Dorel Juvenile Group Vantage Point/Surveyor Instruction Manual
Replacement Parts List
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Read all instructions BEFORE USING
this child restraint.
KEEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE USE.
Vantage Point/Surveyor
Comfort Highback Booster
Instruction Manual
WARNING
Failure to follow the warnings on the labels and in the
instruction manual can result in the death or serious
injury of your child.
forward-facing
child restraint
22-40 lb (10.1-18 kg)
34-43 in. (85.1-110 cm)
and at least 1 Year Old
belt-positioning booster
40-100 lb (18.1-45.4 kg)
43-52 in. (110.1-132.1 cm)
Thank you for choosing this child restraint. The DJG family
is committed to creating child restraints with the most
comfort and convenience available today.
Remember, parents are a child’s first teachers and
examples. If you always buckle your seat belt, your child
will think it is the natural thing to do. Make it a firm rule
that the vehicle does not go until everyone is buckled up.
Make no exceptions.
No one can predict if use of a child restraint will prevent
injury or death in a particular crash. However, when combined with careful driving, proper use of a child restraint
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 and
follow these instructions. After reading, if you still have
questions or have any concerns with this child restraint,
please contact our Consumer Care Department at:
Before You Begin...
Table of Contents
Warnings ....................................................................................1-2
Warm Weather Use ........................................................................3
Registration and Recall Information .................................................4
Aircraft Information ........................................................................4
Child Restraint Parts ...................................................................5-6
Choosing Restraint and Position......................................................7
Preparing Child Restraint to Fit Your Child ................................. 8-10
Securing Your Child in Child Restraint ......................................11-12
Removing Your Child From Child Restraint.....................................13
Reclining the Child Restraint .........................................................14
Backrest Pad (on select models) ...................................................14
Choosing Lower Anchor or Vehicle Belts ..................................15-16
Knowing Your Vehicle Belts .....................................................17-19
Locking Clip ...........................................................................20-21
Forward-Facing Use ....................................................................22
Forward-Facing Installation ...........................................................23
Vehicle Belt Installation ....................................................24-25
Lower Anchor Belt Installation ..........................................26-28
Adjusting the Top Anchorage (Tether) Strap .............................29-30
Belt-Positioning Booster Use ...................................................... 31
Removal of Harness ................................................................32-33
Belt-Positioning Booster Installation .........................................34-36
Reinstall Harness ....................................................................37-38
Removing Seat Pad for Cleaning ..............................................39-41
Troubleshooting ...........................................................................42
Warranty .....................................................................................43
Replacement Parts Order Form ................................................44-45
Website: www.djgusa.com
Fax: 1-800-207-8182
Mailing Address: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
Attn: Consumer Care
P.O. Box 2609
Columbus, IN 47202-2609
Telephone: 1-800-544-1108
8 A.M. to 6 P.M. EST M-TH
8 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. EST FRI
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WARNINGS
WARNINGS
Never take your child out of the child restraint while the
vehicle is moving.
Never leave child unattended.
Placing your child in a hot child restraint may result in
burns.
Do not use a child restraint with damaged or missing
parts.
Do not use cut, frayed or damaged harnesses.
Do not substitute parts or try to modify the child
restraint in any way.
Do not lubricate buckles and fasteners.
Do not use any child restraint accessory except those
approved by Dorel Juvenile Group.
Never allow any child to play with this child restraint; it
is not a toy.
Do not remove or cover up any of the warning labels or
other labels on the child restraint.
Read all instructions for additional warnings.
On the side of the child restraint there is a date of
manufacture label. Do not use this child restraint more
than 10 years after the date of manufacture.
Check the vehicle belt or lower anchor belt before each
use. Use only if the belt is tightened properly and locked
securely in place.
This child restraint should be securely belted in the
vehicle even when not in use. In a crash or sudden stop,
an unsecured child restraint could injure occupants.
Do not use a child restraint that has been in a crash. You
must get a new child restraint.
Check the vehicle owner’s manual for more
information about air bag/child restraint use.
Use the child restraint only on vehicle seats that face
forward.
Do not use on seats that face the sides
or rear of the vehicle.
Use the center seating position if
possible.
For vehicles without a back seat, refer to your vehicle
owner’s manual.
If you are not sure where to place the child restraint in your
vehicle, consult your vehicle owner’s manual, contact Dorel
Juvenile Group Consumer Care Department, or visit your
local Child Passenger Inspection Station. Go to http://www.
safercar.gov/cpsApp/cps/index.htm to find your closest
station.
Children are safer when
properly restrained in rear
seating positions than in the
front seating positions.
According to National Highway Traffi c Safety Administration information, children in rear seating positions
are statistically safer, whether you have air bags,
advanced air bags, or no air bags at all.
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Registration and Recall Information
This restraint is certifi ed for aircraft use when used with the
internal harness.
This restraint is not certifi ed for aircraft use when used as
a booster seat because aircraft seats do not have shoulder
belts.
Use on forward-facing aircraft seats only and in a position
where the lap belt can be tightened securely.
This child restraint is installed in an aircraft seat the same way
it is installed in a vehicle.
