Maxi-Cosi Prezi User Manual

© 2012 Cosco Management, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The Original European Brand

Synonymous with Safety, Quality & Style

Prezi

Infant Car Seat

KEEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE USE.

Read all instructions before using this child restraint.

Failure to follow the warnings on the labels
and in the instruction manual can result in
serious injury or death to your child.

For children 4-30 lbs (1.8 -13.6 kg)
and 29 in. (74 cm) tall or less

TM

4358-5671

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E-1 Rear-Facing Installation with Base

E-2 Preparing to Install Base with LATCH
E-3 Installing Base with LATCH

E-4 Installing Base with Vehicle Belts

E-5 Rear-Facing Installation without Base
E-6 Installing Child Restraint with Vehicle Belts

E-7 Using Locking Clip

E. Vehicle Installation.....................................................Pages 35-45

D. General Vehicle Installation.....................................Pages 28-34

D-1 Understanding Your Vehicle
D-2 Vehicle Seating Position
D-3 Choosing LATCH or Vehicle Belts
D-4 Knowing Your Vehicle Belts
D-5 Installing on Aircraft
D-6 Storing LATCH System

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B. Safety Information.......................................................Pages 9-10

B-1 Vehicle Seating Position
B-2 Installation in Vehicle
B-3 Child Restraint Use

A. Before You Begin............................................................Pages 3-8

A-1 Thank You...
A-2 Registration and Safety Notices
A-3 Understanding Your Child Restraint

C. Basic Use......................................................................Pages 11-27

C-1 Remove and Install the Child
Restraint to Base
C-2 Reclining the Base
C-3 Carrier Use
C-4 Child Restraint Use
C-5 Preparing Child Restraint to Fit
Your Child

C-6 Securing Child in Child Restraint
C-7 Remove Child from Child Restraint
C-8 Removing Pad for Cleaning
C-9 Reinstalling Pad
C-10 Canopy and Weather Boot Use

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Thank you for choosing this car seat,
referred to throughout this manual as a
child restraint. The Maxi-Cosi

®

brand is
part of the DJG family and is committed
to creating a child restraint with the
most comfort and convenience available
today.

Remember, parents are a child’s first
teachers and examples. If you always
buckle your seat belt, your child will
think it is the natural thing to do. Make
it a firm rule that the vehicle does not go
until everyone is buckled up. Make no
exceptions.

No one can predict if use of a child
restraint will prevent injury or death in
a particular crash. However, combined
with careful driving, proper use of a
child restraint can lower a child’s risk of
injury or death in most crashes.

Your child’s safety is worth the time
it will take to read and follow these
instructions. After reading, if you still

Maxi-Cosi

Website: http://www.maxi-cosi.com
Fax: [phone]
Mailing Address:

Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
P.O. Box 2609
Columbus, IN 47202-2609

Telephone: [phone]
7 A.M. to 6 P.M. EST M-TH
7 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. EST FRI

On the back of the plastic shell there is
an expiration date for use of this child
restraint. Do not use this child restraint
after the expiration date.

A-1 Thank You...

Para recibir las instrucciones en español, llame
al 1-800-544-1108 o solicitarse por escrito al
dirección por arriba.

A. Before You Begin

have questions or have any problems
with this child restraint, please contact
our Consumer Relations Department at:

A-2 Registration and Safety Notices

Please complete the postage-paid
registration card that came with your
child restraint, and send it to us.
Child restraints could be recalled for
safety reasons. You must register this
restraint to be reached in a recall. Send
your name, address, email address
if available, and the restraint’s model
number and manufacturing date to:

Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
PO Box 2609, Columbus, IN 47202­2609
Attn: Consumer Relations

or call 1-800-951-4113 or register
online at www.djgusa.com/

registration/carseat/us.

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://www.NHTSA.gov

Model
Number

Manufacture

Date

If you don’t have
the card or if your
address changes,
you will find the
model number
and manufactured
date on the label
located on back of
plastic shell.

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A. Before You Begin

A-3 Understanding Your Child Restraint

Front View

A. Carry Handle
B. Headrest
C. Harness Covers
D. Infant Insert
E. Buckle Cover
F. Harness Release

Button

G. Harness

Tightening
Strap

H. Carry Handle

Adjustment Levers

I. Rear-Facing Belt

Path
(when used without

the base)

J. Removable Base

A.

B.

C.
D.

E.

F.

G.

H.

I.

J.

Back View

K.

L.

N.

M.

P.

O.

K. Canopy

Attachments

L. Canopy
M. Instruction

Manual Storage

(behind rubber trim)

N. Base Release Lever
O. Base Recline Lever

P. Level to Ground

Lines
(when used without

the base)

Q. Upper Harness

Slots

R. Harness Straps
S. Chest Clip

T. Buckle Tongue
U. Buckle
V. Lower Harness

Slots

W. Buckle Strap
X. Buckle Strap Slots

Harness System Detail

PUSH

Q.

R.

C.

S.

T.

U.

V.

W.

X.

continued on next page

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A. Before You Begin

Bottom of Child Restraint

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

F.

G.

H.

