Safety 1st Alpha Omega Elite, Alpha Omega Luxe Owner's Manual

Eng. 4358-5834A

www.djgusa.com

Read all instructions

BEFORE USING

this child restraint.

KEEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE USE.

Para recibir las instrucciones en español, llame al

1-800-544-1108 o solicitarse por escrito al dirección por arriba.

Alpha Omega® Elite/Luxe

Deluxe 3-In-1

Owner’s Manual

IMPORTANT!

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

This child
restraint is
designed for
use by children
whose:

Weight:
5-100 pounds
(2.3-45.4 kg)

Height:
19-52 inches
(48-132.1 cm)

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Replacement Parts List

NOTE: If requested color is not available, similar color will

be substituted.

Part Cost Quantity Total Cost

Crotch Strap/Buckle $4.99 X ____ = $ ____________

Harness Strap ............$2.00 X ____ = $ ____________

Pad Set .....................$42.00 X ____ = $ ____________

Chest clip ...................$1.50 X ____ = $ ____________

Locking Clip ...............$2.50 X ____ = $ ____________

Tether Kit ..................$9.99 X ____ = $ ____________

Latch Kit ...................$24.99 X ____ = $ ____________

Instructions ................$0.00 X ____ = $ ____________

Merchandise Total $ _____________

Shipping and handling: $ ___________

Sales Tax $ _____________

(Indiana, California, and Massachusetts 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.

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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 Continental USA $10.00

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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 concerns with this
child restraint, please contact our Consumer Relations
Department at:

Before You Begin...

Table of Contents

Warnings .........................................................................................2-4

General and Warm Weather Use ................................................5

Registration and Recall ....................................................................5

Aircraft Installation ...........................................................................5

Understanding Your Vehicle ......................................................6-7

Child Restraint Parts ....................................................................8-9

Choosing Restraint and Position ................................................10

Preparing the Child Restraint to Fit Your Child ....................11

Check Harness/Headrest Height ................................. 12-13

Securing Your Child in the Child Restraint.......................14-15

Removing Your Child From Child Restraint ...........................16

Reclining the Child Restraint ......................................................17

Rotating Armrests .........................................................................17

Choosing LATCH or Vehicle Belts ........................................... 18

Knowing Your Vehicle Belts .................................................19-20

Locking Clip ..............................................................................21-22

Rear-Facing Use..............................................................................23

Rear-Facing Installation .................................................................24

Vehicle Belts......................................................................25-27

LATCH ...............................................................................28-31

Forward-Facing Use ..................................................................... 32

Forward-Facing Installation ..........................................................33

Vehicle Belts......................................................................34-35

LATCH ...............................................................................36-38

Adjusting the Top Anchorage (Tether) Strap .........................39

Belt-Positioning Booster Use ................................................... 40

Removal of Harness ................................................................ 41-42

Belt-Positioning Booster Installation ................................... 43-45

Reinstall Harness ......................................................................46-48

Remove Seat Pad for Cleaning ............................................. 49-50

Trouble Shooting ........................................................................... 51

Warranty .........................................................................................52

Replacement Order Form ..................................................... 53-54

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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

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

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WARNING

!

According to accident statistics, children
are safer when properly restrained in the
rear seating positions than in the front
seating positions.

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

This child restraint must always face the
rear of the vehicle and be in the fully reclined
position when the child weighs between 5-35
lbs. (2.3-16 kg) and is less than one year old.

Never place a child less than one-year old
forward facing.

Check vehicle instructions for more
information about air bag/child restraint use.

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

The harness strap must be snug.

Never take your child out of the child
restraint or try to tend to your child’s needs
while the vehicle is moving. Never leave
child unattended.

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

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WARNING

!

The vehicle or LATCH belt must stay
tight at the belt path.When you switch from
one mode to the next, review the sections
of this instruction manual that apply to that
mode. If you don’t, your serious injury or
death can occur.

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 a child restraint that has been
in a crash. You must get a new child
restraint.

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.

Check the vehicle or LATCH belt before
each use. Use only if the belt can be
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 other occupants.

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WARNING

!

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

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.

Secure the top anchorage strap (tether)
provided with this child restraint as specified
in both the vehicle and child restraint
manufacturer’s instructions.

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

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

Read instructions for other warnings.

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Child restraints could be recalled for safety reasons.
You must register this restraint to be reached in a
recall. Send your name, address 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 online www.djgusa.com/
registration/carseat/us or call 1-800-544-1108

For recall information, call the U.S. Government’s
Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800­424-9153), or go to http://www.NHTSA.gov.

