instructions. Ready? Let’s go! Pages 1-4 will introduce you to the parts of the car seat. The Back Cover of this Install Car Seat Secure Your Child Manual and page 66 has into Your Vehicle in Car Seat...
Contents Getting Started Securing Child in Car Seat Parts of Car Seat Accessory Use Making Adjustments to Car Seat Choosing Car Seat Mode Changing Harness Height Rear-Facing Section Changing Buckle Position Harness System Adjustments Rear-Facing Child Fit for Smaller Infants Rear-Facing Vehicle Install Wash &...
Parts of Car Seat Head Pillow* Harness Covers* Removable Cup Holder* (attachment under pad) Harness Release Lever LATCH: Lower Anchor Belt (through opening in pad) Harness Adjustment Instruction Manual Strap Storage (under pad) *See pages 3-4 for Accessory Use. Your model may look different than one shown.
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Harness System Rear- Facing Belt Path Forward-Facing Belt Path Shoulder Rear-Facing Harness Slots Level Line Harness Straps Chest Clip Tether Strap Tether Storage Attachment Buckle Hip Harness Slots Harness Strap Splitter Plate Harness Adjustment Strap...
Accessory Use Removable Cup Holder The cup holder can be attached to either side of the car seat. (on select models) Pull the pad off the corner of the For Use in Rear-Facing car seat. Mode Forward-Facing Mode Align the symbol on the cup holder with the symbol on the The cup holder is top- car seat.
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Head Pillow Harness Covers (on select models) (on select models) Only For Use in For Use in Rear-Facing Mode Rear-Facing Mode Forward-Facing Mode If the harness covers will not allow To remove, from the back of proper positioning of the chest clip or the head pillow gently pull the interfere with getting a tight enough fabric tabs out of the shoulder...
Choosing Car Seat Mode American Academy of Pediatrics WARNING: Recommendations Infants and Toddlers Measure your child’s weight and height Should ride in a rear-facing car seat as long as possible, until (DO NOT guess) before choosing this car they reach the highest weight or height allowed by their car seat. seat’s mode.
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Rear-Facing Mode Forward-Facing Mode 5-40 lb (2.3-18 kg) and 22-40 lb (10.1-18 kg) and 19-40 in. (48-101.6 cm) 29-43 in. (73.6-110 cm) and at least 1 year old Rear-Facing Section Forward-Facing Section PAGE 7 PAGE 19 Rear-Facing Child Fit Forward-Facing Child Fit PAGE 9 PAGE 21 Rear-Facing Vehicle Install...
Rear-Facing Section 5-40 lb (2.3-18 kg) and 19-40 in. (48-101.6 cm) Children under 1 year of age MUST ride Rear-Facing. In this car seat, your child can remain Rear-Facing Before installing the car seat in your vehicle, check your until they outgrow any one of the following: child’s fit in the car seat.
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WARNING: NEVER install a rear- Check the vehicle belt or the lower facing child restraint anchor belt before each use. Use ONLY if the belt can be tightened in the front seat of a vehicle equipped with properly and locked securely in an active frontal airbag.
Rear-Facing Child Fit Fully Loosen Undo Chest Clip Place Child in Check Head Position Harness Straps & Buckle Car Seat The top of your child’s head MUST be at least 1 in. (2.5 Push down on the harness It may be easier to undo Your child’s bottom and cm) below the top of the release lever (through the...
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To change the harness strap height, see pages 33-35. Buckle To change the buckle Buckle position, see page 36-38. Strap To learn how to check harness tightness, see pages 30-32. Check Harness Check Buckle Position If you cannot achieve a snug harness fit for your child, see Strap Position •...
Rear-Facing Vehicle Install There are 2 different methods for install. Use only one: Before installing the car seat in your vehicle, check to see if you need to adjust the buckle position or harness height for your child. See page 9 for child fit. Once the car seat is installed, you will not be able to adjust the buckle position or the harness strap height.
