User manual CHICCO KEYFIT STRADA BOOSTER

[. . . ] NEVER allow others to use this booster seat until they have read and understood all instructions in this user guide. For future reference, keep this user guide in pocket underneath seat pad of booster seat. NEVER give this booster seat to someone else without also giving them this user guide. Instructions in this user guide and in your vehicle owner's manual must be followed completely. Take Time to Read This User Guide Ensure Child's Safety When Using Booster Before use, remove and dispose of all plastic bags and packaging materials and keep them out of reach of children. [. . . ] Some vehicles have seating positions with seat belt systems that do not work with boosters. To determine a proper seating position, consult this guide AND the vehicle owner's manual. VEHICLE USE REQUIREMENTS Installing Near Airbags NEVER place this child restraint in a vehicle position that has an active front airbag. A child can sustain serious injury or death if an airbag contacts child or booster seat. Refer to vehicle owner's manual before installing this restraint in any seating position with side air bags. This booster MUST be installed in vehicle seat with a 3-point seat belt (shoulder belt and lap belt). WARNING!Use only the vehicle's lap and shoulder belt system when restraining a child in this booster seat. NEVER install this child restraint using the vehicle's LATCH system. ALWAYS secure this child restraint with a vehicle belt even when unoccupied. Install this child restraint in a rear vehicle seat if possible. According to accident statistics, children are safer when properly restrained in the rear seating positions rather than in the front seating positions. ONLY install this booster seat in forward-facing vehicle seats. NEVER install in rear-facing or side-facing vehicle seats. 14 15 USING BOOSTER WITH BACKREST Make sure your vehicle seats meet all requirements listed on pages 14-15 in addition to those requirements listed here. To ensure a correct installation of the child restraint, you must follow the step by step instructions in this user guide. USING BOOSTER WITH BACKREST Adjusting Backrest Height The booster backrest has 9 height positions to allow the booster to grow with your child. Ensure that child's head is positioned correctly within the headrest and that the shoulder belt is placed correctly on the child's shoulder. Child must meet ALL requirements to use this Booster Seat. 3 USING BOOSTER WITHOUT BACKREST Make sure your vehicle seats meet all requirements listed on pages 14-15 in addition to those requirements listed here. To ensure a correct installation of the child restraint, you must follow the step by step instructions in this user guide. 4 Pull the shoulder belt up, ensuring that the seat belt is snug and that it lays flat across the child's chest, and the lap belt lays flat across the child's thighs. 4 Booster WITHOUT Backrest · Age between 4-10 years old · Weight between 40 and 100 lbs (18. 2 and 45 kg) · Height between 38 and 57 inches (96 and 145 cm) · Able to sit upright without assistance · Child's ears are below vehicle seat back or headrest when seated in booster 5 The child is now secured correctly. 5 22 23 USING BOOSTER WITHOUT BACKREST USING BOOSTER WITHOUT BACKREST Removing the Backrest This child restraint can be used as a backless booster if the child meets all the requirements on page 23. To make removing the backrest more convenient, adjust backrest to tallest height position. After removing backrest, take plastic square out of the fabric panel. 4 4 Place the booster onto a flat surface. Pull out the seat back lock. 1 1 Tuck fabric panel under seat pad between the fabric cover and the seat frame. 5 5 Slide the two backrest locking buttons (located on the joint) in towards the center. 2 2 Be sure fabric panel is smoothly resting between the fabric cover and the frame to provide extra padding. 6 3 6 Pull up to remove the backrest and release the two buttons. 3 Store plastic square behind backrest fabric cover. 24 25 USING BOOSTER WITHOUT BACKREST USING BOOSTER WITHOUT BACKREST Attaching the Shoulder Belt Clip Use Shoulder Belt Clip only when using booster WITHOUT backrest. Adjusting the Shoulder Belt Clip 1 Pull black webbing strap to adjust the height of the shoulder belt clip. 1 Shoulder Belt Clip comes in plastic bag with instructions. After backrest is removed, retrieve the shoulder belt clip and webbing from the clear plastic bag. 1 2a Securely fasten the Shoulder Belt Clip to the seat back lock by looping the webbing strap around the seat back lock. 1 2 Shoulder Belt Clip must be at or slightly above child's shoulders. 2a 2b Then put the red shoulder belt clip through the loop of black webbing at the end of the strap. 2b When using this booster WITHOUT Backrest, you must use the shoulder belt clip. Pull Shoulder Belt Clip through the webbing loop completely to secure it tightly. 3 3 Installing Booster WITHOUT Backrest 1 Place the booster on the vehicle seat so the back of the booster is flat against the back of the vehicle seat. 1 4 After attached, push in seat back lock. 4 26 27 USING BOOSTER WITHOUT BACKREST USING BOOSTER WITHOUT BACKREST 4 Pull the shoulder belt up, ensuring that the seat belt is snug and that it lays flat across the child's chest, and the lap belt lays flat across the child's thighs. 4 Securing Child in Booster WITHOUT Backrest 1 Place the child into the booster, sitting all the way back, ensuring that the child's back is against the vehicle seat back. 1 5a Pull the black webbing up or down to adjust the the shoulder belt clip to be at or above child's shoulders. 2 Child's ears must be below vehicle seat back when sitting on booster seat. 2 5a 5b If the child's ears are over the vehicle seat back, use the backrest. See page 12. 6 The child is now secured correctly. 6 3 Route the lap belt under both armrests through the red lap belt guides, across the child's thighs. Then route the shoulder belt under the armrest closest to the vehicle buckle as shown. 3 28 29 SECURING CHILD SAFELY ALWAYS check to make sure vehicle buckle is securely latched. [. . . ] Check that the top and lower parts of the seat are correctly locked to each other with the small reference circles (located on the black plastic) fully aligned to the CLOSE position. It could be dangerous for your child. 4 Hold both armrests and pull up to release the top part of the booster seat. 4 Release the fabric cover by unfastening the 5 fabric cover hooks located on the underside of the top part of the seat. 5 6 Remove the fabric cover from the top part of the seat. 5 6 Be sure to lift fabric covers carefully around all red belt guides. 38 39 CARE AND MAINTENANCE USER GUIDE STORAGE For future reference, keep this user guide in pocket underneath seat pad of booster seat. NEVER allow others to use this booster until they have read and understood all instructions in this user guide. FOR MORE INFORMATION The cleaning and maintenance must only be carried out by an adult. [. . . ]