Evenflo Snulgi Owner's Manual

More children are killed every year as passengers in car crashes than by any other type of injury.

To reduce the risk of SERIOUS INJURY or DEATH, read this owner’s manual and your vehicle owner’s manual before installing and using this child restraint. Using a child restraint makes a big difference. By properly using this child restraint and following these instructions (and the instructions that accompany your vehicle), you will greatly reduce the risk of serious injury or death to your child from a crash. Do not be misled by the commonly used term “safety seat”; no restraint system can prevent all injuries in all crashes. Many properly restrained adults and children are injured in motor vehicle crashes, including relatively minor crashes. A properly used child restraint is the best way to minimize injuries to your child and to increase the chances for your child’s survival in

most crashes.

Child Requirements

• No restraint can guarantee absolute protection from injury in every crash.

• This child restraint is designed for use by children in rear- facing, forward-facing, and booster modes. To use this

child restraint properly, children MUST meet weight/size speciﬁcations as follows:

For Rear-facing Use

• The child weighs 2.3 – 18 kg (5 – 40 lbs)

• The child is 48 – 94 cm (19 – 37 inches) AND the top of

child’s head is at least 25 mm (1 in.) below the top of the

child restraint headrest in either of its two lowest positions

For Forward-facing Use

• The child weighs 10 – 29.4 kg (22 – 65 lbs)

• The child is 71 – 127 cm (28 – 50 in.) AND the tops of

their ears are below the top of the child restraint headrest

• Child is one year old or older

For Booster Use

• The child weighs 18 – 49.8 kg (40 – 110 lbs).

• The child is 110 – 145 cm (43.3 – 57 in.) AND the tops of

their ears are below the top of the child restraint headrest

• Child is four years old or older

U.S. REGULATORY NOTICE

This child restraint meets all applicable requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213.

For Canadian Models

CANADIAN REGULATORY NOTICE

This child restraint meets all applicable requirements of Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards CMVSS 213,

213.1, and 213.2.

Table of Contents

Important Information

Warnings ............................................................................ 2

Safe Practices

.................................................................... 10

Recall Information for U.S. Customers

............................... 10

Public Notice for Canadian Customers

.............................. 10

Motor Vehicle/Aircraft Usage

............................................. 11

LATCH Information

........................................................... 11

Symbol Legend

................................................................ 11

Visual Glossary

.................................................................. 12

Securing the Child

............................................................ 14

Rear-facing Use

Installation Checklist ......................................................... 19

Moving SureLatch™ to Rear-facing Belt Path

.................... 20

Installation with SureLatch Connectors.............................. 22

Moving Quick Connectors™ to Rear-facing Belt Path

.......... 24

Installation with Quick Connectors

.................................... 26

Installation with the Seat Belt

............................................ 28

Forward-facing Use

Installation Checklist ......................................................... 33

Moving SureLatch to Forward-facing Belt Path

.................. 34

Installation with SureLatch Connectors.............................. 36

Moving Quick Connectors to Forward-facing Belt Path

............. 40

Installation with Quick Connectors

.................................... 42

Installation with the Seat Belt

............................................ 45

Booster Use

When to Put Your Child in a Booster Seat .......................... 50

Installation Checklist

......................................................... 53

Converting into a Booster Seat

.......................................... 54

General Information

Using the SureLatch Connectors ....................................... 60

Using the Quick Connectors

............................................. 61

Adjusting the Headrest

...................................................... 62

Adjusting the Recline Position

........................................... 62

Using the TruTether

™

Adjuster .......................................... 63

Installing the Locking Clip

................................................. 64

Removing Seat Pad

........................................................... 66

Installing the Accessories

................................................... 66

Care and Cleaning

........................................................... 68

Replacement Parts

............................................................ 70

Limited Warranty

.............................................................. 71

Rear-facing

Forward-facing

BoosterGeneral

Important

Air Bag Warnings

Rear-facing, Forward-facing, and Booster Use

• DO NOT use this child restraint in the front seat of a

vehicle equipped with an air bag. Interaction between a rear-facing restraint and air bags may cause serious injury or death. Air bags may cause serious injury or

death to children 12 and under.

If your vehicle has an air bag, refer to your vehicle owner’s manual for child restraint installation.

• If the rear seat of your vehicle is equipped with side

air bags, refer to the following information for proper usage.

Vehicles built prior to the 2002 model year:

DO NOT use this restraint in a vehicle seating position

equipped with a side air bag unless authorized by the vehicle manufacturer. Model year 2002 and newer vehicles: Refer to your vehicle owner’s manual before placing this restraint in a seating position equipped with a side air bag.

•

DO NOT place any objects between the restraint and

the side air bag, as an expanding air bag may cause the items to strike the child

WARNING

General Warnings

Rear-facing, Forward-facing, and Booster Use

• Failure to follow installation instructions can result in

the child striking the vehicle’s interior during a sudden stop or crash. Serious injury or death may result.

These instructions and the instructions in your vehicle

owner’s manual must be followed carefully. If there is a conﬂict between the two, the vehicle owner’s manual regarding child restraint installation must be followed.

• NEVER leave child unattended.

• DO NOT use child restraint if it is damaged, broken,

or missing parts.

• DO NOT use this restraint if it has been involved in a

crash. It must be replaced.

• DO NOT remove back cover.

• NEVER use this child restraint without the headrest

installed.

Location Warnings

Rear-facing, Forward-facing, and Booster Use

• ALWAYS read and follow exactly the instructions that

accompany your vehicle and child restraint.

• According to statistics, children are safer when properly

restrained in a rear seating position than in the front seating position. Generally, the center rear position is safest and should be used if available.

•

Some child restraints do not ﬁt all vehicles or all seating locations. There are many thousands of combinations of vehicle makes, models, child restraint conﬁgurations, vehicle

seat belt designs, and seat cushion shapes. The

easiest

way to determine whether your child restraint is suitable for a particular seating position is to check for a tight installation. If the child restraint cannot be properly installed, DO NOT use the child

restraint.

Consult vehicle owner’s manual, try a different seating

location or call Evenﬂo for further assistance.

Important

Location Warnings – cont.

Rear-facing, Forward-facing, and Booster Use

• ONLY use this child restraint on forward-facing vehicle seats. DO NOT use this restraint with vehicle

seats that face the rear or side.

• ONLY use this child restraint on vehicle seats with backs that lock into place.

Premature Infants

Rear-facing, Forward-facing, and Booster

Use

• DO NOT use this or any child restraint with a premature infant until after consulting your doctor. Premature infants may have difﬁculty breathing when in a seated or semi-reclined position. Using additional padding or pillows behind the infant’s head, or failure to properly recline the child restraint could increase the child’s risk of serious injury or death.

Rear-facing Position Warnings

Rear-facing

Use

Only

• DO NOT use this child restraint rear-facing in a vehicle equipped with lap belts that only lock during a sudden

stop or crash (emergency locking retractor – ELR). You

must use a seating location with a locking seat belt.

Check your vehicle owner’s manual to see if you have

lap belts with ELRs.

• When using this restraint rear-facing, DO NOT loosen the vehicle seat belt to provide more leg room as this will prevent the child restraint from protecting the child.

• Fold-down armrests could pose a hazard to a rearfacing child in certain types of collisions. Consult your

vehicle owner’s manual before installing any rearfacing child restraint in front of a fold-down armrest.

