DOREL glide User Manual

glide

unharnessed booster seat

INSTRUCTION

MANUAL

Illustrations and designs may vary.

IMPORTANT: KEEP THIS BOOKLET IN THE
PLACE PROVIDED ON THE CHILD RESTRAINT.

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QUICK START GUIDE

BOOSTER MODE:

APPROXIMATELY 4 YEARS TO APPROXIMATELY 6-8 YEARS

LOOSEN TETHER

PUSH

CLICK

CORRECT INCORRECT

For detailed step by step installation instructions, please refer to page 29.

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ATTACH TOP TETHER

Tighten till slack is removed

QUICK START GUIDE

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contents

Quick Start Guide 2 - 3
Contents 4
Introduction 5
Warnings 6 - 7

PREPARING VEHICLE FOR YOUR SEAT

The Next Seat for your Child 8
Shoulder Height Markers 9
Components List 10 - 11
Location of Top Tether Anchorage Point 12
Correctly Connecting the Top Tether 13
Anchorage Fitting Installation 14 - 15

OPERATION AND ADJUSTMENTS

Correct Vehicle Position 16
Securing and Adjusting Top Tether Strap 17
Positioning Booster in the Vehicle 18
Functional Adjustment 19
Securing Your Child in the Vehicle 20

CARE AND MAINTENANCE

Caring for the Seat Fabrics 21
Cleaning the Plastic Shell 22

Notes 24 - 26
Registration 27

Guarantee 23

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Before you start:

Thank you for purchasing this child seat. This product is suitable
for children approximately 4 years old, to approximately 6 to 8
years old. We welcome you as a valued customer, and trust that
your child will enjoy many years of comfort and safety.

No child restraint can guarantee absolute protection from a crash.
However proper use of this restraint may reduce the risk of injury
or death!

Need assistance?

Call our Customer Service Team: 1300 809 526
Monday to Friday (8:30am - 5:00pm AEST)
or send an email: [e-mail]

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WARNINGS

Please read and follow all of the instructions outlined in this manual for maximum
protection.

If you have any questions regarding the installation or use of this child restraint
in Australia or New Zealand, please contact our customer service numbers

provided. An alternative option is to also contact any registered child tting

station authorised by your local transport authority.
No child restraint can guarantee absolute protection from a crash. However

proper use of this restraint may reduce the risk of injury or death.

IMPORTANT: RETAIN FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

THESE INSTRUCTIONS DETAIL THE SAFE USE, FITMENT AND
MAINTENANCE OF THE SEAT.

PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY AND ENSURE THAT
THEY ARE FOLLOWED AT ALL TIMES.

NO SAFETY SEAT CAN GUARANTEE PROTECTION FROM INJURY
HOWEVER, PROPER USE OF THIS SEAT REDUCES THE RISK OF SERIOUS
INJURY OR DEATH TO YOUR CHILD.

THIS RESTRAINT MUST BE ATTACHED TO A CHILD RESTRAINT UPPER
ANCHORAGE POINT IN THE CAR. REFER TO CAR OWNER’S HANDBOOK
FOR LOCATION OF UPPER ANCHORAGE POINTS. REFER TO A CHILD
RESTRAINT FITTING STATION IF NO UPPER ANCHORAGE POINTS ARE IN
THE MOTOR CAR.

Follow the manufacturer’s instructions at all times.

To be used with a lap-sash seatbelt by a child whose shoulders are above
the lower shoulder height marker with head restraint in lowest position
(approximately 4 years of age) until the child’s shoulders reach the upper
shoulder height marker with head restraint in highest position (approximately
6 to 8 years of age). Continue to use this booster seat until the child reaches
this limit. Children are safest in a booster seat until their shoulders reach the
upper shoulder height marker of the booster seat. Do not use this restraint
until child’s shoulders are above the lower shoulder height marker with the
head restraint in the lowest position. If knees do not bend in front of the
vehicle seat cushion, continue to use a booster seat. Just using a seatbelt
is not recommended for children that have outgrown this seat. Use a larger
booster seat.

WARNINGS

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WARNINGS

• Use the restraint exactly as shown in the instructions.

• Supervision of children is needed because they may be able to undo the

buckles.