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WARNING: DO NOT use both the LATCH: lower anchor belt and vehicle belt at the same time to install the car seat. Place Car Seat Rear- Check Rear-Facing Facing in Back Seat Level Line Rear-Facing Level Line on the car seat MUST be parallel with the ground.
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Locate Rear-Facing Belt Path & Route Vehicle Vehicle Belt or Lower Belt or Lower Anchor Belt Through It Anchor Belt Goes: For the LATCH belt: You may need to fully lengthen the belt • under the car seat pad; AND before routing it into the belt path.
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Bottom The lower anchor connector should be attached to the Buckle Vehicle Belt Depending on Your Model: Attach Lower vehicle’s lower anchor Anchor Belt Connectors or Hooks to switchable If your car has a bar with the thicker Vehicle’s Lower Anchors As Shown retractor, use it to lock the side at the top as...
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Finished Lower Anchor Belt Routing Tighten Belt Place your hand in the car seat and firmly push the car seat down and back towards the vehicle seat. Pull the belt towards you and parallel (in line) with the belt path as shown. For the LATCH belt or Lap Only Vehicle Belt: it may be easier to tighten if you Rear-Facing Belt Path, reach into the...
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If the car seat moves more than 1 in. (2.5 cm), you can try: • Pulling the belt tighter; OR • Reinstalling the car seat; OR • Changing to a Check Belt Tightness Secure Child in different seating location; OR Car Seat Hold the Rear-Facing Belt...
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Only if necessary, you may place a Recheck Rear- tightly rolled towel(s) or foam pool Facing Level Line noodle(s) under the front of the car seat to help make the Rear-Facing Redo the installation if the Level Line parallel with the ground. Rear-Facing Level Line is not parallel with the Check often to make sure padding is...
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FINISHED! Lap/Shoulder Belt Vehicle Belt Install: Is the vehicle belt locked? See step 5. LATCH: Lower Anchor Belt Install: Are the connectors or hooks securely attached to the vehicle’s lower anchors? See step 5. Lap Belt Is the belt tightened enough so that the car seat does not move more than 1 in.
Forward-Facing Section 22-40 lb (10.1-18 kg) and 29-43 in. (73.6-110 cm) and at least 1 year old Children MUST be at least 1 year of age to ride Forward-Facing. In this car seat, your child can remain harnessed Before installing the car seat in your vehicle, check your Forward-Facing until they outgrow any one of the child’s fit in the car seat.
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WARNING: You MUST ALWAYS attach, adjust, and secure DO NOT fasten multiple lower anchor the tether (top anchorage) strap when installing connectors or hooks on the same lower anchor the car seat in the Forward-Facing Mode with bar in the vehicle. internal harness.
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Forward-Facing Child Fit Fully Loosen Undo Chest Clip Place Child in Head Position Harness Straps & Buckle Car Seat The tops of your child’s ears MUST be below the top of Push down on the harness It may be easier to undo Your child’s bottom and back the car seat.
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To change the harness strap Buckle height, see pages 33-35. To change the buckle Buckle position, see page 36-38. Strap To learn how to check harness tightness, see pages 30-32. Harness Strap Buckle Position If you cannot achieve a snug Position harness fit for your child, see •...
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Forward-Facing Vehicle Install There are 2 different methods for install. Use only one: Before installing the car seat in your vehicle, check to see if you need to adjust the buckle position or harness height for your child. See page 21 for child fit. Once the car seat is installed, you will not be able to adjust the buckle position or the harness strap height.
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WARNING: DO NOT use both the LATCH: lower anchor belt and vehicle belt at the same time to install the car seat. You MUST ALWAYS attach, If your vehicle has a headrest adjust, and secure the that interferes with a flush car tether (top anchorage) strap seat fit, check your vehicle when installing the car seat...
