Harmony COMMANDER User manual

®Harmony Juvenile Products HMYCMHBB-F1 22/07 CAN
COMMANDER
3-IN-1 DELUXE CAR SEAT
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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This child restraint is designed for use by children
who meet the following requirements:
WITH HARNESS:
Mass: 10 - 29.5 kg (22 - 65 pounds)
Height: 68.6 - 124.5 cm (27 - 49 inches)
WITHOUT HARNESS:
Mass: 18.1 - 50 kg (40 - 110 pounds)
Height: 96.5 - 144.8 cm (38 - 57 inches)
FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT
INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH
IN A SHARP TURN, SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH.
KEEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE USE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS, PLEASE DO
NOT RETURN THIS PRODUCT TO THE PLACE
OF PURCHASE. PLEASE CONTACT HARMONY
CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-877-306-1001 OR
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Thank you for choosing the Harmony® Commander
3-in-1 Deluxe Car Seat. You have chosen one of the
safest and most comfortable opons available for your
child on the market.
At Harmony, we pride ourselves on bringing the
most innovave, feature-rich products to our valued
customers. We have designed this child restraint to be
safe, comfortable and easy-to-use so that you can have
peace of mind knowing your family is well protected.
Although it is not possible to predict if the use of a child
restraint will prevent injury or death in the event of a
collision, extensive tesng has shown that this child
restraint, when used properly, can reduce the risk of a
child’s injury or death in most accidents.
Please take the me to read and understand all the
instrucons and warnings for this child restraint. The
safety of your child depends on the proper installaon
and use of this child restraint.
REMEMBER TO ALWAYS BUCKLE UP
AND DRIVE SAFELY!
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WELCOME TO THE HARMONY FAMILY!
Harmony Juvenile Products
Website: www.harmonyjuvenile.com
Mailing Address: 
Montreal, Quebec,
Canada H4R 2E9
Telephone: [phone]
Contact: [e-mail]

Welcome to the Harmony family! .............................. 1
Registraon informaon ............................................. 4
If you need help........................................................... 5
Warnings ...................................................................... 5
General warnings ..................................................... 5
Usage warnings ........................................................ 8
Injury warnings ........................................................ 9
Vehicle warnings...................................................... 10
Cercaons ............................................................ 11
Airbag warnings ....................................................... 12
Damage warnings ................................................... 12
Mass and height limitaons .................................... 13
With built-in harness ............................................... 14
Without built-in harness ........................................ 14
Maximum height .................................................... 15
Parts list ...................................................................... 16
Vehicle seang posions ............................................ 18
Safe vehicle seat belt systems .................................... 19
Unsafe vehicle seat belt systems ................................ 20
Assembling/disassemblingbackrest............................21
Preparing child restraint for use ............................... 22
Adjusng harness shoulder straps ......................... 22
Adjusng crotch strap posion ................................ 23
Installing child restraint in harness mode:
UAS or vehicle seat belt ............................................. 25
UAS (Universal Anchorage System) ............................. 22
Installing with UAS system........................................26
Installing with 3-point lap-and-shoulder vehicle seat
belt system.................................................................. 27
Using Top Tether...........................................................28
Installaon safety check...............................................29
Installing locking clip....................................................30
Using child restraint with built-in harness ................ 31
Securing child in child restraint ............................. 32
Removing child from child restraint ....................... 33
Using child restraint in booster mode
(without internal harness).......................................... 34
Removing/installing harness .................................. 34
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Preparing booster seat for use ............................... 35
Securing child and booster seat in vehicle ................. 36
Installaon - booster with backrest ....................... 38
Installaon - booster without backrest .................. 39
Installing/removing shoulder belt safety guide...........40
Using shoulder belt safety guide.............................41
Entanglement with vehicle seat belt .......................... 41
Aircra installaon ..................................................... 42
Instrucon manual storage ........................................ 43
Removing/installing fabric seat cover ...................... 44
Care and maintenance ............................................... 47
Warranty .................................................................... 48
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REGISTER YOUR CHILD RESTRAINT TODAY! Child
restraints could be recalled for safety reasons. You must
register this restraint to be reached in a recall, and to
be eligible to receive replacement parts while under
warranty.
The model number, serial number and manufacturing
date can be found on a label on the underside of the
child restraint base.
