Fisher-Price 79711 User Manual

OWNER’S MANUAL

Model 79711

Grow-With-Me

™

Car Seat

5-Point Harness Mode

(20-40 lbs.)

Fisher-Price, Inc., a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc.,

East Aurora, New York 14052, U.S.A.

and ™ designate U.S. trademarks of Mattel, Inc.

Printed in U.S.A. 79711pr-0920

Thank you for choosing the Fisher-Price

Grow-with-MeTMCar Seat. This car seat can be used in two different modes:

5-Point Harness for a child 20-40 lbs.; or Booster Car Seat (without harness) for a child 30-80 lbs.

If your child is at least one year of age and 20-40 lbs., please read this side of this owner’s manual for 5-Point Harness Mode information.

Before you use this car seat, please take time to read and understand this manual completely. DO NOT allow others to use this car seat until they understand these instructions for 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 for 5-Point Harness Mode

5-Point Harness Mode

20- 40 lbs.

Table of Contents 5-Point Harness Mode

WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

IMPORTANT! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

All About 5-Point Harness Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

What Kind of Vehicle Belt System Do You Have? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

NEVER USE These Vehicle Belt Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

OK to USE These Vehicle Belt Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Selecting a Vehicle Seating Location for Your Car Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Tether Anchor Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

5-Point Harness Mode

20- 40 lbs.

Table of Contents 5-Point Harness Mode

Converting Modes – 5-Point Harness (20-40 lbs.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Installing Your Car Seat in a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Securing Your Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Removing Your Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Aircraft Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Cleaning and Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Registering Your Car Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

5-Point Harness Mode

20- 40 lbs.

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 coul d be at risk of striking the vehicle’s interior during a sudden stop or crash, resulting in serious injur y 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.

ALWAYS use the tether strap when using the car seat in 5-Point Harness Mode. Your child’s safety is significantly enhanced in the event of a crash if the tether strap is used. The tether strap significantly reduces forward motion of your child’s head during a crash, greatly reducing the likelihood of head injury.

5-Point Harness Mode

20- 40 lbs.

NEVER leave an unsecured car seat in your vehicle. If left unsecured, even when not occupied, the car seat could injure other occupants in a sudden stop or crash.

NEVER dress your child in clothing that inter feres 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 allow the shoulder straps to be loose around your child. If the shoulder straps are not snug against your child, your child will not be properly restrained.

NEVER use the car seat after it is involved in a crash. A crash can cause damage to the car seat that you cannot see.

WARNING

5-Point Harness Mode

20- 40 lbs.

IMPORTANT!

•Please read the entire side of this manual carefully before using the car seat in 5-Point Harness Mode. Keep this manual under the clip on the back of the car seat for easy reference.

•This child restraint system conforms to all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS 213) and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) J1819 for child restraint systems; and when used in 5-Point Harness Mode is certified for use in motor vehicles and aircraft.

•The Grow-With-MeTMCar Seat in 5-Point Harness Mode is intended for use by children who: are at least 1 year old; weigh between 20 and 40 lbs. (9 and 18 kg); and are between 28 and 40 inches (71 and 102 cm) tall. If your child does not meet these criteria, DO NOT use this car seat in this mode. Depending on the age and size of your child, your child may be able to use this car seat in Booster Car Seat Mode (30-80 lbs.). Please refer to the instructions in the other side of this owner’s manual.

•The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that a child be at least 1 year old and 20 lbs. to ride in a forward-facing car seat.

5-Point Harness Mode

20- 40 lbs.

IMPORTANT!

•If your child weighs between 20 and 40 lbs., but cannot sit upright unassisted, please contact your physician to determine how best to use a car seat.

•This car seat includes a locking clip (stored on the headrest) for use with a particular vehicle belt system. Only use the locking clip to install the car seat in 5-Point Harness Mode. Attach the locking clip to a vehicle lap and shoulder belt system with a sliding latch plate. Please refer to page 13 to help identify this type of vehicle belt system and instructions beginning on page 43 for locking clip use.

•If you do not need to use a locking clip, store it under the tabs on the back of the headrest.

•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 it can no longer be used by another child by disposing of it properly.

5-Point Harness Mode

20- 40 lbs.

All About 5-Point Harness Mode

(20-40 lbs.)

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.

5-POINT HARNESS

5-Point Harness Mode

20- 40 lbs.

“WING” CUSHION

TETHER STRAP

CHEST CLIP

Tether Strap: An additional belt anchoring car seat directly to your vehicle’s

frame, reducing forward motion in an accident and significantly reducing the potential for injury.

“Wing” Cushion: Provides extra support for your child. Chest Clip: Keeps harness shoulder belts in place to properly secure your child. Five-Point Harness: This up -front harness adjuster is easily accessible, with

five anchorage points to safely restrain your child in the car seat. Harness is used all the way up to 40 lbs.

