Century Plus 22 User Manual

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Avoid injury or death -

Read and understand this manual!

Use rear-facing only!

Instruction
Manual

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llamar al: 1-800-837-4044

www.centuryproducts.com
PM-1439AB 7/01

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

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

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

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

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Shopping Cart Use......................................... 20

Additional Information....................................21

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

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

Installation Without Base................................7

Placing Child in Car Seat.................................. 8

Operations and Adjustments......................... 10

• Harness Tie

• Adjustable Handle

• Buckle System

• Removing Car Seat from Base

• Adjustable Base

• Changing Harness Strap Slots

• Changing Crotch Strap Positions

This instruction manual is for the 4-in1

™

Travel

Solutions Series and Infant Car Seats:

• SmartFit

®

Plus 22

• SmartFit

®

Plus 22V

• SmartFit

®

Supreme

• SmartFit

®

Supreme

Instructions for all models are the same unless
otherwise noted.

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Before You Begin

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Use

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Special Information

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.

✔ 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 a SmartFit®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

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

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 vehicle’s
with air bags, refer to vehicle owner’s
manual for child restraint installation
information.

If car seat is in an accident, it must
be replaced. DO NOT use it again! An
accident can cause unseen damage and
using it again could cause 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 this 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.

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

DO NOT use accessories or parts other
than those provided by Century/Graco.
Their use could alter the performance of
the car seat and cause serious injury or
death.

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 carrying 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 cover. Use a car seat mat,
towel or thin blanket under 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.

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Do not use 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 29 inches (73.6 cm) or less

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

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).

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.

Ball MUST be in green zone (fig. c). If
necessary adjust Foot (if available)
or place rolled towels under
base at vehicle seat crease.

NOTE: Vehicle must be on
level ground and child in
car seat when leveling.

Adjust handle to a position
behind car seat.

INSTALLATION WITH BASE

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

Tabs

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Foot