Visit www.harmonyjuvenile.com/register to register
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card or send your name, address, the restraint’s model
number, manufacturing date and date of purchase to:
Harmony Juvenile Products
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Montreal, Quebec, H4R 2E9, Canada
or call: 1-877-306-1001
or register online:
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For recall informaon, any quesons you may have, or
to make a change of address or contact informaon,
please call Customer Service at 1-877-306-1001 or email
customer[email protected]om.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND IN YOUR
REGISTRATION CARD IF YOU HAVE
REGISTERED YOUR RESTRAINT ONLINE.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
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Our Customer Service Department is standing by to
help you with any quesons or concerns you may have
regarding installaon, use, care and/or parts. Please
have your product’s model number and manufacturing
date available when contacng us.
IF YOU NEED HELP
Model Number: _______________________________
Manufacture Date: _____________________________
Date of Purchase: ______________________________
Please ll in the informaon below for future reference.
The model number and manufacturing date can be
found on a label on the underside of the child restraint.
GENERAL WARNINGS
WARNING!
!
WARNINGS
The safety of your child and the eecveness of this
child restraint depend on:
1.  for the child restraint in
your vehicle.
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3. Properly securing both your child and the child
restraint in the vehicle using the harness system,
or a seat belt designed to restrain both the child
restraint and your child. Many seat belts are NOT
safe to use with this child restraint. Please review
the secons “Safe/Unsafe vehicle seat belt systems”
carefully. If in doubt about installing this child
restraint, consult the vehicle owner’s manual or call
the Harmony Customer Service Department.
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Follow all labels on this child restraint and in these
written instructions. DO NOT INSTALL OR USE
THIS CHILD RESTRAINT UNTIL YOU READ AND
UNDERSTAND THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL
AND IN YOUR VEHICLE OWNER’S MANUAL.
NO CHILD RESTRAINT CAN GUARANTEE PROTECTION
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SERIOUSLY IMPACTED.
However, when correctly installed, a child restraint
will substanally improve the chances for survival and
reduce the risk of serious injury in most crashes.
Carefully follow the instrucons in this manual and in
your vehicle owner’s manual. If there is a discrepancy
between the two, the vehicle owner’s manual must take
precedence with regards to UAS, seat belts, top tethers
and/or airbags.
!USE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT FORWARD-FACING ONLY.
! DO NOT USE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT without properly
assembling it.
! DO NOT allow children to play with this child restraint.
!NEVER leave children alone in a vehicle under any
circumstance.
!It is recommended that children are not le in their
child restraint system unaended.
! Set a good example by ALWAYS wearing your seat
FAILURE TO PROPERLY READ, FOLLOW AND USE
THESEINSTRUCTIONSANDTHE CHILD RESTRAINT
LABELS INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY
OR DEATH IN A SHARP TURN, SUDDEN STOP OR
CRASH. Your child’s safety depends on the proper
installaon and use of this child restraint. Even if this
child restraint seems easy to install and use on your
own, it is VERY IMPORTANT to read and understand
these instrucons and the vehicle owner’s manual.
WARNING!
!
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belt. Make it a rm rule that the vehicle does not move
unl everyone is buckled up. MAKE NO EXCEPTIONS.
! Harmony Juvenile Products advises against loaning
or passing along a child restraint. DO NOT USE A
SECOND-HAND CHILD RESTRAINT or a child restraint
whose history you do not know.
! To prevent injury due to deterioraon, hidden damage,
etc., disconnue use of this child restraint if it is older
than   . There is an expiry date for
use of this child restraint indicated on the underside
of the child restraint base. STOP USING THE CHILD
RESTRAINT AND THROW IT AWAY aer the date
indicated. Please dispose of the unit in a way others
cannot reuse it (e.g. use a dark trash bag, do not sell to
a thri shop or in a garage sale, etc.).
! Store the child restraint in a safe place when not in
use. DO NOT place heavy objects on top of the child
restraint while in storage.
! DO NOT remove any sckers or warnings as they
contain important informaon.
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Harmony Juvenile Products recommends keeping your
child in a forward-facing car seat with a harness unl
they reach the top height or mass limit allowed by your
car seat’s manufacturer. Once your child outgrows the
forward-facing car seat with a harness, it’s me to travel
in a booster seat, but sll in the back seat.
Transport Canada recommends that children under the
age of 13 years be placed in the back seat of the vehicle
and away from acve front airbags.
According to accident stascs, CHILDREN ARE SAFER
WHEN PROPERLY RESTRAINED IN THE REAR SEATING
POSITIONS THAN IN THE FRONT SEATING POSITION.
THE SAFEST POSITION BEING THE CENTER IN THE
EVENT OF A POSSIBLE SIDE IMPACT COLLISION.
Please study the secon “Vehicle seang posions”.
Many local police and re departments frequently hold
safety inspecon events to ensure that child restraints
are properly installed. Please contact your local emergency
services department to see if and when they oer this service.
