Fisher-Price EF20B User Manual

Safe Voyage™ Deluxe
Convertible Car Seat

EF20B

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Safety Information

Warnings ...................................................... 3–4

Safety Information ..........................................5

Features ........................................................ 6–7

Using the Restraint ..........................................8

Secure Your Child in the Restraint ............ 8–9

Reclined Position ........................................ 10

Upright Position .........................................11

Check Harness Height ................................ 12

Harness Height Adjustment ........................ 13

Vehicle Safety Belts ........................................ 14

Vehicle Seating Positions ...............................15

Rear-Facing Installation ................................. 16

LATCH Installation and Removal ..........16–17

Locking Lap-Shoulder Belt Installation
Non-Locking ELR Lap-Shoulder Belt

Installation Using a Locking Clip ...... 20–21

Lap Belt Installation .............................. 22–23

Forward-Facing Installation ...........................24

LATCH Installation and Removal ..........24–25

Locking Lap-Shoulder Belt Installation
Non-Locking ELR Lap-Shoulder Belt

Installation Using a Locking Clip ...... 27–28

Lap Belt Installation .................................... 29

.... 18–19

.......... 26

Check Buckle Position ....................................30

Installation in Aircraft .....................................31

Rear-Facing Installation ............................... 31

Forward-Facing Installation ........................ 31

Using the Tether ....................................... 32–33

Care and Maintenance .................................34

Cover Removal and Replacement .............. 34

Cleaning the Cover, Shell and Harness

and Harness Adjuster .............................. 35

Buckle Removal and Replacement ............ 36

Cleaning the Buckle .................................... 37

Warranty ........................................................38

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Manufactured for and distributed by a subsidiary of:
Britax Childcare Limited

P266700
R1.01.06

WARNING

• Use rear-facing position when using restraint with an infant weighing
20 pounds (9 kg) or less. The American Academy of Pediatrics
recommends rear-facing until at least 1 year of age and 20 pounds.

• Use only with children who weigh between 5 and 55 pounds (2.3 and
25 kg) and whose height is 49 inches (124 cm) or less. Rear-facing
5-33 pounds (2.3-15 kg) and forward-facing maximum 55 pounds
(25 kg).

• Snugly adjust the belts provided with this child restraint around your
child. 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 esh or

push the child’s body into an unnatural position.

•

Secure the top anchorage strap (tether) provided with this child restraint.

• Secure this child restraint with the vehicle’s child restraint anchorage
system (LATCH) if available or with a vehicle belt.

• Follow all instructions on this child restraint and in the written
instructions stored under cover at front of seat.

• Register your child restraint with the manufacturer.

• This child restraint must not be used in the home, in boats, or other

non-certied applications.

• Use vehicle belt (not lower connectors) for installations with children
weighing more than 48 pounds (21 kg). Refer to the vehicle owner’s
manual or contact the vehicle manufacturer for the maximum weight

rating for their lower anchors. Unless specied otherwise by the

vehicle manufacturer, assume a 48-pound child is the vehicle lower
anchor limit.

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WARNING

• Based on crash statistics, the National Highway Trafc Safety

Administration recommends that parents select the rear seat as the
safest location for a properly installed child restraint. Please study
the section on Vehicle Safety Belts in this booklet to ensure the
child’s safety. If in doubt about installing the child restraint, consult
the vehicle owner’s manual.

• Secure this child restraint even when it is not occupied. In a crash, an
unsecured child restraint may injure vehicle occupants.

• When using in vehicle with air bags, refer to the vehicle owner’s
manual for child restraint installation instructions and precautions.

• Never use the adjuster strap to lift or carry this child restraint. Doing
so could cause damage to the harness adjuster and webbing. Always
carry this child restraint by the shell or tether strap.

• The primary protection for occupants of a vehicle in a crash is the
structure of the vehicle; a child restraint will not protect a child when
the vehicle is seriously impacted. However, correctly installed, a child
restraint will substantially improve the chances for survival in most
crashes. Make sure that all users fully understand the correct ways to
use this child restraint in a vehicle.

• Stop use of a child restraint that is older than six years or has been
in a severe crash to prevent injury due to deterioration or hidden
damage.

Safety Information

IMPORTANT NOTES

• Verify that the child restraint is secure and that
the harness is properly adjusted around the child
each time the child restraint is used.

• Adjust the harness to fit the clothes the child is
wearing. The fit for a child in winter clothes will
differ from a child in summer clothes.

• Cover the restraint when the vehicle is parked in
direct sunlight. Parts of the child restraint could
become hot enough to burn the child.

