Columbian THERAPEDIC 2000 User Manual

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TheraPedic™ Vehicle Restraint System
Model #2000 & 2500
Although Federal standards have not been established for body weights in this range, Columbia TheraPedic Vehicle Restraint Systems have been crash tested and successfully withstood impacts using a 130 lbs (59 kg) test dummy at 30 mph (48 kph).
WARNING! DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY CAN OCCUR:
Model #2000 is for use only with individuals who weight between 20 - 102 lbs (9.09 - 46.36 kg) and whose shoulder height when sitting is 12 -20 in.
Model #2500 is for use only with individuals who weight between 50 - 130 lbs (29.5 - 59 kg) and whose shoulder height when sitting is 13 -24 in.
Model #2500 - Do not use with individuals under 65 lbs (29.5 kg).
Failure to follow each of the following instructions can result in your child striking the vehicle's interior
during a sudden stop or crash.
Secure this TheraPedic Restraint System with the vehicle's seat belt as specified in the manufacturer's instructions located in the pocket on the side of this seat.
The harness must fit snugly for proper protection. A snug strap should not allow any slack, without sagging, while not pressing into the individual's body.
Do not use with your vehicle's LATCH connector system. The LATCH system is not designed for individuals over 50 lbs.
Your Columbia TheraPedic Vehicle Restraint System must not be used in front seats protected by airbags, unless your vehicle has a switch to turn the airbag off. Passenger-side airbags can cause serious injury or death to children in safety seats.
Your Columbia TheraPedic Vehicle Restraint System is designed to fit a wide range of individuals. To insure a proper fit for the occupant, it is important that your seat be correctly set up and installed before using it for the first time.
This seat must not be used with:
1. Vehicle seats that face to the side or rear;
2. Vehicle seats with backs that can fold forward in a crash or sudden stop. Some seat backs automatically lock in an emergency. Check your owner's manual or with your dealer if you're not sure;
3. Seating positions with belts that automatically surround the passenger as the door is closed;
4. Seating positions with emergency-locking seat belts.
See the section below on seat belts to determine which of your vehicle's seat belts may be used.
Your Columbia TheraPedic Vehicle Restraint System must be secured forward facing with both your
vehicle's seat belt and the included tether strap.
To maintain its safety, if your seat or harness becomes badly worn or damaged, or if your seat is involved in an accident, regardless of speed and regardless how minor, your Columbia TheraPedic Vehicle Restraint System may no longer be effective and should immediately be replaced.
Metal tabs, etc., can become hot inside a closed automobile in the sun. Check that the metal parts are not too hot before putting the occupant in your seat. If you park in the sun, covering your seat with a blanket, towel, etc., will help keep the metal parts from heating up.
Heavy, loose objects are dangerous in your vehicle. Always have your Columbia TheraPedic™ Restraint System secured with your vehicle's seat belt, even when the Restraint System is unoccupied, as a safety precaution for yourself and other occupants.
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The harness assembly must only be used with the Columbia TheraPedic Vehicle Restraint System. Do not try to use the harness independently of the seat.
The Federal government recommends that children under twelve years of age ride in the rear seat. The center of the rear auto seat is the safest seating position in most vehicles, followed by the passenger-side rear seat, and then the driver-side rear seat. Use the center rear seat whenever possible.
Make sure that the front seats are far enough away from your Columbia TheraPedic Vehicle Restraint System to minimize the risk of your child striking them in an accident.
Never leave the occupant unattended in your automobile.
Register your Columbia TheraPedic Vehicle Restraint System with the manufacturer.
WHERE TO INSTALL YOUR VEHICLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM
Placement of your TheraPedic Vehicle Restraint System in your vehicle's seat:
If the lip of the Vehicle Restraint System projects more than one inch over the edge of the car’s seat bench, then the seat bench is too small, and the Columbia TheraPedic Vehicle Restraint System must not be installed in that seating position.
Seat Belts
Your Columbia TheraPedic Vehicle Restraint System is designed for use only with certain kinds of lap or combination shoulder/lap belts. Read the section below on seat belts to determine which of your vehicle's seat belts are suitable.
Your Columbia TheraPedic Vehicle Restraint System cannot be used in seats that have "passive restraint" -type seat belts, such as any kind of self-locking seat belt that the passengers do not have to fasten themselves. For example, some vehicles have shoulder belts that slide into place automatically when the passenger closes the door, and then slide out of the way automatically when the passenger opens the door. Because the seat belt tension cannot be properly controlled, your Columbia Restraint System must not be used with this kind of passive restraint, or any other kind of passive restraint systems.
Vehicle Lap Belts and your Columbia TheraPedic Vehicle Restraint System:
Yes! Lap belts that have no retractor, but rely on the passenger to pull on the free end of the belt to set the
lap belt to the proper tension can be used to secure the Columbia TheraPedic Vehicle Restraint System. Simply attach the locking clip as shown in Figure 1 once you have adjusted the belt to the proper tension. Snug the locking clip within 1/2" of the buckle.
Yes! Another kind of lap belt feeds into and out of a retractor. When you pull on the free end of the belt, if you stop pulling, or allow the belt to go back into the retractor, the belt "locks up" and can't be pulled out any further until you let the belt go all the way back into the retractor. Because you can control the tension of this kind of seat belt, it can be used to secure the Columbia TheraPedic Vehicle Restraint System. You do not need to use a locking clip with this type of seat belt.
No! Some lap belts only lock up when the nose of the car dips, for example, during an accident, or when the driver steps on the brake. These are "emergency-locking" seat belts. Because the tension on this kind of belt cannot be controlled, it cannot be used to secure the Columbia TheraPedic Vehicle Restraint System.
Vehicle Combination Lap/Shoulder Belts and your Columbia TheraPedic Vehicle Restraint System:
Yes! “Continuous-Loop” lap and shoulder belts are those that have a lock plate (the “male” part of the seat
belt buckle) that slides freely along a continuous piece of webbing running from the hip to the shoulder retractor. These belts can be used to secure the Columbia TheraPedic Vehicle Restraint System. Once you
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have set the belt to the right tension, simply attach the locking clip within 1/2” (13 mm) of the locking plate as shown in Figure 1.
No! Some combination lap and shoulder belts have what is called a “sewn lock plate”. The lap belt is sewn to the side of the lock plate (the “male” part of the seat belt buckle), while the shoulder belt is sewn to the top of the lock plate. Each belt feeds into its own emergency-locking retractor. Because the seat belt tension cannot be properly controlled with this type of belt, they cannot be used to secure the Columbia TheraPedic Vehicle Restraint System
Figure 1 Use of the locking clip
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USE AND INSTALLATION