This restraint is certified for aircraft use only when
used with the internal harness. Do not use as a belt­positioning seat because aircraft seats do not have
shoulder belts. Use on forward-facing aircraft seats only
and in a position where the lap belt can be tightened
securely. This child restraint is installed in an aircraft seat
the same way it is installed in the vehicle.

Use the child restraint only with F.A.A. certified
equipment. Contact the airline prior to taking a child
restraint on board in order to comply with their specific
regulations.

Aircraft Installation

General and Warm Weather Use

To help protect your vehicle seat’s upholstery from
damage, use a towel underneath and behind child
restraint.

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 seat and buckles before placing child in
child restraint.

Registration and Recall Information

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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.

Understanding Your Vehicle

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B. LATCH Anchors

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C. Seat Buckles

D. Airbag

(Consult your vehicle
owner’s manual for all
airbag locations)

E. Seat Bight

(Where seat cushions
meet)

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Child Restraint Parts

A. Headrest/Harness

Adjusting Levers

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(on select models)

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(on select models)

E. Harness Covers

(on select models)

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(on select models)

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Lever (under flap)

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Choosing Restraint and Position

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

5-35 lbs (2.3-16 kg)
19-36 in. (48-91 cm)

Rear-Facing using
5-point harness

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

40-100 lbs (18.1-45.4 kg)
43-52 in. (110.1-1

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cm) and at least 4 years
old

Belt-positioning
booster using vehicle
lap/shoulder belt
combination

Child and child restraint face
the front of the vehicle and
are placed in the back seat.
5-point Harness is removed.

22-40 lbs (10.1-18 kg)
34-43 in. (85.1-110 cm)
and at least 1 year old

Forward-Facing using
5-point harness

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

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10

Preparing Child Restraint to Fit
Your Child

2

3

Press on chest clip release
button and pull apart.

Loosen harness by pushing
down on the harness
release lever (under the
flap) while pulling out on
harness.

You MUST make these adjustments with your child
before you install the child restraint in the vehicle.

Make sure LATCH belt
packaging is pulled free of
child restraint shell.

1

Press red button on
buckle to release the
buckle plates. Place
harness over sides of child
restraint.

4

continued on next page.

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Rear-Facing Position:

Harness guide must be

even with or just below

the shoulders.
If the harness is above the

child’s shoulders with the
headrest in the lowest
position,

do not use this

child restraint. Use an infant
child restraint instead.

Harness
Guide

7

Forward-Facing Position:

Harness guide must be even with or just above the
shoulders.

If the harness is below the child’s shoulders with the
headrest in the highest position, the child weighs at least
40 lbs. (18.1 kg) and is over 1 year old, convert the seat
to a belt-positioning booster.

Check Harness/Headrest Height

5

Place the child’s bottom and
back flat against the child
restraint. This will increase
comfort and allow the
harness to properly tighten.

6

Determine which of the
three available buckle slots
is both comfortable and
snug. Refer to “Removal of
Harness” to adjust buckle.

Infant Insert (on select
models): When using

insert

(A), make sure

insert does not cover
your infant’s face in any
way. Remove the insert
for older babies and
toddlers. To remove
the insert, unthread the
harness from splitter plate,
remove harness guides (see
belt-positioning booster
section), remove insert,

and rethread harness. Reverse to replace insert.
Harness Covers (on select models): Harness covers

(B) help provide comfort to the neck. For Harness

Covers to fit correctly, you may have to fit the upper
ends of the covers through the harness slots. Removal is
the same as for the infant insert.

Side Pads (on select models): Side pillows

(C) help

keep child snugly in the child restraint. To remove,
unbuckle harness and remove side pillows.

WARNING

!

Make sure metal

bar is locked into

position. Failure to
do this can result
in serious injury or
death.

8

Rotate headrest/harness
adjusting levers in. Move
headrest up or down to
adjust. Make sure headrest
is locked into place.

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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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15

Securing Your Child in the Child
Restraint

1

Position harness straps
over the child’s shoulders.

Push each buckle plate
into buckle until you hear
a “click”. Remember to
always pull up on harness
straps to make sure
buckle is locked tightly.

2

4

Pull on harness adjustment
strap to tighten harness
snugly.

NOTE: A snug 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.

WARNING

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

Position the chest clip at
mid-chest (even with arm
pits), away from the child’s
neck.

3

Snap the chest clip
together.

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Try to pinch the harness
at the shoulders. If you can
pinch the harenss strap,
tighten more. If your
fingers slip off, the harness
is tight enough.

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