5-Point Harness Mode

20- 40 lbs.

All About 5-Point Harness Mode

(20-40 lbs.)

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.

5-Point Harness Mode

20- 40 lbs.

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 with this car seat in 5-Point Harness Mode. Read your vehicle’s owner’s manual and check to determine which type of vehicle belt system or systems you have in your vehicle.

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 12 show vehicle belt systems that can never be used with this car seat in 5-Point Harness Mode and page 13 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 this car seat. Your vehicle manufacturer may be able to install a vehicle belt system that will be able to restrain your child properly in this car seat. NEVER alter your vehicle belt system yourself.

5-Point Harness Mode

20- 40 lbs.

Explanation – This lap and shoulder belt system is attached to the vehicle’s door and moves when the door is opened. This system will not keep the car seat secure.

NEVER USE

NEVER USE These Vehicle Belt Systems

oor Mounted Lap and Shoulder Belt

Explanation – The lap belts with these systems cannot be tightened for a firm fit. Also, the shoulder belt moves along a track and may become entangled with the car seat when the door is opened.

Motorized Shoulder Belt

NEVER USE

5-Point Harness Mode

20- 40 lbs.

OK to USE These Vehicle Belt Systems

✔

Manual Lap Belt

Explanation

The lap belt is tightened by pulling the free end.

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.

✔

Lap and Shoulder Belt with Sliding Latch Plate

Explanation

Pull the shoulder portion of the belt to tighten.The shoulder belt retracts automatically . Use the enclosed 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.

5-Point Harness Mode

20- 40 lbs.

Selecting a Vehicle Seating Location for Your Car Seat

Accident statistics show that children are

safer

when restrained properly

in rear vehicle seating locations than in front seating locations.

Only use the front seat when no acceptable rear seating location is available. If the front seating location is equipped with an airbag but must be used, adjust the vehicle seat as far back from the dashboard as possible. Please refer to your vehicle owner’s manual regarding front seat child restraint use.

IMPORTANT!

5-Point Harness Mode

20- 40 lbs.

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

5-Point Harness Mode

20- 40 lbs.

A tether strap is required only when using the car seat in 5-Point Harness Mode. Use of the tether strap is an effective way to reduce a child’s forward motion in the event of a crash. And, reducing for ward motion improves your child’s safety! To use the tether strap, you must have a tether anchor in your vehicle.

If your vehicle was manufactured in or after 1999, you may already have a factory installed tether anchor. Refer to your vehicle owner’s manual for tether anchor locations in your vehicle.

For most vehicles manufactured between 1985 and 1999, you must contact your vehicle dealer to obtain a tether anchor kit that is specifically designed to fit your vehicle. Vehicle manufacturers will provide tether anchor kits and in many cases, free installation of a tether anchor.

If your vehicle was manufactured before 1985 or a tether anchor kit is not available for your particular vehicle, use the universal tether anchor kit provided with this car seat. Before installing the tether anchor, install the car seat in the desired location and check to be sure that the vehicle seat belt system holds the car seat securely.

Tether Anchor Installation

5-Point Harness Mode

20- 40 lbs.

Tether Anchor Installation

5-Point Harness Mode

20- 40 lbs.

2 and 4 Door Car Pick-Up Truck

Van, Hatchback, Station

Wagon or Sport Utility

Drill a 5/16" hole through solid metal.

- For a 2 and 4 door car, make sure the hole is at least 8" away from the top and not more than 3" away from the center line of the car seat.

- For a van, hatchback, station wagon or sport utility vehicle: make sure the hole is behind the vehicle seat and still accessible by the tether strap; and no more than 4" from the center line of the car seat.

- For a pick-up truck, make sure the hole is at least 8" from the top of the vehicle seat and no more than 3" from the center line of the car seat.

Tether Anchor Installation

Insert the bolt through the anchor and into the hole in your vehicle. From inside your trunk or the outside or underside of your vehicle, attach the

washer and lock nut to the end of the bolt. While holding the bolt tight with a wrench, tighten the lock nut securely with another wrench.

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5-Point Harness Mode

20- 40 lbs.

Assembly

Push the rod clip down to unlock the rod on the back of the shell.

Slide only the harness shoulder straps off of the rod. DO NOT

remove the tether strap from the rod.

5-Point Harness Mode

20- 40 lbs.

DO NOT REMOVE

TETHER STRAP

Assembly

Push the rod clip up to lock the rod in place.

Make sure the tether strap is still looped onto the rod.

5-Point Harness Mode

20- 40 lbs.

Note: When properly installed, the tether strap is through the slot behind the headrest; comes out through the slot in the groove of the shell; and is looped onto the rod.