USAGE WARNINGS
WARNING!
!
!ALWAYS ASSIST YOUR CHILD WHEN
GETTING INTO AND OUT OF THE
CHILD RESTRAINT.
!NEVER LET YOUR CHILD LEAN ON THE
ARMREST WHEN GETTING INTO OR
EXITING THE CHILD RESTRAINT TO
PREVENT THE SEAT FROM TIPPING.
! ENSURETHATTHE CHILD RESTRAINT
IS LEVEL, STABLE AND DOES NOT ROCK SIDE-TO-
SIDE. IF THE CHILD RESTRAINT IS NOT STABLE, TRY
ANOTHER SEATING LOCATION.
! DO NOT ADD ANYTHING BEHIND OR UNDER THE
CHILD RESTRAINT.
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! INJURIES MAY OCCUR EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT IN A
CRASH if the child restraint is not properly installed
or if your child is not properly secured in the child
restraint.
! The rigid items and plasc parts of a child restraint
shall be so located and installed that they are not
INJURY WARNINGS
! THE TOP TETHER MUST ALWAYS BE USED WHEN
USING THIS CHILD RESTRAINT WITH HARNESS.
Failure to use the vehicle seat belt AND top tether, or
UAS AND top tether, or to adjust it properly can result
in your child striking the vehicle’s interior in a sharp
turn, sudden stop or crash, which may result in serious
injury or death.
! DO NOT use any load bearing contact points other
than those described in the instrucons and marked in
the child restraint.
! DO NOT allow others to install or use this child restraint
unless they read and understand all the instrucons
and labels.
! DO NOT GIVE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT to someone
else without also giving them this instrucon manual.
Addional instrucon manuals can be downloaded
directly from www.harmonyjuvenile.com.
! To ensure proper child restraint use, keep and store
this instrucon manual and refer to it when necessary.
! DO NOT LEAVE A CHILD RESTRAINT UNSECURED IN
YOUR VEHICLE. In a collision, sharp turn or sudden
stop, an unsecured child restraint can injure other
occupants. Remove it or make sure that it is securely
aached with the vehicle seat belt
AND top tether, or UAS AND top
tether, even when not in use. If not
using UAS and/or top tether, make
sure UAS and top tether connectors
are properly stored on back of the
child restraint ❶.
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liable, during everyday use of the vehicle, to become
trapped by a movable seat or in a door of the vehicle.
! DO NOT leave folding vehicle seats unlatched. In the
event of a sharp turn, sudden stop or crash, a loose
seat back could prevent the child restraint from
protecng the child as well as it should.
! The vehicle front seat headrest that the child faces
while in the child restraint should be in its lowest
posion. ENSURE that the back of the vehicle seat
facing the child is completely padded with no hard or
potenally harmful objects.
! It is recommended that any luggage or other loose
objects liable to cause injuries in the event of a collision
shall be properly secured. In the event of a sharp turn,
sudden stop or crash, loose objects will keep moving,
potenally causing serious injuries.
! The child restraint shall not be used without the cover.
It MUST always be used with the fabric cover provided
by the manufacturer.
! The seat cover should not be replaced with any other
than the one recommended by the manufacturer.
! PARTS OF THE CHILD RESTRAINT COULD BECOME
HOT ENOUGH TO BURN THE CHILD IF LEFT IN THE
SUN. Contact with these parts can injure your child.
ALWAYS touch the surface of any metal or plasc parts
before pung your child in the child restraint. Cover
the child restraint with a towel or blanket when the
vehicle is parked in direct sunlight. KEEP AWAY FROM
SUNLIGHT, OTHERWISE IT MAY BE TOO HOT FOR
THE CHILD’S SKIN.
! Use ONLY the vehicle’s 3-point lap-and-shoulder belt
system when restraining a child in this child restraint.
DO NOT use this child restraint with 2-point vehicle
belts (lap-belt only or shoulder-belt only). Your child
would be seriously injured in the event of a crash.
VEHICLE WARNINGS
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This child restraint conforms to the Canadian Motor
Vehicle Safety Standards (CMVSS) 213 and 213.2 and
IS CERTIFIED for use in the following classes of vehicles
ONLY: mul-purpose passenger vehicles, passenger cars,
and trucks. Harmony Juvenile Products has also validated
compliance through independent laboratory tesng.
WHEN USED WITH HARNESS SYSTEM: This child
restraint conforms to Canada Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards (CMVSS) 213 and IS CERTIFIED for use in
passenger motor vehicles and aircra.
