Joovy 42, 43 Instruction Manual

Toy Caboose Stroller Instruction Manual Page 1

Toy Caboose Stroller

Instruction Manual

These instructions are for the

following Joovy Style Numbers:

042, 043

Please read these instructions in their entirety to ensure

the proper assembly and use of your toy. Keep these

instructions for future reference.

Joovy • 2919 Canton Street • Dallas, TX 75226 • [phone] • Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail] • Website: www.joovy.com

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WARNINGS

• This product is a TOY stroller for dolls or stuffed toys ONLY.

• NEVER use this toy to carry a baby or child for any purpose whatsoever. Death
or Serious Injury may occur.

• Maximum weight allowed = 5 pounds in EACH seat.

• DO NOT stand on platform. Riding is for dolls or stuffed toys ONLY.

• This product contains small parts. Adult assembly is required.

• The maximum weight that can be carried in the storage basket is 5 pounds

• Discard all packaging materials properly. Do not allow children to play with
them.

•

Discontinue use of the stroller should it malfunction or become damaged.

•

Please contact our customer service department to arrange for repair or obtain
replacement parts.

•

Do not use this toy on stairways or escalators.

•

Hanging bags or other toys from the handlebars or any other parts of this toy
may change its balance and cause a hazardous unstable condition.

• When installing a toy infant carrier onto the stroller, ALWAYS use the restraining
strap to secure the carrier in place.

!

Please do not return this product to the store

If you experience any difculty with the assembly or use of this product, or if you have a

question regarding these instructions, please contact our Customer Service Department

at [phone] between the hours of 8:30 am and 5:00 pm Central Time.

Please note: Styles and colors may vary.

Although this is a TOY and must NEVER be used for a baby or child, other
warnings are provided throughout this manual to promote your child’s safe
use of this product for their doll or stuffed toy. For your child’s understanding
of the safe use of this product, please read and adhere to these warnings
and insure that your child also understands and follows them.

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Assembling and Using your Stroller

To ensure safe operation of your stroller, please follow these instructions carefully.

Unpacking the Product

• Carefully remove stroller and all parts from the box and plastic bag.

• Remove the cardboard packing materials from the ends of the frame.

• Identify the parts (stroller, canopy, tray, front wheels (2), rear wheels (2), rear axle,
washers (2), axle locks (2), axle caps (2), hubcaps (2), car seat carrier support and
documents with the pictures in Figures 1 and 1A.

• Discard all packaging materials properly. Do not allow children to play with them.

WARNING

Adult assembly required. No tools required. Package

contains small parts. Keep small parts out of children’s reach

during assembly.

Figure 1 Figure 1A

Unfolding the stroller

• Orient the stroller with the handle bar
away from you.

• Release the locking latch located on
the lower right side by lifting up the
lever. See Figure 2.

• Lift up on the stroller handle with both
hands until the stroller is in the open
position and both side frame bars
snap into place in their holders.

Figure 2

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Figure 6

Installing the Rear
Wheels

• Turn your stroller upside down so
that it is resting on the seatback.

• Locate the rear axle and slide it
through the holes into the frame near
the platform.

• Locate a metal washer and slide the
washer onto one end of the axle.
See Figure 3.

• Locate a rear wheel and slide the
wheel onto the axle.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The left

and right side wheels are slightly
different. The correct wheel will have
the arrow shapes on the tire tread
pointed towards the REAR of the
stroller. Be CERTAIN that the wheels
are placed on the correct side of the
axle, because this is intended to be
a one-time assembly.

• Locate an axle lock. While holding
the axle from the opposite side,
orient the axle lock with the larger
side closest to the wheel and snap it
onto the axle. See Figure 4.

• Fit a rear axle cap over the
attachment. You will hear this piece
snap into place. See Figure 5.

• While holding the wheel, line up the
four prongs on the hubcap with the
holes in the spoke of the wheel and
snap into place. See Figure 6. Be
CERTAIN that all four prongs snap
into place. Pull on the hubcap to be
sure it is installed securely.

• Repeat these steps on the other
side.

• Ensure that each wheel assembly
is secure before using this toy. Pull
on the wheels to be sure they are
installed correctly.

Figure 3

Figure 4

Figure 5

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Attaching/Detaching the Front Tray

• To attach the front tray, line up the tray with the tubing on the front of the stroller
and push inward until the tray snaps into place. See Figure 8. Pull outward on
the tray sides to be sure both are snapped securely in place.

• To remove the front tray, press the button on the bottom of each of the tray

ttings while pulling outward on the tray. See Figure 9.

Figure 8 Figure 9

Installing and Operating
the Canopy

• To attach the canopy, orient the
canopy on the stroller with the wide
front edge toward the front of the
stroller.

• Line up the ttings on the canopy
with the ttings near the center of

the stroller and slide the canopy on
until it snaps into place. See Figure 7.

• The canopy will open, close and
ratchet forward or backward

• To remove the canopy, slide the

canopy off the ttings.

Figure 7

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Figure 11

Figure 10

Securing the Front
(Seated) Doll

• Unlatch the harness buckle by
pressing down on button in the
center of the buckle and removing
the male sides.

• Place the doll in the stroller seat
with the shoulder straps over
their shoulders and chest and the
crotch strap between the doll’s
legs.

• Bring the seat belt around the
doll’s waist and snap the buckle
together. See Figure 11. Tighten
the seat belt to be snug around
the doll’s waist.

• Both the shoulder straps and
the waist/crotch straps may be
adjusted using the sliding buckles
on these straps.

Adjusting the Footrest

The footrest can be adjusted to two
positions – horizontal or all the way
down.