•

NEVER turn a child restraint forward-facing with an infant

weighing less than 10 kg (22 lbs) or less than one year of age. Crash forces may cause serious injury or death.

WARNING

•

NEVER use Recline Position #2 or Recline Position #3

when using this child restraint rear-facing. Use

ONLY

Recline Position #1.

• DO NOT use the tether strap when the child restraint is in the rear-facing position.

• The headrest on the vehicle seat that the child faces

when sitting in the rear facing mode should be placed in the lowest position. The vehicle seat back that the child faces must be fully padded and free of any hard objects.

Forward-facing Position Warnings

Forward-facing and Booster Use Only

• When using the harness straps to secure a child who is more than 18 kg (40 lbs),

NEVER

place the child

restraint in

Recline Position #2. Use

ONLY

Recline

Position #

• DO NOT use

Recline Position #1 or Recline Position #2

when using this child restraint in Booster Mode. Use

ONLY

Recline Position #3.

• Install this child restraint with a vehicle seat belt (NOT LATCH connectors) when using the restraint’s harness straps to secure a child who weighs more than 21.7 kg (48 lbs).

• If the child weighs more than 29.4 kg (65 lbs) OR

their shoulders are above the highest harness level, you MUST use this child restraint as a booster (p. 50).

• Adjust, or remove, the vehicle headrest, in the seat where the child restraint is to be installed, so that

the back of the child restraint rests against the vehicle seat back.

• The headrest on the vehicle seat in front of the child

should be put in its lowest position. The vehicle seat back that the child faces must be fully padded and free of any hard objects.

WARNING

Important

Booster Seat Position Warnings

Booster Use Only

• DO NOT use this booster seat rear-facing.

Seat Belt Warnings

Rear-facing and Forward-facing Use Only

• DO NOT use this child restraint if it moves more than 25 mm (1 in.) forward or side-to-side at either rear-

facing or forward-facing belt path on the child restraint. Serious injury or death may result from poor installation. If you cannot tightly secure the child restraint, try again or move it to another location.

• DO NOT use this child restraint in a seating position

with door-mounted seat belts.

• DO NOT use this child restraint in a vehicle with seat

belts that automatically move along the vehicle frame when the door is opened. These seat belts will not hold a child restraint properly.

• If the vehicle seat belts are not routed and fastened

correctly, the child restraint may not protect the child in a crash.

• DO NOT allow the vehicle seat belt release button to touch the child restraint. Accidental contact may cause the seat belt to release. If necessary, turn the seat belt release button away from the child restraint or move the child restraint to a different location.

• Failure to adjust the harness or vehicle seat belts

snugly around the child may result in the child striking the vehicle’s interior during a sudden stop or crash. Serious injury or death may occur.

• Remove locking clip from vehicle seat belt when not used with a child restraint, or the vehicle seat belt will not properly restrain an adult or child. Serious injury or death may occur.

WARNING

Locking Clip

Booster Mode Only

•

To prevent serious injury, use

ONLY

the vehicle’s lap and shoulder belt system when restraining a child in this booster seat.

• DO NOT use the locking clip when using

this child restraint as a booster seat.

• The shoulder belt MUST be threaded through the

shoulder belt guide (p. 52).

• DO NOT use this booster seat if the tops of the child’s

ears are above the back of the booster seat headrest.

• The shoulder belt MUST NOT cross the child’s neck or fall off the child’s shoulder. If you cannot adjust the shoulder belt to properly lay midway between

the child’s shoulder and neck AND at or above the shoulder, try another seating location or do not use

the booster seat.

LATCH Warnings

Rear-facing and Forward-facing Modes Only

• This LATCH system is intended to be used ONLY as described in these instructions. Serious injury or death may result from misuse.

• In addition to these instructions, read and follow your

vehicle owner’s manual regarding installation of the child restraint and LATCH. If there is a discrepancy, follow your vehicle owner’s manual.

• ONLY use for securing child restraint to lower LATCH

anchor points.

•

NEVER attach two LATCH connectors to one vehicle lower

anchor point.

•

NEVER

use the vehicle seat belts when using the

LATCH system. Using both together can cause slack in

a sudden stop or crash.

• When not in use, the

LATCH

connectors should be securely attached to the D-rings on child restraint seat pad. Keep out of reach of children.

WARNING

Important

LATCH Warnings – cont.

Rear-facing and Forward-facing Modes Only

• ALWAYS be sure that the

LATCH

connectors are

fully engaged onto the LATCH anchor points by pulling hard on the LATCH straps. If they are not fully engaged, the LATCH system will not secure your

child restraint. Serious injury or death may result.

• DO NOT use this child restraint if it moves more than

25 mm (1 inch) forward or side-to-side at either the

rear-facing or forward-facing belt path on the child restraint. Serious injury or death may result from poor installation. If you cannot tightly secure the child restraint, try again or move it to another location.

Tether Strap Warnings

Forward-facing and Booster Use Only

• To avoid a strangulation hazard, you MUST tightly roll

or fold excess or unused tether strap and secure with a rubber band. Attach the tether hook to the storage

clip when not in use (p. 13). This will keep an unused

tether from hitting someone during a crash.

Additional Warnings

Rear-facing, Forward-facing, and Booster Use

• In hot or sunny weather, ALWAYS check the seat, the

buckle and LATCH hooks, and adjuster for hot areas

before placing a child into the child restraint. The child

could be burned. Cover the child restraint with a light

colored blanket when you leave the vehicle.

• This child restraint must be securely fastened to the vehicle, even when unoccupied, using the vehicle

seat belts or LATCH connectors. An unsecured child

restraint may injure someone if a crash occurs.

•

DO NOT use the cup holder to store cans or hard

cups.

Only for use with soft cups (such as styrofoam

or paper).

WARNING

• DO NOT place any cups that contain hot liquids (such as coffee or tea) in the cup holder.

•

DO NOT attach additional padding, toys or other

devices not made by Evenﬂo or described in these instructions to the child restraint. Items not tested with the child restraint could injure the child. Additional pads or pillows may interfere with the function of the harness system, or

cause breathing problems if the child’s

head falls forward,

increasing the risk of serious injury

or death.

• Failure to follow installation instructions could result in serious injury or death. These instructions and the instructions in your vehicle owner’s manual must be followed carefully. If there is a conﬂict between the two, the vehicle owner’s manual regarding child restraint installation must be followed.

• In cold weather, DO NOT dress the child in bulky clothing like snowsuits if the child is riding in a child restraint. Bulky coats/snowsuits make it difﬁcult to properly tighten the harness to the child which may allow the child to be ejected from the restraint during a crash. If necessary, place a blanket over the harnessed child without interfering with the child restraint harness system.

Important

• Everyone rides buckled up or the vehicle does not

go. Make no exceptions for adults or children. If some-

one unbuckles, stop the vehicle. Being ﬁrm and consistent from the start will mean fewer discipline problems as children get older. An unrestrained person can be thrown into and injure other passengers.

• Many safety advocates and healthcare professionals

recommend that children ride rear facing for as long as possible. See limitations recommended on rear-facing use on the inside front cover.

• NEVER try to tend to a crying baby’s needs while driving.

NEVER take a baby out of a child restraint for comforting

while the vehicle is moving.

• DO NOT allow a child in a vehicle to have objects such as lollipops or ice cream on a stick. The object can injure the child if the vehicle swerves or hits a bump.

