Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 4358-3832A Dorel Juvenile Group
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Read all instructions BEFORE USING this child restraint. KEEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE USE. P P r r o o s s p p e e c c t t , , A A d d j j u u s s t t a a b b l l e e H H i i g g h h b b a a c c k k B B o o o o s s t t e e r r I I n n s s t t r r u u c c t t i i o o n n M M a a n n u u a a l l Eng.
Before Y ou Begin... Th a nk y o u f or c ho o s in g th i s c a r se a t, r ef e r r e d to t hr oug h o ut th i s m a n u al a s a c hi l d r est r ai n t . T h e DJ G fa m il y i s c o mm i t te d to c r e at i ng a ch i l d r est r ai n t wi t h t h e m o st c om f o rt an d co n v eni e nc e a v a il a b le t od a y .
W ARNING ! Failur e to follo w these warnings can r esult in the serious injur y or death of your child. T o help you reco gnize those instructions which are most critical for your child’ s saf ety .
W ARNING ! Th is ch il d r es t ra in t sh o ul d be se cu r el y be lt ed in the v eh ic le e v e n wh e n no t i n us e. In a cr as h or su d de n st op , an un se cu r ed ch il d r e st ra in t c ou ld in ju r e ot h er occ up a nt s.
Y our veh icl e’ s fea tur e s ma y be co nsid era bl y diff er en t tha n those pictu r ed her e. Cons ult your veh icl e own er’ s man ual to help id enti fy y our veh icle ’ s spec ifi c fea tur es . Un d e rs t a n di n g Y o ur V eh i c le A B C E D C.
Ch i l d R e st r a in t Pa r t s A. H ea dr e st B . Pi ll o w (o n se le ct mod el s) C. Har ne ss Sl ot s D . Se at Bac k E. H ar ne ss Co ver s (o n se le ct mod el s) F . Ha rn es s R et ai ne r G. A rm r es ts H. B uc kl e Pl at es I. B uc kl e J.
Th i s r e st r a in t is c e rti f i ed f o r ai r cra f t us e on l y w he n us e d wi t h th e in t e rn a l ha r n es s . D o no t us e a s a b el t - po s i ti o n in g se a t be c au s e ai r cra f t se a t s d o no t h a v e sh o u ld e r be l ts .
Pr epa r i ng C hi l d Re st r a in t 2 Bac kr es t to Sea t Base Ass emb l y Pla ce chil d re str ain t on the flo or . Rot ate se at bac k to the upr ight posit ion with one han d while holdi ng the har ness stra ps a wa y fro m chi ld re str ain t with the oth er hand .
5 T urn child res trai nt ov e r and check un dern eat h seat to mak e s ur e the seat bac k locks are lock e d in pla ce. 6 T uck base pad behin d bac kr est pad. 7 Hea dr es t to Sea t Back Ass emb l y Ali gn hea dr est to seat bac k. 8 Sli de hea dr est ov er rig ht hea dr est adjus tme nt but ton.
Pr epa r i ng C hi l d Re st r a in t to Fi t Y our Ch i l d If y ou are goin g to use this child re str ain t with the res tra int ’ s int ern al har nes s sys tem , yo u MUS T mak e thes e adju stm ent s wit h yo ur ch ild bef or e y ou inst all the chi ld r est rai nt in th e v ehi cle.
Che ck Har nes s Hei ght F or war d- F aci ng P osi tio n: Har nes s slot s mu st be e v en wi th or jus t abo ve the shoul ders . If the top harness slots are below the child’ s shoulders, the child weighs at least 40 lbs. (18.1 kg) and is ov er 1 year old, conv ert the seat to a belt-positioning booster .
12 De ter mi ne whi ch of th e th r ee a vail ab le b uck le slo ts is both com f orta bl e an d sn ug . 11 Ref aste n harn ess to spl itte r plat e. Ma k e sur e har ness does no t twist . W ARNING ! F ail ur e to rea tt ach the har nes s cor r ec tl y , can re sul t in ser iou s inj ury or dea th.
Fit the buck le str ap do wn thr o ugh the slot that is bo th c omf o rtab le and sn ug . Mak e sur e buckl e fac es out. 16 Che ck Hea dr es t Hei ght The top of the chi ld’ s head sho uld ne v er be ab ov e the top of the chil d re str aint ’ s hea dr est .
