Safety 1st onBoard 22 Instructions Manual

onBoard 22

4-22 pounds (1.8-10 kg) 29 inches (74 cm) or less

4358-6459A

© 2013 Cosco Management Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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E-1 Rear-Facing Installation with Base
E-2 Preparing to Install Base with LATCH

E-3 Installing Base with LATCH
E-4 Installing Base with Vehicle Belts
E-5 Rear-Facing Installation without Base
E-6 Installing Child Restraint with Vehicle Belts

E. Installing Rear-Facing .......................Pages 40-49

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 11-30

D. General Vehicle Installation .....Pages 31-39

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 a Locking Clip
D-6 Installing on Aircraft
D-7 Storing LATCH System

C-1 Remove and Install the Child Restraint to Base
C-2 Reclining the Base (on select models)
C-3 Carrier Use
C-4 Preparing Child Restraint to Fit Your Child
C-5 Securing Child in Child Restraint
C-6 Remove Child from Child Restraint
C-7 Removing Harness System
C-8 Removing Pad for Cleaning
C-9 Canopy Use and Installation
C-10 Infant Insert
C-11 Installing Harness System

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

Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.

Website: www.djgusa.com
Email: [e-mail]
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 plastic shell there is an expiration date
for use of this child restraint. Do not use this child restraint
after the expiration date.

A-1 Thank You...

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

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.

A-2 Registration and Safety Notices

A. Before You Begin

Model
Number

Manufacture

Date

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

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A-3 Understanding Your Child Restraint

Front View

Harness System Detail

A.

C.

B.

A. Carry handle
B. Canopy
C. Infant Insert

(on select models)

D. Rear-Facing Belt Path

(when used without the base)

E. Removable Base

F. Carrying handle

Adjustment Lever

G. Level to Ground Line
H. Base Release handle

I. Child Restraint (shell)

Back View

G.

H.

I.

J. Chest Clip
K. Harness Straps
L. Buckle Tongues
M. Buckle
N. Buckle Strap
O. Buckle Strap Slots

J.

L.

N.

K.

M.

A. Before You Begin

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B.

D.

E.

O.

F.

L.

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A. Base Release Lever
B. Harness Adjustment

Brackets

C. Harness Slots
D. Harness Straps
E. Instruction Book

Storage

F. Buckle’s Metal

Retainer

G. Stroller Attachment

Pins

A.

C.

Bottom of Child restraint

D.

B.

F.

Top of Base

J.

H. LATCH Storage
I. Base/Child Restraint

Lock Bar

J. Base Belt Path

Openings

K. LATCH Belt

L. Rear Base Alignment

Slots

M. Recline Foot

(on select models)

N. Foot Release Button

(on select models)

I.

K.

A. Before You Begin

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G.

H.

G.

N.
M.

E.

H.

K.

L.

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B-3 Child Restraint Use

Use only in a rear-facing position when using

it in the 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-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. Safety Information

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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To Attach Child
Restraint to Base

Align the notches in the front
of the carrier with the base
lock bar. Push down firmly
on the carrying handle and
the front of the child restraint
to lock child restraint to
base. You will hear a “click”
when it is locked.

Pull up on both left and
right corners at the foot
end to make sure the child
restraint is locked to the
base.

NOTE: The carrying handle can be in any locked position when

installed in the vehicle.

C-1 Remove/Install the Child Restraint to Base

To Remove Child
Restraint from Base

From the back of the child
restraint, slide the base
release handle up the back
of the child restraint and lift
the child restraint out of the
base.

Failure to securely attach child restraint to base
can result in serious injury or death.

C. Basic Use

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C-2 Reclining the Base (on select models)

Depending on your model, the base may have a recline foot.
Follow the directions below if your model has the recline
foot.

Push In on Foot
Release Button

Push in on the foot release
button and pull the foot all
the way down.

1.

To Store Foot

Pull the foot down and
press in on the release
button. Push the foot up
into the base to the locked
position.

3.

Lock the Foot

Lock the foot on the
release button as shown.

2.

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C-3 Carrier Use

To Adjust Carrying
Handle

Squeeze both adjustment
levers on each side of the
carrying handle. Rotate up
or down to desired location.
Release levers.

Make sure both carrying
handle adjuster levers are in
the locked position.

When carrying the child
restraint, the arrow on the

handle MUST point UP.

NOTE: The carrying handle

can be in any locked position
when installed in the vehicle.

DO NOT use in the
seating area or across
the top of shopping
carts.

WARNING:

Read ALL instructions before using child restraint as
a carrier.

NEVER use carrier unless child is properly secured.
Use only as a carrier by children weighing 22 pounds

(10 kg) or less and 29 inches (74 cm) or less.
NEVER leave child unattended. Always keep child

within arm’s reach.
Suffocation Hazard: Infant carrier can roll over

on soft surfaces and suffocate child. NEVER place
carrier on beds, sofas or other soft surfaces.

Strangulation Hazard:

Children have
STRANGLED in loose or partially buckled harness
straps. Fully restrain the child even when carrier
is used outside the vehicle.

Fall Hazard: Child’s movement can slide carrier.
NEVER place carrier near edges of counter tops,

tables or other elevated surfaces.
Do not use the carrier if it is damaged or broken, or

if any parts are missing.

C. Basic Use

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Handle can be used in

any locked position
when installed in

the vehicle.

Arrow MUST
point UP when

carrying.

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C-4 Preparing Child Restraint to Fit
Your Child

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

To Remove Child
Restraint from Base

From the back of the child
restraint, slide the base
release handle up the back
of the child restraint and lift
the child restraint out of the
base.

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continued on next page.

C. Basic Use

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Loosen Harness

From the back of the child
restraint, loosen the free
end of the harness from the
harness adjustment bracket
to make a large loop.

2.

Pull down on the harness
strap close to the harness
slot to remove the loop at
the harness bracket.

a.

Release Chest Clip

Press on chest clip release
button and pull apart.

3.

From the front of the child
restraint, pull the harness
to remove the slack in the
back. Repeat for other
harness adjustment bracket.

b.

Unbuckle Harness

Press red button. Pull buckle
tongues out. Place harness
straps over sides of child
restraint.

4.

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.

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