Fisher-Price 79053 Instruction Sheet
Stay-in-View
™
Infant
Car Seat
with 5-Point Restraint
OWNER’S MANUAL
Model 79053
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Thank you for choosing the Fisher-Price
®
Stay-in-View™Infant Car Seat. Before you use
your car seat, please take time to read and
understand this manual completely. It includes
important step-by-step instructions on how to
assemble, setup and install your car seat properly and how to secure your child. DO NOT
allow others to use this car seat until they
understand these instructions on proper use.
Your child’s safety depends on you!
No one can predict when the use
of a car seat
will prevent injury or death. When this car seat
is used properly, it will reduce the risk of injury
in a sudden stop or crash.
Message to Parents
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Table of Contents
WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
IMPORTANT! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Aircraft Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Register Your Car Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
All About Your Car Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Selecting a Vehicle Seating Location For Your Car Seat . . . . . . . . . . . .12
What Kind of Vehicle Belt System Do You Have? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
NEVER USE These Vehicle Belt Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
OK to USE These Vehicle Belt Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
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Table of Contents
Assembly and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Securing Your Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Removing Your Child From the Car Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Car Seat Installation with Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Car Seat Installation without Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Carry Handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Carry Strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Cleaning and Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
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WARNING
Proper installation and use depends on you! If you do
not follow the instructions in this manual and the labels
on the car seat, paying particular attention to the warning statements, your child could be at risk of striking the
vehicle’s interior during a sudden stop or crash, resulting
in serious injury or death.
ALWAYS secure this car seat with your vehicle belt system
exactly as described in this manual. Refer also to your vehicle
owner’s manual for specific information on your vehicle belt
system and specific instructions on how to install a car seat
in your vehicle.
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NEVER install this rear-facing car seat in a vehicle seating
location equipped with an airbag. The airbag impact can
cause severe head injury or death. If your vehicle is equipped
with a passenger airbag, please refer to your vehicle owner’s
manual for child restraint installation instructions.
NEVER install and secure your child (Birth-20 lbs.) in this car
seat facing the front of the vehicle. You must install the car
seat in the rear-facing position to avoid serious neck injuries
in a sudden stop or crash.
NEVER allow the harness shoulder straps to be loose around
your child. If the harness shoulder straps are not snug against
your child, your child will not be properly restrained.
WARNING
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NEVER dress your child in clothing that interferes with positioning the crotch strap between your child’s legs. If the crotch
strap is not positioned between your child’s legs, your child
could eject from the car seat in a crash.
NEVER leave an unsecured car seat or base in your vehicle.
If left unsecured, even when not occupied, the car seat or
base could injure other occupants in a sudden stop or crash.
NEVER use the car seat or the base after either is involved
in a crash. A crash can cause damage to the car seat or the
base that you cannot see.
WARNING
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IMPORTANT!
• Please read this entire manual carefully before using this car seat. Keep this
manual under the car seat, using the clips provided.
• This child restraint system conforms to all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standards (FMVSS 213) and is certified for use in motor vehicles
and aircraft.
• This car seat is intended for use by children birth to 20 lbs. (9 kg) and up to
29" (74 cm) in height.
• The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that infants be secured
in a rear-facing car seat until they are at least one year of age and 20 lbs.
to reduce the risk of cervical spine injury in the event of a crash. Since an
infant’s head size is very large relative to body size and the neck is still
developing strength, a rear-facing car seat is safer because it better supports
an infant’s head and back in the event of a frontal crash.
• This car seat is NOT designed to be attached to a shopping cart. It does not
include an attachment mechanism.
• Complete the registration card attached to the car seat and mail it in today!
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IMPORTANT!
• This car seat includes a locking clip (stored on this car seat) for use with a par-
ticular vehicle belt system. Always attach the locking clip to a vehicle lap and
shoulder belt system with a sliding latch plate. Please refer to pages 14 -17 to
help identify this type of vehicle belt system and instructions beginning on page
35 (installation with base) or 48 (installation without base) for locking clip use.
• Store the locking clip under the car seat, using the clip provided, for future use.
• Fisher-Price®recommends that child restraints be replaced after eight years
to provide the best assurance that the child restraint is: in reliable working
condition; well-suited for use in constantly changing automobile interior designs;
and reasonably current in relation to Federal regulations. When you replace
your car seat for any reason, make sure that another child can no longer use
it by disposing of it properly.
• If you have any questions about proper use of your car seat or would like to
order replacement parts, please call Fisher-Price®Consumer Relations, toll-free
at 1-800-432-KIDS, between 8 AM and 6 PM EST, Monday through Friday.
Hearing impaired consumers using TTY/TDD equipment, please call
1-800-382-7470. Or, write to: Fisher-Price®Consumer Relations, 636 Girard
Avenue, East Aurora, New York 14052.
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Aircraft Use
You can install this car seat in aircraft seats that face forward. Before bringing
the car seat on board, notify the airline of your intent to do so. The airline may
have restrictions regarding its use.
To install the car seat in an aircraft seat, follow the instructions of the flight
attendant regarding placement of the car seat. Be sure the car seat faces the
rear of the aircraft. For specific instructions, please see pages 36, 38 and 43
for installation with the base; 50-51, 53 and 57 for installation without the base.
