Fisher Price Mattel Safe Embrace Easy and Secure LATCH System Car 79704 Seat Instruction Manual PDF

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Easy & Secure LATCH System

Instruction Booklet

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Message to Parents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 WARNINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 What are Special Anchor Points? . . . . . . . . .4

Table of Contents

Rear-Facing Position Birth to 1 Year

Installing Your Car Seat in a Vehicle Using the Easy & Secure LATCH System . . . . . .6

Forward-Facing Position 1 Year and Up

Installing Your Car Seat in a Vehicle Using the Easy & Secure LATCH System . . . . .14

Refer to the Owners Manual Included with this Car Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

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Youve purchased the Safe Embrace II Convertible Car Seat with Easy & Secure LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children) System. The Easy & Secure LATCH System makes it possible for you to install this car seat in your vehicle simply by connecting hooks on the car seat to special anchor points within your vehicle.

The Owners Manual included with this car seat was developed for use with our basic Safe Embrace Convertible Car Seat which does not include instructions for use of the Easy & Secure LATCH System. This Instruction Booklet tells you how to properly install the car seat with the Easy & Secure LATCH System. Please read and understand this Instruction Booklet to install this car seat. Refer also to the Owners Manual for important information about use of the Safe Embrace Convertible Car Seat. DO NOT allow others to use this car seat until they understand these instructions and the instructions in the car seat Owners Manual. Your childs safety depends on you!

Message to Parents

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WARNING Proper installation and use depends on you! If you do not follow the instructions in this Instruction Booklet or the Owners Manual, your child could be at risk of striking the vehicles interior during a sud- den stop or crash, resulting in serious injury or death. NEVER attach the car seats Easy & Secure LATCH System hooks to anything but your vehicles specially designed anchor points. Your vehicle must be equipped with special anchor points compatible with LATCH or ISOFIX to use the Easy & Secure LATCH System. NEVER alter your vehicle to create anchor points for the Easy & Secure LATCH System.

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What are Special Anchor Points?

Special anchor points are a pair of inverted U shaped metal bars attached directly to your vehi- cles frame. These special anchor points are locat- ed where the vehicle seat bottom and seat back meet. Please refer to your vehicle owners manual to determine if your vehicle is equipped with special anchor points.

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Special Anchor Points

When referring to your vehicle owners manu- al for information on special anchor points, look for the LATCH or ISOFIX anchor points section.

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Rear-Facing Position Birth to 1 Year

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Forward-Facing Position 1 Year and Up

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Once you have selected an acceptable seating location for the car seat (see car seat Owners Manual), locate the special anchor points in your vehicle.

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WARNING NEVER install the car seat in the rear-facing position in a vehicle seating location equipped with an airbag. The airbag impact can cause severe head injury or death. If your vehicle is equipped with a front passenger side airbag, please refer to your vehicle owners manual for child restraint installa- tion instructions.

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Unhook the Easy & Secure LATCH System from the back of the car seat.

Loosen the Easy & Secure LATCH System straps. Press the release button on the Easy & Secure LATCH System buckle and pull the strap attached to the car seat tube.

Repeat this procedure to loosen the other strap.

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Place the car seat on the vehicle seat facing the rear of the vehicle.

Slide the Easy & Secure LATCH System strap to the end of the burgundy tube. Fasten the Easy & Secure LATCH System hook to the vehicle special anchor point.

Repeat this procedure to fasten the Easy & Secure LATCH System strap on the other side of the car seat to the corresponding vehicle special anchor point.

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With both Easy & Secure LATCH System straps fastened to the vehicle special anchor points, push down on the car seat bottom and pull the free ends of the straps (one at a time) until all the slack is removed from the straps. The car seat should be snug against the vehicle seat. Make sure both straps are tightened evenly so the car seat does not lean.

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After tightening both Easy & Secure LATCH System straps, make sure the base of the car seat is flat on the vehicle seat. If the car seat is sloped toward the vehicle seat back, your child will be too upright, allowing your childs head to droop forward.

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If the base of the car seat is not flat on the vehicle seat, insert a rolled bath towel between the vehicle seat and the foot of the car seat. This will raise the foot of the car seat so that the base is flat on the vehicle seat.

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Test your installation by pushing on the top of the car seat. The car seat should NOT easily rotate down.

Regularly check to ensure your car seat installation is secure.

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IMPORTANT!