• DO NOT feed an infant who is riding in a child restraint.

• Put sharp or heavy items in the trunk. Anything loose can

be deadly in a crash.

Safe Practices

• Child restraints could be recalled for safety reasons.

You must register this restraint to be reached in a recall. Send your name, address, the restraint’s model number, and manufacturing date to:

Evenﬂo Company, Inc., 1801 Commerce Dr.,

Piqua, OH 45356, or call 1-800-233-5921.

You may also register online at www.evenﬂo.com/registercarseat

• For recall information call the U.S. Government’s Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY:1-800424-9153), or go to http://www.NHTSA.gov.

Recall Information for U.S. Customers

• To register your child restraint, return your registration card, call 1-937-773-3971, or register online at

www.evenﬂo.com/registercarseatcanada.

• For recall information, call Transport Canada at 1-800-333-0510 (1-613-993-9851 in Ottawa region) or Eveno at 1-937-773-3971.

Public Notice for Canadian Customers

For future reference, record the model number of your child restraint AND the date of manufacture below (p. 69).

Model Number:

Date of Manufacture:

When used with the internal harness and properly installed pursuant to these instructions, this restraint

is certiﬁed for use only in passenger and multi-purpose passenger motor vehicles, buses, and trucks equipped with Type I or II seat belts and in aircraft.

When used without the internal harness (in booster mode) and properly installed pursuant to these instructions,

this restraint is certiﬁed for use only in passenger and multi-purpose passenger motor vehicles, buses, and trucks equipped with Type II seat belts. In booster mode, this restraint is NOT certiﬁed for aircraft use. A belt-positioning booster requires the use of a lap/shoulder belt system, which is not available on aircraft.

Check with

your airline before

departure to make sure

this restraint meets

their requirements.

Tip!

Motor Vehicle/Aircraft Usage

LATCH Information

“LATCH” (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) is a system for attaching the child restraint to your vehicle seat. It can be used in place of the seat belts in vehicles with LATCH anchors. Refer to your vehicle owner’s manual for the locations of LATCH anchors. Note: Your vehicle owner’s manual may refer to this system as “Lower Universal Anchorage System” or ”ISOFIX.”

Symbol Legend

Air Bag Symbol – Alerts you to important

information about air bag safety.

LATCH Symbol – Alerts you to important

information about LATCH safety.

Tether Anchor Symbol – Alerts you to

important information about tether anchor safety.

Important

Visual Glossary

Your vehicle components may be signiﬁcantly different than pictured. Consult your owner’s manual to help you identify your vehicle components.

Back Seat

Belt Buckles

Center Lap

Belt

Tether Anchors

Forward-facing

ONLY

Back Seat

Belt Retractor

Seat Crease

Lap/Shoulder

Belt

LATCH

Anchors

Fold-down Armrest

Consult your vehicle

owner’s manual.

Rear

Headrests

IMPORTANT: If your vehicle has side air bags, please refer to the warnings on page 2.

Recline Lever

Shoulder Belt Guide

Harness Straps

Chest Clip

Harness Tabs

SureLatch Connector

(Shown in Rear-facing

belt path)

Harness

Release Button

Base

Headrest

Shoulder Belt Guide

Buckle

Harness

Adjust Strap

EZ Off Seat Pad

D-rings for

SureLatch Connector

Front

Visual Glossary

Para instrucciones en Español, llamar al: 1-800-233-5921

OWNER’S MANUAL

Keep for future use.

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Symphony

™

Child Restraint System

To reduce the risk

of SERIOUS INJURY or DEATH, read this owner’s manual prior to installing

and using this child

estraint.

WARNING

Locking Clip

Tether Strap

and Hook

(Shown fastened to

storage clip)

Base

Headrest

Headrest Adjust Lever

Instructions

Forward-facing

Belt Path

Forward-facing

Belt Path

Front Seat

Retractor

120

A I R B A G

Front Seat Lap

and Shoulder Belts

Front

Headrests

Consult your vehicle

owner’s manual to determine

proper placement of child restraint

in your vehicle and familiarize

yourself with your vehicle’s

components.

imporTanT

SureLatch Connector

(Shown in Rear-facing

belt path)

SureLatch Connector

(Shown in Rear-facing

belt path)

Back

Important

Adjust harness straps.

Grasping both harness

tabs, slide downward until the harness straps are at, or slightly below, the child’s shoulders.

Position harness straps.

Unfasten chest clip and place the child in the child restraint. B

ring each harness strap

over the child’s shoulders.

1. Loosen Harness.

Press the harness release button on the front of the seat, then pull up on the harness strap behind the fastened chest clip.

Securing the Child in the Child Restraint

IMPORTANT: The baby’s back and bottom should be ﬂat

against the restraint. If there is a gap, the baby will not be comfortable.

4. Buckle the harness.

Insert both buckle

tongues into the buckle.

Note: Pull up on the

harness straps to ensure that the buckle tongues are fastened securely.

Securing the Child in the Child Restraint

7. Fasten and adjust chest clip.

Snap the two halves of the chest clip together, as shown, and slide to armpit level.

6. Tighten harness.

Pull the harness adjuster strap to tighten the harness. Note: Make sure the harness straps are snug against the child with no more than two ﬁnger-widths between the child and straps.

IMPORTANT: 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. Check the harness straps near the shoulders for slack and adjust as needed.

5. Remove all slack in harness.

Pull upward on the harness straps near the hips, as shown, to ensure that all slack is removed.

Important

1. Loosen harness straps.

Press the harness release button on the front of the seat while pulling up on the harness strap behind the fastened chest clip.

Disconnect chest clip.

Push the release button and pull the c

hest clip

apart.

Unbuckle harness.

Press the red button on

the buckle and release both buckle tongues.

You may now remove

your child.

Removing the Child from the Restraint

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Important

Using Snugli in the Rear-

facing Position

25 mm (1 in.)

or more

Child Requirements

Weight: 2.3 – 18 kg (5 – 40 lbs)

Height: 48 – 94 cm (19 – 37 in.)

AND

the top of

child’s head is at least 25 mm (1 inch)

below the top of the child restraint headrest

in either of its two lowest positions.

SureLatch

Connector

Rear-facing

Belt Path

1. Secure child restraint to the vehicle seat.

Restraint is securely locked into Recline Position #1

(p. 62).

Locking clip is installed, if necessary (p. 64).

The level line is level with vehicle oor (p. 23/27). A towel/small blanket is rolled up and placed beneath the front edge of the base, if necessary

Child restraint is securely installed with one of the following methods

using the rear-facing belt path:

• SureLatch Connectors (p. 22)

• Quick Connectors (p. 26)

• Vehicle Seat Belts (p. 28) Note: To determine which type of LATCH connectors

are on your child restraint, go to page 20.

2. Place the child in the child restraint.

The child’s back and bottom are ﬂat against the back and bottom surfaces of the child restraint.

Top of child’s head is at least 25 mm (1 inch)

below the top of the child restraint headrest in either of its two lowest positions

3. Make necessary adjustments.

Harness tabs MUST be at, or slightly below, shoul- der level (p. 14).

Headrest is adjusted to either of the bottom two positions closest to the harness tabs (p. 62).

4. Fasten both buckle tongues. Refer to page 14.

5. Position and connect chest clip.

Chest clip MUST be placed at armpit level (p. 15).

6. Check your work.

Harness is no more than two-ﬁnger widths from child (p. 15).

