Fisher-Price Safe Embrace 79701 User manual

Owner’s Manual
Model 79701
Fisher-Price
®
Safe Embrace®
Convertible Car Seat
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Rear-Facing Position
Birth to 1 Year (6 -30 lbs.)……………….….. 14
Message to Parents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
WARNINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
For Your Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
All About Your Car Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Selecting a Vehicle Seating
Location for Your Car Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
What Kind of Vehicle Belt
System Do You Have? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
NEVER USE These Vehicle Belt Systems . . . . .12
ONLY USE These Vehicle Belt Systems . . . . . .13
Setup
5-Point Harness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Seat Position - Recline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Installing Your Car Seat in a Vehicle . . . . . . .22
Restraining Your Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Tether Anchor Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Setup
5-Point Harness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Seat Position - Upright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Installing Your Car Seat in a Vehicle . . . . . . .50
Restraining Your Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Aircraft Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Registering Your Car Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Cleaning and Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Table of Contents
Forward-Facing Position
1 Year and Up (22-40 lbs.)………………..... 36
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Thank you for choosing the Fisher-Price®Safe Embrace®
Convertible Car Seat. Before you use this car seat,
please take time to read and understand this manual
completely. It includes important step-by-step instructions
on how to properly install this car seat and restrain
your child. DO NOT allow others to use this car seat
until they understand these instructions. Your child’s
safety depends on you!
The Safe Embrace®Convertible Car Seat has more
ways to keep your child safe than any other car seat.
For example, the Safe Embrace®Convertible Car Seat
and this manual are color-coded for easy setup, installa-
tion and use – follow blue for birth to 1 year
(6-30 lbs.) rear-facing and burgundy for
1 year and up (22-40 lbs.) forward-facing.
We’ve also equipped the Safe Embrace®Convertible
Car Seat with a tether strap for use in the forward-
facing position. Child restraint industry experts agree
that the use of a tether strap with a forward-facing car
seat significantly reduces the risk of head injuries in a
sudden stop or crash.
Message to Parents
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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 warning 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 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
owner’s manual for child restraint
installation instructions.
NEVER install and restrain a child
less than 1 year of age in this car seat
facing the front of the vehicle.You must
install the car seat in the rear-facing
position to avoid serious neck injuries
in a sudden stop or crash.
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WARNING
ALWAYS use the tether strap in the
forward-facing position.Your child’s
safety is significantly enhanced in the
event of a crash if the tether strap is
used.The tether strap significantly
reduces forward motion of your child’s
head during a crash, greatly reducing
the likelihood of head injury.
NEVER use the chest clip with a child
whose shoulder height is below the
middle blue shoulder strap slots.The
chest clip could pose a strangulation
hazard to small infants.
NEVER use the upper burgundy shoul-
der strap slots with a child in the rear-
facing position.The shoulder straps will
not be snug against your child and your
child will not be properly restrained. Use
the lower or middle blue shoulder strap
slots when using the car seat rear-facing.
NEVER use the lower or middle blue
shoulder strap slots with a child in the
forward-facing position.The shoulder
straps could fall off your child’s shoul-
ders and your child will not be properly
restrained. Use the upper burgundy
shoulder strap slots when using the
car seat forward-facing.
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.
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WARNING
NEVER dress your child in clothing that
interferes with positioning 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 leave an unsecured car seat in
your vehicle. If left unsecured, the car
seat could injure other occupants in a
sudden stop or crash.
NEVER use the car seat after it is
involved in an accident. An accident
can cause damage to the car seat that
you cannot see.
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• Please read this entire manual carefully before using
this car seat. Keep this manual in the pocket on the
car seat for easy reference.
• This child restraint system conforms to all applicable
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and
is certified for use in motor vehicles and aircraft.
• The rear-facing position is the safest position from
birth to 1 year old (6-30 lbs., 3-14 kg). If your child
is less than 1 year old, DO NOT use this car seat
in the forward-facing position.