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Locate Vehicle Top Lift Tether Adjuster to Loosely Attach Tether Anchors Loosen Tether Strap Tether Hook to Vehicle’s Top Review your vehicle owner’s Tether Anchor manual for top tether anchor locations and how to route the tether strap when there are vehicle headrests.
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Finished Lower Anchor Belt Locate Forward-Facing Belt Path & Route Vehicle Belt or Lower Routing Vehicle Belt or Lower Anchor Belt Through It Anchor Belt Goes: For the LATCH belt: You may need to fully lengthen • under the car seat pad; AND the belt before routing it into the belt path.
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Bottom The lower anchor connector should Buckle Vehicle Belt Depending on Your Model: be attached to the Attach Lower Anchor Belt Connectors vehicle’s lower If your car has a anchor bar with the or Hooks to Vehicle’s Lower Anchors switchable retractor, thicker side at the use it to lock the vehicle As Shown...
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If the car seat moves more than 1 in. (2.5 cm), you can try: • Pulling the belt tighter; OR • Reinstalling the car Tighten Tether Check Belt Tightness Tighten Belt seat; OR Push firmly on the back Hold the Forward-Facing Place your hand in the car seat and firmly •...
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FINISHED! Vehicle Belt Install: Is the vehicle belt locked? See Lap/Shoulder Belt + step 7. Tether LATCH: Lower Anchor Belt Install: Are the connectors or hooks securely attached to the vehicle’s lower anchors? See step 7. Is the belt tightened enough so the car seat does not Lap Belt + Tether move more than 1 in.
Securing Child in Car Seat Tighten Harness Place Child in Car Seat Buckle Harness Fasten Chest Clip Pull the harness adjustment Your child’s bottom and back Pull the harness straps up Insert right half of the chest strap straight out to snugly should be flat against the car to make sure the buckle is clip into the left half and...
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A snug strap should not allow any slack. It lies in a relatively straight line without sagging. It does not press on the child’s flesh or push the child’s body into an unnatural Position Chest Clip Check Harness Tightness position. Slide the chest clip up the Unfasten the harness covers.
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WARNING: FINISHED! Failure to fasten and tighten the harness Your child is now secured in the car seat. system correctly may allow the child to be Check your child’s fit often and make any ejected from the child restraint in a crash or needed adjustments to the car seat as sudden stop causing serious injury or death.
Changing Harness Height WARNING: The harness system MUST be installed correctly. DO NOT use a child restraint with damaged harness straps. Fully Loosen From Back of Car Harness Straps Seat, Remove Harness Straps Push down on the harness release Loops From lever (through the opening in the pad) while pulling out on the Splitter Plate...
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For Rear-Facing Child Fit, see page 9. For Forward-Facing Child Fit, see page 21. Pull Harness Straps Rethread Harness Out of Shoulder Straps into Correct Harness Slots Shoulder Harness Slots For Your Child continued on next page...
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To learn how to check harness tightness, see pages 30-32. If you cannot achieve a snug harness fit for your child, see pages 39-44. The sewn ends of the harness strap loops MUST face towards Check the harness straps you. often for any wear or DO NOT twist the harness strap or Attach Harness...
Changing Buckle Position WARNING: Failure to place buckle’s metal retainer completely through pad and child restraint can result in serious injury or death. Unbuckle Harness Turn Car Seat Over It may be easier to undo Locate the buckle’s metal the buckle by pressing retainer on the bottom of in towards the top of the the car seat.
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For Rear-Facing Child Fit, see page 9. For Forward-Facing Child Fit, see page 21. Rotate Metal From Top of Car Insert Buckle’s Metal Retainer & Push It Up Seat, Pull Buckle Out Retainer into Slot Through Buckle Slot of Car Seat & Pad Closest to Child in Car Seat The buckle MUST face out.
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To learn how to check harness tightness, see pages 30-32. If you cannot achieve a snug harness fit for your child, see pages 39-44. Pull Buckle’s Metal Check Buckle Retainer Completely Pull the buckle up to make Through Pad & sure it is secured.