A. Base Release Lever

B. Upper Harness Slots

C. Headrest/Harness

Adjustment Levers

D. Harness Straps

E. Lower Harness Slots

F. Buckle’s Metal Retainer

G. Splitter Plate

H. Harness Tightening Strap

Top of Base

I.

J.

K.

L.

M.

O.

N.

I. Base Belt Guide

J. Base Belt Path

Openings

K. Angle Indicator

L. Base/Carrier Lock

Bar

M. Instruction Manual

Storage

N. Base Recline Lever

O. LATCH Belt

P. LATCH Connector

Q. LATCH Adjuster

R. LATCH Storage

S. Shoulder Belt

Guide

T. Recline Foot

LATCH Storage Detail

T.

R.

S.

LATCH

O.

P.

Q.

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B. Safety Information

Failure to follow these warnings can result in the serious injury or
death of your child. To help you recognize instructions which are
most critical to your child’s safety, we use this symbol:

B-1 Vehicle Seating Position

Never place a child
rear-facing in a seating
position with an active
frontal airbag.

Check the vehicle owner’s
manual for more information
about air bag/child restraint
use.

For vehicles without a back
seat, refer to your vehicle
owner’s manual.

B-2 Installation in Vehicle

Check the vehicle belt or
LATCH belt before each use.
Use only if the belt is
tightened properly and
securely.

This child restraint should
be securely belted in the
vehicle even when not in use.
In a crash or sudden stop, an
unsecured child restraint
could injure occupants.

Do not use a child restraint
that has been in a crash. You
must get a new child restraint.

B-3 Child Restraint Use

This child restraint must
only be used when the child
weighs between 4-30 lbs.
(1.8-13.6 kg).

Never take your child out of
the child restraint while the
vehicle is moving. Never leave
child unattended.

Placing your child in a hot
child restraint may result in
burns.

Do not use a child restraint
with damaged or missing
parts.

Do not use cut, frayed or

damaged harnesses.

Do not lubricate buckles

and fasteners.

Do not substitute parts or
try to modify the child
restraint in any way.

Do not use any child
restraint accessory except
those approved by Dorel
Juvenile Group.

Never allow any child to
play with this child restraint;
it is not a toy.

Do not remove or cover up
any of the warning labels or
other labels on the child
restraint.

Read all instructions for
additional warnings.

To Attach Child
Restraint to Base

Align the slots on the
side of child restraint
with the locking bars
in the base. Push
down firmly on the

carrying handle and
the front of the child restraint to lock child
restraint to base. You will hear a “click”
when it is locked.

Pull up on child restraint’s front two
corners to make sure the front of the child
restraint is locked to the base.

NOTE: The carrying handle can be in any

position when installed in the vehicle.

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To Adjust
Carrying Handle

Squeeze both
adjustment levers
on each side

of the carrying
handle. Rotate up or down to desired
location. Release levers. Make sure
both carrying handle adjuster levers
are locked in place.

NOTE: The carrying handle can be

in any position when installed in the
vehicle.

C-1 Remove and Install the
Child Restraint to Base

Failure to securely attach
carrier to base can result in
serious injury or death.

To Remove
Child Restraint
from Base

Pull out on base
release lever
handle and lift
child restraint out
of base.

C-2 Reclining the Base

C-3 Carrier Use

DO NOT use
in the seating
area or across
the top of
shopping carts.

C. Basic Use

continued on next page

To Adjust the
Base

From the back of
the child restraint,
pull out on the
base recline lever
and either lift or
lower front of base.

The base has
multiple recline
positions.

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WARNING:

Read ALL instructions before using child restraint
as a carrier.

NEVER use carrier unless child is properly secured.
For use as a carrier by children 30 pounds (13.6 kg)

or less and 29 inches (74 cm) tall or less.
NEVER leave child unattended. Always keep

child within arm’s reach.
Suffocation Hazard: Infant carrier can roll over

on soft surfaces and suffocate child. NEVER
place carrier on beds, sofas or other soft surfaces.

Strangulation Hazard: Child can strangle
in loose harness straps. NEVER leave child in
carrier when harness straps are loose or undone.

Fall Hazard: Child’s movement can slide carrier.
NEVER place carrier near edges of counter tops,

tables or other elevated surfaces.
Do not use the carrier if it is damaged or broken,

or if any parts are missing.

C-4 Child Restraint Use

This child restraint is to be used rear­facing with children weighing 4-30 lbs
(1.8-13.6 kg) AND 29 inches (74 cm)
tall or less.

NOTE: If your child does not meet this

criteria, do not use this child restraint.

4-30 lbs.
(1.8-13.6 kg)
and 29
inches (74
cm)
tall or less

Rear-Facing with base:

Child and child restraint with base
face the back of the vehicle and
are placed in the back seat.

4-30 lbs.
(1.8-13.6 kg)
and 29
inches (74
cm)
tall or less

Rear-Facing without base:

Child and child restraint without
base face the back of the vehicle
and are placed in the back seat.

C. Basic Use

Attach
Harness
Tightening
Strap End
to Carrier

When using
this child
restraint as
a carrier,

make sure
the end of the harness tightening
strap is attached to the carrier.

The end of the harness
tightening strap has a loop. Slide
one side of the loop onto one
tab and the other end on the
other tab located below the
harness release button.

