Forward facing 22-40 lbs. 10.1-18 kg 34-43" 85.1-110 cm and over 1 years old, highback booster 40-100 lbs. 18.1-45.4 kg 43-52" 110.1-132.1 cm and at least 4 years old (27 pages)
Convertible car seat, rear-facing child restraint 5-40 lb 2.3-18 kg and 19-40 in. 48-101.6 cm, forward-facing child restraint 22-65 lb 10.1-29 kg and 29-49 in. 73.6-125 cm and at least 2 years old (31 pages)
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A. Before You Begin........Pages 3-8 E. Installing Rear Facing ....... Pages 38-48 A-1 Thank you.. E-1 Preparing to Install Rear Facing A-2 Registration and Safety Notices A-3 Understanding Your Child Restraint E-2 Preparing to Install LATCH Rear Facing E-3 Installing Rear Facing with LATCH E-4 Installing Rear Facing with Vehicle Belts B.
A-1 Thank You... A-2 Registration and Safety Notices Thank you for choosing this car seat, referred to throughout Please complete the postage-paid registration card that this manual as a child restraint. The DJG family is committed came with your child restraint, and send it to us. Child to creating a child restraint with the most comfort and restraints could be recalled for safety reasons.
A-3 Understanding Your Child Restraint Harness System Detail Front View Adjustable Headrest Cup Holder Chest Clip Lower Harness Slots Headrest Adjustment Harness Release Lever Lever (under flap) Harness Strap Buckle Strap (on back of headrest) Harness Buckle Tongues Buckle Strap Slots Tightening Strap Upper Harness Slots Buckle...
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Side View Back View Top Anchorage Top Anchorage Forward-Facing Recline Base Strap (Tether) Strap (Tether) Belt Path Instruction Storage Storage Harness Strap (between headrest pad Rear-Facing Belt Splitter Plate Path and headrest) Recline Handle Level to Ground Lines (on side of plastic shell) LATCH Hook LATCH Adjuster LATCH Storage...
B-3 Child Restraint Use Do not use this child restraint unless the child is 5-65 lbs (2.3-29 kg) and 19-49 in. Failure to follow these warnings can result in (48-125 cm). the serious injury or death of your child. To help you recognize instructions which are Never take your child out of the child most critical to your child’s safety, we use this...
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C-1 Choosing Position for Your Child C-2 Preparing Child Restraint to Fit Your Child Your child’s height, weight, and age determine how your child restraint should be placed in the vehicle. Make these adjustments with your child in the child restraint before you install in the vehicle.
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Rotate metal retainer, then Place Child in Child insert retainer up through Restraint the shell and pad. Place the child’s bottom and back flat against the child restraint. This will allow the harness straps to be properly tightened. From the top, pull buckle free from shell and pad.
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Forward-Facing Pull up on buckle to make Position sure it is secured. The buckle must not pull out. Upper harness slot must be even with or just above the shoulders. If the upper harness slot is below the child’s shoulders with the headrest in the Failure to place buckle’s metal retainer highest position, do not...
C-3 Securing Child in Child Restraint Position Harness Do not use this child restraint rear Straps Over the facing if the top of your child’s Child’s Shoulders head is above the top of the child restraint’s headrest. Do not use this child restraint forward facing if the midpoint of your child’s head is above the top of the child restraint’s headrest.
Tighten Harness C-4 Removing Child From Child Restraint Pull on harness Loosen Harness tightening strap to tighten harness snugly. Press on harness release lever while pulling on NOTE: A snug strap should harness straps above the not allow any slack. It lies buckle to loosen.
C-5 Reclining Child Restraint C-6 Removing Seat Pad for Cleaning Remove Harness This child restraint has 4 Straps from Splitter recline positions: Plate Rear Facing - Fully loosen harness straps. Locate splitter For children 5-22 lbs (2.3- plate on the back of 10 kg), recline so that the the child restraint and bottom most recline level to...
Remove Seat Pad Rotate metal retainer, then insert retainer up through Slide the pad attachment the shell and pad. tab down and out of the slot on both sides of the shell. From the top, pull buckle Starting from the front, free from shell and pad.
C-7 Replacing Seat Pad and Harness Gently pull the pad off the headrest by starting at the System top and pull the pad down and off. Do not use child restraint without the seat pad. Replace Headrest Pad DO NOT remove the Air Protect or G-Cell side Starting from the bottom, foam protection systems.
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Pull both harness straps Stretch pad over the side through the lower harness and reconnect the pad slots. tab into the upper slot on both sides. Install Buckle Insert the buckle’s metal From the front, push the retainer through the slot harness adjustment strap up closest to child.
Attach Harness Straps to Pull up on buckle to make Splitter Plate sure it is secured. From the back of the child The buckle must not pull restraint, fit the harness out. strap loops onto the splitter plate. The sewn end of the harness strap loops MUST face towards you.
D-1 Understanding Your Vehicle Safety Tip: Your vehicle’s features may be considerably different than To avoid your child being seriously burned, those pictured here. Consult your vehicle owner’s manual to take the following precautions: help identify your vehicle’s specific features and locations. 1.
