Fisher-Price Futura 20/60 User manual

Futura 20/60
™
Car Seat
with 5-Point Restraint
OWNER’S MANUAL
Model 79015

Thank you for choosing the Fisher-Price®
Futura 20/60™Car Seat. Before you use this
car seat, please take time to read and under-
stand this manual completely. DO NOT allow
others to use this car seat until they understand
these instructions for proper use. Your child’s
safety depends on you!
To reduce injuries in a crash, stricter Federal
safety regulations require all forward-facing
car seats, such as this one, to meet certain
standards to minimize forward motion. Most
other car seats require a tether strap to meet
these standards, but the Futura 20/60™Car
Seat meets these standards without an added
tether strap.
No one can predict when the use of a car seat
will prevent injury or death. When this car seat
is used properly, it will reduce the risk of injury
in a sudden stop or crash.
Message to Parents
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Table of Contents
WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
IMPORTANT! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
What Kind of Vehicle Belt System Do You Have ?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
NEVER USE These Vehicle Belt Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
OK to USE These Vehicle Belt Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Selecting a Vehicle Seating Location for Your Car Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Assembly and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
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Table of Contents
Installing Your Car Seat in a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Restraining Your Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Removing Your Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Aircraft Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Registering Your Car Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Cleaning and Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
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WARNING
Proper installation and use depends on you! If you do
not follow the instructions in this manual and the labels
on the car seat, paying particular attention to the warn-
ing statements, your child could be at risk of striking the
vehicle’s interior during a sudden stop or crash, resulting
in serious injury or death.
ALWAYS secure this car seat with your vehicle belt system
exactly as described in this manual. Refer also to your vehicle
owner’s manual for specific information on your vehicle belt
system and specific instructions on how to install a car seat
in your vehicle.
NEVER leave an unsecured car seat in your vehicle. If left
unsecured, even when not occupied, the car seat could
injure other occupants in a sudden stop or crash.
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NEVER dress your child in clothing that interferes with posi-
tioning the crotch strap between your child’s legs. If the crotch
strap is not positioned between your child’s legs, your child
could eject from the car seat in a crash.
NEVER allow the shoulder straps to be loose around your
child. If the shoulder straps are not snug against your child,
your child will not be properly restrained.
NEVER use the car seat after it is involved in a crash. A crash
can cause damage to the car seat that you cannot see.
WARNING
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IMPORTANT!
• Please read this entire manual carefully before using this car seat. Keep this
manual under the tab on the back side of the car seat for easy reference.
• This child restraint system conforms to all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standards (FMVSS) and the Society of Automotive Engineers
(SAE) J1819 for child restraint systems; and is certified for use in motor
vehicles and aircraft.
• This car seat is intended for use by children who: are at least 1 year old;
weigh between 20 and 60 lbs. (9 and 27 kg); and are between 28” and
48” (71 and 122 cm) tall. If your child does not meet these criterion, DO
NOT use this car seat.
•The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that a child be at
least 1 year old and 20 lbs. to ride in a forward-facing car seat.
• This car seat is NOT a belt positioning booster car seat. Always use this
car seat’s shoulder and crotch straps to properly secure your child.
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IMPORTANT!
• Adult assembly is required to attach the pad and plastic grommets to
the car seat shell. A hammer and screwdriver, or other blunt ended tool
(not included) are needed for assembly. Please refer to page 14 for
assembly instructions.
• If your child weighs between 20 and 60 lbs. (9 and 27 kg), but cannot sit
upright unassisted, please contact your physician to determine how best to
use a car seat.
• This car seat includes a locking clip (stored with this manual) for use with
a particular vehicle belt system. Always attach the locking clip to a vehicle
lap and shoulder belt system with sliding latch plate. Please refer to
page 11 to help identify this type of vehicle belt system and instructions
beginning on page 27 for locking clip use.
• Store the locking clip within the pages of this manual. Replace the manual
under the tab on the back side of the car seat for future use.
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What Kind of Vehicle Belt System Do You Have?
