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QUICK START INSTALLATION
REARWARD-FACING USING SEATBELT
NEWBORN UP TO 12 MONTHS, APPROX.
RECLINE SETTING 4
PUSH
PULL
OUT
ATTACH TOP TETHER
2
CLICK
Tighten till slack is removed
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FORWARD-FACING USING SEATBELT
12 MONTHS UP TO 4 YEARS, APPROX.
SELECT RECLINE 1,2 or 3
CLICK
PULL
OUT
SLACK
QUICK START INSTALLATION
SASH
LAP
ATTACH TOP TETHER
Tighten till slack is removed
PUSH
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contents
SEAT OPERATION AND ADJUSTMENT
Loosening and fastening harness straps
Adjusting harness and seat congurations
Quick start installation
Before you start
Warnings
VEHICLE INFORMATION
Rearward-facing vehicle position
Forward-facing vehicle position
Anchor tting locations
Anchor installation
Angle requirements
Components list
Shoulder Height Markers
Buckle fastening and operation
INSTALLATION
Adjusting top tether strap
Rearward-facing installation
Forward-facing installation
The next car seat for your child
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12-14
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CARE AND MAINTENANCE
Buckle maintenance
Fabric care instructions
Removing and tting the seat trim
Removing and tting accessories
CONTACTS
Warranty
Notes
Customer service
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Before you start:
Thank you for purchasing this child seat. This product
is suitable for newborns to children approximately 4
years old. We welcome you as a valued customer, and
trust that your child will enjoy many years of comfort
and safety.
No child restraint can guarantee absolute protection
from a crash. However proper use of this restraint may
reduce the risk of injury or death!
Please read and follow all of the instructions outlined in
this manual for maximum protection.
If you have any questions regarding the installation or
use of this child restraint in Australia or New Zealand,
please contact our customer service numbers
provided. An alternative option is to also contact any
registered child tting station authorised by your local
transport authority.
need assistance?
Call our Customer Service Team: 1300 809 526
Monday to Friday (8:30am - 5:00pm AEST)
or send an email: customerservice@dorel.com.au
www.motherschoice.com.au
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WARNINGS
• To be used only in a rearward-facing position until the infant’s
shoulders reach the lower shoulder height marker (approximately
12 months of age). Then to be used in a forward-facing position
until the child’s shoulders reach the upper shoulder height marker
(approximately 4 years of age).
• Continue to use this child restraint until the child reaches this limit.
• Do not use forward facing until child’s shoulders are above the lower
shoulder height marker.
• Infants are at risk of serious injury if they face forward too early.
• Children are at risk of serious injury if they move to booster seats too
early.
• Children who have outgrown this restraint are safest in a larger child
restraint with an in-built harness or a booster seat until their shoulders
reach the upper shoulder height marker of the restraint.
GENERAL:
• Use the restraint exactly as shown in the instructions.
• Supervision of children is needed because they may be able to undo
the buckles.
• DO NOT LEAVE CHILDREN UNATTENDED IN THE CAR.
• Do not alter or modify this restraint.
• Repairs must only be done by the manufacturers or agent.
• Do not allow the restraint to come into contact with polishes, oils,
bleach and other chemicals.
• Destroy the restraint if it has been in a severe crash, even if no
damage is visible
WARNINGS
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WARNINGS
• DO NOT USE THIS RESTRAINT WITHOUT THE COVER.
• To ensure infant’s back is evenly supported, do not put more than one
nappy on the baby and make sure the nappy is not thickly folded at
the back.
• DO NOT USE A REAR- FACING CHILD RESTRAINT WHERE AN
AIRBAG IS FITTED IN FRONT OF THE SEATING POSITION.
• Fit the restraint rmly to the car seat.
• Fit the harness rmly to the child.
• A loose restraint or harness is dangerous.
• Do not harness an infant wrapped in a blanket or swaddled. Any
blanket or wrap must only be placed over the harness and infant.
• Seatbelt extenders are not recommended to be used if the seatbelt is
not long enough to secure the child restraint. If seatbelts are too short
then advice should be sought from a child restraint tter and their
recommendation be considered before using a seatbelt extender.
• Always secure the loose end of the top tether strap. Do not use the
child restraint where this strap may fall into a split in the seat back or
off the side of the seat.
• Always secure the loose end of the top tether strap to prevent it
hanging out of the car or being accessible by the child.
• ALWAYS ATTACH HOOK AND REMOVE SLACK.
• THIS RESTRAINT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR USE WHERE THE TOP
TETHER STRAP MAY FALL INTO A SPLIT IN THE SEAT BACK OR
OFF THE SIDE OF THE SEAT.
• THIS RESTRAINT MUST BE ATTACHED TO A CHILD
RESTRAINT UPPER ANCHORAGE POINT IN THE CAR. REFER
TO CAR OWNER’S HANDBOOK FOR LOCATION OF UPPER
ANCHORAGE POINTS. REFER TO A CHILD RESTRAINT
FITTING STATION IF NO UPPER ANCHORAGE POINTS ARE IN
THE MOTOR CAR.
• Always check the measurements between the front of the seat
back of the rear seat and all front seats in the car in which the child
restraint is intended to be used, to ensure that the space is sufcient.
• Care and attention be given to ventilation and shading of the
occupant.
• TO BE USED WITH A LAP-SASH/LAP-ONLY SEATBELT IN
THE FRONT / BACK OF MOST CARS WITH FORWARD FACING
SEAT S.
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WARNINGS
• The use of child restraints in the front seat may be restricted for
children of specic ages by local legislation. Please check with your
local legislation regarding any restriction for child restraint. If a car
has two or more rows of seats, children under four must not travel in
the front seat. If all seats, other than the front seats, are being used
by children under seven years, children aged between four and six
years (inclusive) may travel in the front seat, provided they use an
approved child restraint or booster seat.
• This child restraint is not approved for use with any connectors that
connect to the car’s ISOFIX low anchorages.
• Use of aftermarket accessories (i.e. items not provided in the box
with the child restraint), can reduce the safety provided by child
restraint and may cause injury or death. For approved aftermarket
accessories please refer to page 11.
• Please contact Dorel Australia Customer Service with any questions
or concerns.
WARNINGS
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Correct Rearward-Facing Vehicle Position
560mm
Some seating positions in your vehicle may NOT be safe for this safety
seat. Some vehicles do not have any seating positions that can be used
safely with the seat. If you are not sure where to place the infant seat in
your vehicle, consult your vehicle’s owner’s handbook.
Vehicle Seat Location Requirements
Children are safer when properly restrained in rear vehicle seating
positions. Whenever possible, secure the infant seat in the centre
position of the seat directly behind the front seats.
CORRECT USE
CORRECT USE
VEHICLE INFORMATION
560mm
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VEHICLE INFORMATION
Correct Forward-Facing Vehicle Position
CORRECT USE
CORRECT USE
INCORRECT USE
IMPROPER PLACEMENT OF THE SAFETY SEAT INCREASES
THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY DEATH.
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Anchor Fitting Locations
NOTE:
• The anchor point can be found in different locations in different cars.
The illustration above shows possible locations of anchor points.
Sometimes it is on the parcel shelf in sedans, and on the oor area
in station wagons, vans and hatchbacks. Make sure that you do not
confuse the luggage hook in the back of a station wagon with anchor
points. Refer to your owner’s manual.
VEHICLE INFORMATION
• An extension strap may be needed for vehicles without a xed parcel
shelf. Extension straps and extra ttings are available from various
stores.
• Use of aftermarket accessories (i.e. items not provided in the box with
the child restraint), can reduce the safety provided by the child restraint
and may cause injury or death.