Dorel Juvenile Group Scenera, Scenera LX, Sport, Deluxe Cruiser Instructions Manual

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B. Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pages 9-11

B-1 Vehicle Seating Position
B-2 Installation in Vehicle
B-3 Restraint System Use
B-4 Transport Canada Regulations

A. Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pages 3-8

A-1 Thank You...
A-2 DJG Consumer Relations Contact Information
A-3 Registration and Safety Notices
A-4 Understanding Your Restraint System

C. Basic Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pages 12-32

D. General Vehicle Installation . . .Pages 33-41

D-1 Understanding Your Vehicle
D-2 Vehicle Seating Position
D-3 Choosing UAS or Vehicle Belts
D-4 Knowing Your Vehicle Belts
D-5 Using Locking Clip

C-1 Choose Position for Your Child
C-2 Preparing Restraint System to Fit Your Child
C-3 Securing Child in Restraint System
C-4 Removing Child From Restraint System
C-5 Accessories for Select Models
C-6 Reclining Restraint System
C-7 Removing Harness System
C-8 Removing Seat Pad for Cleaning
C-9 Installing Harness System

©2010 Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc. All rights reserved

F-1 Preparing to Install Rear-Facing

F-2 Preparing UAS for Rear-Facing Use
F-3 Install Rear-Facing with UAS

F-4 Install Rear-Facing with Vehicle Belts

F. Installing Rear-Facing . . . . . . . . . . . .Pages 48-56

G. Installing Forward-Facing . . . . . . . Pages 57-65

G-1 Preparing to Install Forward-Facing
G-2 Adjusting the Tether Strap

G-3 Preparing UAS for Forward-Facing Use
G-4 Install Forward-Facing With UAS

G-5 Install Forward-Facing with Vehicle Belts

E. Aircraft Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pages 42-47

E-1 Install Rear-Facing With Aircraft Belts
E-2 Install Forward-Facing With Aircraft Belts

Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . .Pages 66-70

Warranty
Replacement Parts Order Form

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Thank you for choosing this car seat, referred to throughout
this manual as an infant restraint and child restraint. Dorel
Juvenile Group, (DJG) is committed to creating convenient,
comfortable, and dependable products for children.

No one can predict if use of a restraint system will prevent
injury or death in a particular crash. However, combined with
careful driving, proper use of a restraint system can lower a
child’s risk of injury or death in most crashes.

Your child’s safety is worth the time it will take to read,
understand and follow the instructions and warnings.

After reading if you still have questions or concerns with the
restraint system please contact our Consumer Relations
Department.

On the back of the shell there is an expiry date for use of
this restraint system. Do not use this seat after the expiry
date

A-1 Thank You...

A. Before You Begin

Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.

Website: www.djgusa.com

Fax: [phone]

Mailing Address: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.

P.O. Box 2609
Columbus, IN 47202-2609

Telephone: [phone]

7 A.M. to 6 P.M. EST M-TH
7 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. EST FRI

A-2 Dorel Juvenile Group Consumer

Relations Contact Information

Although restraint systems are tested, evaluated and
certified by the manufacturer and tested by Transport
Canada, it is possible that a safety-related problem may be
found. If there is ever a safety issue with your restraint
system, we use registration information to reach owners.

If you don’t have the card or if your
address changes, you will find the
model number and manufactured date
on the label located on side of shell.
There are three additional ways to
register your information:

A-3 Registration and Safety Notices

Model
Number

Manufacture

Date

For information on safety-related problems, you can also call
Transport Canada’s Road Safety Dept. at: 1-800-333-0371.

Online: www.djgusa.com/registration/carseat/can
Telephone: [phone]
Mail: Send your name, address and your restraint

system’s model number and
manufactured date to:

Dorel Distribution Canada
873 Hodge, St-Laurent, QC H4N 2B1
Attn: Consumer Relations

Please do not send in your registration card if you have
registered your restraint system online.

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A. Infant Insert

(on select models,
styles may vary.
See section C-5)

B. Cup Holder

(on select models)

C. Body Pillow

(on select models,
styles may vary)
See section C-5)

D. Harness Adjustment

Lever (under flap)

E. Harness

Adjustment Strap

A-4 Understanding Your Restraint System

continued on next page.

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A.

C.

F. Upper Harness Slots

G. Chest Clip

H. Harness Straps

I. Buckle Tongue

J Buckle

K. Lower Harness Slots

L. Buckle/Crotch Strap

M. Buckle/Crotch Strap

Slots

D.

E.

G.

I.

L.

K.

H.

J.

B.

Front View

Harness System Detail

A. Before You Begin

M.

F.