STEP 1: Operating Your Columbia TheraPedic Vehicle Restraint System Buckle
Pressing the red button will open the buckle. To fasten the buckle, insert the two metal tabs into the top of the buckle until they click into place. Never lubricate the buckle.

STEP 2: Positioning Shoulder Straps

The Columbia TheraPedic Vehicle Restraint System has four pairs of pre-cut slots, at different heights up its back. The shoulder straps must be used in the slots located at the occupant's shoulder level. Do not use a slot where the occupant's shoulders are above the top of the slot. If you need to re-adjust the shoulder straps to different slots, feed the metal slides on the back of the Columbia Restraint System through the slots. To fit the black metal slides through the slots, turn the slide to the short side of the rectangle and it will easily push through the slots. Do not attempt to unthread the straps from the metal slides to get
them through the slots.

STEP 3: Adjusting Fit of Harness

In adjusting the harness, the crotch strap is the first part to be adjusted. Loosen the other straps and place the occupant in the Columbia TheraPedic Vehicle Restraint System. Adjust the length of the crotch strap with the metal slide on the bottom of the seat. The length of the crotch strap should be adjusted so that the lap belt of the harness is down over the bony part of the occupant's hips, not over the soft stomach area. With the lap belt positioned correctly over the hips, the buckle will be located quite low, where it should be. With the crotch strap adjusted, take up slack in the shoulder straps with the metal slides on the back of the seat, and with those on the front. By using the metal slides on the back of the seat to control the belt length, you may adjust the harness so that the adjusters on the front shoulder straps rest on a comfortable part of the occupant's body, (
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For example:
below the collarbone).
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