NOTE: Keeping harness

tightening strap end on carrier
will keep strap clean and helps
prevent tripping on strap.

2.

For older and heavier infants,
you may need to use a longer
harness strap for a proper
fit. Call 1-800-951-4113 for
a free longer harness strap if
your child needs one.

Safety Tip:

To Change
Buckle Position

Remove child.
From under

the seat, insert
buckle’s metal retainer up through the
child restraint and pad.

For smaller infants skip to step
“d”.

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C-5 Preparing Child Restraint to Fit Your Child

Make these adjustments with your
child in the child restraint before
you install in the vehicle.

To Remove
Child Restraint
from Base

From the back of
the child restraint,
pull out on base
release handle

and lift child restraint out of base.

Loosen Harness

Push down on
the harness
release button
while pulling out
on both harness
straps.

2.

1.

Release Chest
Clip

Press on chest
clip release
button and pull
apart.

3.

C. Basic Use

Unbuckle
Harness

Press red button.
Pull buckle
tongues out.

4.

Place Child in
Child Restraint

Place the child’s
bottom and back
flat against the

child restraint.
This will increase comfort and allow the
harness straps to be properly tightened.

Check Buckle
Position

Determine which
of the available
buckle positions
will be most
comfortable and
provide a snug fit
for your child.

6.

a.

Choose new
location and
push the metal
retainer through

pad and child
restraint. Make sure the buckle is
facing out.

b.

Pull on the

buckle to check

to make sure

buckle’s metal

retainer is
completely inserted through the pad
and child restraint.

c.

continued on next page

Failure to reinstall the harness
system correctly can result in
serious injury or death.

5.

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Buckle
Placement for
Small Infants

Choose the
slot closest to

the back of the
restraint. Push metal retainer through
the pad and child restraint. Make sure
buckle is facing out.

From the bottom,

pull the metal

retainer through

the child restraint

and insert it into

the second slot.

e.

From the front,
lift pad up and
around the
harness release

cover and place
the buckle’s metal retainer flat on
bottom of the child restraint.

f.

Pull on the buckle
to check to make
sure buckle’s metal
retainer is secured.

Replace the pad.

g.

Rear-Facing
Position

Harness slots must
be even with or
just below the
shoulders.

If the harness slots are above the
child’s shoulders with the headrest in
the lowest position, do not use this
child restraint.

Check Harness
Height/
Headrest
Height

With child in the
child restraint,

check the location of the harness slots.
Follow the guidelines below to determine

the correct harness/headrest height.

7.

To Change
Harness/
Headrest
Location

With harness system loose, from the
back, squeeze headrest adjustment levers
together and slide the headrest to correct
position. Make sure it locks into place.

8.

Do not use this child
restraint if the top of your

child’s head is within one
inch from the top of the child
restraint.

Make sure the harness height is
correct for your child’s size.

Make sure you have reinstalled
the harness system correctly.

Failure to follow these steps can
result in serious injury or death.

1”

C. Basic Use

Failure to reinstall the harness
system correctly can result in
serious injury or death.

d.

For older and heavier infants,
you may need to use a longer
harness strap for a proper
fit. Call 1-800-951-4113 for
a free longer harness strap if
your child needs one.

Safety Tip:

Check Harness
Tightness

Try to pinch the
harness at the
shoulders. If

you can pinch
the harness strap, tighten more. If your
fingers slip off, the harness is tight
enough.

Tighten
Harness

Pull on harness
tightening
strap to tighten
harness snugly.

NOTE: A snug harness 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.

Buckle Harness

Push each buckle
tongue into
buckle until you
hear a “click”.

Remember to
always pull up on harness straps to
make sure buckle is locked.

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C-6 Securing Child in Child Restraint

Position
Harness
Straps Over the
Child’s
Shoulders

1.

2.

Close Chest
Clip

Insert right half
of chest clip into
left half and snap
together.

3.

4.

Position
Chest Clip

The chest clip
must be placed
at mid-chest
(even with
armpits) and
away from the
child’s neck.

6.

Failure to fasten and
tighten the harness system
correctly and snugly can
result in serious injury or
death.

C. Basic Use

NOTE: Use the infant insert for children

who weigh between 4-11 lbs. (1.8-4.9
kg). Remove the infant insert for bigger
children.

5.

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C-7 Removing Child from Child Restraint

Release Chest

Clip

Press on chest

clip release button

and pull apart.

Loosen Harness

Push down on
the harness
release button
while pulling out
on both harness
straps.

2.

1.

Unbuckle
Harness

Press red button
on buckle to
release the buckle
tongues.

Remove child.

3.

Remove
Harness

From the front
of the child
restraint, pull
the harness
straps out of
the slots in the

shell and out of the harness covers.

Remove
Harness
Straps from
Splitter
Plate

From the back of the child restraint,
locate the splitter plate and unfasten
the harness straps.

3.

1.

2.

4.

C-8 Removing Pad for Cleaning

Unbuckle
the Harness
System and
Remove Infant
Insert

C. Basic Use

NOTE: The harness straps do not need to

be completely removed from the shell to
remove the pad for cleaning.