There are many different types of vehicle belt systems. Some vehicle belt systems
can never be used with this car seat. Check to determine which type of vehicle
belt system or systems you have in your vehicle.
Many vehicles have more than one type of vehicle belt system. For example,
you may find lap only belts in the center seating locations and lap and shoulder
belts in side seating locations. If you are not sure which type of vehicle belt
system you have, contact your vehicle dealer or manufacturer.
The illustrations on pages 10 and 11 show vehicle belt systems that can never
be used with this car seat and vehicle belt systems that are acceptable for use.
If you do not have a seating location with a usable vehicle belt system, DO NOT
use this car seat. Contact your vehicle manufacturer. The vehicle manufacturer
may be able to install a vehicle belt system that can restrain your child properly
in this car seat. NEVER alter your vehicle belt system yourself.
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What Kind of Vehicle Belt System Do You Have?
WARNING
ALWAYS secure this car seat with your vehicle belt system
exactly as described in this manual. Refer also to your
vehicle owner’s manual for specific information on your
vehicle belt system and specific instructions on how to
install a car seat in your vehicle.
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Explanation – This lap and shoulder belt system is attached
to the vehicle’s door and moves when the door is opened.
You will not be able to keep the car seat secure.
NEVER USE
NEVER USE These Vehicle Belt Systems
D oor Mounted Lap and Shoulder Belt
Explanation – Usually, the lap belts with these systems
cannot be tightened for a firm fit. Also, the shoulder belt
moves along a track and may become entangled with the
car seat when the door is opened.
Motorized Shoulder Belt
NEVER USE
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OK to USE These Vehicle Belt Systems
OK
✔
Manual Lap Belt
Explanation
Pulling the free
end tightens the
lap belt.
Automatic Locking
Retractor Lap Belt
Explanation
The lap belt slack
retracts automati-
cally and locks.
It can be further
tightened by push-
ing the belt in near
the retractor.
OK
✔
OK
✔
OK
✔
Lap and Shoulder
Belt with Sliding
Latch Plate
Explanation
Pull the shoulder por-
tion of the belt to
tighten. The shoulder
belt retracts automati-
cally. Use the en-
closed locking clip
with this type of lap
and shoulder belt.
Lap and Shoulder
Belt with Locking
Latch Plate
Explanation
Pull the shoulder
portion of the belt
to tighten.
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Selecting a Vehicle Seating Location for Your Car Seat
Accident statistics show that children are safer when restrained properly
in rear vehicle seating locations than in front seating locations.
Only use the front seat when no acceptable rear seating location is avail-
able. If the front seating location is equipped with an airbag but must be
used, adjust the vehicle seat as far back from the dashboard as possible.
Please refer to your vehicle owner’s manual regarding front seat child
restraint use.
IMPORTANT!
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Selecting a Vehicle Seating Location for Your Car Seat
The rear seating locations
are ALWAYS preferred.
ALWAYS use vehicle seats that
face the front of the vehicle.
Front of Vehicle
NEVER use vehicle seats that
face the side of the vehicle.
NEVER use vehicle seats that
face the rear of the vehicle.
Front of Vehicle
Front of Vehicle
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Unfasten the chest clip.
Press the button on the crotch strap
buckle and remove the shoulder straps
from the buckle.
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Assembly and Setup
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Assembly and Setup
Fit the end of a blunt object, such
as a screwdriver, into the end of the
metal tube on the back of the car
seat. Pry the metal tube from the
groove in the shell.
Remove the metal tube from the
shoulder straps. Set the metal
tube aside.
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4
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Assembly and Setup
Fit the top of the pad over the top
edge of the shell.
Lift the bottom of the pad and insert
the pad’s elastic loops through the
slots in the shell.
Fit the shoulder straps up through the
slots in the pad.
Fit the crotch strap buckle up through
the slot in the pad.
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6
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6
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7

Assembly and Setup
Fit the bottom of the pad over
the bottom edge of the shell.
Attach the pad’s elastic loops (on
the bottom of the shell) to the clip
on each side of the pad.
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10
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10

Assembly and Setup
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Place your child in the car seat to
select the appropriate shoulder
strap slots.
- If your child’s shoulders are even
with or below the lower strap slots,
insert the plastic grommets into the
lower strap slots in the car seat.
- If your child’s shoulders are above
the lower strap slots, insert the
plastic grommets into the upper
strap slots.
Note: Be sure to position the
grommets so that the hooked
end is up.
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Upper Strap Slots
11
11
Hooked End Up
Lower Strap Slots
11
Grommet