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© 2007 Combi USA, Inc. 8040B 0707

Combi USA, Inc. • 1962 Hwy 160 West, Suite #100 • Fort Mill, SC 29708-8027

• For technical questions, call 1-800-992-6624 • Se Habla Español 1-803-548-6633

• Fax [phone] • 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time • Monday - Friday

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Instruction Manual

Combi Connection

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Infant Car Seat

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understand these instructions before

using this car seat.

• Certified for use in motor vehicles

and aircraft.

• Meets or exceeds all applicable

requirements of Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard 213.

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Section 1 - Warnings

WARNING

DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur

• Failure to follow these instructions and car seat labels can result in injury or death to a child

from striking the vehicle’s interior during a sudden stop or crash.

• Use only in a rear-facing position when using this infant car seat in a vehicle. Serious

crippling injury or death can result if infant faces front of vehicle.

• Use only with children who weigh 22 pounds (10 kg) or less and whose height is 29 inches

(74 cm) or less.

• Discontinue use when infant’s weight exceeds 22 pounds (10 kg).

• DO NOT use this car seat in a vehicle front seat location with an air bag. Child’s head and

back may be seriously injured when an inflating air bag hits back of car seat.

• Snugly adjust harness provided with the car seat around child. Infant MUST be secured by

harness system at all times, when infant seat is used in vehicle or outside of vehicle.

• For proper harness fit:

- Infant insert must be used with small infants.

- Shoulder belts MUST be through shoulder belt slots in infant insert.

- Discontinue use of the infant insert when shoulder harness straps belts are through top
slots of car seat or shoulder belts become too short to fit infant.

• Secure this child restraint with the vehicle’s LATCH System if available or with a vehicle seat

belt as shown in this manual.

• LATCH System or vehicle seat belt MUST stay tightly adjusted around car seat at all times.

• Secure this child restraint to the vehicle, even when not occupied. Unsecured items may

injure occupants in a crash.

• DO NOT allow any re-use of this car seat after a crash unless crash and car seat meet ALL

conditions in “Re-use After A Crash” section of this manual.

• DO NOT use infant car seat if it is damaged, missing instructions, or missing parts.

• Register your child restraint with the manufacturer.

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Section2-TableofContents

Section 1. Warnings....................................................1

Section 2. Table of Contents........................................3

Section 3. Connection™ Infant Car Seat Parts............5

Section 4. Proper Use Check List................................7

Section 5. Use Recommendations..............................8

Section 6. Securing Infant in Car Seat........................9

Section 7. Selecting A Vehicle Seating Location........14

Section 8. LATCH System.........................................16

Section 9. Installation of Infant Car Seat

In Vehicle..................................................

• Attachment of Infant Car Seat

To Base.................................................

• Securing Base With

LATCH System.....................................

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Section2-TableofContents(continued)

Section 12. Vehicle Seat Belt Systems........................46

Locking Clip..............................................51

Section 13. Additional Information

• Certification..........................................

• Aircraft Use...........................................53

• Warm Weather......................................53

• Vehicle Seat Protection.........................53

• Car Seat Useful Life.............................53

• Instruction Manual Storage..................53

Section 14. Care and Cleaning....................................54

Section 15. Re-Use After A Crash................................55

Section 16. Registration Information...........................56

Section 17. Limited Warranty.......................................57

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Section 9. Installation of Infant Car Seat

Section 10. Stroller or Travel System Use...................36

Section 11. Operation and Adjustment

In Vehicle (continued)

• Securing Base With

Vehicle Seat Belt..................................

• Securing Infant Car Seat

Without Base........................................

• Harness Use and Adjustment..............

• Changing Use Position And

Harness Length....................................38

• Carry Handle Operation....................... 41

• Base Adjustment.................................. 42

• Mommy’s Lap Infant Insert................... 43

• Canopy.................................................45

Proper Use Is Required:

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

Keep this instruction manual for future use.

