Eddie Bauer XRS 65 Instruction Manual
5-40 lb (2.3-18 kg) 19-40 in. (48-101.6 cm) Rear-Facing
22-65 lb. (10.1-29 kg) 34-52 in. (85.1-132.1 cm) Forward-Facing
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B. Safety Information ........................... Pages 9-10
B-1 Vehicle Seating Position
B-2 Installation in Vehicle
B-3 Child Restraint Use
A. Before You Begin ................................. Pages 3-8
A-1 Registration and Safety Notices
A-2 Understanding Your Child Restraint
C. Basic Use ............................................. Pages 11-27
C-1 Choose Position for Your Child
C-2 Preparing Child Restraint to Fit Your Child
C-3 Securing Child in Child Restraint
C-4 Removing Child From Child Restraint
C-5 Accessories
C-6 Reclining Child Restraint
C-7 Removing Harness System
C-8 Installing Harness System
C-9 Removing Pad for Cleaning
E-1 Preparing to Install Rear-Facing
E-2 Preparing to Install LATCH Rear-Facing
E-3 Install Rear-Facing with LATCH
E-4 Install Rear-Facing with Vehicle Belts
E. Installing Rear-Facing ....................... Pages 37-44
F. Installing Forward-Facing Pages 45-53
F-1 Preparing to Install Forward-Facing
F-2 Adjusting Top Anchorage Strap (Tether)
F-3 Preparing to Install LATCH Forward-Facing
F-4 Install Forward-Facing With LATCH
F-5 Install Forward-Facing with Vehicle Belts
D. General Vehicle Installation .....Pages 28-36
D-1 Understanding Your Vehicle
D-2 Vehicle Seating Position
D-3 Choosing LATCH or Vehicle Belts
D-4 Knowing Your Vehicle Belts
D-5 Using Locking Clip
D-6 Installing on Aircraft
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Thank you for choosing this car seat, referred to throughout
this manual as a child restraint. The DJG family is committed
to creating a child restraint 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, 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 problems with this child restraint,
please contact our Consumer Relations Department at:
Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
Website: www.djgusa.com
Fax: 1-800-207-8182
Mailing Address: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
P.O. Box 2609
Columbus, IN 47202-2609
Telephone: 1-800-544-1108
7 A.M. to 6 P.M. EST M-TH
7 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. EST FRI
On the back of the plastic shell there is an expiration date for
use of this child restraint. Do not use this child restraint after
the expiration date.
A-1 Thank You...
A. Before You Begin
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Para recibir las instrucciones en español, llame al
1-800-544-1108 o solicitarse por escrito al dirección por arriba.
Please complete the postage-paid registration card that
came with your child restraint, and send it to us. 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.
PO Box 2609, Columbus, IN 47202-2609
Attn: Consumer Relations
or call 1-800-544-1108 or register online at www.djgusa.
com/registration/carseat/us.
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
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 plastic shell.
A-2 Registration and Safety Notices
Model
Number
Manufacture
Date
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A-3 Understanding Your Child Restraint
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A.
B.
F. Chest Clip
G. Harness Straps
H. Buckle Tongue
I. Buckle
J. Harness Guides
K. Buckle Strap
L. Buckle Strap Slots
D.
E.
F.
H.
J.
K.
G.
I.
Front View
Harness System Detail
A. Before You Begin
L.
C.
A. Adjustable Headrest
B. Body Pillows
(on select models)
C.
Cup Holder
(on select models)
D.
Harness Release
Lever
(under flap)
E. Harness
Tightening Strap
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Back View
A. LATCH Belt
B. Top Anchorage
Strap (Tether)
C. Locking Clip
(behind harness)
D.
Splitter Plate
E. Recline Stand
F. Instructions
(in recline stand)
G. Headrest Adjustment
Bar
H.
Top Anchorage
Hook (Tether) Storage
I. LATCH Storage
J. Forward-Facing
Belt Path
K.
Rear-Facing Belt
Path
L. Level to Ground Line
(on side of plastic shell)
D.
A.
C.
K.
Side View
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A. Before You Begin
H.E.
I.