To properly secure this child restraint, it MUST

NOT move more than

25 mm (1 inch)

from side-to-side or from front-to-back at the rear-facing belt path.

Rear-facing Installation Checklist

Rear-facing

Tip!

To make installation easier, watch the installation

video of this child restraint

at www.evenﬂo.com.

To install this child restraint properly in rear-facing position, the LATCH harness must be in the rear-facing belt path, as shown below (seat pad has been removed for clarity). If the LATCH harness is in the forward-facing belt path (shown below), use the following procedures to move it to the rear-facing belt path. To access the LATCH harness, you will ﬁrst need to:

• Loosen internal harness straps (p. 16);

• Disconnect SureLatch connectors (p. 60);

• Remove seat pad (p. 66).

Moving SureLatch to Rear-facing Belt Path

LATCH Harness in

Rear-facing Belt Path

LATCH Harness in

Forward-facing Belt Path

Which Type of LATCH Connector is on Your Child Restraint?

SureLatch Connector

In order to properly install your child restraint with the LATCH system, you must ﬁrst know which type of LATCH connectors are present on your child restraint.

• If your child restraint has SureLatch Connectors,

begin installation by referring to “Moving SureLatch Connectors to the Rear-facing Belt Path,” below.

• If your child restraint has the Quick Connectors, begin

installation by referring to page 24, “Moving Quick Connectors to the Rear-facing Belt Path.”

Quick Connector

1. Remove SureLatch connectors from the forward-facing belt path.

Reach through the harness

straps and remove each SureLatch connector, one at a time.

Place each connector in the rear-facing belt path.

3. Make sure the buckle and crotch strap is positioned in front of the LATCH strap, as shown.

Moving SureLatch to Rear-facing Belt Path

Note: Don’t forget to install the seat pad before installing

the child restraint in your vehicle.

Rear-facing

1. Place the child restraint in position.

Adjust the child restraint to the most reclined position (Recline Position #1, p. 62), then place it on vehicle seat in the rearfacing position, as shown.

2. Attach SureLatch Connectors.

Push a SureLatch connector onto each seat anchor. Note: You may need to vary the angle of the SureLatch connectors, as shown above, to attach to the anchor.

Also, make sure LATCH harness is in the rear-facing belt path (p. 20).

Far side

LATCH Anchor

Near Side

IMPORTANT: Make sure both SureLatch connectors are facing upward and the straps are not twisted.

Strap

IMPORTANT:

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restraint, DO NOT use the LATCH system.

•DO NOT use the tether strap when the child restraint is

in the rear-facing position.

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4. Secure the child restraint.

Using your full weight,

push the child restraint ﬁrmly into the vehicle seat

as shown, to lock in place

Rear-facing Belt Path

IMPORTANT: To properly secure this child restraint, it MUST NOT move more than 25 mm (1 inch) from side-to-

side or from front-to-back at the rear-facing belt path. If you cannot tightly secure the child restraint, try again or move it to another location.

3. Increase recline angle, if necessary.

If level line is not parallel

to the ground, disconnect SureLatch connectors and place a tightly rolled towel/small blanket beneath the front edge of the child restraint.

Repeat Step 2.

Tightly rolled towel or small blanket

Note: In some vehicles, you may need to prop up the connector while

pushing downward on the seat to secure it tightly. Repeat for the other connector.

IMPORTANT: Infants may have difﬁculty breathing when in a sitting position. Make sure they recline enough for their head to lie back comfortably and safely. Failure to properly recline the child restraint could increase the child’s risk of serious injury or death.

Rear-facing Installation with SureLatch

Connectors

Level Line

Rear-facing

To install this child restraint properly in rear-facing position, the Quick Connectors MUST be in the rear-facing belt path, as shown below (seat pad has been removed for clarity). If the Quick Connectors are in the forward-facing belt path (shown below), use the following procedures to move them to the rear-facing belt path. To access the Quick Connectors, you will ﬁrst need to:

• Loosen internal harness straps (p. 16);

• Disconnect Quick Connectors (p. 61);

• Remove seat pad (p. 66).

1. Remove Quick Connectors from the forward-facing belt path.

Reach through the harness

straps and

remove each Quick

Connector, one at a time.

Quick Connectors in

Rear-facing Belt Path

Quick Connectors in

Forward-facing Belt Path

Moving Quick Connectors to the Rear-facing Belt Path

2. Place each connector in the rear-facing belt path.

3. Make sure the buckle and crotch strap is positioned in front of the LATCH strap, as shown.

Note: Don’t forget to install the seat pad before installing

the child restraint in your vehicle.

Moving Quick Connectors to the

Rear-facing Belt Path

Rear-facing

1. Place the child restraint in position.

Adjust the child restraint to the most reclined position (Recline Position #1, p. 62) then place it on vehicle seat in the rearfacing position, as shown.

2. Attach Quick Connectors.

Push a Quick Connector onto each seat anchor.

Note: You may need to vary the angle of the Quick

onnectors, as shown above, to attach to the anchor.

Also, make sure LATCH

strap

is in the rear-facing

belt path (p. 24).

Far side

LATCH Anchor

Near Side

IMPORTANT: Make sure both LATCH Quick Connectors are facing upward and the straps are not twisted.

IMPORTANT:

•Ifyouareusingthevehicleseatbelttosecurethechild

restraint, DO NOT use the LATCH system.

•DO NOT use the tether strap when the child restraint is

in the rear-facing position.

Rear-facing Installation with Quick Connectors

Correct Incorrect

4. Secure the child restraint.

Using your full weight,

push the child restraint ﬁrmly into the vehicle seat while pulling up on the

LATCH strap to tighten.

Rear-facing Belt Path

IMPORTANT: To properly secure this child restraint, it MUST NOT move more than 25 mm (1 inch) from side-to-

side or from front-to-back at the rear-facing belt path. If you cannot tightly secure the child restraint, try again, move it to another location, or install with vehicle seat belt.

3. Increase recline angle, if necessary.

If level line is not parallel

to the ground, disconnect

Quick Connectors

and place a tightly rolled towel/small blanket beneath the front edge of the child restraint.

Repeat Step 2.

Tightly rolled towel or small blanket

Level Line

Rear-facing Installation with

Quick Connectors

Rear-facing

3. Buckle seat belt.

1. Place the child restraint in position.

Adjust the child restraint to the most reclined position (Recline Position #1, p. 62), then place it on vehicle seat in the rearfacing position, as shown.

2. Route seat belt through rear-facing belt path

Unhook the front of the seat pad and move it out of the way. Thread the vehicle seat belt buckle tongue through the rear-facing belt path, as shown.

IMPORTANT: Make sure the buckle/crotch strap is positioned in front of the vehicle seat belt.

Rear-facing Installation with the Seat Belt

IMPORTANT:

•IfyouareusingtheLATCHsystemtosecurethechild

restraint, DO NOT use vehicle seat belt.

•DO NOT use the tether strap when the child restraint is

in the rear-facing position.

Lap Belt Only

Lap and Shoulder Belt Combination

5. Install locking clip, if necessary.

You MUST use a locking clip if your vehicle has: Lap/shoulder seat belt combination that has a buckle tongue that slides

freely along the belt without locking into

place; OR Seat belts equipped with an emergency locking retractor (ELR).

4. Remove all slack from the seat belt.

Using your full weight, push the child restraint ﬁrmly into the vehicle seat

while tightening the vehicle seat belt to remove excess slack.