Store instruction manual inside pouch

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Canopy

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Shoulder

Harness Slot

Shoulder

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Section 3 - Connection™Infant Car Seat Parts

Carry

Handle

INFANT CAR SEAT

Head Pillow

Shoulder Harness

Strap Cover

Chest Clip

Stroller

Latch

Vehicle Lap

Belt Guide

(Without Base)

Crotch Strap

Harness

Adjuster Strap

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Shoulder

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Stroller

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CAR SEAT BASE

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LATCH

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Section 4 - Proper Use Check List

• Proper use is required. Read and understand

instructions and car seat labels.

• Use this infant car seat rear-facing only.

• Snugly adjust harness straps around child.

• Securely install car seat with LATCH System or

vehicle seat belt as specified in this instruction
manual.

• Do not use this infant car seat in a front vehicle

seating location with an air bag.

• Secure children in back seat whenever possible.

• Never leave child unattended.

• Do not allow anyone (babysitter, relatives, etc.) to

use car seat without first reading and understanding
all instructions and car seat labels.

Section 5 - Use Recommendations

Height and Weight Limits:

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Need help installing your infant car seat?

Contact Combi USA Consumer Service or one of the
following sources:

• Your vehicle dealer to locate a child safety seat

inspection station in your area.

• Call 1-866-SEAT CHECK (1-866-732-8243).

• Log onto www.nhtsa.dot.gov

- For a car seat inspection station select “Locate a
Child Safety Seat Inspection Station By State or
Zip Code”.

- To locate a certified “Child Passenger Safety”
Technician in your area, select tab “Vehicles &
Equipment”, select topic “Child Seats’ and then
select link “Child Passenger Safety Contact
Locator” or “Child Passenger Safety Seat
Inspection Station Locator”.

• Visit www.seatcheck.org.

This infant car seat is designed for rear-facing use only.

Use this car seat for infants whose:

- Weight is 22 pounds (10 kg) or less and

- Height is 29 inches (74 cm) or less.

Infants With Special Needs

A preterm infant or low birth weight infant may be at special risk traveling reclined in a vehicle or aircraft.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, these infants may be at increased risk of suffering breathing
or other difficulties if improperly reclined or positioned in a car seat.

Have your physician or hospital staff evaluate your infant in this car seat before you and your infant leave the
hospital. If your infant is not able to travel in a reclined position, DO NOT use this car seat. Use a car bed for
your infant.

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Section 6 - Securing Infant In Car Seat

WARNING

DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur

• Keep harness straps snug and positioned on shoulders and thighs. Infant MUST be secured

by harness system at all times, when infant seat is used in vehicle or outside of vehicle.

• For proper harness fit:

- Infant insert must be used with small infants.

- Shoulder belts MUST be through shoulder belt slots in infant insert.

• Discontinue use of the infant insert when:

- Harness is through top shoulder belt slots of car seat.

- Shoulder belts become too short to fit infant.

• Child must be dressed in clothing with arms and legs that will not interfere with buckling,

snugly adjusting or positioning harness.

• DO NOT use accessories or parts other than those provided by Combi USA or Strolee. Use of

accessories or parts from other manufacturers could alter the performance of the car seat.

• Never leave child unattended, even when sleeping.

• Suffocation Hazard: Infant car seat can roll over on soft surfaces and suffocate child. Never

place infant car seat on beds, sofas or other soft surfaces.

• Strangulation Hazard: Child can strangle in loose harness straps. Never leave child in an

infant car seat when straps are loose or undone.

• Fall Hazard: Child’s movement can slide infant car seat. Never place infant car seat near edges

of countertops, tables or other elevated surfaces.

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Positioning of shoulder harness and infant insert to fit infant’s size:

Check positioning of shoulder harness through seat back when first using the car seat and periodically after that
to verify correct fit and positioning of the harness for infant’s size.

NOTE: Infant insert MUST always be used with small infants.

Shoulder harness straps MUST be through:

- Shoulder harness slots at or just below infant’s shoulders.

- Shoulder harness slots in infant insert.

See “Operation and Adjustment” section to change position of harness.

Securing infant in car seat:

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Unsnap harness adjuster strap from front of car seat pad (fig. a).

Loosen harness - Insert finger under adjuster cover, press on harness adjustment lever,

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and pull harness straps out (fig. b).

