Safety 1st Go Hybrid Booster User Manual

4358-4856 Go Booster 8/31/09 12:02 PM Page 1

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

C.Basic Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pages 11-20

D.General Vehicle Installation . . .Pages 21-30

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 Aircraft Information
D-7 Choose Position for Your Child

C-1 Removing Harness System
C-2 Installing Harness System
C-3 Removing Seat Pad for Cleaning
C-4 Installing Seat Pad

2

1

E.Installing Forward-Facing. . . . . . . . Pages 31-47

F-1 Install Forward-Facing With Harness System
F-2 Install Forward-Facing With LATCH

F-3 Securing Child in Child Restraint
F-4 Removing Child from Child Restraint

F-5 Install Forward-Facing with Vehicle Belts

F .Installing Belt-Positioning Booster Pages 48-50

G-1 Preparing to Install Belt-Positioning Booster
G-2 Installing Using the Lap and Shoulder Belts

4358-4856 Go Booster 8/31/09 12:02 PM Page 3

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]

7 A.M.to 6 P.M.EST M-TH
7 A.M.to 4:30 P.M.EST FRI

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

A-1 Thank Y ou...

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

A.Before You Begin

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.If there is ever a safety issue with your
child restraint,we use registration information to reach owners.

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 the back of the
base.There are three additional ways
to register your information:

A-2 Registration andSafety Notices

Model
Number

Manufacture

Date

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.

Online: www.djgusa.com/registration/carseat/us
Telephone: [phone]
Mail: Send your name, address and your child

restraint’s model number and manufactured
date to:

Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
PO Box 2609, Columbus, IN 47202-2609
Attn: Consumer Relations

4

3

4358-4856 Go Booster 8/31/09 12:02 PM Page 5

6

5

A-3 Understanding Your Child Restraint

A.

B.

C.

D.

F.

G.

H.

E.

Front View

A. Top Anchorage

(Tether) Strap

B. Adjustable Headrest

(remove for belt-positioning
booster use)

C. Backrest

(remove for belt-positioning
booster use)

D. Harness System

(remove for belt-positioning
booster use)

E. Armrest
F. Seat Base

G. Harness Height Adjuster
H. Chest Clip
I. Harness Straps
J. Buckle T ongue
K. Buckle

L. Harness Adjuster
M. Buckle Pad

continued on next page.

I.

J.

M.

K.
L.

Harness System Detail

A.Before You Begin

4358-4856 Go Booster 8/31/09 12:02 PM Page 7

N. Top Anchorage

(Tether) Strap Adjuster

O. Top Anchorage

(Tether) Strap

P. Top Anchorage

(Tether) Hook

Q. Vehicle Belt Attachment

Loops

R. Instructions

(in bottom of base)

S. Instructions Storage

(on select models, an
additional instruction
storage pocket is located
on backrest)

T. LATCH Belt Adjuster
U. LATCH Storage

(under seat base)

V. Free End of LATCH Belt

W. Free End of Harness

Strap

Y. Metal Harness Retainer
Z. Metal Buckle Retainer

O.

P.

Q.

Q.

Back View

R.

8

7

Side View

N.

Q.

W.

T.
U.

V.

P.

N.

A.Before You Begin

S.

H
A
R
N
E
S
S

H
A
R
N
E
S
S

L
A
T
C
H

H
A
R
N
E
S
S

L
A
T
C
H

H
A
R
N
E
S
S

Bottom View

Q.

R.

U.

U.

Z.

Y. Y.

4358-4856 Go Booster 8/31/09 12:02 PM Page 9

10

9

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 P osition

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

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.

Do not use this child restraint if the midpoint of
your child's head is above the top of the vehicle seat
back or vehicle headrest.

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.

B-3 Child Restraint Use

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.

B.Safety Information

4358-4856 Go Booster 8/31/09 12:02 PM Page 11

12

11

Harness system MUST be removed to use this child
restraint as a Belt-Positioning Booster.