Remove Buckle
Cover

continued on next page

Remove Pad

Starting from
the bottom, pull
pad off of shell,
around harness

release cover,
and around the belt path guides on side
of shell. Pull buckle and harness straps
out of the pad.

With headrest in lowest position, slip
pad out from behind headrest and
remove from shell.

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a.

5.

8.

C. Basic Use

Remove

Canopy and

Pad

There are 4

tabs behind the

rubber trim by the

carrying handle.

Remove the

canopy’s elastic straps from the 2 tabs.
Remove the pad from the 4 tabs.

Remove
Headrest Pad

With headrest in
highest position,
pull the headrest
pad off the
bottom.

Pull harness
covers through
slots in headrest
pad.

Lift pad around
the headrest and
off the shell.

Cleaning Pad and Canopy

Hand wash pad and canopy with
warm sudsy water, rinse clean and
air dry. Spot clean the harness
straps. Do not use bleach or use
other harsh cleaners. Do not dry
clean or machine wash.

Do not use child restraint
without the pad or the
harness covers.

Slide harness
covers off of
metal springs.

Remove
Harness Covers

Lift up bottom
of harness
cover where it is
connected to the
headrest.

Place thumb on
top of plastic button and slide towards
the middle of headrest. Remove the
plastic tab from the keyhole in the
headrest. Repeat for other side.

6.

7.

NOTE: If you have

completely removed
the harness, start on
the left side, making
sure sewn end of the
harness strap loop
faces the buckle, insert
harness in the harness
slot, going through
both pad and shell.

Make sure you weave the harness in and out
of the shell as shown.

Replace Pad

Starting from the
top, slip pad behind
headrest.

Pull buckle and
harness straps

through slots on pad. Attach all the pad tabs.
Slip pad around belt path guides, harness

release cover and onto bottom of shell behind
the rubber trim.

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C. Basic Use

C-9 Reinstalling Seat Pad

Rethread
Harness Straps

From the front,
make harness
ends even with
each other.

Thread harness

straps through
harness covers, harness slots, and the
shell.

Make sure harness straps are not
twisted.

4.

a.

2.

1.

Attach Harness
Straps to
Splitter Plate

From the back of
child restraint, attach harness straps to
the splitter plate.

Replace Infant

Insert and

Buckle Cover

NOTE: Use the

infant insert for

children who
weigh between 4-11 lbs. Remove the
infant insert for bigger children.

5.

Failure to reinstall the harness
system can result in serious
injury or death.

Replace
Headrest Pad

With headrest in
highest position,
from the top of

headrest, slip pad onto headrest.
Pull harness covers through harness

slots in pad. Slip pad over bottom of
headrest.

Insert tab on
harness covers
into keyhole in
headrest. Slide
harness covers
towards outside
of headrest to

lock in place.

Replace
Harness Covers

Thread the
metal spring into
pocket, between
the red inner
lining and the
outside of the
harness cover.

3.

6.

To Attach
Weather Boot

Pull elastic straps
around the vehicle
belt path guides
on side of shell.

Pull front of

weather boot
down and under front of shell behind
the rubber trim.

Remove by reversing order.

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Your vehicle’s features may be
considerably different than those
pictured here. Consult your vehicle
owner’s manual to help identify
your vehicle’s specific features and
locations.

D-1 Understanding Your Vehicle

LATCH
Anchors

Located in the
seat bight.

Air Bags

Consult your vehicle owner’s
manual for all air bag locations.

Seat Bight

Vehicle Seat
Belts

Consult your
vehicle owner’s
manual for
vehicle belt use.

Safety Tip:

To avoid your child being
seriously burned, take the
following precautions:

1. Park in the shade or where
sun does not directly hit the
child restraint.

2. Cover the child restraint with
a sheet or blanket when not
in use.

3. Check for hot child restraint
and buckles before placing
child in child restraint.

D. General Vehicle Installation

C-10 Canopy and Weather Boot Use

To Attach
Canopy

From the back
of shell, remove
canopy from
behind the rubber
trim.

Attach elastic
straps to canopy
attachments on
carrying handle.

To Store Canopy

Remove elastic
straps from canopy
attachments on
carrying handle
and push canopy

down behind the rubber trim on shell.

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D-2 Vehicle Seating Position

Some seating positions in your vehicle may not be safe for this child restraint. Some vehicles
do not have a seating position that can be used safely with this child restraint. If you are not
sure where to place the child restraint in your vehicle, consult your vehicle owner’s manual
or contact Dorel Juvenile Group Consumer Relations Dept.

Never place a child
rear-facing in a

seating position with
an active frontal airbag. This
can result in serious injury
or death.

Use the child restraint
only on vehicle seats
that face forward. Do
not use on seats that
face the sides or rear

of the vehicle.

Safety Tip:

Children are
safer when

properly
restrained in rear seating
positions than in the front
seating positions.

According to National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration
information, children in
rear seating positions are
statistically safer, whether you
have air bags, advanced air
bags, or no air bags at all.

The LATCH
System

LATCH
(Lower
Anchors

and Tethers
for CHildren) is a universal system for
installing child restraints without using
vehicle seat belts.