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Unbuckle harness - Press red release button on buckle and pull tongues out of buckle.

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Place infant in car seat with back and rump contacting seating surfaces.

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Place harness straps over child’s shoulders and thighs.

Insert buckle tongues into buckle (fig. c). You should

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hear a click.

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Pull up on tongues to be sure they are locked.

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(fig. c)

(fig. a)

(fig. b)

Click

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Pull harness adjuster strap (fig. d) to snugly adjust harness straps onto child.

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- Check that harness straps are snug on shoulder and thighs. Straps should not
allow a finger to pass between the belt and the child’s shoulder.

- A snug harness strap should not allow any slack. It lies in a relatively straight
line without sagging. It does not press on the child’s flesh or push the child’s
body into an unnatural position.

Harness

Adjuster

Strap

NOTE: If harness can not be snugly adjusted as described above:

- See “Harness Use and Adjustment” section.

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Close chest clip and position chest clip at arm pit level (fig. e).

Snap harness adjuster strap to front of car seat pad.

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Chest Clip

Small infants:

For a small infant, a rolled towel can be used on each side for support (fig. e). Towels
MUST not interfere with the ability to snugly adjust the harness system. DO NOT place
towel or other items behind infant or between infant and harness.

Section 7 - Selecting A Vehicle Seating Location

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ( NHTSA) alerts vehicle owners that according to accident

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statistics, children up to age 12 are safer when properly restrained in rear seating positions rather than front
seating positions.

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Refer to vehicle owner’s manual for car seat installation
instructions for your vehicle.

- Use car seat in a rear vehicle seat location whenever
possible.

- Never put a car seat in a front seat location unless
recommended by vehicle owner’s manual.

- DO NOT use this car seat in a vehicle front seat
location with an air bag.

- For vehicles with air bags, always follow child restraint
installation information provided in vehicle owner’s manual.

NO coloque el asiento infantil para el automóvil orientado hacia
atrás en el asiento delantero del vehículo que tenga una bolsa
neumática de seguridad. El niño podría MORIR O SUFRIR
LESIONES GRAVES. El asiento trasero es el lugar más seguro
para los niños de 12 años o menores.

DO NOT place rear-facing child seat
on front seat with air bag. DEATH OR
SERIOUS INJURY can occur.

The back seat is the safest place for
children 12 and under.

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DO NOT use car seat on vehicle seats which face the side
(fig. a) or face the rear (fig. b) of the vehicle.

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(fig. a)

(fig. b)

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Options For Securing A Car Seat:

This infant car seat can be secured to a vehicle using the LATCH system or a vehicle seat belt.

1. LATCH System:
LATCH stands for Lower Anchorage and Tether for CHildren.
The LATCH System can be used when securing the car seat with the base.
Starting with model year 2003, all vehicles are equipped with LATCH Systems. See “LATCH

System” section for more information. Check vehicle owner’s manual to determine if your
vehicle has the LATCH System that may be identified with the symbol in fig. c.

Some vehicle owner’s manuals may identify the LATCH System as “ISOFIX”. An ISOFIX
System can be used in the same way as the LATCH System.

If your vehicle has the LATCH System, the LATCH System should be used whenever possible.

2. Vehicle Seat Belt:
The car seat with the base or without the base can be secured using vehicle seat belts.
If your vehicle does not have the LATCH System, the car seat MUST be secured to the vehicle using a

vehicle seat belt.
Check vehicle owner’s manual for seating locations recommended for car seat use.

Section 8 - LATCH System

LATCH System On This Car Seat:

(fig. c)

The LATCH System on the Combi Connection™ Car Seat consists

of a lower anchor belt with lower anchor connectors .

The lower anchor connectors on the car seat connect to the
LATCH System in a vehicle.

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LATCH System On Vehicles:

Child restraint anchorage system (LATCH) in the vehicle consists of two lower
anchorages located at the vehicle seat bight and a top tether anchorage
(fig. b). Refer to vehicle owner’s manual for seating locations which have the
LATCH System.

The Combi Connection™ uses the lower anchor anchorages but does not
use the top tether.

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