Harness System Adjustments for Smaller Infants Adjusting Buckle If you cannot achieve a snug harness fit for your child, you may need to adjust the buckle strap and/or harness strap length as shown in this section. WARNING: The harness system MUST BE Pull Front of With Buckle in 1st Slot As installed correctly.
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From Bottom of Car Seat, From Top of Car Seat, Check Buckle Pull Metal Retainer Towards Lay Metal Retainer Pull the buckle up to make sure it You & Push It Up into Middle Flat Against Car Seat is secured. The buckle MUST NOT pull out.
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Adjusting Harness Straps Fully Loosen From Back of Car Seat, Pull Harness Straps Unthread Chest Clip Harness Straps Remove Harness Strap Out of Shoulder & Buckle Loops From Splitter Plate Harness Slots DO NOT undo the buckle. Push down on the harness release lever (through the opening in the pad) while pulling out on the harness...
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Lift Up Front of Car Pull Harness Strap Weave Harness Strap In & Out of Car Seat Seat Pad & Turn Car Down & Out of Hip Seat Over Harness Slot continued on next page...
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From Top of Car Seat, Make Harness Thread Buckle & Thread Harness Thread Harness Strap Strap Even Chest Clip Strap Into Correct Up Through Slot in Shoulder Harness The sewn ends of the The harness strap end goes Seat Pad Slots for Your Child harness strap loops MUST through the back of the...
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To return the harness For Rear-Facing Child strap to its original Fit, see page 9. configuration: For Forward-Facing 1. Go to page 45 and Child Fit, see page 21. The sewn ends of the follow steps 1-6. harness strap loops 2.
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Removing Seat Pad & Harness System Only remove the harness system to clean the seat pad. To remove accessories, see pages 3-4. Fully Loosen From Back of Car Pull Harness Straps Harness Straps Seat, Remove Out of Shoulder Harness Straps Harness Slots Push down on the harness release lever (through the...
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Unthread Buckle Pull Harness Strap Pull Pad Off Unthread Chest Clip Out of Car Seat of Car Seat DO NOT undo the buckle.
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Cleaning Parts of Car Seat Cleaning Pad & Accessories Cleaning Harness Strap Check the harness straps often for any wear or Machine wash separately with cold water on a gentle cycle. On select models: Make sure the harness covers are closed damage.
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Installing Seat Pad & Harness System Starting from Bottom Pull Harness Strap Across Thread Harness Strap of Car Seat, Slip Bottom of Car Seat With the sewn end of harness strap loop facing Pad on Car Seat The harness strap MUST lie in the buckle, thread the front of the harness adjustment Pull the harness adjustment...
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Thread Buckle & Thread Harness Make Harness Chest Clip Straps Into Correct Strap Even Shoulder Harness The sewn ends of the The harness strap end goes harness strap loops MUST Slots For Your Child through the back of the face each other. buckle tongues and through the chest clip front to back as shown.
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For Rear-Facing Child Fit, see page 9. For Forward-Facing Child Fit, see page 21. The sewn ends of the harness strap loops MUST Attach Harness Strap face towards you. Loops to Splitter Plate DO NOT twist the harness strap or the harness adjustment strap.
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LATCH: Lower Anchor Belt Adjuster Adjuster Seat Bight Connectors Hooks Lower Anchor Belt Lower Anchor Belt Parts Your vehicle’s features may be considerably different Storage Location than those pictured here. Style Depends on Model The lower anchors of LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) is a universal system for installing car seats without using vehicle seat belts.
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Connectors Hooks To Store Lower Anchor Belt To Remove Lower Anchor Belt from The lower anchor belt MUST When installing Forward- Vehicle’s Lower Anchor Bars Facing with vehicle belt, be properly stored in its storage location when: thread the lower anchor belt For Lower Anchor Connectors: Press the red release button on through the Rear-Facing •...