B.
E.
F.
G.
J.
L.
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B-3 Child Restraint Use
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 lubricate buckles and fasteners.
Do not substitute parts or try to modify the
child restraint in any way.
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.
B-1 Vehicle Seating Position
Never place a child rear-facing in a
seating position with an active frontal
airbag.
Check the vehicle owner’s manual for more
information about air bag/child restraint use.
For vehicles without a back seat, refer to your
vehicle owner’s manual.
B. Safety Information
Failure to follow these warnings can result in the
serious injury or death of your child. To help you
recognize instructions which are most critical to
your child’s safety, we use this symbol:
B-2 Installation in Vehicle
Check the vehicle belt or LATCH belt before
each use. Use only if the belt is tightened
properly and securely.
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.
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C-1 Choose Position for Your Child
Your child’s height, weight and age determine how
your child restraint should be placed in the vehicle.
5-40 lbs (2.3-18 kg)
and 19-40 in. (48-101.6 cm)
Rear-Facing using
5-point harness
Child and child restraint
are placed in the back
seat, facing the back of the
vehicle.
22-65 lbs (10.1-29 kg)
and 34-52 in.
(85.1-132.1 cm) and
Over 1 Year Old
Forward-Facing using
5-point harness
Child and child restraint are
placed in the back seat,
facing the front of the vehicle.
C-2 Preparing Child Restraint to Fit
Your Child
Release Chest Clip
Press on chest clip
release button and pull
apart.
Loosen Harness
Push down on the
harness release lever
(under flap on the
front of child restraint)
while pulling out on
the harness straps just
above the buckle.
Make these adjustments with your child in the child
restraint before you install in the vehicle.
Unbuckle Harness
Press red button. Pull
buckle tongues out. Place
harness straps out of the
way.
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C. Basic Use
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Lift Headrest to the
Highest Position
Pull out on the metal bar
on the back of the seat
and slide the headrest all
the up. This will expose
all harness slots.
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C. Basic Use
Check Buckle
Position
Determine which of the
available buckle positions
will be comfortable and
provide a snug fit for your
child.
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Rotate metal retainer,
then insert retainer up
through the plastic shell
and pad.
From the top, pull buckle
free from plastic shell
and pad.
Reposition buckle
location. Insert the
buckle’s metal retainer
through the desired
slot. Make sure buckle
is facing forward.
Pull buckle’s metal
retainer completely
through pad and
plastic shell.
Pull up on buckle to
make sure it is secured.
The buckle must not
pull out.
Failure to place buckle’s metal retainer
completely through pad and plastic shell can
result in serious injury or death.
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c.
d.
e.
f.
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To Change Buckle
Position
Remove your child. Flip
the child restraint over
and locate buckle’s metal
retainer.
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You MUST use the 1st or 2nd buckle strap slots when
rear-facing. Any slot can be used for forward-facing.
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Place Child in Child
Restraint
Place the child’s bottom and
back flat against the child
restraint. This will increase
comfort and allow the
harness straps to be properly
tightened.
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Check Harness Height
With child in the child
restraint, check the location
of the harness slot.
7.
Rear-Facing Position
Harness slot must be even
with or just below the
shoulders.
If the lowest harness slot is
above the child’s shoulders,
do not use this child restraint.
Forward-Facing Position
Harness slot must be even
with or just above the
shoulders.
If the highest harness slot is
below the child’s shoulders, do
not use this child restraint.
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C. Basic Use
Choose the Correct
Harness Slot That Fits
Your Child
Follow the guidelines below
to determine the correct
harness height.
NOTE: The upper most
harness slot may be behind
the headrest pad.
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To Change Harness
Location
From the back of the seat,
remove harness from
splitter plate.
9.
Pull Harness Out of Shell
From the Front
10.
Rethread Harness
Into Correct Harness
Location
Make sure harness does
not twist.
11.
Pull Harness Through
Pad and Over the
Metal Bar
Adjust headrest bar so
that the metal bar is even
with the harness slots
being used.
12.
Make sure metal bar
is locked into position.
Failure to do this can
result in serious injury
or death.
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