Rear-facing Installation with the Seat Belt

Locking Clip installed properly

Some ELR vehicle belts can be switched so that they lock when tightened. It may not be necessary to use a locking

clip in these situations.

Consult your vehicle owner’s manual before installing the locking clip.

To see an example of seat belt types and to properly

install a locking clip, go to p. 64.

13 mm

(0.5 inch)

Rear-facing

7. Ensure child restraint is secure.

Reconnect the seat pad to the front of the restraint.

Try to move the child

restraint in all directions.

Increase recline angle, if necessary.

If the level line is not

parallel to the ﬂoor of the vehicle, disconnect the seat belt and place a tightly rolled towel/ small blanket beneath the front edge of the child restraint. Repeat

Step 2.

Rear-facing

Belt Path

Rear-facing Installation with the Seat Belt

IMPORTANT: Infants may have difﬁculty breathing when

in a sitting position. Make sure they recline enough for their head to lie back comfortably and safely. Failure to properly recline the child restraint could increase the child’s risk of serious injury or death.

Tightly rolled towel or small blanket

IMPORTANT: To properly secure this child restraint, it MUST NOT move more than 25 mm (1 inch) from side-to-

side or from front-to-back at the rear-facing belt path. If you cannot tightly secure the child restraint, try again or move it to another location.

Level Line

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Rear-facing

Using Snugli in the

Forward-facing Position

If the child weighs more than 29.4 kg (65 lbs) OR

their shoulders are above the highest harness level,

you MUST use this child restraint as a Booster.

WARNING

IMPORTANT

Evenﬂo strongly recommends using the top

anchorage (tether) strap when securing a child in this

child restraint with the harness straps. Using the tether

strap will improve the stability of this child restraint

and may reduce the risk of injury.

Tether Strap

Child Requirements

Weight: 10 – 29.4 kg (22 – 65 lbs)

Height: 71 – 127 cm (28 – 50 in.) AND

the tops of the child’s ears are below the top

of the child restraint headrest.

Age: At least one year old

SureLatch

Connector

Forward-facing

Belt Path

1. Secure child restraint to the vehicle seat.

Restraint is securely locked into Recline Position #2

or #3 (p. 62).

Locking clip is installed, if necessary (p. 64).

If the child weighs 21.7 kg (48 lbs) or less, the

child restraint is securely installed

with one of the

following methods

through the forward-facing

belt path:

• SureLatch Connectors (p. 34)

• Quick Connectors (p. 40)

• Vehicle seat belt (p. 45)

Note: To determine which type of LATCH connectors are on your child restraint, go to page 34.

If the child weighs more than 21.7 kg (48 lbs),

the c

hild restraint is securely installed with the

vehicle

seat belt (not LATCH) through forward-

facing belt path (p. 45).

Tether strap is attached and tightened (p. 39, 44,

or 48).

2. Place the child in the child restraint.

The child’s back and bottom are ﬂat against the

back and bottom surfaces of the child restraint.

The tops of the child’s ears MUST be below the

top of the child restraint headrest.

3. Make necessary adjustments.

Harness tabs MUST be at shoulder level.

Headrest is adjusted so that its bottom is nearest

to the harness tabs (p. 62).

4. Fasten both buckle tongues. Refer to page 14.

5. Position and connect chest clip.

Chest clip MUST be at armpit level (p. 15).

6. Check your work.

Harness is no more than two-ﬁnger widths

from child (p. 15).

To properly secure this child restraint, it MUST NOT

move more than

25 mm (1 inch)

from side-to-side or from front-to-back at the forward- facing belt path

Forward-facing Installation Checklist

Forward-facing

LATCH Harness in

Rear-facing Belt Path

LATCH Harness in

Forward-facing Belt Path

Which Type of LATCH Connectors are on Your Child Restraint?

SureLatch Connector Quick Connector

In order to properly install your child restraint with the LATCH system, you must ﬁrst know which type of LATCH connectors are present on your child restraint.

• If your child restraint has SureLatch Connectors, begin

installation by referring to “Moving SureLatch Connectors to the Forward-facing Belt Path,” below.

• If your child restraint has the Quick Connectors, begin

installation by referring to page 40, “Moving

Quick Connectors to the Forward-facing Belt Path.”

To install this child restraint properly in forward-facing position, the SureLatch connectors MUST be in the forward-facing belt path, as shown below (seat pad has been removed for clarity). If the SureLatch connectors are in the rear-facing belt path (shown below), use the following procedures to move them to the forward-facing belt path. To access the SureLatch connectors, you will ﬁrst need to:

• Loosen internal harness straps (p. 16);

• Disconnect SureLatch connectors (p. 60);

• Remove seat pad (p. 66).

Moving SureLatch Connectors to the Forward-facing Belt Path

Remove one SureLatch connector from the rear-facing belt path.

2. Place the connector in the forwardfacing belt path.

Pull the harness strap out

of the way and insert the connector, behind the straps, into the forwardfacing belt path opening, as shown.

Repeat on the other side.

3. Make sure the LATCH harness does not interfere with the internal harness straps.

Note: Don’t forget to install the seat pad before installing

the child restraint in your vehicle.

Moving SureLatch Connectors to the

Forward-facing Belt Path

Forward-facing

OWNER’S MANUAL

Keep

for future use.

Symphony

™

Child Restraint System

IMPORTANT:

•Ifyouareusingthevehicleseatbelttosecurethechild

restraint, DO NOT use SureLatch connectors.

•Installthischildrestraintwiththevehicleseatbelt

(NOT LATCH connectors) if the child weighs more than

21.7 kg (48 lbs).

•Somevehiclemanufacturershavelowermaximum

weight ratings for LATCH anchors. Consult your vehicle owner’s manual, or call the vehicle manufacturer, to conﬁrm the limits on your vehicle’s LATCH anchors.

Disconnect tether hook from the back of the child restraint.

Place the child restraint in position.

Make sure child restraint is in Recline Position #2

or #3 (p. 62).

Set child restraint on

vehicle seat in forwardfacing position, as

shown. Lay the tether strap over the back of the vehicle seat.

Tether Strap

IMPORTANT:

NEVER use Recline Position #1 for forward-

facing, AND NEVER use Recline Position #2 with children

who weigh more than 18 kg (40 lbs).

Forward-facing Installation with SureLatch Connectors

LATCH Anchor

Near Side

3. Attach SureLatch Connectors.

Push a SureLatch connector onto each seat anchor. Note: You may need to vary the angle of the SureLatch connectors, as shown above, to attach to the anchor.

Also, make sure LATCH harness is in the forward-facing belt path (p. 34).

IMPORTANT: Make sure both SureLatch connectors are facing upward and the straps are not twisted.

Strap

Forward-facing Installation with

SureLatch Connectors

Far Side

Forward-facing

4. Secure the child restraint.

Using your full weight, push the child restraint ﬁrmly into the vehicle seat

, as shown, to set it

in place.

Forward-facing

Belt Path

IMPORTANT: To properly secure this child restraint, it MUST NOT move more than 25 mm (1 inch) from side- to-side or from front-to-back at the forward-facing belt path. If you cannot tightly secure the child

restraint, try again or move it to another location.

Note: In some vehicles, you may need to prop up the connector while

pushing

downward on the

seat to secure it tightly. Repeat for the other connector.

