Century Avanta User Manual

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Instruction Manual

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Avoid injury or death -

Read and understand this manual!

Use rear-facing only!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Important Information.....................................1

Warnings.........................................................2

Basic Information.............................................4

Vehicle Seat Belts...........................................

Locking Clip............................................ 21

Shopping Cart Use......................................... 22

Additional Information....................................23

• Care and Cleaning

• Aircraft Use

• Second Hand Car Seat

This instruction manual is for:

Avanta

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DX Infant Car Seat Series

Avanta

™

LX Infant Car Seat Series

Avanta

™

EX Infant Car Seat Series

Instructions for these models are the same unless otherwise noted.

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Before You Begin

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Special Information

Height & Weight Limits.....................................5

Installation With Base..................................... 6

Installation Without Base................................8

Placing Child in Car Seat................................10

Operations and Adjustments......................... 12

• Harness Tie

• Adjustable Handle

• Buckle

• Removing Car Seat from Base

• Adjusting Car Seat Recline

• Adjustable Base

• Changing Harness Strap Slot

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Use

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

No car seat can guarantee protection from injury in every situation, but proper use helps reduce the risk of serious injury or death.

Child restraints (car seats) could be recalled for safety reasons. You must register this restraint to be reached in a recall. Fill out the registration card attached to car seat and mail today or send your name, address, and the restraint’s model number and manufacturing date to:

Century Products P.O. Box 551 Elverson, PA 19520-9973

or call 1-888-224-6549

For recall information:

• Call the U.S Government’s Auto Safety Hotline at 1-800-424-9393 (202-366-0123 in D.C. area)

• www.nhtsa.dot.gov

• Call Century Products 1-800-837-4044

✔ Read and understand instruction manual

and car seat labels.

✔ Use car seat rear-facing only. ✔ Do not use in vehicle seat with air bag. ✔ Secure children in back seat whenever

possible.

✔ Never leave child unattended. ✔ Install car seat securely. ✔ Only use an Avanta

™

base when using car seat

with a base.

✔ Do not use after date shown on back of

car seat.

✔ Do not allow anyone (babysitter, relatives,

etc.) to use car seat without first understanding all instructions.

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Registration Information

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Safety First Check List

WARNINGS - Prevent serious injury or death:

DO NOT use rear-facing child restraint in a vehicle seating position equipped with an air bag. Child’s head and neck may be seriously injured when an inflating air bag hits back of child restraint.

Never put a car seat in a front vehicle seat unless recommended by vehicle owner’s manual. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) alerts vehicle owners that according to accident statistics children up to age 12 are safer in the back seat. For vehicles with air bags, refer to vehicle owner’s manual for child restraint installation information.

If car seat is in a crash, it must be replaced. DO NOT use it again! A crash can cause unseen damage and using it again could result in serious injury or death.

Failure to follow these instructions and car seat labels can result in child striking the vehicle’s interior during a sudden stop or crash. Secure child restraint with a vehicle seat belt as shown in this manual.

Use car seat rear-facing only. Serious crippling injury or death can result if infant faces front of vehicle.

Vehicle seat belt system MUST hold car seat securely. Not all vehicle seat belts can be used with a car seat. If vehicle seat belt does not hold car seat securely, read “Vehicle Seat Belts” section.

DO NOT use car seat if it is damaged or missing parts.

DO NOT use accessories or parts other than those provided by Century or Graco. Their use could alter the performance of the car seat.

Car seat must be properly leveled:

• Too reclined can result in injury or ejection.

• Too upright can result in breathing difficulties.

Never leave infant unattended, even when sleeping.

Strangulation Hazard: Child can strangle in loose harness straps. Never leave child in carrier when straps are loose or undone.

Fall Hazard: Child’s movement can slide carrier. Never place carrier near edges of countertops, tables or other elevated surfaces.

Suffocation Hazard: Infant carrier can roll over on soft surfaces and suffocate child. Never place carrier on beds, sofas or other soft surfaces.

Avoid serious injury due to falls. Always use harness to restrain child and be sure handle “locks” into carr ying position before carrying infant. If handle is not securely locked, car seat can flip forward causing unrestrained infant to fall and be seriously injured.

WARNINGS - Prevent serious injury or death (continued):

DO NOT use after date shown on back of car seat due to changing requirements and normal wear and tear.

Look for:

BASIC INFORMATION

This car seat meets or exceeds all applicable requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213 for use in motor vehicles and aircraft.

Always secure car seat with a vehicle seat belt, even when unoccupied. An unsecured car seat can injure passengers.

Protect vehicle seat. Use a car seat mat, towel or thin blanket under and behind car seat.

Car seat parts can get very hot in the sun or warm weather.

To avoid burns, always check before putting child in car seat.

Do not use car seat on rear-facing or side-facing vehicle seats.

Do not use this car seat after December

Year

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Certification

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Unoccupied Car Seat

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Car Seat Useful Life

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Dangerous Vehicle Seats

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Vehicle Seat Protection

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Warm Weather

This car seat is designed for rear-facing use only by an infant whose:

• Weight is less than 22 lbs (10 kg) and;

• Height is less than 29 inches (73.6 cm)

HEIGHT & WEIGHT LIMITS

A preterm or low birth weight infant may be at special risk in a vehicle or aircraft.

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, these infants may suffer breathing difficulties if improperly reclined in a car seat.

Century advises that you have your physician or hospital staff evaluate your infant and recommend the proper car seat or car bed before you and your infant leave the hospital.

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Preterm or Low Birth Weight Infants

INSTALLATION WITH BASE

Place base rear-facing on vehicle seat.

Thread vehicle lap belt through base belt Tabs and buckle belt.

NOTE: Vehicle shoulder belt must NOT be placed under belt Tabs.

Press down firmly on base to compress vehicle seat cushion while tightening vehicle lap belt (fig. a).

Pull front to back and left to right to check for secure installation (fig. b). Vehicle lap belt MUST stay tight.

If not secure, see “Vehicle Seat Belts” section.

Put car seat in base and pull up on car seat to be sure it is locked in base.

Place child in car seat and check for secure installation (see ).

Adjust handle to a position behind car seat.

Check level indicator on base. Ball MUST be entirely in green zone (fig. c).

If necessary adjust Foot. NOTE: Vehicle must be on level ground and

child in car seat when leveling.

(fig. a) (fig. b) (fig. c)

Tabs

Foot

INSTALLATION WITH BASE

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