D-3 Choosing LATCH or Vehicle Belts LATCH Anchor Bars The LATCH System Use the child restraint LATCH (Lower Anchors and only on vehicle seats Tethers for CHildren) is a that face forward. Do not universal system for installing use on seats that face child restraints without using the sides or rear of the vehicle seat belts.
D-4 Knowing Your Vehicle Belts To learn if you have this type of vehicle belt, gently pull the vehicle belt Review your vehicle owner’s manual for vehicle seat belt use all the way out of the retractor (spool), with child restraints. This is your best source for information let it return several inches, then pull concerning your vehicle.
E-1 Preparing to Install Rear Facing You should not need to use a locking clip. Consult your vehicle owner’s manual. 5-40 lbs (2.3-18 kg) and 19-40 in. (48-101.6 cm) If the latch plate slides up and down on the vehicle belt, Rear Facing using 5-point harness and you have an ELR retractor, you MUST use a locking clip to install the child restraint.
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Routing LATCH Belt Insert the LATCH hook that Never place a child rear facing in a has the adjuster closest to seating position with an active frontal it through the rear-facing airbag. This can result in serious belt path. injury or death. This child restraint must always face the rear Thread LATCH of the vehicle and be in the fully reclined...
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DO NOT rotate past the E-3 Installing Rear Facing with top most upright level to LATCH ground line. NOTE: Review your vehicle owner’s manual for LATCH belt use. Adjust child restraint if needed. You may need to place Do not use the LATCH system along with large rolled towel(s) the vehicle lap or lap/shoulder belt.
Tighten LATCH Belt To Remove LATCH Belt From Vehicle Push down firmly on the Anchor child restraint and pull up Remove child from child on the free end of belt to restraint. Press down tighten. firmly on adjuster side of child restraint and press release button to release tension.
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You may need to place Store LATCH a large rolled towel(s) NOTE: You may need to raise or foam pool noodle(s) the headrest to thread the (A) under the front of LATCH belt. the child restraint to help achieve the correct recline.
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Check Belt Tightness Pull Latch Plate Across to Opposite Side Grasp the child restraint at the belt path with one Reach under pad and pull hand. Push and pull the the vehicle belt across child restraint from side the shell. Vehicle belt to side, forward and MUST be under pad and back.
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F-1 Preparing to Install Forward Facing Safety Tip: 22-65 lbs (10.1-29 kg) and 29-49 in. (73.6-125 cm) and at least 1 Year Old. Forward Facing using 5-point Experts agree that children should remain harness rear facing as long as possible. In this child restraint, your child can remain rear facing up to 40 lbs (18 kg) and up to 40 in (101.6 cm).
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F-3 Preparing to Install To Adjust Top Anchorage Strap (tether): LATCH Forward Facing To tighten; After the Pull loose child restraint is locked end to into place with LATCH or NOTE: Pull the LATCH belt out of the rear-facing belt path if you tighten vehicle belt, put knee in have used this child restraint rear facing.
F-4 Installing Forward Facing Installation Tip: With LATCH Loosely attach the NOTE: Review your vehicle owner’s manual for LATCH belt use. tether hook before attaching the LATCH belt. Consult vehicle owner’s Do not use the LATCH system along with the manual for specific vehicle belt.
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Tighten Top Anchorage F-5 Installing Forward Facing Strap With Vehicle Belts Push firmly on the back of NOTE: Review the section D-4 and your vehicle owner’s the seat and tighten top manual to determine what kind of vehicle belts you have. anchorage strap.
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Tighten Vehicle Belt Place Child Restraint in Vehicle Push down firmly on the Forward Facing child restraint and pull on the shoulder belt or lap Place child restraint flush belt adjuster to tighten. against the vehicle seat back forward facing. Only use the 1st recline It may be easier to tighten position to install the child...
Check Belt Tightness The following directions describe installing the child restraint rear facing. Same steps apply for forward facing, except install Grasp the child restraint at the restraint forward facing and thread the vehicle belt in the the belt path with one hand. forward-facing belt path.
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Tighten Vehicle Belt You may need to place a large rolled towel(s) Push down firmly on the or foam pool noodle(s) child restraint and while under the front of the child pulling on the vehicle restraint to allow the level shoulder belt to tighten.
Warranty Rebuckle Vehicle Belt Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc. (DJG) warrants this product to the original retail purchaser as follows: This product is warranted against defective materials or workmanship for one year from the date of original purchase. An original receipt is required to validate your warranty.
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Any implied warranties, including implied warranties of Return the form with payment to: the merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc. shall be limited to the duration and terms of the express Consumer Relations Department written warranty. Some states do not allow limitations as P.O.
Trouble Shooting Replacement Parts List If the child restraint buckle or harness release NOTE: If requested color is not available, similar color will be lever sticks or you cannot get the straps tight enough substituted. Prices are subject to change. around child: DO NOT LUBRICATE.
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