• DO NOT LEAVE CHILDREN UNATTENDED IN THE CAR.

• Do not alter or modify this restraint.

• Repairs must only be done by the manufacturers or agent.

• Do not allow the restraint to come into contact with polishes, oils, bleach and

other chemicals.

• Destroy the restraint if it has been in a severe crash, even if no damage is

visible.

• DO NOT USE THIS RESTRAINT WITHOUT THE COVER.

• DO NOT USE WITH JUST A LAP BELT. You must use with a lap-sash

seatbelt.

• The lap part of the seatbelt must be rmly across the thighs and the sash

belt tted diagonally across the chest and on the shoulder.

• Always secure the loose end of the top tether strap. Do not use the child

restraint where this strap may fall into a split in the seat back or off the side
of the seat.

• ALWAYS ATTACH HOOK AND REMOVE SLACK.

• Seat belt extenders should not be used if the seatbelt is not long enough to

secure the child restraint. If seatbelt is not long enough to secure the child

restraint, advice should be sought from a child restraint tter.

• THIS RESTRAINT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR USE WHERE THE TOP

TETHER STRAP MAY FALL INTO A SPLIT IN THE SEAT BACK OR OFF
THE SIDE OF THE SEAT.

• THIS RESTRAINT MUST BE USED IN CARS WITH FORWARD FACING

SEATS WITH A LAP-SASH SEATBELT. THIS BOOSTER SEAT IS NOT
SUITABLE FOR USE WITH A CHILD HARNESS.

• This child restraint is not approved for use with any connectors that connect

to the car’s ISOFIX low anchorages.

• The use of child restraints in the front seat may be restricted for children of

specic ages by local legislation. Please check with your local legislation

regarding any restriction for child restraint.

WARNINGS

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PREPARING VEHICLE FOR YOUR SEAT

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THE NEXT SEAT FOR YOUR CHILD

When your child has outgrown the seat, you can either use:

A booster seat suitable for children up to 4-10 years of age until
their shoulders reach the upper height marker of the booster
seat. NOTE: This illustration is representative only.

Or, follow the steps below to see if your child is ready to use
a vehicle seat belt.

If your child is transitioning out of a booster, try this
simple three point test. You may nd that your child
is not yet ready to use an adult seatbelt without the
booster.

Sash pa rt
across neck
and face and
not shoulder

Lap belt
across
stomach and
not low on
hips

INCORRECT

Legs ar e not long
enough so child i s

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slumping in seat

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CORRECT

Sash on s houlder
and not on neck
or face

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Lap belt low
across hips and
not stomach

Legs long enough
to bend at k nees

- no slumping

3 POINT TEST

1. Does the sash part of the seatbelt sit on the middle of the shoulder

and not touch the neck or face?

2. Does the lap part of the seatbelt sit low down on the hips and not

on the abdomen?

3. When you sit the child on the seat with their bottom all the way back,

are their thighs long enough for their knees to bend allowing the legs
to hang over the front of the seat?

If you answered “no” to any of these questions, your child needs to be in a booster

seat to make both the sash and the lap part of the seatbelt t right to ensure

maximum crash protection.

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SHOULDER HEIGHT MARKERS

Marker A

Marker B

IMPORTANT: FOLLOW THIS ADVICE

PREPARING VEHICLE FOR YOUR SEAT

MARKER A: OLDER CHILD

Upper Shoulder Height Marker

When the child’s shoulders reach

SHOULDERS BELOW THIS LINE WHEN

this upper marker, or the child no

longer ts in the child restraint

HEADREST AT HIGHEST POSITION

MARKER B: YOUNG TODDLER

(approximately 6 to 8 years of age),
then try the 3 point test (see page 8).

Lower Shoulder Height Marker

The child’s shoulders must be in-line

SHOULDERS ABOVE THIS LINE WHEN

or above this marker. If the child’s
shoulders are below then the child

HEADREST AT LOWEST POSITION

should remain in their previous child
restraint.

The booster seat is unsuitable for the occupant when the shoulders are
below the lower marker (Marker B) or above the upper marker (Marker A).
The child needs to be moved into the next form of restraint when they reach
the top shoulder height marker.

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