Forward-facing Installation with SureLatch Connectors

Connect and tighten tether strap.

Connect the tether hook

to the anchor behind the vehicle seat, as shown.

Pull the strap and tighten

the tether securely.

IMPORTANT: If your tether strap is too short to reach from your child restraint to your vehicle tether anchor, you will need a Tether Extender. Please call ParentLink.

Forward-facing Installation with

SureLatch Connectors

Forward-facing

Notice

Your child restraint is equipped with one of two types of tether adjuster: standard (shown above) or the TruTether (shown below). If your child restraint is equipped with the TruTether adjuster, refer to page 63 for information about proper tightening.

TruTether Adjuster

Tightness Indicator

Display

Remove one Quick Connector

from the

rear-facing belt path.

To install this child restraint properly in forward-facing position, the Quick Connectors MUST be in the forward-facing belt path, as shown below (seat pad has been removed for clarity). If the Quick Connectors are in the rear-facing belt path (shown below), use the following procedures to move them to the forward-facing belt path. To access the Quick Connectors, you will ﬁrst need to:

• Loosen internal harness straps (p. 16);

• Disconnect Quick Connectors (p. 61);

• Remove seat pad (p. 66).

Quick Connectors in

Rear-facing Belt Path

Quick Connectors in

Forward-facing Belt Path

Moving Quick Connectors to the Forward-facing Belt Path

2. Place the connector in the forwardfacing belt path.

Pull the harness strap out

of the way and insert the connector, behind the straps, into the forwardfacing belt path opening, as shown.

Repeat on the other side.

3. Make sure the LATCH strap does not interfere with the internal harness straps.

Note: Don’t forget to install the seat pad before installing

the child restraint in your vehicle.

Moving Quick Connectors to the

Forward-facing Belt Path

Forward-facing

IMPORTANT:

•Ifyouareusingthevehicleseatbelttosecurethechild

restraint, DO NOT use the Quick Connectors.

•Installthischildrestraintwiththevehicleseatbelt

(NOT LATCH connectors) if the child weighs more than

21.7 kg (48 lbs).

•Somevehiclemanufacturershavelowermaximum

weight ratings for LATCH anchors. Consult your vehicle owner’s manual, or call the vehicle manufacturer, to conﬁrm the limits on your vehicle’s LATCH anchors.

Disconnect tether hook from the back of the child restraint.

Place the child restraint in position.

Make sure child restraint is in Recline Position #2

or #3 (p. 62).

Set child restraint on

vehicle seat in forwardfacing position, as

shown. Lay the tether strap over the back of the vehicle seat.

Tether

Strap

IMPORTANT:

NEVER use Recline Position #1 for forward-

facing, AND NEVER use Recline Position #2 with children

who weigh more than 18 kg (40 lbs).

Forward-facing Installation with Quick Connnectors

LATCH Anchor

Near Side

3. Attach Quick Connectors.

Push a Quick Connector onto each seat anchor.

Note: You may need to vary the angle of the Quick

onnectors, as shown above, to attach to the anchor.

Also, make sure LATCH

harness

is in the forward-facing

belt path (p. 40).

IMPORTANT: Make sure both LATCH Quick Connectors are facing upward and the straps are not twisted.

Forward-facing Installation with

Quick Connnectors

Far side

Correct Incorrect

Forward-facing

5. Connect and tighten tether strap.

Connect the tether hook

to the anchor behind the vehicle seat, as shown.

Pull the strap and tighten

the tether securely.

4. Secure the child restraint.

Using your full weight,

push the child restraint ﬁrmly into the vehicle seat while pulling up on the

LATCH strap to tighten.

Forward-facing

Belt Path

Forward-facing Installation with Quick Connnectors

Notice

Your child restraint is equipped with one of two types of tether adjusters: standard (shown above) or the TruTether (shown below). If your child restraint is equipped with the TruTether adjuster, refer to page 63 for information about proper tightening.

TruTether Adjuster

Tightness Indicator

Display

IMPORTANT: If your tether strap is too short to reach from your child restraint to your vehicle tether anchor, you will need a Tether Extender. Please call ParentLink.

IMPORTANT: To properly secure this child restraint, it MUST NOT move more than 25 mm (1 inch) from side-to-side or

from front-to-back at the forward-facing belt path. If you cannot tightly secure the child restraint, try again, move it to another location, or install with vehicle seat belt.

OWNER’S MANUAL

Keep

for future use.

Symphony

™

Child Restraint System

Forward-facing Installation with Seat Belt

Disconnect tether hook from the back of the child restraint.

IMPORTANT:

•Before installing this child restraint forward-facing with

the vehicle seat belt, you MUST move the LATCH harness

to the rear-facing belt path (p. 20) so that is does not interfere with the vehicle seat belt. Also, make sure the SureLatch or Quick Connectors are attached to the storage D-rings on the seat pad.

•When using the vehicle seat belt to secure the child

restraint, DO NOT use the LATCH system.

Place the child restraint in position.

Make sure child restraint is in Recline Position #2

or #3 (p. 62).

Set child restraint on

vehicle seat in forwardfacing position, as

shown. Lay the tether strap over the back of the vehicle seat.

Tether Strap

IMPORTANT:

NEVER use Recline Position #1 for forward-

facing AND NEVER use Recline Position #2 with children

who weigh more than 18 kg (40 lbs).

Forward-facing

Buckle seat belt

Forward-facing Installation with Seat Belt

Route seat belt through forward-facing belt path

Move the harness out of the way and raise the

access ﬂap.

Route the seat belt buckle tongue through

the forward-facing belt path, as shown.

Access Flap

Forward-facing Installation with Seat Belt

5. Remove all slack from the seat belt.

Using your full weight, push the child restraint ﬁrmly into the vehicle seat

while tightening

seat belt to remove excess slack.

6. Install locking clip, if necessary.

You MUST use a locking clip if your vehicle has: Lap/shoulder seat belt combination that has a buckle tongue that slides

freely along the belt without locking into

place; OR Seat belts equipped with an emergency locking retractor (ELR).

Locking Clip installed properly

Some ELR vehicle belts can be switched so that they lock when tightened. It may not be necessary to use a locking

clip in these situations.

Consult your vehicle owner’s manual before installing the locking clip.

To see an example of seat belt types and to properly

install a locking clip, go to p. 64.

13 mm

(0.5 inch)

Forward-facing

8. Connect and tighten tether strap.

Connect the tether hook

to the anchor behind the vehicle seat, as shown.

Pull the strap and tighten

the tether securely.

IMPORTANT: If your tether strap is too short to reach from your child restraint to your vehicle tether anchor, you will need a Tether Extender. Please call ParentLink.

Ensure child restraint is secure.

Hold the child restraint

near the vehicle belt path, as shown, and try to move it in all directions.

Vehicle Belt

Path

Forward-facing Installation with Seat Belt

IMPORTANT: To properly secure this child restraint, it MUST NOT move more than 25 mm (1 inch) from side-to-

side or from front-to-back at the vehicle belt path. If you cannot tightly secure the child restraint, try again or move it to another location.

Forward-facing

Notice

TruTether Adjuster

Tightness Indicator

Display

Forward-facing Installation with Seat Belt

When to Put Your Child

in a Booster Seat

Booster seats raise the child up and help to position the vehicle lap and shoulder belt correctly. When the child is properly restrained in a booster seat, their risk of injury in all types of crashes is reduced, as the lap and shoulder belt provides excellent restraint of both the upper and lower torso.