The LATCH system can ONLY be
used in vehicles that have the LATCH
anchor bars installed and designated
LATCH seating positions. Most vehicles
manufactured after September 2002 are
equipped with LATCH.

Check your vehicle owner’s manual to
see which seating positions may be
equipped with the LATCH system.

D-3 Choosing LATCH or Vehicle Belts

LATCH

Anchor Bars

Vehicle
Belts

If LATCH is

not an option,
you must use the vehicle seat belt
system to install the child restraint.
There are some vehicle belts that
will not work with a child restraint or
will require special attention.

See next page and check your
vehicle’s owner’s manual for
specific instructions.

Do not use both the LATCH
belt and vehicle belt at the
same time.

D. General Vehicle Installation

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D-4 Knowing Your Vehicle Belts

Review your vehicle’s owner manual for
vehicle seat belt use with child restraints.
This is your best source for information
concerning your vehicle.

Not all vehicle belts will work with this
child restraint. This child restraint must
be tightly locked in place at all times,
during travel. You must determine if
your vehicles belts are compatible with
this child restraint.

Vehicle Belts

• Automatic/Passive vehicle seat
belts

You MUST have a vehicle lap belt to
install any child restraint. An automatic
(passive) shoulder vehicle belt may
or may not have a separate vehicle
lap belt. Consult your vehicle owner’s
manual.

• Vehicle belts in
center of the door
or side panel

You must move
the child restraint

to another seating
location. Consult your vehicle owner’s
manual.

• Vehicle belts that are in front of the
seat bight

You may need to
move the child
restraint to another
seating location.
Consult your vehicle
owner’s manual.

• Do Not Use with inflatable seat
belts

You may need to move the child restraint
to another seating location or use LATCH
belts only.

• ELR
(Emergency
Locking
Retractor)
vehicle belts

These lap and shoulder vehicle belts
only lock in a sudden stop or crash, and
do not properly secure a child restraint
alone. You may need to use a locking
clip when installing with or without
the base. Consult your vehicle owner’s
manual.

To learn if you have this type of vehicle
belt, gently pull the vehicle belt all the
way out of the retractor (spool), let it
return several inches, then pull on it
again. If it moves freely, it is an ELR
vehicle belt.

If it is locked and will not allow any
more vehicle belt to come out, it is a
switchable retractor.

ELR lap-only vehicle belts
MUST NOT be used with this
child restraint.

• Switchable retractor

These vehicle belts switch from ELR
to ALR (Automatic Locking Retractor).
You must have the vehicle belts in the
locking mode to use them. Follow the
instructions in the
installation sections.

• ALR (Automatic Locking
Retractor)

These vehicle belts lock after pulling
the webbing out and letting the vehicle
belt go back into the retractor an inch
or two. Follow the instructions in the
installation sections.

D. General Vehicle Installation

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Locking
Latch
Plate

Sliding
Latch
Plate

Vehicle Latch Plates

• Check the Latch Plates on Your
Lap and Shoulder Belt

Grasp the
tongue
portion of the
latch plate
(the part that
goes inside
the buckle)
and pull
straight out,

inline with
the vehicle lap belt. If the latch plate
does not slide up and down the vehicle
belt, you have a locking latch plate. You
should not need to use a locking clip.
Consult your vehicle owner’s manual.

If the latch plate slides up and down on
the vehicle belt, and you have an ELR
retractor, you MUST use the base or use

D. General Vehicle Installation

a locking clip to install the child restraint.
You may not need to use the base or
a locking clip with a switchable or ALR
retractor. Consult your vehicle owner’s
manual.

This restraint is certified for aircraft use.

Use only on forward-facing aircraft
seats. Follow instructions for vehicle
installation.

Contact the airline for their specific
policies.

D-5 Installing on Aircraft D-6 Storing LATCH System

Failure to securely store the
LATCH system can result in
serious injury or death.

Store LATCH
in the
Compartment
in Front of
Base

35 36

LATCH Belt

Lap Belt

Lap/Shoulder

Belt

E-1 Rear-Facing Installation with Base

Never place a child
rear-facing in a
seating position with

an active frontal
airbag. This can result in
serious injury or death.

This child restraint must
always face the rear of the
vehicle when installed.

E. Installing with Base

E-2 Preparing to Install
Base with LATCH

Remove
LATCH from
Storage

1.

E-3 Installing Base

with LATCH

See your vehicle owner’s manual for
information on designated LATCH positions,
anchor locations and anchor weights.

Place Base in
Vehicle Rear­Facing

Center the base
between the vehicle
anchors in the
chosen seating
position.

1.

continued on next page

Do not use the LATCH system
along with the vehicle lap or
lap/shoulder belt.

Check LATCH belt before
each use. Use only if the belt
can be tightened properly
and securely.

Check Recline
Angle

Check the angle
indicator on the
base. The ball
should be fully
in the color zone

that matches the
weight of your child. Adjust base if
needed. (see section C-2).

NOTE: Check the angle indicator while
parked on level ground.

2.

P
lac

e ball in the z

on
e
of
y
our

infant’

s
weight

.

1
1

­3
0
lb

s
(
4
.
9

-

1
4
kg)

4

­1
1 lb

s
(
1
.
8

­4
.9
kg

)

Place ball in the zone of your infant’s weight.

