Safety 1st Advance SE 65 air+ Instructions For Use Manual

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

forward facing 22-65 lbs (10.1- 29 kg) and 29-49 in (73.6 -125 cm)

and at least 1 year old

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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

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C. Basic Use...................................................Pages 11-30

C-1 Choosing 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 Reclining Child Restraint
C-6 Removing Seat Pad for Cleaning
C-7 Replacing Seat Pad and Harness System
C-8 Accessories

D. General Vehicle Installation...........Pages 31-37

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 Aircraft Information

E-1 Preparing to Install Rear Facing
E-2 Preparing to Install LATCH Rear Facing

E-3 Installing Rear Facing with LATCH
E-4 Installing Rear Facing with Vehicle Belts

E. Installing Rear Facing .......................Pages 38-48

F. Installing Forward Facing Pages 49-59

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

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

F-5 Installing Forward Facing with Vehicle Belts

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General Information................................Pages 59-68

Using a Locking Clip
Warranty
Replacement Parts Order Form

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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 manufacture 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

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

A-2 Registration and Safety Notices

Model
Number

Manufacture

Date

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: [phone]
Mailing Address: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
P.O. Box 2609

Columbus, IN 47202-2609
Telephone: [phone]
8 A.M. to 6 P.M. EST M-TH

8 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. EST FRI

A-1 Thank Y ou...

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Example of model number and manufacture date.

PUSH

H.

J.

L.

M.

I.

K.

Harness System Detail

N.

H. Chest Clip
I. Harness Strap
J. Buckle Tongues
K. Buckle

L. Lower Harness Slots
M. Buckle Strap
N. Buckle Strap Slots

continued on next page.

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A-3 Understanding Your Child Restraint

A.

E.

D.

G.

B.

F.

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A. Adjustable Headrest
B. Headrest Adjustment

Lever
(on back of headrest)

C. Upper Harness Slots
D. Body Pillow

(on select models)

E. Cup Holder
F. Harness Release

Lever (under flap)

G. Harness

Tightening Strap

Front View

C.

A. Before You Begin

A. Top Anchorage

Strap (Tether)

B. Harness Strap
C. Splitter Plate
D. Recline Handle
E. LATCH Hook
F. LATCH Adjuster
G. LATCH Storage

H. Top Anchorage

Strap (Tether)
Storage

I.

Side View

L.

M.

J.

K.

I. Forward-Facing

Belt Path

J. Rear-Facing Belt

Path

K. Level to Ground Lines

(on side of plastic shell)

L. Recline Base
M. Instruction Storage

(between headrest pad

and headrest)

E.

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Back View

B.

C.

H.

G.
D.

A.

G.

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A. Before You Begin

E.

F.

B-3 Child Restraint Use

Do not use this child restraint unless the
child is 5-65 lbs (2.3-29 kg) and 19-49 in.
(48-125 cm).

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 car seat 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.

On the bottom of the base there is an
expiration date for use of this child restraint.
Do not use this child restraint after the
expiration date.

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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 airbag/child restraint use.

For vehicles without a back seat, refer to

your vehicle owner’s manual.

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-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.

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B. Safety Information

C-2 Preparing Child Restraint to Fit
Your Child

Release Chest Clip

Press on release button and
pull apart.

Loosen Harness

Press on the harness
release lever (under flap on
the front of child restraint)
while pulling out on the
harness.

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

Unbuckle Harness

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

1.

2.

3.

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C-1 Choosing 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 29-49 in.
(73.6-125 cm) and
at least 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.

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C. Basic Use

Rotate metal retainer, then
insert retainer up through
the shell and pad.

From the top, pull buckle
free from shell and pad.

a.

b.

Insert the buckle’s metal
retainer through the
desired slot.

Make sure that the buckle
is facing out.

c.

Reach under seat and pull
buckle’s metal retainer

completely through
pad and shell.

d.

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Place Child in Child
Restraint

Place the child’s bottom
and back flat against the
child restraint.

This will allow the harness
straps to be properly
tightened.

4.

Check Buckle
Position

Determine which of the
three slots is closest to the
child.

5.

You MUST use the 1st or 2nd buckle strap slots
when rear facing.

Any slot can be used for forward facing.

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2

3

To Change Buckle
Position

Fully recline the child
restraint and locate the
buckle’s metal retainer.

To recline, see section C-5.

6.

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C. Basic Use

Forward-Facing
Position

Upper harness slot must
be even with or just
above the shoulders.

If the upper harness slot is
below the child’s shoulders
with the headrest in the
highest position, do not
use this child restraint.

To Adjust Harness/
Headrest Height

Loosen harness straps.
Squeeze the headrest
adjustment lever and
move headrest up or
down to the proper height
and lock into place.

8.

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Pull up on buckle to make
sure it is secured. The

buckle must not pull out.

f.

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

Check Harness/Headrest
Height

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

Follow the guidelines below
to determine the correct
harness/headrest height.

7.

Rear-Facing Position

Upper harness slot must be
even with or just below the
shoulders.

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

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C. Basic Use

C-3 Securing Child in Child Restraint

Position Harness
Straps Over the
Child’s Shoulders

1.

Buckle Harness

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

Pull up on harness straps
to make sure buckle is
locked.

2.

Close Chest Clip

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

3.

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Do not use this child restraint rear
facing if the top of your child’s
head is above the top of the child
restraint’s headrest.

Do not use this child restraint
forward facing if the midpoint of
your child’s head is above the top of
the child restraint’s headrest.

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

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

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C. Basic Use