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Line to be Level To Ground

Rear-Facing Only

Back View

A. Tether Strap

with Adjuster
and Hook

B. Locking Clip

(behind harness)

C. Splitter Plate
D. Instruction Manual

Storage

(in recline stand)

E. Tether Attachment for

Storage

F. Recline Stand

A.

G. UAS* Attachment

for Storage

H. Forward-Facing

Belt Path

I. Rear-Facing Belt

Path

J. Rear Facing Level To

Ground Line

(on side of shell)

K. UAS* Belt Adjuster

(under pad)

L. UAS* Hook

(under pad)

M. UAS* Belt
N. Shell

C.

D.

I.

Side View

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A. Before You Begin

E.

H.

B.

F.

G.

J.

K.

L.

Tether Adjuster

Tether Hook

*Universal Anchorage System (UAS)

M.

N.

E.

G.

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B. Safety Information

B-1 Vehicle Seating Position

Never install an infant restraint
system in the front seat of a vehicle
equipped with an active passenger side
frontal airbag.

Always check vehicle owner’s manual for

restraint system use with side air bags.

For vehicles with no rear seats, check the
vehicle owner’s manual for location and
installation of a restraint system.

Failure to read, understand and follow the
instructions and warnings in this instruction
manual and the warnings on the system could
result in serious injury or death to the child.

B-2 Installation in Vehicle

Check the vehicle belt or UAS belt before each
use. Use only if the belt is tightened properly and
securely.

When unoccupied the infant restraint
system must be secured to the vehicle with a
lower universal anchorage system if available
or with a vehicle seat belt. The tether strap
must be stored as described in the instruction
manual.

When unoccupied, the child restraint system
must be secured to the vehicle with a lower
universal anchorage system if available or
with a vehicle seat belt and the tether strap.

In a crash or sudden stop, an unsecured
restraint system could injure the driver or other
occupants in the vehicle.

Always check vehicle owner’s manual for
proper use of vehicle seat belts and the
universal anchorage system (UAS) with your
restraint system.

In very few vehicles, the restraint system
cannot be properly installed because of the type
of seat belt system, air bag system and/or lack
of location to anchor the tether strap. Always
read and follow the vehicle owner’s manual
instructions for restraint system use.

B-3 Restraint System Use

Do not use a restraint system that has been
in a crash or a collision. The system must be
replaced.

Do not use a restraint system if you do not
know the history of the restraint.

Never take your child out of the restraint
system or attend to the child’s needs while the
vehicle is moving.

Never leave child unattended in the restraint
system.

To avoid the child being seriously burned,
always check for hot seat and buckles before
using this restraint system.

Do not use a restraint system with missing
or damaged parts

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C-1 Choose Position for Your Child

Your child’s height, weight and age determine how your restraint
system should be placed in the vehicle and which restraint should be
used.

2.3-18 kg (5-39.6 lbs)
48-81 cm (19-32 in.)

Rear-Facing using
5-point harness

Infant and infant restraint
are placed in the back seat
and face the rear of the
vehicle.

NOTE: Infants one year old
or less must be rear-facing.

10-18 kg (22-39.6 lbs)
74-102 cm (29-40 in.)
Over 1 Year Old

Forward-Facing using
5-point harness

Child and child restraint are
placed in the back seat and
face the front of the
vehicle.

NOTE: Children must be 1
year old or older for
forward-facing position.

C. Basic Use

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Do not lubricate the buckles, harness system

or fasteners for any reason.

DJG does not recommend the use of
accessories or add-ons that have not been
certified with this restraint system at original
purchase date.

Never allow any child to play with this
restraint system. It is not a toy.

Do not remove the warning labels.

This restraint system has been certified for
use in passenger vehicles only. Do not use in a
boat, on a motorcycle or in a cargo van or bus
where there are no seat belts or tether anchors.
Do not modify for use as a crib or a swing. Do
not leave on stove top or any other hot surface.

Read all instructions and warning labels for
additional warnings.

Transport Canada Road Safety Directorate regulates children’s
restraint systems under the Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems
Safety Regulations (RSSR). The regulations require the
manufacturer and/or importer to certify the restraint system to
the applicable safety standards and place specified warnings
and information on the labels fastened to each restraint
system and in this instruction manual.

B-4 Transport Canada Regulations

Verify your child’s weight and height (do not guess)
before choosing the restraint system’s position.

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C. Basic Use

Check Buckle
Position

Determine which of the three
buckle/crotch strap slots that is
both comfortable and snug to
use.

Note: Thread buckle/crotch

strap through the slot closest to
child.

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From the front, pull
buckle/crotch strap free
from shell and pad.

c.