4 Pul l on harn ess ad just men t str ap to ti ghte n harn ess sn ugl y . NO TE: A snug st rap sho uld not allo w an y slac k. It lie s in a rel ati ve ly str aigh t line witho ut sag ging . It does not pr ess on the child ’ s fles h or push the child’ s b ody into an unn atur al pos iti on.
W ARNING: F ail ur e to fast en and tigh ten the ha rne ss sys tem cor r ect ly can r es ult in seri ous inju ry or de ath . P osi tion the har ness r etai ner at mid-c hes t (ev e n wit h arm pit s), a wa y fro m the child’ s n eck .
Ch o o s in g LA T C H o r V e hi c l e Be lt s The LA TCH System Anc hor bar s LA TCH means L ow er A nc hors and T et hers for CH i ldr en . Not all v ehi cle s man ufa ctu re d bef or e Sep temb er 200 2 we r e equ ippe d with LA TC H.
Kn o w i ng Y our V eh i c le B el t s V e hic le bel t too short Con tact you r ve hic le dea ler f or a seat belt ext end er . Bel ts in ce nte r of the door or side pa nel (A) or mid dl e of the veh icl e seat cush ion (B) . Y ou mu st mo v e the chi ld r est rain t to ano ther seati ng loc atio n.
1 Ma n u al Be l ts Ma n ua l l a p b el ts ar e co mm o n i n t he ce nt er r e ar se at an d ca n al l o w t he ch il d r es t ra in t to loo s en wh en it is ti lt e d o r ja r r e d. Af t er ti gh t en in g th e l ap be l t se cu r e l y , t il t a nd pu s h th e ch il d r es tr a in t f o rw ar d an d to bo th si d es .
Lo c k in g Cl i p NO TE: Th e lock ing cli p is loca ted on the bott om of the seat .Y o u do not nee d a locki ng cli p when using th is seat as a belt -pos iti onin g boos ter . Remo v e the lockin g clip when the veh icle seat bel t is not bein g used with the child res trai nt.
Fo r w a rd - F a ci n g Us e La p/S hou lde r Belt LA TCH Bel t La p Belt Re fe r to the “Ch oo si ng Re str ai nt and Po si ti on ” se cti on to ma k e sur e yo ur ch ild is at the pr o pe r w ei ght and hei gh t.
W ARNING: ! Aft er deci din g whet her to use yo ur V ehicle Belts or LA TCH, be sur e to r ead th e warni ngs belo w as the y perta in to bot h syst ems. Loo se LA TCH hook s can re sul t in ser iou s inj ury or dea th. Whe n LA TC H is not being use d, fast en bel t hook s on the sides of the chil d r estr ain t as sho wn.
Wit h knee st ill in child r estr ain t, atta ch hoo k to anc hor in v ehi cle. Push do wn firm ly and tigh ten top ancho rage stra p . T o adjust top anchorage strap: See “Adjusting T op Anchorage Strap” section. 3 NO TE: If your vehicle does not hav e an anchor brack et, tuck the top anchorage strap’ s hook under the child restraint.
Fo r w ar d-F a c in g In s t al l a ti o n wi t h LA T C H Be l t: In s t al l LA T C H Be lt s 1 NO TE: D o not use LA TCH syste m alon g with the adult la p or la p/sh oul der belt. Rou te LA TCH belt thr o ugh up per sl ot in sid e of she ll. 2 Pul l one LA TCH hook acr o ss the back and out the other side.
Wit h knee st ill in child r estr ain t, atta ch hoo k to anc hor in v ehi cle. Push do wn firm ly and tigh ten top ancho rage stra p . T o adjust top anchorage strap: See “Adjusting T op Anchorage Strap” section.
The top anch orag e stra p is use d for the for war d- fac ing pos itio n onl y . Mos t veh icl es mad e afte r 9/1/ 99 alr ea dy ha ve the anc hor har dw ar e for a top anch orag e stra p . Refe r to yo ur ow ner’ s m anu al or ca ll yo ur dea ler .