Please refer to the Owners Manual included with the car seat. Read and follow the section, Restraining Your Child on pages 31-35.

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To remove the car seat from the vehicle: While pushing down on the car seat bottom, press the release button on the Easy & Secure LATCH System buckle to loosen the strap. With the strap loose, unfasten the Easy & Secure LATCH System hook from the vehicle special anchor point. Repeat this procedure to loosen and unfasten the other strap.

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Once you have selected an acceptable seating location for the car seat (see car seat Owners Manual), locate the special anchor points in your vehicle.

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Unhook the Easy & Secure LATCH System from the back of the car seat.

Loosen the Easy & Secure LATCH System straps. Press the release button on the Easy & Secure LATCH System buckle and pull the strap attached to the car seat tube.

Repeat this procedure to loosen the other strap.

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Place the car seat on the vehicle seat facing the front of the vehicle.

Slide the Easy & Secure LATCH System strap to the bend in the burgundy tube. Fasten the Easy & Secure LATCH System hook to the vehicle special anchor point.

Repeat this procedure to fasten the Easy & Secure LATCH System strap on the other side of the car seat to the corresponding vehicle special anchor point.

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6 With both Easy & Secure LATCH System straps fastened to the vehicle special anchor points, push down on the car seat with your knee and pull the free ends of the straps (one a a time) until all the slack is removed from the straps. The car seat should be snug against the vehicle seat. Make sure both straps are tightened evenly so the car seat does not lean.

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Tether Use Van, Hatchback, Station Wagon,

Sport Utility Vehicle

Tether Use 2-Door and 4-Door Car

7 Attach the tether strap hook to the tether anchor.

Note: For information on tether anchor locations in your vehicle, refer to your vehicle owners manual. If you need to install a tether anchor, please refer to page 38 in your car seat Owners Manual.

Pull the free end of the tether strap to tighten.

Fold or roll the excess tether strap and tuck it between the car seat and vehicle seat.

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To remove the tether strap from the tether anchor: Lift the tab on the adjuster to loosen the tether strap. Remove the tether strap hook from the tether anchor.

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Test your installation of the car seat by rocking the car seat forward and back- ward. You should NOT be able to pull the back of the car seat away from the vehicle seat more than one inch.

Regularly check to ensure your car seat installation is secure.

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Please refer to the Owners Manual included with the car seat. Read and follow the section, Restraining Your Child on pages 58-64.

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To remove the car seat from the vehicle: While pushing down on the car seat armrest, press the release button on the Easy & Secure LATCH System buckle to loosen the strap. With the strap loose, unfasten the Easy & Secure LATCH System hook from the vehicle special anchor point. Repeat this procedure to loosen and unfasten the other strap.

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Consumer Information

If you have any questions about installation or proper use of your car seat, please call Fisher-Price Consumer Affairs toll-free at 1-800-432-KIDS, between 8 AM and 5 PM EST, Monday through Friday. Hearing-impaired con- sumers using TTY/TDD equipment, please call 1-800-382-7470. Or write to:

Fisher-Price Consumer Affairs 636 Girard Avenue East Aurora, New York 14052

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Refer to the Owners Manual Included

with this Car Seat

Please refer to the Owners Manual included with this car seat for other important information about: warnings; general information; selecting a vehicle seating location; setup; restraining your child; aircraft use; registration information; and cleaning and washing instructions.

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Fisher-Price, Inc., East Aurora, New York 14052, U.S.A. 1999 Mattel, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

and TM designate U.S. trademarks of Mattel Inc. Printed in U.S.A. 79704pr-0921

Safe Check Rear-Facing (Birth -1 Year)

SHOULDER STRAPS inserted in upper burgundy slots

ADJUST seat position adjuster to upright car seat forward-facing

FASTEN Easy & Secure LATCH System straps to special vehicle

anchor points tether strap to tether anchor 5-point harness and adjust it to fit child snugly

EVALUATE installation to be sure car seat is in appropriate seating

location and is a tight fit in vehicle to be sure 5-point harness is snug against child

SHOULDER STRAPS inserted in lower or middle blue slots

ADJUST seat position adjuster to recline car seat rear-facing

FASTEN Easy & Secure LATCH System straps to special vehicle

anchor points 5-point harness and adjust it to fit child snugly

EVALUATE to be sure car seat is not installed in a vehicle seating

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