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WARNINGS FOR CORRECT CHILD CAR SEAT
INSTALLATION
WARNING! To avoid safety hazards, after in-
stallation, ALWAYS check to make sure that:
- the car safety belt is absolutely not twisted
anywhere;
- the car safety belt is correctly tensioned in
all areas;
- the child car seat is well locked onto the ve-
hicle seat. If it is not, go through the whole
installation procedure from the start.
PLACING THE CHILD INTO THE CHILD CAR
SEAT
- Before seating the child, press the strap ad-
justment pushbutton. Simultaneously, take
hold of the two child car seat straps below
the shoulder pads and pull them towards
you in order to loosen them (Fig. 16).
- Open buckle (G) on the child car seat belt,
press on the red pushbutton (Fig. 17) and
widen the straps outwards. Once done,
baby can be seated into the car seat (Fig.
18).
WARNING! Always check to make sure that
the child' back adheres correctly to the back-
rest (Fig. 19).
- Position the padded central lap harness
correctly, take hold of the straps, overlap
the two buckle tabs (Fig. 20-21) and push
them very firmly inside the buckle housing
so that there is a clearly audible "click" (Fig.
22).
For optimised safety, the two buckle tabs have
been designed so that it is impossible to lock
in only one of them at a time.
ADJUSTING THE HEADREST HEIGHT AND
HARNESS STRAPS
Restraint harness straps and headrest height
can be adjusted simultaneously to 6 different
positions, by acting on the rear adjustment
pushbutton (L).
WARNING! For correct adjustment, check
that the headrest is positioned so that the
shoulder straps exit the backrest at the same
height as the child's shoulder level (Fig. 23).
To set the adjustment height, keep the adjust-
ment pushbutton that is located to the rear of
the backrest pressed in (Fig. 24), and, simulta-
neously slide the headrest until it reaches the
required position (Fig. 25). Once done, release
the pushbutton and guide the headrest further
in until there is the "click" confirming lock-in.
For correct child car seat harness straps ten-
sioning, pull on the harness adjustment strap
(Fig. 26) until the straps and belts fit perfectly
to the child's body.
Once the straps and belts have been adjust-
ed, take hold of the shoulder straps and pull
downwards.
WARNING! The strap must be accurately and
well tensioned, adhering to the child's body
without being too tight: at shoulder level, it
must be possible to fit a finger in between the
child's shoulder and the harness strap.
WARNING! Check that the straps/belts are not
twisted anywhere along the strap/belt length.
In particular, check at child's abdomen.
ADJUSTING THE BACKREST INCLINATION.
The backrest can be reclined to 5 positions.
To change backrest inclination, it is necessary
to pull the lever located under the child car
seat firmly forward towards you (Fig. 27).
WARNING! Once the required backrest incli-
nation has been set, first release the lever then
continue moving the seat until there is an au-
dible click confirming lever lock-in.
WARNING! Once the required backrest incli-
nation has been set, always check to make
sure that the overall child car seat straps and
belt are correctly tensioned.
WARNING! During the adjustment operations,
check to make sure that none of mobile parts
come into contact with the child or other chil-
dren also travelling in the vehicle.
MAINTENANCE
The cleaning and maintenance operations
must only be carried out by an adult.
How to Clean the Fabric cover
The child car seat's fabric cover can be entirely
removed and either hand washed or machine
washed at 30°C. Please check the care label
for correct instructions on cleaning the seat
fabric cover. Never use abrasive detergents
or solvents. Do not spin or tumble the fabric
cover, simply leave it to dry without wringing.
The cover is an integral part of the child car
seat and therefore, subject to safety regula-
tions, the fabric cover can be replaced only
with another original fabric cover approved by
the manufacturer.
WARNING! To prevent individual safety haz-
ards, strictly never use the child car seat with-
out its fabric cover.
To remove the fabric cover, first release the
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