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You MUST use the 1st or 2nd buckle/crotch strap
slots when rear-facing. Any slot can be used for
forward-facing.

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2

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Rotate buckle/crotch
strap’s metal retainer,
then insert retainer up
through the shell and pad.

b.

To Change Buckle
Position

Turn the restraint system
over and locate the
buckle/crotch strap’s
metal retainer.

a.

C-2 Preparing Restraint System to Fit

Your Child

Release Chest Clip

Press on chest clip release
button and pull apart.

Loosen Harness Straps

Push in on the harness
adjustment lever under the
flap. Pull out on harness
straps just above buckle
tongues.

You MUST make these adjustments with your child before you
install the restraint system in the vehicle.

Unbuckle Harness Straps

Press down on the red
buckle release button to
release the buckle tongues.
Place harness straps over
sides of restraint system.

1.

2.

3.

Place Child in Restraint
Syste m

Place the child’s bottom and
back flat against the restraint
system. This will increase
comfort and allow the
harness straps to be properly
tightened.

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C. Basic Use

Choose one of the three
buckle/crotch strap slots
that is closest to child. From
the front of restraint system,
push buckle’s metal retainer
through pad and shell.
Make sure that buckle is

facing out.

Failure to place buckle’s metal retainer
completely through pad and shell can result in
serious injury or death.

d.

From the bottom, pull
buckle/crotch strap’s metal
retainer completely
through pad and shell.

Pull up on buckle/crotch
strap to make sure
buckle/crotch strap’s metal
retainer is completely
inserted through the pad
and shell. The buckle must

not pull out.

e.

f.

Check Harness Height

With child in the restraint
system, check the location
of the upper harness slots.

Follow the guidelines
below to determine the
correct harness height.

6.

Forward-Facing
Position

Upper harness slots must
be even with or just
above the shoulders.

If the highest upper
harness slots are below
the child’s shoulders, do
not use this child
restraint.

Rear-Facing Position

Upper harness slots must
be even with or just
below the shoulders.

If the lowest upper
harness slots are above
the infant’s shoulders, do
not use this infant
restraint. Infants have a

tendency to want to
slouch. Make sure the infant’s bottom and back are flat
against the infant restraint. If harness height is still incorrect,
call Consumer Relations for more detailed help.

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C. Basic Use

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To Change Harness
Strap Location

With harness system
loosened, from the back,
unhook harness strap loops
from the splitter plate.

7.

From the front of restraint
system, pull harness straps
out of the upper harness
slots.

a.

Rethread harness straps
into new upper harness slot
location.

NOTE: DO NOT twist the

harness straps.

b.

From the back of the
restraint system, hook the
harness straps loops onto
the splitter plate.

NOTE: DO NOT twist

harness adjustment strap.
Make sure the harness
straps are COMPLETELY
ON the splitter plate.

c.

Do not use this infant restraint rear­facing if the top of your infant’s head
is above the top of the infant
restraint.

Do not use this child restraint
forward-facing if the midpoint of your
child’s ears are above the top of the
child restraint.

Make sure the harness height is correct for
your child’s size. Verify frequently.

Failure to reinstall harness straps correctly
could result in serious injury or death.

Incorrect use of the harness system is the
most common mistake people make. It is very
important to read, understand and follow all
instructions and warnings.

Failure to follow these steps can result in
serious injury or death.

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Tighten Harness

Straps

Pull on harness

adjustment strap to

tighten harness straps

snugly.

NOTE: A snug harness is not loose and lies flat against the

child without sagging. It does not press on the child’s flesh
or push the child’s body into an unnatural position.

C-3 Securing Child in Restraint System

Position Harness
Straps Over the
Child’s Shoulders.

Place the child’s bottom and
back flat against the restraint
system. This will increase
comfort and allow the
harness straps to be properly
tightened.

1.

Buckle Harness Straps

Push each buckle tongue
into buckle until you hear a
“click”. Remember to
always pull up on harness
straps to make sure buckle
is locked.

2.

Close Chest Clip

Insert right half of chest clip
into left half and
snap together.

3.

C. Basic Use

4.

Position Chest Clip

Slide chest clip up or

down so that it is at mid-

chest (even with armpits)

and away from the child’s

neck.

6.

Failure to fasten and tighten the harness
system correctly may allow the child to be
ejected from the restraint system in a crash or
sudden stop causing serious injury or death.

Do not mistake comfort for safety. Harness
system must be snugly adjusted.

Check Harness

Tightness

Try to pinch the harness

straps at the shoulders. If

you can pinch the harness

strap, tighten more. If your

fingers slip off, the

harness is tight enough.

5.

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