11-30 lbs

(4.9-13.6 kg)

4-11 lbs

(1.8-4.9 kg)

37 38

Do not use level to ground lines
on child restraint when using the
base.

Failure to follow these
warnings can result in serious
injury or death.

Hook LATCH to
Vehicle LATCH
Anchor

NOTE: The LATCH
connector’s red release button MUST face
away from child restraint and the arrows
on connectors MUST face up.

3.

Tighten LATCH
Belt

With knee in

base, push
down firmly on
the base while
pulling up on the
free end of belt

to tighten.
Tuck free end of belt back into the belt
path.

4.

Check LATCH
Belt Tightness

Grasp the base
at the belt path

with one hand.

Push and pull the
base from side to side, forward and
back. The base should not move more
than 1 inch.

NOTE: If base moves more than 1 inch,
try reinstalling the base or try another
seating location.

5.

E. Installing Base with LATCH

continued on next page

6.

To Attach Child
Restraint to
Base

Align the slots on
the side of child
restraint with the
locking bars in the

base. Push down
firmly on the carrying handle and the
front of the child restraint to lock child
restraint to base. You will hear a “click”
when it is locked.

Pull up on child restraint’s front two
corners to make sure the front of the
child restraint is locked to the base.

NOTE: The carrying handle can be in any
position when installed in the vehicle.

Failure to securely attach child
restraint to base can result in
serious injury or death.

Fasten one
LATCH belt
connector to
the anchor in

the vehicle
seat located in the vehicle seat bight.
Repeat for other side of child restraint.

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Recheck
Recline Angle

Make sure the
ball is fully in
the color zone
that matches the
weight of your
child.

Repeat steps 1 through 6 if not in
correct zone.

NOTE: Check the angle indicator while
parked on level ground.

7.

To Remove
LATCH Belt
From Vehicle
Anchor

Remove child

restraint from
base. Press the red release button on
each connector. Pull LATCH connector
away from the LATCH anchor bar.

8.

E-4 Installing Base with

Vehicle Belts

Do not use the LATCH system
along with the vehicle lap or
lap/shoulder belt. Store LATCH
belts when using the vehicle
belts.

Check the vehicle belt before
each use. Use only if the belt
is tightened properly and
securely.

Failure to follow these
warnings can result in serious
injury or death.

E. Installing Base with Vehicle Belts

P
lace ball

in t

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z
one of y

our
infant

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s
w
eight.

1
1

­3
0

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4

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4

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1
l
b

s
(
1
.
8

-

4

.

9

kg

)

Place ball in the zone of your infant’s weight.

11-30 lbs

(4.9-13.6 kg)

4-11 lbs

(1.8-4.9 kg)

continued on next page

Store LATCH
Belts

You MUST
store the LATCH
system when
using the vehicle
seat belts.

1.

Place Base in
Vehicle Rear­Facing

Center the base
in the chosen
seating position.

2.

P
lac

e ball in the z

on
e
of
y
our inf

ant’

s
weight

.

1
1

­3
0
lb

s
(
4
.
9

-

1
4
kg)

4

­1
1
lb

s
(
1
.
8

­4
.9

kg

)

Check
Recline Angle

Check the
angle indicator
on the base.
The ball should
be fully in the

color zone that
matches the weight of your child.
Adjust base if needed. (see section
C-2).

NOTE: Check the angle indicator
while parked on level ground.

Place ball in the zone of your infant’s weight.

11-30 lbs

(4.9-13.6 kg)

4-11 lbs

(1.8-4.9 kg)

3.

Do not use level to ground lines
on child restraint when using
the base.

41 42

Thread Vehicle
Belt

Thread the
vehicle lap or

lap/shoulder belt
combination through belt path guide.
Make sure both lap and shoulder belt are
under the belt path guide as shown.

With an ALR belt, pull the belt all the way
out before threading the base.

Buckle vehicle belt.

Thread Shoulder
Belt in Shoulder
Belt Guide

NOTE: Thread
shoulder belt in
the guide that is
opposite of the
vehicle buckle.

Do not twist belt.

4.

6.

Tighten Vehicle
Belt

With knee in base,
push down firmly
on the base while

pulling up on shoulder belt to tighten.

With a switchable retractor, pull the vehicle
shoulder belt all the way out to switch
the retractor into the ALR mode before
tightening. Feed the slack back into the
retractor while tightening.

5.

Check Vehicle
Belt Tightness

Grasp the base at
the belt path with

one hand. Push

and pull the base
from side to side, forward and back. The
base should not move more than 1 inch.

NOTE: If base moves more than 1 inch, try
reinstalling the base or try another seating
location.

E. Installing Base with Vehicle Belts

7.

8.

To Attach Child
Restraint to
Base

Align the slots on
the side of child
restraint with the
locking bars in
the base. Push

down firmly on
the carrying handle and the front of the
child restraint to lock child restraint to
base. You will hear a “click” when it is
locked.

Pull up on child restraint’s front two
corners to make sure the front of the
child restraint is locked to the base.

NOTE: The carrying handle can be
in any position when installed in the
vehicle.