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Register Your Stay-in-View™Car Seat
Child restraints could be recalled for safety reasons. You must
register this restraint to be reached in a recall. Send your name,
address, and the restraint’s model number and manufacturing
date (located on the side of the seat) to: Fisher-Price, Inc., 636 Girard
Avenue, East Aurora, New York 14052, or call 1-800-432-5437. For recall
information, call the U.S. Government’s Auto Safety Hotline at 1-800-424-9393
(202-366-0123 in the Washington D.C. area).
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All About Your Car Seat
The safety features of this Fisher-Price®car seat
will reduce the risk of injury to your child in a
crash; however, no car seat can prevent serious
injury or death in all crashes.
CARRY HANDLE
BASE WITH BUILT-IN MIRROR
A SAFER RIDE FOR BABY
CORRECT POSITION INDICATOR
FIVE-POINT HARNESS
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All About Your Car Seat
Carry Handle – Convenient handle makes it easy to carry baby and
converts to a shoulder strap.
Base with Built-in Mirror – Helps you keep your rear-facing infant in full
view at all times.
Five-Point Harness – According to safety experts, a 5-point harness provides
superior containment in a crash. It uses five straps – two shoulder straps, two
lap straps and one crotch strap – to hold your baby securely in place.
Correct Position Indicator – Check this line to see if you’ve installed the car
seat at the proper angle.
A Safer Ride For Baby – Contoured base allows for a snug and secure fit in
virtually all vehicles. Car seat snaps easily and securely into base.
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Selecting a Vehicle Seating Location for Your Car Seat
WARNING
NEVER install this rear-facing car seat in a vehicle seating
location equipped with an airbag. The airbag impact can
cause severe head injury or death. If your vehicle is equipped
with a passenger airbag, please refer to your vehicle owner’s
manual for child restraint installation instructions.
Accident statistics show that children are
safer when properly secured in rear
vehicle seating locations than
in front seating locations.
IMPORTANT!
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Selecting a Vehicle Seating Location for Your Car Seat
The rear seating locations
are ALWAYS preferred.
ALWAYS use vehicle seats that
face the front of the vehicle.
Front of Vehicle
NEVER use vehicle seats that
face the side of the vehicle.
NEVER use vehicle seats that
face the rear of the vehicle
.
Front of Vehicle
Front of Vehicle
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What Kind of Vehicle Belt System Do You Have?
WARNING
ALWAYS secure this car seat with your vehicle belt system
exactly as described in this manual. Refer also to your vehicle
owner’s manual for specific information on your vehicle belt
system and specific instructions on how to install a car seat in
your vehicle.
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What Kind of Vehicle Belt System Do You Have?
There are many different types of vehicle belt systems. Some vehicle belt systems
can never be used to install this car seat. Check your vehicle to determine which
type of vehicle belt system or systems it has.
Many vehicles have more than one type of vehicle belt system. For example, you
may find lap-only belts in center seating locations and lap and shoulder belts in
side seating locations. If you are not sure which type of vehicle belt system you
have, contact your vehicle dealer or manufacturer.
The illustrations on page 16 show vehicle belt systems that can never be used to
install the car seat. Page 17 shows vehicle belt systems that are acceptable for
use.
If you do not have a seating location with a usable vehicle belt system,
DO NOT use the car seat. Contact your vehicle manufacturer. The vehicle manufacturer may be able to install a vehicle belt system that will enable you to install
the car seat properly. NEVER alter your vehicle belt system yourself.
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Explanation – This lap and shoulder belt system is attached
to the vehicle’s door and moves when the door is opened.
The system will not keep the car seat secure.
NEVER USE
NEVER USE These Vehicle Belt Systems
D
oor Mounted Lap and Shoulder Belt
Explanation – The lap belts with these systems cannot be
tightened for a firm fit. Also, the shoul
der belt moves along
a track and may become entangled with the car seat when
the door is opened.
Motorized Shoulder Belt
NEVER USE
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OK to USE These Vehicle Belt Systems
OK
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Manual Lap Belt
Explanation
Pulling the free
end tightens the
lap belt.
Automatic Locking
Retractor Lap Belt
Explanation
The lap belt slack
retracts automatically and locks.
It can be further
tightened by pushing the belt in near
the retractor.
OK
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OK
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OK
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Lap and Shoulder
Belt with Sliding
Latch Plate
Explanation
Pull the shoulder por-
tion of the belt to
tighten. The shoulder
belt retracts automati-
cally. Use the en-
closed locking clip
with this type of lap
and shoulder belt.
Lap and Shoulder
Belt with Locking
Latch Plate
Explanation
Pull the shoulder
portion of the belt
to tighten.
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Carefully place your child
in the car seat shell to
select the appropriate
shoulder strap slots.
- If your child’s shoulders
are even with or below
the lower strap slots, you
will position the shoulder
straps in the lower strap
slots in the shell.
- If your child’s shoulders
are above the lower strap
slots, you will insert the
shoulder straps through
the upper strap slots in
the shell.
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Assembly and Setup
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The car seat comes with the shoulder straps
in the lower strap slots. If you will be using the lower
strap slots for your child, you will not need to reposition the shoulder straps. Follow assembly steps 2 and
3 on page 19 and then proceed to assembly step 7
on page 22.
HINT
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Lower Strap Slots Upper Strap Slots
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Assembly and Setup
Remove your child from the shell.
From the front of the car seat, press
the button on the buckle and remove
one of the shoulder strap latch plates
from the buckle.
Turn the shell over. Feed the lap
strap end back through the slot in
the bottom of the shell.
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BOTTOM VIEW
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2
3
ON FRONT
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