Phil & Teds alpha Series Manual For Future Reference

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READ

KEEP FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

FOR YOUR CHILD'S SAFETY

THESE INSTRUCTIONS

BEFORE USE

CAREFULLY

safety certified

USA Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standards

alpha

protect

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Store these instructions in
the container provided within
your LATCH base.

The alpha™ complies with requirements applicable in market
of sale

For rights & remedies, refer www.philandteds.com/warranty

Please register your purchase through our online warranty registration
by visiting: www.philandteds.com/register

philandteds.com

The protect™ complies with requirements applicable in market
of sale

For rights & remedies, refer www.mountainbuggy.com/warranty

Please register your purchase through our online warranty registration
by visiting: www.mountainbuggy.com/register

mountainbuggy.com

Congratulations on choosing
your new infant car seat!

Product Care

Safety Warnings

Features

Instructions

Product care

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Suitable for Children from
4–35lbs/1.8–15.9kg.

THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND MUST
BE KEPT WITH THE INFANT CAR SEAT
FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

This product should be used rearward
facing until the child is too large for the
seat or exceeds 35lbs/15.9kgs.

This product should never be used forward
facing.

CLEANING & CARING

Check your infant car seat for cuts & bruises. If your

product is damaged in any way, or you’re not sure how to

use it, please consult our web support from where you can

access a local customer care team.

Caring for your infant car seat

Unlike children, your infant car seat likes to stay clean.

Cleaning the fabric cover:

• Read the label on the removable cover for washing

instructions.

• Hand wash in warm water only.

• DO NOT tumble dry.

• The fabric cover can be easily removed for washing.

1. Remove the harness by gently feeding it through from

the front to the back of the seat.

2. Next remove the crotch strap, including buckle, by

rotating it a quarter turn and feeding it out through the

seat shell. The cover should now be free of obstruction.

3. Remove the cover and hand wash it at 30ºC; dry at -

away from direct heat.

4. To replace the cover follow the instructions above in

reverse.

Product care

Cleaning the harness, chest pads and seat:

• Sponge clean only. Use hand soap and warm water.

• DO NOT use solvents, harsh detergents or washing up

liquids as these may weaken the harness and seat.

• Use only mild detegents.

• DO NOT lubricate or oil any part of the seat.

• DO NOT wring.

• Dry thoroughly before storage.

• Store in a well ventilated space, away from direct

sunlight which could damage or fade your product.

• Store in a safe place when it is not being used. Avoid

placing heavy objects on top of it.

• DO NOT allow to come into contact with corrosive

substances e.g. battery acid.

Cleaning the buckle:

Food, drink, or other debris may collect inside the harness buckle which can affect proper function. Wash in

warm water until clean. Be sure you can hear an audible click to make sure the buckle is working properly.

The correct use and maintenance of your infant car seat will ensure it gives long and trouble free use. When

somebody else is using your infant car seat, ensure that they also know how to use it and especially the correct

way to adjust it. The safety of your child is your responsibility.

Please read thoroughly before commencing
installation as an incorrect installation could be
dangerous.

• This child restraint complies with USA Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) for
general use in vehicles and will t most, but not
all, vehicle seats.

Extreme Hazard

• Do not use in passenger seats equipped with
airbags.

IMPORTANT

Safety Warnings

WARNINGS

American Safety Standards states:

• PLEASE READ THOROUGHLY BEFORE COMMENCING
INSTALLATION AS INCORRECT INSTALLATION COULD BE
DANGEROUS.

• THIS INFANT CAR SEAT SHOULD NEVER BE USED ON A
PASSENGER SEAT EQUIPPED WITH AN AIRBAG.

• Owners of vehicles with side airbags should refer to their owner’s
manual for child restraint installation instructions.

• ACCORDING TO ACCIDENT STATISTICS, children are safer when
properly restrained in rear vehicle seating positions, rather than in
the front seating positions.

• REGISTER YOUR CHILD RESTRAINT with the manufacturer.

• READ AND UNDERSTAND the instructions in this manual and in

Safety Warnings

your vehicle owner’s manual before installing your infant car seat
and base.

• IMPROPER USE OF THIS INFANT CAR SEAT and base could
increase the risk of a serious injury or death in a sudden stop or
car crash.

• FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS on this child restraint and in the
written instructions located in the container provided within your
LATCH base.

• USE ONLY WITH children who weigh between 4–35lbs (1.8–15.9kg)
and whose height is 32 inches (81cm) or less. Child’s head MUST be
1” (2.5 cm) or more below the top of the seat.