Recheck
Recline Angle

Make sure the
ball is fully in
the color zone
that matches
the weight of
your child.

Repeat steps 1 through 8 if not in
correct zone.

NOTE: Check the angle indicator
while parked on level ground.

9.

P
l
ace ball

in t
he

z
one of y
our

infant

’
s
w
eight.

1
1

­3
0
lb

s
(
4
.9

-

1
4
kg)

4

­1
1
l
b

s
(
1
.
8

­4
.
9
kg)

Place ball in the zone of your infant’s weight.

11-30 lbs

(4.9-13.6 kg)

4-11 lbs

(1.8-4.9 kg)

Failure to securely attach child
restraint to base can result in
serious injury or death.

43 44

Lap Belt

Lap/Shoulder

Belt

E-5 Rear-Facing Installation without Base

Never place a child rear-facing in
a seating position with an active
frontal airbag. This can result in
serious injury or death.

This child restraint must always face
the rear of the vehicle when the child is
between 4-30 lbs. (1.8-13.6 kg) and is less
than one year old.

Do not use the LATCH system along with the
vehicle lap or lap/shoulder belt. Store LATCH
belts when using the vehicle belts.

Check the vehicle belt before each use. Use
only if the belt is tightened properly and
securely.

Failure to follow these warnings can result in
serious injury or death.

E-6 Installing Child

Restraint with Vehicle
Belts

Place Child
Restraint in
Vehicle Rear­Facing

With child

secured in child
resraint, center the child restraint in the
chosen seating position.

For children between 4-11 lbs (1.8-

4.9 kg), the bottom red line MUST be

level to the ground.

For children between 11-30 lbs
(4.9-13.6 kg), the top red line MUST be

level to the ground.
Adjust child restraint if needed.

E. Installing Child Restraint

continued on next page

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You may need
to place a large
rolled towel(s)
or foam pool
noodle(s) under

the front of
the child restraint to achieve correct
recline angle.

Check often to be sure padding is still
in place and the belt is tight.

NOTE: The carrying handle can be
in any position when installed in the
vehicle.

Thread
Vehicle Belt

Thread vehicle
lap belt only
through the belt
path (as shown).
Buckle the
vehicle belt.

2.

45 46

Check Vehicle
Belt Tightness

Grasp the child
restraint at the
belt path with

one hand. Push
and pull the child restraint from side
to side, forward and back. The child
restraint should not move more than 1
inch.

NOTE: If child restraint moves more than
1 inch, try reinstalling the child restraint
or try another seating location.

You will rarely need to use a locking
clip except for in some older vehicles.

Built in child restraint locking systems
have been required in vehicles since
1996, and many vehicles had these
features even earlier.

Check your vehicle owner’s manual to
learn how to use the systems in your
vehicle. If you need a locking clip, please
go back to the store where you purchased
this child restraint and purchase one or
call us at 1-800-544-1108 to order one.

Locking clips from any child restraint
manufacturer are okay to use.

E-7 Using the Locking Clip

Do not use both the LATCH belt
and vehicle belt at the same
time.

Recheck Recline

Angle

Make sure level

line on side of

child restraint

that matches your

child’s weight is level with the ground.
Repeat steps 1 through 4 if not level.

5.

Tighten
Vehicle Belt

Lay your forearm
across child

restraint at the
belt path while pulling up on belt to
tighten.

With an ALR belt, pull the belt all the
way out before tightening. Feed the
slack back into the retractor while
tightening.

NOTE: You will need to use a locking
clip if you have an ELR belt. Consult
your vehicle owner’s manual.

3. 4.

E. Using the Locking Clip

continued on next page

Place Child
Restraint in
Vehicle Rear­Facing

With child

secured in child
resraint, center the child restraint in
the chosen seating position.

For children between 4-11 lbs
(1.8-4.9 kg), the bottom red line
MUST be level to the ground.

For children between 11-30 lbs
(4.9-13.6 kg), the top red line MUST

be level to the ground.
Adjust child restraint if needed.

1.

You may need
to place a large
rolled towel(s)
or foam pool
noodle(s) under

the front of the
child restraint to achieve correct recline
angle.

Check often to be sure padding is still in
place and the belt is tight.

NOTE: The carrying handle can be in any

position when installed in the vehicle.

47 48

Position
Locking Clip

Position locking
clip about 1 in.

(2.5 cm) from
vehicle belt’s latch plate. Rebuckle
vehicle belt.

6.

Locate Locking
Clip Location

Grasp both vehicle
belts together just

behind the latch plate and unbuckle.

NOTE: If the latch plate ends up just

at the belt path opening so you cannot
grasp the vehicle belt at the latch plate,
grasp the vehicle belts on the opposite
side of the child restraint, as close to
the latch plate as possible. Install the
locking clip on the latch plate end, as
close as possible.

4.

Attach Locking
Clip

Thread both
portions of the
vehicle belt onto
the locking clip, as
close to the latch
plate as possible.

5.

E. Using the Locking Clip

Thread Vehicle
Belt

Thread vehicle lap
belt only through
the belt path (as
shown). Buckle
the vehicle belt.

2.

Tighten Vehicle
Belt

Lay your forearm
across child

restraint at the
belt path while pulling up on belt to
tighten.