It is important for the child to sit properly within the vehicle seat belts. When the vehicle belt is buckled, the lap

belt should be low on the hips, just touching the thighs, and the shoulder belt should lie across the middle of the shoulder. If the child leans out or moves the belt behind the back or places it under the arm, it will not provide the intended restraint.

There are a number of things to consider when deciding whether a child is ready to sit in a booster seat, including: the weight and height rating on their current child seat, the child’s own weight and height, their maturity, and the seating positions available in your vehicle.

How is a booster seat used?

Using a booster seat is very similar to buckling yourself into the vehicle:

• Read the instruction manuals for both the booster seat

and the vehicle before you start.

• Put the booster in the back seat in a location with

a lap and shoulder belt. Never use a booster with only a lap belt, as this could cause serious injuries.

• After the child is in the booster, pull the lap and shoulder

belt across him/her and buckle it.

• Check that the shoulder belt lies across the middle of the

shoulder and that the lap belt is low on the hips, just touching the thighs.

How can you tell if a child is ready to transition to a booster seat?

You should consider using a booster seat if the following conditions apply:

• The child is mature enough to sit in the booster seat and

not put the belts under their arm or behind their back.

• The child is approaching the weight or height limit of the

child restraint they are currently using. (Even children who have not outgrown their toddler seat can beneﬁt from the use of a booster seat, if it is used properly.)

• If you have a vehicle that does not have a tether anchorage but has lap/shoulder belts available in the back seat, a booster seat may provide better protection than an internal harness seat without the tether.

The shoulder belt MUST cross midway between child’s shoulder and neck.

The lap belt is stretched low and snug across the child’s hips, within the lower belt guides, and fastened into the buckle.

The shoulder belt MUST pass through shoulder belt guide.

Booster

IMPORTANT

Always secure the booster seat with the LATCH

connectors or vehicle seat belt when not

occupied. An unsecured booster seat can ﬂy

into and injure other occupants in

the event of a crash.

The shoulder belt MUST cross midway between child’s shoulder and neck.

The lap belt is stretched low and snug across the child’s hips, within the lower belt guides, and fastened into the buckle.

The shoulder belt MUST pass through shoulder belt guide.

Using Snugli as a

Booster Seat

Child Requirements

Weight: 18 – 49.8 kg (40 – 110 lbs)

Height: Child is 110 – 145 cm (43.3 – 57 in.)

Tops of child’s ears are below the

top of the child restraint headrest.

Age: At least four years old

Booster Installation Checklist

1. Convert child restraint to booster seat.

See “Converting into a Booster Seat,” p. 54.

2. Secure booster seat to the vehicle seat.

Make sure the bottom and back of the booster seat are touching vehicle seat and back.

IMPORTANT: You may use the tether strap and LATCH connectors to secure this booster seat to the vehicle seat ONLY if the position of the booster seat in the vehicle and/or the position of the vehicle seat belt over the child

are not affected.

3. Place the child in the booster seat.

Make sure the booster seat is securely locked into

Recline Position #3 (p. 62).

Make sure the child’s back and bottom are ﬂat

against the back and bottom surfaces of the booster seat

Adjust headrest for proper shoulder belt ﬁt.

The shoulder belt MUST cross midway between the child’s shoulder and neck, as shown.

Secure child and booster seat to vehicle seat.

Stretch the lap/shoulder belt across the child and fasten the buckle. Make certain the shoulder belt is

threaded through the shoulder belt guide, as shown.

6. Check your work.

Make sure the lap belt is stretched low and snug across the child’s hips, within the lower belt guides, and fastened into the buckle. The shoulder belt must cross the child midway between his/her shoulder and neck.

WARNING

The shoulder belt MUST NOT cross the child’s neck or fall off the child’s shoulder. If you cannot adjust the shoulder

belt to properly lay midway between the child’s shoulder

and neck AND at or above the shoulder, try another

seating location, or do not use the booster seat.

Booster

1. Remove the seat pad (p. 66).

Adjust the headrest to

its uppermost position

(p. 62).

Pull the LATCH

connectors from the forward-facing belt path and place them in the seat, as shown.

Converting into a Booster Seat

2. Loosen harness

Press the harness release button and pull the harness straps outward.

Converting into a Booster Seat

Push the chest clip and buckle tongues through the forwardfacing belt path

Buckle the chest clip

behind the child restraint, as shown below

Conceal harness tabs.

Tuck harness tabs completely into adjustment slots, as shown.

Note: If the harness tabs are not tucked completely into the slots, they will press uncomfortably against your child’s back.

Booster

Converting into a Booster Seat

5. Tighten harness

straps

Pull harness adjustment strap until harness straps are tight.

6. Insert LATCH connectors

Insert both LATCH connectors through the forward-facing belt path.

Converting into a Booster Seat

7. Remove the crotch

strap

Place the child restraint in Recline Position #1 (p.

62),

then lay it on its back. Locate the crotch strap anchor on the bottom.

Unclip the anchor, push

it through the seat, and remove, as shown.

Insert the crotch strap anchor back into the opening from the

bottom of the child restraint.

Pull the anchor completely through the seat and arrange it so it lies ﬂat, as shown.

Booster

Converting into a Booster Seat

8. Install the seat pad.

Fasten each LATCH connector to its D-ring for

storage (pages 60 and 61).

IMPORTANT Make sure the child restraint is adjusted to Recline

Position #3 (p. 62) and the headrest is adjusted for proper shoulder belt ﬁt (p. 62).

Your child restraint is now in Booster Mode and ready

for a child who weighs

18 – 49.8 kg (40 – 110 lbs), is

110 – 145 cm (43.3 – 57 inches) tall, is at least four

years old, and whose ears are below the top of the child restraint headrest.

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Booster

General Information

Using the SureLatch Connectors

When the LATCH harness is in the forward-facing belt path, store each SureLatch connector by snapping it onto the forward D-rings.

When the LATCH harness is in the rear-facing belt path, store each SureLatch connector by snapping it onto the rear D-rings.

To remove the SureLatch

connector from a LATCH

anchor or its storage D-ring, press the Release Button.

Release Button

Using the Quick Connectors

When the LATCH strap is in the forward-facing belt path, store each Quick Connector by snapping it onto the D-rings, as shown.

When the LATCH strap is in the rear-facing belt path, store each Quick Connector by snapping it onto the D-rings, as shown.

To remove the Quick Connector from a LATCH anchor or

its storage D-ring, pull the red Release Strap.

Release Strap

General

To adjust, squeeze the headrest adjust lever, as shown, while sliding the headrest up or down to the desired position.

Adjusting the Headrest

Headrest Adjust Lever

Squeeze the recline lever at the bottom of the child restraint, as shown, and select the desired recline position.

IMPORTANT: After adjusting the recline position, rock the child restraint back and forth to make sure it is securely locked in the desired position.

Recline Lever

Adjusting the Recline Position

This child restraint can be adjusted to three positions.

CORRECT RECLINE POSITIONING

• In rear-facing position: Use Recline Position #1 ONLY.

• In forward-facing position when child is secured with

harness straps: Use Recline Position #2 for children who

weigh 10 – 18 kg (22 – 40 lbs); use Recline Position #3 for children who weigh 10 – 29.4 kg (22 – 65 lbs).

• In booster mode: Use Recline Position #3 ONLY.