•The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends
that infants be restrained in a rear-facing car seat
until they are at least 1 year of age and 20 lbs. to
reduce the risk of cervical spine injury in the event
of a crash. Since an infant’s head size is very large
relative to body size and the neck is still developing
strength, a rear-facing car seat is safer because it
better supports an infant’s head and back in the
event of a frontal crash.
•
The forward-facing position is for children 1 year and
up that range in size from 22-40 lbs. (10 -18 kg) and
up to 40" (102 cm) tall.
• If your child weighs 22-40 lbs. but cannot sit
upright unassisted, please contact your physician
to determine how best to use a car seat.
• Complete the registration card attached to the car
seat and mail it in today!
• If your vehicle was manufactured in or after
1985, Fisher-Price®recommends that you contact
your vehicle dealer to obtain a tether anchor kit that
is specifically designed for your vehicle. Most vehicle
manufacturers supply these kits free of charge.
• If your vehicle was manufactured before 1985, or
a tether anchor kit is not available for your particular
vehicle, use the universal tether anchor kit provided
with your Safe Embrace®Convertible Car Seat.
For Your Information
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Safer Fit In Your Vehicle
Built-in Locking Clips
Five-Point Harness
Steel Frame Construction
Color-Coded Installation
Energy Absorbing Foam
Tether Strap Attachment
This car seat will kee
Surrounds your child with an extra layer
of protection.
Adds greater strength than car seats with all
plastic frames.
Make it easier and more convenient to firmly
secure the car seat.
Makes it easier to route and position belts
correctly; follow blue for rear-facing position
and burgundy for forward-facing position.
Contoured base and vehicle belt routes designed
for a more secure fit in virtually all vehicles.
Additional belt anchoring car seat directly to
your vehicle’s frame, reducing forward motion
in an accident and significantly reducing the
potential for injury.
A safer way to restrain your child in an accident,
with wider belts that more gently distribute the
force of a crash.
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The safety features of this Fisher-Price
®
car seat will reduce the risk of injury to
your child in an accident; however, no
car seat can prevent serious injury or
death in all accidents.
eep your child safer.
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Selecting a
Vehicle Seating Location
for Your Car Seat
Front of Vehicle
IMPORTANT!
WARNING
NEVER install the car seat in the rear-
facing position in a vehicle seating loca-
tion 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 owner’s manual for child
restraint installation instructions.
• Accident statistics show that children are safer
when properly secured in rear vehicle
seating locations than in front seating
locations.
• When installing this car seat in your vehicle for
forward-facing use, only use the front seat when
no acceptable rear seating location is available.
If the front seating location is equipped with an
airbag, but must be used to install this car seat in
the forward-facing position, adjust the vehicle seat
as far back from the dashboard as possible. Please
refer to your vehicle owner’s manual regarding
front seat, forward-facing child restraint use.
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The rear seating locations
are ALWAYS preferred.
NEVER
use vehicle seats
that face the side of
the vehicle.
ALWAYS use vehicle seats
that face the front of the vehicle.
NEVER use vehicle seats that
face the rear of the vehicle.
Front of Vehicle
Selecting a
Vehicle Seating Location
for Your Car Seat
Front of Vehicle
Front of Vehicle
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There are many different types of vehicle belt systems.
Some vehicle belt systems can never be used to install
this car seat. Check to determine which type of vehicle
belt system or systems you have. Many vehicles have
more than one type of vehicle belt system. For example,
you may find lap only belts in the center seating location
and lap and shoulder belts in the 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 the next two pages show vehicle belt
systems that you can use and can never use to install the
car seat. If you do not have a seating location with an
acceptable vehicle belt system, DO NOT use the car
seat. Contact your vehicle manufacturer. The vehicle
manufacturer may be able to install a vehicle belt system
that will be able to secure the car seat properly. NEVER
alter your vehicle belt system yourself.
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.
IMPORTANT!
Some vehicles are equipped with an emergency
locking retractor (ELR) lap belt system. An ELR lap
belt system requires the use of a heavy duty lock-
ing clip to install child restraints. NEVER use the
built-in locking clip on this car seat in place
of a heavy duty locking clip. Refer to your vehicle
owner’s manual for specific information.