3..

Check
Vehicle Belt
Tightness

Grasp
the child

restraint at the belt path with

one hand. Push and pull the child
restraint from side to side, forward
and back. The child restraint should
not move more than 1 inch.

NOTE: If child restraint moves more

than 1 inch, try reinstalling the
child restraint or try another seating
location.

7.

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49 50

Complete the form on the next 2 pages.
Your model number with color code and
manufacturer date code MUST be included
on the form to ensure proper replacement
parts. Your model number with color code
and the date code can be found on a sticker
on the side of child restraint. Payment in
U.S. dollars must accompany your order.
Choose parts needed from the list on the
next page.
Return the form with payment to:

Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
Consumer Relations Department
P.O. Box 2609
Columbus, IN 47202-2609

Fax orders to: 1-800-207-8182

Please make money orders payable to Dorel
Juvenile Group, Inc. Fill in the area below
to charge to Visa or Mastercard. We do not
accept personal checks or Discover Card. All
outside of U.S. and Canada MUST use credit
card.

Replacement Parts Order Form

Ship To (Please Print): _______________

Name: ___________________________

Address: _________________________

City: ____________________________

State/Province: ____________________

Zip _____________________________

Telephone: _______________________

Email Address: ____________________

We MUST have this information

to process your order:
Model Number (5 digits & 3 letters):
_________________________________

Manufacture Date (mm/dd/yyyy):
________________________________

Recheck
Recline Angle

Make sure level
line on side of
child restraint
that matches
your child’s

weight is level with the ground.
Repeat steps 1 through 7 if not level.

NOTE: The carrying handle can be in any

position when installed in the vehicle.

Same steps
apply for
use with the
base. See
section E-4 for
vehicle belt
step by step
installation.

9.

8.

NOTE: If requested color is not available, similar

color will be substituted. Prices are subject to
change.

Part ..................... Cost Qty Total Cost

Buckle Strap/Buckle .... $6.99 X _____ = $ __

Harness Strap .............$2.00 X _____ = $ __

Pad Set ....................$54.99 X _____ = $ __

Chest Clip .................... $1.50 X _____ = $ __

Locking Clip ................$2.50 X _____ = $ __

Base .......................... $99.99 X _____ = $ __

Instructions ................. $0.00

Merchandise Total......................$_______

Shipping and handling:..............$_______

Sales Tax ................................... $_______

(Arizona, California, Georgia, Indiana, Missouri,
South Carolina, and Texas residents add applicable sales
tax.)

Grand Total ................................ $_______

No shipping and handling on instructions for quantities under

6. Add $.50 for each instruction over 6, then add applicable
shipping and handling.

51 52

CUT ON DOTTED LINE

Fill Out For Credit Card

 Visa  Mastercard

Card Exp.
Date:____________________

Cardholder’s
Name:________________

Card
Number:_____________________

Signature_____________________

Up to $25.00 .............$5.95

$25.01 to $50.00 ......$6.95

$50.01 to $75.00 ......$8.95

$75.01 to $100.00 ....$9.95

$100.01 to $150.00 ..$10.95

$150.01 to $200.00 ..$11.95

$200.01 and up ........ $13.95

Outside USA and Canada $10.00

53 54

Warranty

Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc. (DJG) warrants
this product to the original retail purchaser
as follows:
This product is warranted against defective
materials or workmanship for one year
from the date of original purchase. An

original receipt is required to validate
your warranty. DJG will, at its option,

provide replacement parts or replace
this product. DJG reserves the right to
substitute if the part or model has been
discontinued.

To make a claim under this warranty you
may contact us at www.djgusa.com, fax us
at 1-800-207-8182 24 hours a day, write
to DJG, Consumer Relations Department,
P. O. Box 2609, Columbus, IN 47202­2609, or call 1-800-544-1108 from 7:00
a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST Monday through
Thursday and from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. on Friday. Proof of purchase is

required and shipping charges are the
responsibility of the consumer.

Warranty Limitations:

This warranty does not include damages
which arise from misuse or abuse of this
product.

Limitation of Damages:

The warranty and remedies as set forth are
exclusive and in lieu of all others, oral or
written, expressed or implied. In no event
will DJG or the dealer selling this product
be liable to you for any damages, including
incidental or consequential damages, arising
out of the use or inability to use this product.

Limitation of warranties and other
warranty terms and state law rights:

Any implied warranties, including implied
warranties of the merchantability and fitness
for a particular purpose, shall be limited
to the duration and terms of the express
written warranty. Some states do not
allow limitations as to how long an implied
warranty lasts or the exclusion or limitation
of incidental or consequential damages, so
the above limitations may not apply to you.
This warranty gives you specific legal rights,

and you may have other rights, which vary
from state to state. Neither DJG nor the
dealer selling this product authorized any
person to create for it any other warranty,
obligation, or liability in connection with this
product.

PLEASE COMPLETE AND MAIL THE PRE­ADDRESSED OWNER REGISTRATION
CARD WITHIN (30) DAYS OF PURCHASE
TO EXPEDITE

WARRANTY CLAIMS AND
TO VERIFY THE ORIGINAL DATE OF
PURCHASE.