C-1 Removing Harness System

H

A

R

N

E

S

S

H

A

R

N

E

S

S

L

A
T

C

H

H

A

R
N

E

S
S

L

A

T

C

H

H

A

R

N

E

S

S

Locate the 4 Metal Harness
Retainers and the Metal
Buckle Retainer on the
Bottom of Seat Base

NOTE: Buckle harness system
and chest clip before removing
the harness system.

1.

H

A

R

N

E

S

S

H

A

R

N

E

S

S

L

A

T

L

A

T

C

H

H

A

R

N

E

S

S

Loosen the 5 Metal
Retainers with Flathead
Screwdriver

2.

H

A

R

N

E

S

S

L

A

T

C

H

H

A

R

N

E

S

S

Unthread the 2 Vehicle Belt
Loops from the Rear Metal
Harness Retainers

3.

From the top of the Seat
Base,pull both Vehicle
Belt Loops through Plastic
Base and Pad

4.

H

A

R

N

E

S

S

L

A

T

C

H

H

A

R

N

E

S

S

From the bottom of the
Seat Base,push through
the 4 Metal Harness
Retainers and Metal
Buckle Retainer

From the front,pull the metal
retainers from the pad and
store the harness system,seat
back and headrest for future
use.

5.

H

A

R

N

E

S

S

L

A

T

C

H

H

A

R

N

E

S
S

C.Basic Use

4358-4856 Go Booster 8/31/09 12:02 PM Page 13

C-2 Installing Harness System

Position Harness System

Orient harness system into
position. Make sure buckle is

facing up toward you.

Insert the buckle’s metal retainer
through the desired location.
From the bottom,pull buckle’s
metal retainer completely

through pad and plastic base.

Lock the metal retainer in place.

1.

Check Buckle

Pull up on buckle to make sure it
is secured. The buckle must not

pull out.

2.

Install both Rear Metal
Harness Retainers

From the top of the seat base,
fold up the seat pad to expose
the two rear harness slots.

With one hand, push one
retainer down each slot while
pulling the retainer through
from the bottom of the seat.

3.

Thread Vehicle Belt
Attachment Loops into
Seat Base

From the top of the seat base,
thread one vehicle belt
attachment loop into each rear
harness slot as shown.

From the bottom of the seat,
thread each vehicle belt
attachment loop into the rear
metal harness retainer.

4.

H

A

R

N

E

S

S

R

L

A

T

C

Harness System MUST NOT
BE TWISTED

Straighten out the harness
system to make sure the
harness straps are not twisted.

5.

14

13

continued on next page.

C.Basic Use

4358-4856 Go Booster 8/31/09 12:02 PM Page 15

Install both Forward Metal
Harness Retainers

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

not pull out.

6.

H

A

R

N

E

S

S

H

A

R

N

E

S

S

L

A
T

C

H

H

A

R
N

E

S
S

L

A

T

C

H

H

A

R

N

E

S

S

Snap in all 5 Metal Retainers

From the bottom of the seat
base, push in each metal
retainer to lock into place. Verify
each one is secured by pulling
up on each strap. The straps

must not pull out.

7.

C-3 Removing Seat Pad for Cleaning

You do not have to remove the harness to remove the pad,
but you will need to remove the crotch buckle.

Harness system must be reattached correctly.
The harness system’s metal retainers must be

completely through pad, base and locked in place.
Failure to follow these warnings can result in

serious injury or death.

Remove the Headrest Pad

Unhook the pad from the back
of the headrest and remove.

1.

Remove the Backrest Pad

Starting at the top, undo the
fastening strips from
tether/harness support bracket
(located behind the headrest).

Undo the fastening strip on the
back of the backrest.

At the bottom of the backrest,
undo the fastening strip and
remove backrest.

2.

16

15

continued on next page.

C.Basic Use

4358-4856 Go Booster 8/31/09 12:02 PM Page 17