Tether straps equipped with the TruTether adjuster attach to vehicle tether anchor brackets exactly the same as tether straps with standard tether adjusters. TruTether adjusters, however, are equipped with a Tightness Indicator that shows, at a glance, whether the tether strap is properly tightened. When the Tightness Indicator Display is “green,” the tether strap is tight enough.

Using the TruTether Adjuster

Not available on all models.

TruTether Adjuster

Tightness Indicator

Display

Connect the tether hook

to the anchor behind the vehicle seat, as shown. Pull the strap until you see green in the tightness indicator display. Once it has turned green, you have removed all slack, and the tether strap is adequately tightened. Be sure to check it periodically to make sure the indicator is still green. If no green is showing, pull the strap until it is.

General

• Lap/shoulder seat belt combinations that have a buckle tongue that slides freely along the belt

without locking into place;

Locking Clip

• Remove locking clip from vehicle

seat belt when not used with a child restraint, or the vehicle seat belt will not properly restrain an adult or child. Serious injury could occur.

• DO NOT use the locking clip in

booster mode.

WARNING

Installing the Locking Clip

1. Using your full weight,

press down on the child restraint as you tighten the seat belt.

Use the locking clip with:

• Seat belts equipped with an emergency locking

retractor (ELR). Some ELR vehicle belts can be switched so that they lock when tightened. It may not be necessary

to use a locking clip in these situations.

Consult your vehicle owner’s manual before installing the locking clip.

o view a video about installing a locking clip, go to

www.evenﬂo.com

13 mm

(0.5 in.)

2. Hold the lap/shoulder

belts together just behind the free sliding buckle tongue while you unfasten the seat belt.

While holding the belts and buckle tongue, thread the locking clip onto the seat belt and slide it into place.

Note: Locking clip must

be placed within 13 mm (0.5 inch) of seat belt

buckle

Installing the Locking Clip

Buckle the seat belt with the locking clip in place

Return to the installation procedure:

•Rear-facinginstallation–Step6,page30

•Forward-facinginstallation–Step7,page48

General

Installing the Accessories

• Use the fold-down cup holder with the child restraint in the

forward-facing position ONLY.

• DO NOT use the cup holder to store bottles or hard

containers. Only for use with soft cups (such as styrofoam or paper).

• DO NOT place any cups that contain hot liquids

(such as coffee or tea) in the accessories.

• DO NOT attach any other item to this child restraint

unless it has been certiﬁed for use with this speciﬁc child restraint.

To install the fold-down cup holder on either side of the restraint, move seat pad out of the way and install on the side, as shown.

To use, ﬂip it open.

WARNING

Removing Seat Pad

1. Disconnect all LATCH

connectors from Drings on seat pad.

2. Open “EZ Off” pad

enclosure.

3. Disconnect all seat

pad hooks. Remove the seat pad.

EZ Off Pad

Enclosure

IMPORTANT:

•

The head pillow (Infant Head Support) should lie ﬂat against the seat back, as shown. Be sure to cut off the plastic attachment between the head support and the seat pad. Small parts may be a choking hazard.

• Support the child’s head. Infants may have difculty

breathing when in a sitting position. Using additional padding or pillows behind the infant’s head or failure to properly recline the child restraint could increase the child’s risk of serious injury or death.

The optional body pillow is used to help support the child by placing it in the restraint, as shown.

Use the Body Pillow and Infant Head Support with the

child restraint in the rear-facing position ONLY.

Installing the Accessories

WARNING

General

• DO NOT lubricate or immerse the SureLatch connectors,

the buckle, or any other part of this child restraint.

• Plastic and metal parts may be wiped clean with mild soap and water and dried with a soft cloth. Do not use abrasive cleaners or solvents.

• Take care not to damage any labels.

• The harness can be wiped clean with mild soap and

water. Allow harness to air dry. DO NOT immerse buckle in water.

• The seat pad can be machine washed separately in cold water, delicate cycle. Tumble dry 10 to 15 min-

utes on low heat.

• NEVER use child restraint without the seat pad.

Care and Cleaning

• Tohelpprotectthe

vehicle upholstery, place a towel beneath and behind

the child restraint.

Tip!

OWNER’S MANUAL

Keep for future use.

2570xxxx 7/08

Symphony

™

Child Restraint System

To reduce the risk

of SERIOUS INJURY or

DEATH, r

ead this owner’s

manual prior to installing

and using this child

restraint.

WARNING

Proper Disposal of this Child Restraint

At the end of this child restraint’s useful life, Evenﬂo encourages you to dispose of it properly. Most of the components in this child restraint are recyclable.

1. Remove all fabric and padding.

2. Remove all screws and disassemble the restraint.

3. Recycle all plastic/foam parts and discard the rest.

If your local recycling center won’t accept the padding, you may dispose of it in the landﬁll. Note: Evenﬂo uses recycled materials in the manufacturing process whenever possible but never for components that are critical for safety.

To prevent injury due to hidden damage, lost instructions, outdated technology, etc., discontinue use of this restraint after eight years, or if it has been involved in a crash.

After thoroughly reading and following these instructions, store them in the slots provided on the back of the child restraint, as shown.

General

Seat

Pad

Not available on all models.

You can order replacement parts online at www.evenﬂo.com or call Evenﬂo. When you contact us, please have the product model number and date of manufacture (found on the back of the child restraint).

Cup

Holder

Headrest

Pad

Tether

Extender

Upper Seat

Foam

Right

Left

Body

Pillow

Right

Left

Right

Left

Lower Seat

Foam

Locking

Clip

Replacement Parts

LATCH Harness with

SureLatch Connectors

Headrest

LATCH Strap with Quick Connectors

For a period of one year from the original purchase of this Product, Evenﬂo warrants to the original end user (“Purchaser”) this Product (including any accessories) against defects in material or workmanship. Evenﬂo’s sole obligation under this express limited warranty shall be, at Evenﬂo’s option, to repair or replace any Product that is determined to be defective by Evenﬂo and determined to be covered by this warranty.

Repair or replacement as provided under this warranty is the exclusive remedy of the Purchaser. Proof of purchase in the form of a receipted invoice or bill of sale evidencing that the Product is within the warranty period must be presented to obtain warranty service. This express limited warranty is extended by Evenﬂo ONLY to the original Purchaser of the Product and is not assignable or transferable to subsequent purchasers or end users of the Product. For warranty service, contact Evenﬂo’s

ParentLink Consumer Resource Center at www.evenﬂo.com.

EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ON THIS PRODUCT IS HEREBY DISCLAIMED. EVENFLO SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND FOR BREACH OF THE EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTY ON THIS PRODUCT, OR ANY WARRANTY IMPLIED BY OPERATION OF LAW. OTHER THAN THE EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE, THERE ARE NO OTHER WARRANTIES THAT ACCOMPANY THIS PRODUCT AND ANY ORAL, WRITTEN OR ANY OTHER EXPRESS REPRESENTATION OF ANY KIND IS HEREBY DISCLAIMED.

Limited Warranty

General

• USA: 1-800-374-3603, 8 AM to 5 PM E.T.

• Canada: 1-937-773-3971

• México:01-800-706-12-00

• USA: 1-800-374-3603 , 8 AM to 5 PM E.T.

• Canada: 1-937-773-3971

• México:01-800-706-12-00

Evenflo Snulgi Owner's Manual

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Frequently Asked Questions

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