WHEN USED WITHOUT HARNESS SYSTEM: This
child restraint (booster seat) conforms to Canada
Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (CMVSS) 213.2 and IS
CERTIFIED for use in passenger motor vehicles only.
This child restraint is NOT CERTIFIED for aircra use
when used as a booster WITHOUT the harness.
! Only suitable for use in the listed vehicles ed with
3-point with retractor safety-belts.
This child restraint must NOT be used in homes, boats,
buses, motorcycles, motor homes, or any other vehicles
that have non-forward-facing seats, missing seat belts,
or whose seat belts do not meet the requirements of
this child restraint.
! DO NOT use this child restraint with unsafe vehicle
seat belts listed in secon “Unsafe vehicle seat belt
systems” of this manual.
! DO NOT use this child restraint if it can’t be properly
installed. It is possible that your vehicle has no suitable
seang posion for this child restraint due to seat belt
type, airbag system and/or lack of locaon of a tether
strap anchor. Read and follow these instrucons, and
your vehicle owner’s manual carefully.
! NEVER aach two UAS lower connectors to the same
anchor point.
CERTIFICATIONS
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! NEVER PLACE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT IN A VEHICLE
SEATING LOCATION THAT HAS AN ACTIVE FRONTAL
AIRBAG. An inang airbag may cause serious injury
or death. Refer to your vehicle owner’s manual for
informaon about airbags and child restraint installaon.
This child restraint may be used in a rear seang posion
equipped with side impact airbags providing they are:
• Roof mounted;
• “Curtain” type deployment;
• Will NOT interfere with, impact or in any way reposion
the child restraint when inated.
! If a vehicle’s front seat locaon must be used, ALWAYS
disable the airbag. Failure to disable the airbag system
can result in serious injury or death. Follow the vehicle
owner’s manual for instrucons on disabling the front
airbag system.
Please refer to your vehicle owner’s manual for airbag
type, and for appropriate use with child restraints.
AIRBAG WARNINGS
! It is recommended that the device should be changed
whenithasbeensubjecttoviolent stressesinanaccident.
! DO NOT USE A CHILD RESTRAINT THAT HAS BEEN
IN AN ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND. An accident can cause
damage to the child restraint that you cannot see.
! DO NOT use this child restraint if it is damaged in any
way or has missing parts.
! NEVER use a cut, frayed or damaged vehicle seat belt,
UAS belt, or harness.
! DO NOT tamperwith or modifythechild restraint, including
the buckles, harness system or UAS, for any reason. Any
unauthorized alteraons or addions to the device without
DAMAGE WARNINGS
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This child restraint is compable with vehicle child
restraint Universal Anchorage Systems (UAS).

the approval of the Type Approval Authority can cause
seriousinjuryordeath ina sharpturn, suddenstop,orcrash.
!DO NOT use anything to raise the child restraint o the
vehicle seat. Untested modicaons, such as adding
extra padding, could aect the safety of the child
restraint and result in serious injury or death in a crash.
! DONOT,EXCEPTASDESCRIBEDINTHESE INSTRUCTIONS,
MODIFY YOUR CHILD RESTRAINT, DISASSEMBLE ANY
PART OR CHANGE THE WAY THE VEHICLE SEAT BELTS OR
UAS ARE USED. This includes any accessories or parts by
other manufacturers as non-tested accessories can aect
the safety of the child restraint.
MASS AND HEIGHT LIMITATIONS
THIS CHILD RESTRAINT HAS DIFFERENCES IN
INSTALLATION AND USAGE DEPENDING ON THE
MASS AND HEIGHT OF YOUR CHILD. FAILURE
TO USE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT WITHIN THESE
GUIDELINES MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF SERIOUS
INJURY OR DEATH.
WARNING!
!
! WARNING: Verify your child’s height and mass
frequently. DO NOT guess before choosing the proper
setup for your child.
FOR MAXIMUM SAFETY:
If child is between 10 - 29.5 kg (22 - 65 pounds)
and shoulders are below the upper harness slots,
Harmony Juvenile Products advises that your child
remains in a 5-point harness or high-back booster for
as long as possible.
Harmony Juvenile Products recommends that you
ALWAYS conrm provincial laws with local authories.
Laws vary from province to province regarding
minimum/maximum child restraint requirements for
age, mass and height.
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To use this child restraint, your child
MUST MEET ALL of the following
requirements:
• Mass: Between 10 - 29.5 kg
(22 - 65 pounds).
• Height: Between 68.6 - 124.5 cm
(27 - 49 inches).
• Age: At least one (1) year old.
• Shoulders are BELOW top harness
slots ❶.
• Child’s ears MUST BE BELOW top
of the headrest. If tops of ears are
above the top of the headrest at its
maximum height, the child is too
large for the child restraint ❷.
