Century STE 1000 User manual

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Instruction
Manual
Avoid injury or death -
Read and understand this manual!
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llamar al: 1-800-837-4044
www.centuryproducts.com
PM-1663AB 6/01

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Important Information.....................................1
Warnings......................................................2
Basic Information.............................................4
Vehicle Seat Belts........................................... 14
• Locking Clip........................................ 19
Additional Information ...................................20
• Installation of Anchor Hardware
• Tether Storage
• Care and Cleaning
• Aircraft Use
• Second Hand Car Seat
Storage.....................................Back Cover
• Locking Clip
• Instruction Manual
Help Information.......................Back Cover
Instruction manual is for:
• 1000 STE™ 5-Point
Newborn/Toddler Car Seat
• 2000 STE™ T-Shield Newborn/Toddler
Car Seat
• Room-to-Grow Overhead Shield
Newborn/Toddler Car Seat
Instructions for these models are the same unless
otherwise noted.
❃Before You Begin
❃Car Seat Use
❃Special Information
Height & Weight Limits.....................................5
Rear-facing Installation.................................... 6
Forward-facing Installation................................7
Placing Child in Car Seat.................................. 8
Operations and Adjustments......................... 10
• Harness Straps
• Harness Tie
• Buckle
• Recline / Upright Positions
• 5-Point Crotch Strap Adjustment
• Overhead Shield Adjustment
• Changing Harness Strap Slots

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
No car seat can guarantee protection from
injury in every situation, but proper use helps
reduce the risk of serious injury or death.
Child restraints (car seats) could be recalled for
safety reasons. You must register this restraint
to be reached in a recall. Fill out the
registration card attached to car seat and mail
today or send your name, address, and the
restraint’s model number and manufacturing
date to:
Century Products
P.O. Box 551
Elverson, PA 19520-9973
or call 1-888-224-6549
For recall information:
• Call the U.S Government’s Auto Safety
Hotline at 1-800-424-9393
(202-366-0123 in D.C. area)
• www.nhtsa.dot.gov
• Call Century Products at 1-800-837-4044
✔Read and understand instruction manual
and car seat labels.
✔Infants less than 20 lbs. (9.1 kg) must use
car seat rear-facing.
✔Do not use car seat rear-facing in vehicle seat
with air bag.
✔Secure children in back seat whenever
possible.
✔Never leave child unattended.
✔Install car seat securely.
✔Do not use after date shown on back of
car seat.
✔Do not allow anyone (babysitter, relatives,
etc.) to use car seat without first
understanding all instructions.
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❃Registration Information
❃Safety First Check List

WARNINGS - Prevent serious injury or death:
DO NOT use rear-facing child
restraint in a vehicle seating
position equipped with an air bag.
Child’s head and neck may be
seriously injured when an inflating
air bag hits back of child restraint.
Never put a car seat in a front
vehicle seat unless recommended by
vehicle owner’s manual. National
Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) alerts
vehicle owners that according to
accident statistics, children up to
age 12 are safer in the back seat.
For vehicles with air bags, refer to
vehicle owner’s manual for child
restraint installation information.
If car seat is in a crash, it must be
replaced. DO NOT use it again! A
A crash can cause unseen damage
and using it again could result in
serious injury or death.
Failure to follow these instructions
and car seat labels can result in child
striking the vehicle’s interior during
a sudden stop or crash. Secure child
restraint with a vehicle seat belt as
shown in this manual.
Infants less than 20 lbs. (9.1 kg)
must use this car seat rear-facing.
Serious crippling injury or death can
result if infant faces front of vehicle.
Vehicle seat belt system MUST hold
car seat securely. Not all vehicle seat
belts can be used with a car seat. If
vehicle seat belt does not hold car
seat securely, read “Vehicle Seat
Belts” section.
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DO NOT use car seat if it is damaged
or has missing parts.
DO NOT use accessories or parts
other than those provided by
Century or Graco. Their use could
alter the performance of the
car seat.
Rear-facing car seat must be
properly leveled:
• Too reclined can result in injury
or ejection.
• Too upright can result in
breathing difficulties.
Never leave child unattended, even
when sleeping. Child may become
tangled in harness straps and
suffocate.
WARNINGS - Prevent serious injury or death (continued):