Be l t -P o s i ti o n in g Bo o s te r Us e La p/S hou lde r Belt La p/S hou lde r Belt Ma k e su r e y ou r ch il d is at th e pr oper we ig ht a nd he ig ht to use t he b elt -p os it ion in g bo os te r or back le ss bel t- po sit io ni ng boo ste r .
4 Und er the seat, pla ce fin ger und er met al cli p on the side har ness and lif t off har ness guide. Do the sam e for the othe r side har ness . 6 Fr om under seat pus h met al clip up and out tho ugh slo t in bot tom of sea t then pu ll the har ness fre e.
Be l t -P o s i ti o n in g Bo o s te r In s t al l a t io n W ARNING: ! Loo se LA TCH hook s can re sul t in ser iou s inj ury or dea th. Do no t u se LA TC H w he n us in g th e b el t- p os it io n in g bo os t er . Y o u M US T f aste n LA T CH bel t hook s on the sid es of the child rest rai nt as sho wn.
W ARNING ! Ch ec k v e hi cl e i ns tr uc ti on s f o r mo r e in f or ma ti on ab ou t ai r b a g/ ch il d r e st ra in t us e. Do No t Use on ly the la p bel t whe n usi ng thi s sea t as a bel t-p osi tio ni ng boo st er wit hou t the inte rna l har nes s.
3 Pu sh in bot h ou ts id e ba ckr est lo ck s an d pus h ba ckr est ou t of bas e. 4 Rot ate ba ckr es t for war d. 5 Pu sh ou t on one arm r es t an d pul l ba ck r es t’ s loc ki ng ta b out of a rmr est. 6 Pu ll th e ot he r ba ck r es t lo cki ng tab out of ot he r ar mr es t.
Pla ce la p bel t ac r os s ch il d’ s thi gh s. L ock buc kl e. The sho ulde r belt shoul d cr oss the base of the child 's nec k and acr oss the ches t (not the face or nec k). Pull up on the shoul der be lt to tig hten belt sn ugl y . NO TE : Ma k e sur e the lap and sho ul de r be lt ar e plac ed un der arm r es t as sho wn .
Re i n st a l l Ba ck r e s t 2 Pu sh in one bac kr e st lo cki ng tab int o ar mr e st. Ma k e su r e ba ck of ba ckr est is at th e ba ck of se at ba se. 3 Pu sh o ut on the oth er ar mr es t to sli de in ba ckr est’ s loc ki ng tab into th e sl ot in the arm r es t.
Re i n st a l l Ha rn e ss Sy s t e m 1 Ins ert meta l clip of the buc kle do wn thr ough the pad and shel l. 2 Fr om under seat, pul l met al clip down thr oug h slo t in bott om of sea t. Fr om the fr ont , pull buc kle tig ht. 3 Pus h harne ss cli p dow n thr o ugh sl ot in the pad and shell.
Re m o vi n g Se a t P ad fo r Cl e a ni n g Rem ov e har nes s as desc rib ed in the “Bel t-P os iti oni ng Boo ster ” sect ion . Rem ov e hea dr est and bac kr est as descr ibe d in the “Re mov e Backr es t for Backl ess Belt- P osit ion ing Boost er Use ” sect ion.
6 Pul l pad off aro und cup /sna ck hol der and r emo v e pad. 7 If y our mo del ha s armr es t pad s, undo the elas tic str aps fr om top s of arm re sts and pull armr es t pad s off. Rep lace seat pa d by r ev er sin g ord er; Sea t Base Pa d: S tarti ng fr om fro nt of the child res tra int , sli p pad on sea t base.
W a r ra n t y Dor e l J uv e nil e Gr o up , Inc. (D JG ) war ra nt s th is pr oduct to th e ori gi nal re ta il pur ch as er a s fo ll ow s: Thi s pr o du ct is war ra nt ed a gai ns t def e cti v e ma ter ia ls or w ork ma nsh ip for one ye ar f r om th e da te of or igi na l pur chase.
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Re p l ac e m e nt Pa r t s O r de r Fo r m Comp let e the for m belo w . Y our model numbe r with color code and man ufa ctur e dat e code MUST be inc lud ed on the for m to ensu re pro per repl ace ment parts. Y our mode l num ber with colo r code and the dat e code can be fou nd on a stic k er on the side of chi ld r estr ain t.
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