Safety 1st 4358-5721 User Manual

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5-65 pounds (2.3-29 kg) 19-52 inches (48-132.1 cm)

KEEP INSTRUCTIONS

FOR FUTURE USE.

Read all instructions before

using this child restraint.

4358-5721

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

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

A-1 Registration and Safety Notices A-2 Understanding Your Child Restraint

D. General Vehicle Installation .....Pages 28-36

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 Using Locking Clip D-6 Installing on Aircraft

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

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

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

C-1 Choose Position for Your Child C-2 Preparing Child Restraint to Fit Your Child C-3 Securing Child in Child Restraint C-4 Removing Child From Child Restraint C-5 Accessories C-6 Reclining Child Restraint C-7 Removing Harness System C-8 Installing Harness System C-9 Removing Pad for Cleaning

E. Installing Rear-Facing ....................... Pages 37-44

E-1 Preparing to Install Rear-Facing

E-2 Preparing to Install LATCH Rear-Facing E-3 Install Rear-Facing with LATCH

E-4 Install Rear-Facing with Vehicle Belts

F. Installing Forward-Facing Pages 45-53

F-1 Preparing to Install Forward-Facing F-2 Adjusting Top Anchorage Strap (Tether)

F-3 Preparing to Install LATCH Forward-Facing F-4 Install Forward-Facing With LATCH

F-5 Install Forward-Facing with Vehicle Belts

A-1 Thank You...

A-2 Registration and Safety Notices

A. Before You Begin

Thank you for choosing this car seat, referred to throughout this manual as a child restraint. The DJG family 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 have questions or have any problems with this child restraint, please contact our Consumer Relations Department at:

Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.

Website: www.djgusa.com

Fax: 1-800-207-8182

Mailing Address: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.

P.O. Box 2609 Columbus, IN 47202-2609

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 47202-2609 Attn: Consumer Relations

or call 1-800-544-1108 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

Telephone: 1-800-544-1108

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.

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

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 side of plastic shell.

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A-3 Understanding Your Child Restraint

A. Before You Begin

Front View

A. Adjustable Headrest

B. Body Pillows

(on select models)

C. Cup Holder

(on select models)

D. Harness Release

Lever (under flap)

E. Harness

Tightening Strap

Harness System Detail

F. Chest Clip

G. Harness Straps

H. Buckle Tongue

I. Buckle

J. Harness Guides

K. Buckle Strap

L. Buckle Strap Slots

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Back View

Side View

A. Before You Begin

A. LATCH Belt

B. Top Anchorage

Strap

C. Locking Clip

D. Splitter Plate

E. Recline Stand

F. Instructions

G. Headrest Adjustment

Bar

(Tether)

(behind harness)

(in recline stand)

H. Top Anchorage

Hook (Tether) Storage

I. LATCH Storage

J. Forward-Facing

Belt

K. Rear-Facing Belt

Path

H.E.

L. Level to Ground Lines

(on side of plastic shell)

B-3 Child Restraint Use

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

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.

B. Safety Information

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.

C-1 Choose Position for Your Child

Your child’s height, weight and age determine how your child restraint should be placed in the vehicle.

5-40 lbs (2.3-18 kg) and 19-40 in. (48-101.6 cm)

Rear-Facing using 5-point harness

Child and child restraint are placed in the back seat, facing the back of the vehicle.

22-65 lbs (10.1-29 kg) and 34-52 in. (85.1-132.1 cm) and Over 1 Year Old

Forward-Facing using 5-point harness

Child and child restraint are placed in the back seat, facing the front of the vehicle.

C-2 Preparing Child Restraint to Fit Your Child

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

Loosen Harness

Push down on the harness release lever (under flap on the front of child restraint) while pulling out on the harness straps just above the buckle.

Release Chest Clip

Press on chest clip release button and pull apart.

Unbuckle Harness

Press red button. Pull buckle tongues out. Place harness straps out of the way.

C. Basic Use

Lift Headrest to the

Highest Position

Pull out on the metal bar on the back of the seat and slide the headrest all the up. This will expose all harness slots.

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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

1 2

available buckle positions will be comfortable and provide a snug fit for your child.

You MUST use the 1st or 2nd buckle strap slots when rear-facing. Any slot can be used for forward-facing.

From the top, pull buckle

free from plastic shell and pad.

Reposition buckle

location. Insert the buckle’s metal retainer through the desired slot. Make sure buckle is facing forward.

Pull buckle’s metal retainer completely

through pad and plastic shell.

To Change Buckle Position

Remove your child. Flip

the child restraint over and locate buckle’s metal retainer.

Rotate metal retainer,

then insert retainer up through the plastic shell and pad.

Pull up on buckle to

make sure it is secured.

The buckle must not pull out.

Failure to place buckle’s metal retainer completely through pad and plastic shell can result in serious injury or death.

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C. Basic Use

Check Harness Height

With child in the child restraint, check the location of the harness slot.

Choose the Correct

Harness Slot That Fits Your Child

To Change Harness

Location

From the back of the seat, remove harness from splitter plate.

Follow the guidelines below to determine the correct harness height.

NOTE: The upper most

harness slot may be behind the headrest pad.

Rear-Facing Position

Harness slot must be even with or just below the

shoulders.

If the lowest harness slot is above the child’s shoulders, do not use this child restraint.

Forward-Facing Position

Harness slot must be even with or just above the

shoulders.

If the highest harness slot is below the child’s shoulders, do not use this child restraint.

Pull Harness Out of Shell

10.

From the Front

Rethread Harness

11.

Into Correct Harness Location

Make sure harness does not twist.

Pull Harness Through

12.

Pad and Shell

Make sure metal headrest bar is above the harness straps.

C. Basic Use

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