Aria Child Asana 35 AP User manual

Asana 35 AP
/ Asana 35
Read all instructions before use.
If these instructions are not followed, the safety
of a child may be severely endangered.
Keep instructions for future use.
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Infant Car Seat
User Guide

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Registering Your Child Restraint................................. 4
For Recall Information ..................................................... 5
Certification...................................................................... 5
If You Need Assistance or Have Questions...................5
Warnings and Important Information ....................... 6-12
Child Height and Weight Limits................................... 13
Base Features ................................................................. 14-15
Carrier Features ............................................................. 16-19
FirmFit Load Leg............................................................. 20-25
LATCH Locations ............................................................ 26
Vehicle Installation Locations...................................... 27
UNSAFE Vehicle Seat Belt Types.................................... 28-29
SAFE Vehicle Seat Belt Types ......................................... 30-31
Base Installation
With LATCH..................................................................... 32-37
With Lap/Shoulder Belt ............................................... 38-41
With Lap Belt ................................................................. 42-45
Index

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Carrier Installation WITHOUT the Base
Using the Lap/Shoulder Belt...............................46-47
Carrier Installation WITHOUT the Base
Using the Lap Belt .............................................. 48-49
Checking the Recline ............................................50-51
Adjusting the Recline ................................................. 52
Checking the Recline with the Base.................... 53-54
Placing Your Child in the Carrier ..........................55-57
Changing the Buckle Strap Position.....................58-59
Changing the Waist Strap Position.......................60-65
Using the Infant Body Support .................................. 66
Securing Your Child in the Carrier........................67-69
LATCH Storage ............................................................70
Instruction Manual Storage ........................................ 71
Care and Maintenance.......................................... 72-73
Warranty Information and Replacement Parts..........76
Index

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Child restraints could be recalled for safety reasons.
You must register this restraint to be reached in a recall.
Send your name, address, e-mail address if available and
the restraint’s model number and manufacturing date to:
Aria Child Inc.
P.O. Box 1415
New York, NY 10102-2195
or call 1-844-543-2020
or register online at:
http://www.GBchildusa.com/carseatregistration
Registering Your Child Restraint
FOR YOUR CHILDS CONTINUED SAFETY
Please take a few moments to promptly ll out and return the
attached card or register online.
Although child restraint systems undergo testing and evaluation, it is
possible that a child restraint could be recalled.
In case of recall, we can reach you only if we have your name and
address, so please send in the card or register online to be on our
recall list.
Please ll this card out and mail it NOW,
or register online at
http://www.GBchildusa.com/carseatregistration
while you are thinking about it.
This card is already addressed and we/ve paid the postage.
Tear o and mail this part
Consumer: Just ll in your name and address and e-mail address (optional).
Model Number xxxxx-xxxx
Model Name Asana 35 Infant Car Seat
Manufacture Date xxxx/xx/xx
CHILD RESTRAINT REGISTRATION CARD
Name
City State Zip Code
Mailing address
Telephone number
E-mail address
Please complete the pre-paid registration card that is attached
to your child restraint and send the portion shown below in
today.

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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
Aria Child Inc.
530 Harrison Ave. Boston, MA 02118
1-844-543-2020
www.GBchildusa.com
For helpful information regarding child restraints :
www.NHTSA.gov
www.safercar.gov/parents/CarSeats.htm
www.seatcheck.org
This child restraint conforms to all applicable Federal motor
vehicle safety standards. This Restraint is Certified for Use in
Motor Vehicles and Aircraft. It is not intended to be used in
low-speed vehicles such as golf carts, ATV’s or any other
non-certified vehicle.
Certification
For Recall Information
If You Need Assistance or Have Questions
If you have any questions regarding installation of your child
restraint, please contact us at:

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DO NOT place rear-facing child seat on
front seat with air bag. DEATH OR
SERIOUS INJURY can occur. The back
seat is the safest place for children 12
and under.
• Owners of vehicles with side airbags should refer to their
owner’s manual for child restraint installation instructions.
• ACCORDING TO CRASH STATISTICS, children are safer
when properly restrained in rear vehicle seating positions,
rather than in the front seating positions.
• REGISTER YOUR CHILD RESTRAINT with the manufacturer.
• READ AND UNDERSTAND the instructions in this manual,
the labels on your seat and in your vehicle owner’s manual
before installing your child restraint and base.
• IMPROPER USE OF THIS CHILD RESTRAINT and base
could increase the risk of a serious injury or death in a
sudden stop or car crash.
• FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS on this child restraint and in the
written instructions stored in the base.
WHEN USED IN YOUR VEHICLE
Warnings and Important Information
WARNING
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Warnings and Important Information
• USE ONLY WITH children who weigh between 4 - 35 lbs
(1.8 - 15.9 kg) and whose height is 32 inches (81 cm) or less.
Child’s head MUST be 1” (2.5 cm) or more below the top of
the seat.
• FOR LOW BIRTH-WEIGHT INFANT, you must always use the
infant body support. The infant body support must be used
for infants who weigh less than 6 lbs (2.7 kg).
• SOME CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, such as preemies or
those who have tested positive for positional apnea, may be at
increased risk of suering breathing or other diculties in a
child restraint. Please consult a physician to determine what
type of child restraint should be used for your child before
using this product.
• SNUGLY ADJUST the belts provided with this child restraint
around your child.
• NEVER use bulky clothing or blankets that will interfere
with properly tightening the harness.
• STRANGULATION HAZARD: Child can strangle in loose
restraint straps. Always use harness. NEVER leave child in
carrier when straps are loose or undone.
• Children have STRANGLED in loose or partially
buckled harness straps. Fully restrain the child
even when carrier is used outside the vehicle.
WARNING
ADVERTENCIA
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WARNING ADVERTENCIA
Children have STRANGLED in loose or partially
buckled harness straps. Fully restrain the child even
when carrier is used outside the vehicle.
Niños se han ESTRANGULADO con correas del
arnés sueltas o parcialmente trabadas. Refrene
completamente al niño, incluso cuando use el
transportador fuera del vehículo.

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• NEVER LEAVE CHILD UNATTENDED in or around the vehicle.
Vehicle backovers can happen in any type of vehicle. Vehicles
have blind spots, the areas around the vehicle that you can not
see from the driving position. Always check around the vehicle
before moving your vehicle.
• ONLY PLACE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT IN A REAR-FACING
DIRECTION on a forward facing vehicle seat when using it in
a vehicle. Refer to page 27.
• NEVER place this child restraint on side-facing or rear facing
vehicle seats.
• SECURE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT with the vehicle’s child
restraint anchorage system (LATCH) if available or with a vehicle
belt, never both.
• ALWAYS TIGHTLY INSTALL THE CHILD RESTRAINT AND
BASE TO THE VEHICLE SEAT, since in a crash an unsecured
child restraint system may injure other occupants.
• TO PREVENT EJECTION, SECURELY ATTACH the child
restraint to the base and LIFT UP TO CHECK that it is attached.
• MAKE SURE nothing interferes with the carrier attachment to
the base.
• ALWAYS store the LATCH connectors when they are not being
used for installation.
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WARNING
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• NEVER place two LATCH connectors on one vehicle LATCH
anchor.
• AFTER INSTALLING CARRIER WITHOUT BASE INTO THE
VEHICLE, check the RED level line on the side of seat to make
sure that it is level with the ground.
• DO NOT allow children to play with the vehicle seat belts.
A child within reach of a seat belt may become entangled if
he or she pulls the seat belt all the way out and wraps the belt
around his or her head, neck, or waist.
• ALWAYS lock an unoccupied vehicle. Children could easily
climb into vehicles and lock themselves in causing heat
exhaustion or hypothermia.
• NEVER leave a child alone in a parked car, even with the
windows rolled down or the air conditioning on.
•TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, NEVER tend to your child while
driving. Always safely pull over and stop the vehicle before
tending to your child.
• NEVER remove child from their child restraint while in a moving
vehicle. Serious injury or death could occur in a sudden stop or
crash.

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• NEVER leave child unattended.
• SUFFOCATION HAZARD: Infant carrier can roll over on soft
surfaces and suocate child. NEVER place carrier on beds,
sofas or other soft surfaces.
• STRANGULATION HAZARD: Child can strangle in loose
restraint straps. Always use harness. NEVER leave child in
carrier when straps are loose or undone.
• 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 movements can slide
carrier. NEVER place carrier near edges of
counter tops, tables, or other elevated surfaces.
• DO NOT use on shopping carts.
• NEVER USE INFANT CARRIER OR BASE
IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED OR BROKEN
OR ANY COMPONENT IS MISSING. DO
NOT use a cut, frayed or damaged child
restraint harness, vehicle seat belt or
LATCH belt.
WHEN NOT USED IN A VEHICLE
WARNING ADVERTENCIA
Children have STRANGLED in loose or partially
buckled harness straps. Fully restrain the child even
when carrier is used outside the vehicle.
Niños se han ESTRANGULADO con correas del
arnés sueltas o parcialmente trabadas. Refrene
completamente al niño, incluso cuando use el
transportador fuera del vehículo.
WARNING
ADVERTENCIA
MISE EN GARDE