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Vehicle Belts Your vehicle’s features may be considerably different than those pictured here. You MUST Review Your If LATCH: lower anchors are not an option, you must use the Vehicle Owner’s Manual vehicle seat belt system to install the car seat. Not all vehicle belts and seating positions will work Your vehicle owner’s manual with car seats.
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Check How This Car Seat Will Be Locked Into Place Check Retractor The vehicle belt MUST NOT The ways this can be done are: Retractors pull seat belts See the next page for loosen after tightening. into stored positions some common types of •...
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Types of Retractors Switchable Retractor Automatic Locking Retractor Emergency Locking Retractor (most vehicles have this type) This retractor always locks. See Step 4 This retractor can be switched to a “Check Latch Plates” It will automatically lock after slowly locking mode. pulling the seat belt out at least halfway If the retractor does not lock, it is most and letting the belt go back into the...
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If you have an Emergency Emergency Locking Retractor with a Locking Sliding Latch Plate, you Locking Retractor with must use a locking clip. Latch Plate a Sliding Latch Please contact us for one, Plate see the back cover of the manual or page 66.
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Top Tether WARNING: Using this child restraint without the tether strap anchored as required by the manufacturer would be a misuse of the child restraint and, in a sudden stop or crash, could result in serious injury or death. DO NOT fasten multiple tether hooks on the same tether Your vehicle’s features may be considerably different than those pictured here.
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Child Restraint Use WARNING: NEVER take your child out of the child restraint DO NOT use any child restraint accessory except while the vehicle is moving. those approved by Dorel Juvenile Group. NEVER leave your child unattended. Placing your NEVER allow any child to play with this child child in a hot child restraint may result in burns.
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Vehicle Seating Position Children are safer when WARNING: properly restrained in rear seating positions than in the front seating positions. NEVER place a child rear-facing According to accident statistics, children in rear in a seating position with an active seating positions are statistically safer, whether frontal air bag.
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Installation in Vehicle To avoid your child being seriously burned, take WARNING: the following precautions: • Park in the shade or where the sun does not directly Check the vehicle belt or lower anchor belt hit the car seat. before each use. Use only if the belt can be tightened properly and locked securely in place.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration states to severe car crash. that for a crash to be considered minor ALL of the following Maxi-Cosi Car Seat 05/16/2015 This car seat is intended to protect a child in a single crash.
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You must register this restraint to be reached in a recall. Send your name, address, e-mail address if available and the restraint’s model number and manufacturing date to: Dorel Juvenile Group Maxi-Cosi Car Seat 05/16/2015 2525 State Street Maxi-Cosi Car Seat...
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Aircraft Information Install the car seat in a window seat to avoid blocking the aisle. If the aircraft lap belt is too short, ask the flight This restraint is certified for aircraft use. attendant for a belt extender. Use only on forward-facing aircraft seats. Contact the airline Rear-Facing Aircraft Installation for their specific policies.
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Warranty Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc. (DJG) warrants this product to Proof of purchase is required and shipping charges the original retail purchaser as follows: This product is are the responsibility of the consumer. warranted against defective materials or workmanship Warranty Limitations: This warranty does not include for one year from the date of original purchase.
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Consumer Care Department at Please note: Our product warranty only applies when 1-800-951-4113; or text us at 1-812-652-2525. purchased from an authorized Maxi-Cosi retailer. The origin of products not purchased through these authorized retailers is unknown and could be counterfeit.
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Replacement Parts List (on select models) For parts availability and questions, • Buckle Assembly • Lower Anchor Belt call, text, or chat. • Chest Clip • Top Tether If requested color is not available, • Harness Strap similar color will be substituted. •...
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Send Us a Text: 1-812-652-2525 (US and Canada Only. Carrier Fees May Apply) Find Us Online: www.maxicosi.com Email Us: support@djgusa.com Give Us a Call: 1-800-951-4113 (Toll Free, US and Canada Only)
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