• FOR LOW BIRTH-WEIGHT INFANT, you must always use the
premmie insert in the infant car seat. The premmie insert must be
used for infants who weigh less than 6 lbs (2.7 kg). Only use the
newborn liner when the harness is used in the bottom 2 sets of
harness slots.

Safety Warnings

• SOME CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, such as premmies
or those who have tested positive for positional apnea, may be at
increased risk of suffering breathing or other difficulties in an infant
car seat. Please consult a physician to determine what type of infant
car seat should be used for your child before using this product.

• SNUGLY ADJUST the belts provided with this infant car seat
around your child.

• NEVER LEAVE CHILD UNATTENDED in or around the vehicle.
Vehicle backovers can happen in any type of vehicle. Vehicles have
blind spots, the areas around the vehicle that you can not see from
the driving position. Always check around the vehicle before moving
your vehicle.

• ONLY PLACE THIS INFANT CAR SEAT IN A REAR-FACING
DIRECTION on a forward facing vehicle seat when using it in a
vehicle. Refer to diagrams.

Safety Warnings

• NEVER place this infant car seat on side-facing or rear facing
vehicle seats.

• SECURE THIS INFANT CAR SEAT with the vehicle’s infant car seat
anchorage system (LATCH) if available or with a vehicle belt, never
both.

• ALWAYS TIGHTLY INSTALL THE INFANT CAR SEAT AND BASE
TO THE VEHICLE SEAT, since in a crash an unsecured child
restraint system may injure other occupants.

• TO PREVENT EJECTION, SECURELY ATTACH the infant car seat
to the base and LIFT UP TO CHECK that it is attached.

• MAKE SURE nothing interferes with the carrier attachment to the
base.

• ALWAYS store the LATCH connectors when they are not being used
for installation.

Safety Warnings

• NEVER place two LATCH connectors on one vehicle LATCH anchor.

• DO NOT allow children to play with the vehicle seat belts. A child
within reach of a seat belt may become entangled if he or she pulls
the seat belt all the way out and wraps the belt around his or her
head, neck, or waist.

WHEN NOT USED IN A VEHICLE

• NEVER LEAVE child unattended.

• SUFFOCATION HAZARD: Infant car seat can roll over on soft
surfaces and suffocate child. NEVER place infant car seat on beds,
sofas or other soft surfaces.

• STRANGULATION HAZARD: Child can strangle in loose restraint
straps. Always use harness. NEVER leave child in infant car seat
when straps are loose or undone.

• Children have STRANGLED in loose or partially buckled harness

Safety Warnings

straps. Fully restrain the child even when infant car seat is used
outside the vehicle.

• FALL HAZARD: Child’s movements can slide carrier. NEVER place
infant car seat near edges of counter tops, tables, or other elevated
surfaces. DO NOT use on shopping carts.

• NEVER USE INFANT CAR SEAT OR BASE IF IT HAS BEEN
DAMAGED OR BROKEN OR ANY COMPONENT IS MISSING. DO
NOT use a cut, frayed or damaged infant car seat harness, vehicle
seat belt or LATCH belt.

• WHEN USING THIS INFANT CAR SEAT WITH A STROLLER,
ONLY USE with phil&teds and Mountain Buggy travel systems/
car seat adaptors. Refer to your stroller USER GUIDE for stroller
attachment instructions.

Safety Warnings

• NEVER use this infant car seat with strollers for which it was not
intended.

• DO NOT allow children to play with the infant car seat.

• ALWAYS MAKE SURE handle is locked in the upright carrying
position before lifting. An unlocked handle could result in serious
injury to your child from falling from the infant car seat.

• ALWAYS REPLACE THE INFANT CAR SEAT AND BASE AFTER A
CRASH OF ANY KIND. A crash can cause unseen damage to the
infant car seat that may not be visible.

• DO NOT MODIFY YOUR INFANT CAR SEAT OR BASE or use any
accessories or parts not supplied by the manufacturer of your infant
car seat.

• THE INFANT CAR SEAT MAY BECOME VERY HOT IF LEFT
IN THE SUN OR HOT AREAS. Always make sure to check the

Safety Warnings

temperature of any metal or plastic parts before placing your child in
the infant car seat.

• NEVER allow someone else to use this infant car seat and base
without also passing along this manual to them.

• NEVER use a second-hand infant car seat or base or an infant car
seats or base of which you do not know its history.

• DISCONTINUE USE of this infant car seat after 6 years from the
manufacture date. The manufacture date can be found on the
underside of your infant car seat.

Safety Warnings