• Store the child restraint in a safe place when it is
not being used for an extended period of time. Do
not place heavy objects on top of it.

• Do not leave children alone in a vehicle, even for
a short time.

• Do not, except as described in this booklet,
attempt to disassemble any part of the child
restraint or change the way its harness or the
vehicle belts are used.

• Do not leave loose objects, e.g. books, bags, etc.,
in the back of a vehicle. In the event of a sudden
stop, loose objects will keep moving, potentially
causing serious injuries.

• Do not leave folding vehicle seats unlatched.
In the event of a sudden stop, a loose seat back
could prevent the child restraint from protecting
the child as well as it should.

•

Do not allow children to play with the child restraint.

• Do not use anything to raise the restraint off the
vehicle seat. In a crash, it could slide and be
unable to protect the child as well as it should.

This child restraint system conforms to all ap­plicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards.

ThIS RESTRAINT IS cERTIfIEd fOR uSE IN
MOTOR vEhIclES ANd AIRcRAfT.

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 to Britax
Child Safety, Inc., 13501 South Ridge Drive,
Charlotte, NC 28273 or call 1-866-204-1665. For
recall information, call the U.S. Government’s
Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236
(TTY: 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://NHTSA.gov.

WARNING

Do not place a
child restraint
in the front seat
of a vehicle with
a passenger air

bag. Death or
serious injury can occur. The back
seat is the safest place for children
under 12 years of age.

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Features

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Features

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Features

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1. Head pad

2. Harness Slots (under Head Pad)

3. Harness

4. Chest Clip

5. Buckle

6. User Guide and Locking Clip (under cover)

7. Harness Adjuster Lever (under ap)

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8. Harness Adjuster Strap

9. Rear-Facing Vehicle Belt Path

10. Forward-Facing Vehicle Belt Path

11. Lower Hook

12. Lower Adjuster

13. Lower Hook Strap

14. Base

15. Tether

16. Tether Adjuster

17. Tether Hook

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18. Harness Yoke

19. Harness Shield

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Using the Restraint

Using the Restraint

Secure Your Child in the Restraint

1. To loosen the harness, lift the adjuster lever
located in front of the restraint and pull the
harness straps forward (Fig. 1).

2. To unfasten chest clip, squeeze tabs (Fig. 2).
Separate clip (Fig. 3).

3. To unfasten buckle, use thumb to press release
button, then remove tongues from buckle
(Fig. 4).

4. Place child in the restraint. Position the harness
straps around the child and fasten the child
restraint buckle (Fig. 5).

Fasten chest clip

(Fig. 6).

5. Gently pull up on the harness straps to tighten
the lap section of the harness.

6. Slowly pull the adjuster strap to tighten the
harness around the child

(Fig. 7)

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IMPORTANT! Harness should have a snug, but

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comfortable, fit around the child.

7.

Position the chest clip at the middle of the child’s
chest, level with the child’s armpits (Fig. 7).

8. Check harness height (see page 12).

9. Verify that harness is not twisted and child is
properly secured.

IMPORTANT! Always pull on the harness after

securing the child to make sure the buckle and

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harness are locked. If they are not, the buckle or
adjuster area may be clogged with food, drink,
or objects that need to be removed. See pages
35 –37 for cleaning instructions.

IMPORTANT! Always make sure that the

harness is tight before each use, or after any
adjustments.

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Using the Restraint

Using the Restraint

Reclined Position

Use the rear-facing, reclined position with
children weighing 33 pounds (15 kg) or less
(Fig. 1).

WARNING

Always use in reclined position in
rear-facing mode.

1. To adjust the restraint to the reclined position,
turn the restraint upside down so the base is
facing up. With both hands, pull up on the base
to disengage the rods. Pull base away from shell,
then rotate to the reclined position and slide
base into locked position (Figs. 2 and 2a).
Verify that base is fully locked into reclined
position (Fig. 1).

Upright Position

Use the forward-facing, upright position
with children weighing between 20 pounds
(9 kg) and 55 pounds (25 kg) (Fig. 1).

WARNING

• Always use in upright position in
forward-facing mode.

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• The American Academy of
Pediatrics recommends rear­facing until at least 1 year of age
and 20 pounds.

1. To adjust the restraint to the upright position,
turn the restraint upside down so the base is
facing up. With both hands, pull up on the base
to disengage the rods. Pull base away from shell,
then rotate to upright position and slide base
into locked position (Figs. 2 and 2a). Verify
that base is fully locked into upright position
(Fig. 1).

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