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Door Mounted
Lap and Shoulder Belt
Explanation
The 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.
Motorized Shoulder Belt
Explanation
The shoulder belt moves
along a track when the door
is opened or when the
vehicle is started. You will
not be able to keep the car
seat secure.
NEVER USE
These Vehicle Belt Systems
NEVER USE
NEVER USE
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Manual Lap Belt
Explanation
The lap belt is tightened by
pulling on its free end.
Automatic Locking
Retractor Lap Belt
Explanation
The lap belt slack retracts
automatically and locks.
It can be further tightened
by pushing the belt in near
the retractor.
Lap and Shoulder Belt
with Locking Latch Plate
Explanation
Pull on the shoulder portion
of the belt to tighten.
Lap and Shoulder Belt
with Sliding Latch Plate
Explanation
Pull on the shoulder portion
of the belt to tighten. The
shoulder belt retracts auto-
matically.
ONLY USE
These Vehicle Belt Systems
USE
USE
USE
USE
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Your Safe Embrace®Convertible
Car Seat is color-coded for easy
setup, installation and use.
Use blue areas on the car seat
for the rear-facing position.
Rear-Facing
Position
Birth to 1 Year (6-30 lbs.)
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REAR-FACING POSITION BIRTH TO 1 YEAR (6 - 30 LBS.)
Rear-Facing
Position
Locking Clip
Rear-Facing
Blue Shoulder
Strap Slots
Seat Position
Adjuster
– Recline for
Rear-Facing
Position
5-Point Harness
– Shoulder Straps*
– Lap Straps
– Crotch Strap
with Buckle
Harness
Release Lever
Harness
Adjustment Strap
Rear-Facing Position
Vehicle Belt
Path Opening
*When purchased, the car seat is factory assembled for
rear-facing use with the shoulder straps in the lower blue
shoulder strap slots.
Rear-Facing Position
Birth to 1 Year (6 -30 lbs.)
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REAR-FACING POSITION BIRTH TO 1 YEAR (6 - 30 LBS.)
Make sure both shoulder straps are inserted
into the buckle.
Lift the harness release lever and pull the
shoulder straps out as far as you can on the
front of the car seat.
NEVER use the upper burgundy
shoulder strap slots with a child in
the rear-facing position.The shoulder
straps will not be snug against your
child and your child will not be prop-
erly restrained. Use the lower or
middle blue shoulder strap slots
when using the car seat rear-facing.
Setup
5-Point Harness
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WARNING
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REAR-FACING POSITION BIRTH TO 1 YEAR (6 - 30 LBS.)
Open the connector bar cover on the back
of the car seat.
Pull the connector bar up.
Remove each shoulder strap from each end
of the connector bar, as shown.
Setup
5-Point Harness
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5
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4
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REAR-FACING POSITION BIRTH TO 1 YEAR (6 - 30 LBS.)
Place your child in the car seat to select
the appropriate lower or middle blue
shoulder strap slots.
If your child’s shoulders are above the
lower blue shoulder strap slots, use the
middle blue shoulder strap slots.
Setup
5-Point Harness
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6
Middle Blue
Slots
Lower Blue
Slots
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REAR-FACING POSITION BIRTH TO 1 YEAR (6 - 30 LBS.)
Remove the shoulder straps from the shoulder
strap slots (and the chest clip if previously used)
on the front of the car seat. Re-insert the shoul-
der straps through either the lower or middle
blue shoulder strap slots. Make sure the
shoulder straps are not twisted.
Setup
5-Point Harness
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IMPORTANT!
If you are converting the car seat from for-
ward-facing use to rear-facing use, REPOSI-
TION THE SHOULDER STRAPS IN THE
LOWER OR MIDDLE BLUE SHOULDER
STRAP SLOTS.
The chest clip can be used in the rear-facing
position only if your child’s shoulders are at
or above the middle blue shoulder strap
slots. Please refer to page 46 to assemble the
chest clip to the shoulder straps.
HINT
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