• To place the footrest into the
horizontal position, pull up on the
footrest and the metal bar until the
footrest catches into position. See
Figure 10.

• To place the footrest all the way to its
down position, pull up on the footrest
to release the bar from the slot, and
then slowly lower the footrest.

WARNING

• This product is a TOY stroller for dolls or stuffed toys ONLY.

• NEVER use this toy to carry a baby or child for any purpose whatsoever.

Death or Serious Injury may occur.

• Maximum weight allowed = 5 pounds in EACH seat.

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Figure 13

Securing a Rear Standing Doll

• Push the bench seat to its most forward position.

• Position the doll on the platform on the back of the stroller facing forward with
both of their hands on the handles. See Figure 13.

• Position the safety belt around the doll’s waist and under the armpit and secure it tightly.

WARNING

Children should NEVER stand on the platform. Riding is for

dolls ONLY.

Seatback Positioning

The front seat has two positions.

• To place the seat in the upright
position, push the bar on the rear
of the seat toward the front of the
stroller and rotate the seatback
towards the front of the stroller
until this bar is locked in its lowest
position. See Figure 12.

• To recline the seat, pull the bar
on the rear of the seat toward the
rear of the stroller and rotate the
seatback down until this bar is
again in its lowest position.

Figure 12

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Figure 15

Storage Basket

The maximum weight that can be carried in the storage basket is 5 pounds.

Note: There are hook and loop attachments on the underside of the basket to
stow the car seat carrier support when it is not in use. To stow the car seat carrier
support, simply secure it to the basket as shown in Figure 15.

Using the Bench Seat

• Push the bench seat to its most rearward position.

• Position the doll on the bench seat facing backward with their feet on the
platform.

• Unlatch the seat belt buckle by pressing down the button in the center of the
buckle and removing the male sides of the buckle.

• Place the seat belt completely around the doll’s waist, place the crotch strap
between the doll’s legs and snap the buckle together. See Figure 14.

• Adjust the seat belt to be snug around the doll’s waist by using the adjustment
strap near the buckle.

Figure 14

WARNING

• This product is a TOY stroller for dolls or stuffed toys ONLY.

• NEVER use this toy to carry a baby or child for any purpose whatsoever.

Death or Serious Injury may occur.

• Maximum weight allowed = 5 pounds in EACH seat.

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WARNING

ALWAYS install the doll carrier in a REAR FACING POSITION.

ALWAYS secure the carrier with the restraint strap.

Figure 18

Using the stroller as a Doll
Car Seat Carrier

• To use the stroller to carry a doll car
seat carrier, you must replace the
Front Tray with the Car Seat Carrier
Support.

• Remove the Front Tray by pressing
in on the buttons under the female

tting and pulling the tray off the

brackets.

• Line up the Car Seat Carrier Support
to the metal tubing on the front of
the stroller and push inward until the
support snaps into place. See Figure

16. Pull outward on the support
sides to be sure both are snapped
securely in place.

• Adjust the backrest to its reclined
position.

• If necessary, remove the infant carrier
from the car seat base.

• Place the infant carrier onto the top
of the stroller in a REAR FACING
POSITION, locating the head end
of the carrier so that it rests on the
car seat support and the feet end of
the carrier so that it rests against the
seatback. See Figure 17.

• Insure that the infant carrier is

pushed down into this position rmly

and that it is centered side to side.

• Remove the carrier restraining strap
from the pouches on the sides of
the front seat. Buckle it in place
over the LOWEST part of the carrier
sides. Adjust the strap so that it is
tight around the carrier. Pull up on
the carrier to be sure it is held on
securely. See Figure 18.

Figure 17

Figure 16

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Folding the Stroller

• Orient the stroller with the handle bar closest to you.

• Place the canopy into its closed position and push it as far forward toward the
front of the stroller as it will go.

• Pull upwards on the trigger mechanisms on both sides of the stroller. See Figure

19.

• While these mechanisms are in the upward position, push forward and down on
the stroller using the handle bar.

• Secure the stroller in the folded position by engaging the locking latch located
on the right side of the stroller over the extended rivet on the right side of the
stroller. See Figure 20.

Figure 19 Figure 20

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Maintenance

All of the ttings, snaps, locks, rivets, and other hardware and plastic parts on the

stroller should be inspected periodically to insure that they are secured properly
and not damaged or malfunctioning. The seat belts and safety harnesses, as well
as all other straps and fabric items and their stitching should also be inspected
periodically to insure that they are secured properly and not loose, torn or otherwise
damaged. All moving parts, such as wheels, brakes, and hinges should also be
checked periodically to insure they are operating properly.

Any missing, broken, or worn components should be replaced immediately, and
the stroller should not be used until they are replaced. Only original manufacturer’s
components should be used. If needed, please contact Joovy at the toll-free
phone number listed below.

Fabric fading may occur if the stroller is left in direct sunlight for long periods of
time. When not in use, store the stroller out of direct sun.

SATISFACTION GUARANTEED

We want you to be completely satisfied with your purchase of this product.

Should you experience any difficulty in assembling or using this product,

please contact our Customer Service Department at [phone]

between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm CST for assistance.

Cleaning

The fabric material on this stroller can be cleaned using a cloth dampened with
warm water. Always allow the fabric to completely air dry before using the
stroller.

The frame and wheels should always be kept clean and free of dirt and foreign
matter, especially after operating the stroller in rain, snow, or other harsh
environments. Use a cloth dampened with warm water and a mild detergent
cleaner to clean the wheels after such use.

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2919 Canton Street • Dallas, TX 75226 • [phone] • Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail] • Website: www.joovy.com

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