Use the child restraint only with F.A.A. certified equipment.
Contact the airline prior to taking a child restraint on board in
order to comply with their specific regulations.
Aircraft Information
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Child restraints could be recalled for safety reasons. You must
register this restraint to be reached in a recall. Send your
name, address, email address if available and the restraint’s
model number and manufacturing date to:
Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
Attn: Consumer Care Department
P.O. Box 2609, Columbus, IN 47202-2609
or call 1-800-544-1108
or register your child restraint online at www.djgusa.com.
Please do not send in your registration card if you registered
your child restraint online.
For recall information, call the U.S. Government’s
Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-
9153), or go to http://www.NHTSA.gov.
General and Warm Weather Use
To help protect your vehicle seat’s upholstery from damage, use
a sinlge layer towel underneath and behind child restraint.
To avoid your child being seriously burned, take the following
precautions:
1. Park in the shade or where sun does not directly hit the child
restraint.
2. Cover the child restraint with a sheet or blanket when not in
use.
3. Check for hot seat and buckles before placing child in child
restraint.
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Child Restraint Parts
A. Adjustable
Headrest
B. Shoulder Belt
Guide
C. Harness Covers
(on select models)
D. Chest Clip
E. Buckle Tongue
F. Buckle
G. Harness Release
Lever
H. Harness
Adjustment Strap
I. Armrests
J. Cup Holder/Snack
Tray (on select models)
Front
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B
C
D
E
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K. Headrest Adjustment
Screws
L. Top Anchorage
(Tether) Strap &
Hook
M. Splitter Plate
N. Instruction Manual
Storage
O. Recline Stand
P. Lower Anchor Belt
(may be between
pad and shell)
Q. Shell
Back
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Choosing Restraint and Position
Your child’s height, weight, and age determine how your child
restraint should be placed in the vehicle.
Please talk to your doctor about the best option for your child.
This child restraint must always be used forward facing with
the internal harness system or as a booster seat.
22-40 lbs (10.1-18 kg)
34-43 in. (85.1-110 cm)
and at least 1 year old
Forward-Facing using
5-point harness
Child and child restraint face
the front of the vehicle and are
placed in the back seat.
40-100 lbs (18.1-45.4 kg)
43-52 in. (110.1-132.1 cm)
Belt-Positioning Booster using
vehicle lap/shoulder belt
combination
Child and child restraint face
the front of the vehicle and are
placed in the back seat.
5-point harness is removed.
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Preparing Child Restraint to Fit Your Child
You MUST make these adjustments with your child before you
install the child restraint in the vehicle.
Make sure lower anchor belt
packaging is pulled free of
child restraint shell.
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Press on chest clip release
button and pull apart.
Press in towards the top of the
red button.
Pull buckle tongues out.
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continued on next page.
Loosen harness by pushing
down on the harness release
lever while pulling out on the
harness.
Depending on your model, the
harness release lever may be
under a flap on the pad in the
front of restraint.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children
remain in a fi ve-point harness until they outgrow their forwardfacing harnessed child restraint.
This typically occurs around age 4, but some children outgrow
them sooner and others not until later.
Children up to 1 year of age must ride rear facing.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children
remain rear facing until they are at least 2 years old.
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Place the child’s bottom and
back flat against the child
restraint. This will allow the
harness to properly tighten.
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Harness
Guide
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Check Harness Height
Forward-Facing Position:
Harness guide must be
at or
slightly above the shoulders.
If the top harness guide is
below the child’s shoulders
and the child weighs at least
40 lb (18.1 kg), convert the
seat to a belt-positioning
booster.
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Determine which set of
harness guide slots works
best for your child.
To change harness location:
From the back of the seat,
unfasten harness from splitter
plate.
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Pull harness through the
harness guides from the front.
Rethread harness in correct
harness guides.
Failure to reattach the harness correctly, can result
in serious injury or death.
Harness Covers (on select models):
Harness covers help protect the
neck. To remove the covers,
unthread the harness from splitter
plate, remove covers, and rethread
harness. Reverse to replace covers.
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Adjust Headrest:
To adjust headrest, loosen screws
on the back of child restraint. Raise
or lower headrest to the position that
best fits your child. Tighten screws.
Adjust Buckle:
Determine which of the three available
buckle slots is both comfortable and
snug. Refer to “Removal of Harness”
to adjust buckle.
WARNING
Fit loops on harness ends
onto the splitter plate.
NOTE: Make sure harness
is completely on splitter plate
and it does not twist.
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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 tightly.
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Position harness straps over
the child’s shoulders.
Securing Your Child in the Child Restraint
Pull on harness adjustment
strap to tighten harness
snugly.
NOTE: A snug 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.
Position the chest clip at midchest (even with armpits),
away from the child’s neck.
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Snap the chest clip together.
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WARNINGS: Failure to fasten and tighten the
harness system correctly may allow the child to be
ejected from the child restraint in a crash or sudden
stop causing serious injury or death.
Do not mistake comfort for safety.
Harness system must be snugly
adjusted.
DO NOT put snowsuits or bulky
garments on your child when
placing them in the child restraint.
Bulky clothing can prevent
the harness straps from being
tightened properly.
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