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❶
❷
To use this booster seat, your child
MUST MEET ALL of the following
requirements:
• Mass:
Between 18.1 - 50 kg
(40 - 110 pounds).
• Height:
Between 96.5 - 144.8 cm
(38 - 57 inches).
• Age: At least four (4) years old.
• Shoulder belt MUST lie
across the MIDDLE of the
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❶, and lap poron
MUST be posioned low
across child’s hips ❷.
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MAXIMUM HEIGHT
With Back Support: Child is too tall
when top of ears (mid-point of child’s
head) are above the top of the child
restraint/booster seat headrest at its
maximum height.
Without Back Support: Child is too
tall when top of ears (mid-point of
child’s head) are above the top of the
vehicle seat back or the top of the
vehicle headrest.
WARNING!
!
• Child’s ears MUST BE BELOW the top of the booster
seat (with backrest) ❸ or the top of the vehicle seat
back/vehicle headrest (without backrest) ❹. If tops
of ears are above the top of the booster seat or vehicle
seat back/vehicle headrest, child is too large for the
booster seat.
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PARTS LIST
A. Headrest fabric cover (pre-Installed)
B. Backrest fabric cover (pre-Installed)
C. Base fabric cover (pre-Installed)
D. Shoulder belt guides
E. Harness straps, buckle and clips
F. Chest clip
G. Shoulder pads
H. Crotch strap and pad
I. Head insert cushion (when applicable)
J. Body insert cushion (when applicable)
K. 1-hand headrest height adjustment handle
(behind headrest)
L. Integrated cup holders
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(above strap)
N. Up-front harness adjustment strap
O. Top Tether
P. “UAS” system
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R. UAS storage loops
S. Locking clip
T Shoulder Belt Safety Guide
(for Backless Booster mode)
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(under fabric)
TO PURCHASE REPLACEMENT PARTS:
In Canada or the United States, please contact us at
customerser[email protected]
or by calling 1-877-306-1001.
IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS, PLEASE DO
NOT RETURN THIS PRODUCT TO THE PLACE
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IMPROPER PLACEMENT OF THE CHILD RESTRAINT
INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
Some seang posions in your vehicle may NOT be
safe for this child restraint. Some vehicles have NO
seang posions which are compable with this
child restraint due to seang surface, seat belt type
and/or airbag system. Read and follow these
instrucons, and your vehicle owner’s manual carefully.
Children aged 13 and under MUST ride in the rear seats,
away from front airbags. The only excepon is if the airbags
are turned o. When using a child restraint in a vehicle
with acve airbags, refer to the vehicle owner’s manual
for addional installaon instrucons and precauons.
For rear seat installaon, adjust the front seat forward
enough to ensure the child’s feet do
not hit the backrest of the front seat.
FAILURE TO PROPERLY SECURE YOUR CHILD AND
THE CHILD RESTRAINT IN YOUR VEHICLE INCREASES
THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IN THE
EVENT OF A SHARP TURN, SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH.
WARNING!
!
WARNING!
!
WARNING!
!
VEHICLE SEATING POSITIONS
Only use this child restraint in forward-facing vehicle
seats. Side-facing or rear-facing seats in vans, staon
wagons or trucks CANNOT be used.
WARNING!
!

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THE VEHICLE SEAT MUST FACE FORWARD. DO NOT
use the child restraint with the following vehicle seats:
• Seats which face sides of vehicle.
• Seats which face rear of vehicle.
• Rear seats of small extended cab pickup trucks.
• The front of the child restraint
MUST NOT hang over the edge
of the vehicle seat by more than
5 cm (2 inches).
Refer to the vehicle owner’s manual
for child restraint installaon
instrucons for your specic vehicle.
! DO NOT use this child restraint in a seang posion
where the vehicle seat belt or seat belt buckle is not
easily accessible with the child restraint secured in place.
5cm
SAFE VEHICLE SEAT BELT SYSTEMS
SEAT BELTS DIFFER FROM VEHICLE TO VEHICLE AND
FROM SEATING LOCATION TO SEATING LOCATION
WITHIN THE SAME VEHICLE. NOT ALL VEHICLE SEAT
BELTS CAN BE USED WITH THIS CHILD RESTRAINT.
You must determine if your vehicle’s seat belts are
compable for use with this child restraint. If you are
unsure, consult your vehicle owner’s manual or call
Harmony Juvenile Products.
WARNING!
!
! This child restraint is suitable for use in the listed
vehicles ed with 3-point with retractor safety-belts
(lap-and-shoulder).