Harmony DEFENDER 360 3-IN-1 User manual

®Harmony Juvenile Products HMYD3HBB-F5 17/12 CAN
DEFENDER 360°
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 - 144.8 cm (27 - 57 inches)
WITHOUT HARNESS:
Weight: 18.1 - 50 kg (40 - 110 pounds)
Height: 86.4 - 144.8 cm (34 - 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
CUSTOMERSERVICEATOR AT
WWW.HARMONYJUVENILE.COM

Thank you for choosing the Harmony® Defender 360°
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: 2450 Cohen Street
Montreal, Quebec,
Canada H4R 2N6
Telephone: 

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 ............................................ 19
Safe vehicle seat belt systems .................................... 20
Unsafe vehicle seat belt systems ................................ 21
Assembling/disassembling child restraint ................. 22
Preparing child restraint for use ............................... 23
Adjusng harness shoulder straps ......................... 24
Adjusng crotch strap posion ................................ 24
Recline..................................................................... 26
Installing child restraint in harness mode:
UAS or vehicle seat belt ............................................. 27
UAS (Universal Anchorage System) ............................. 27
Installing with UAS system........................................28
Installing with lap-and-shoulder or lap-only belt system..... 29
Using Top Tether...........................................................30
Installaon safety check...............................................31
Installing locking clip....................................................32
Using child restraint with built-in harness ................ 33
Securing child in child restraint ............................. 34
Removing child from child restraint ....................... 35
Using child restraint in booster mode
(without internal harness).......................................... 36
Removing/installing harness .................................. 36
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Preparing booster seat for use ............................... 37
Securing child and booster seat in vehicle ................. 38
Installaon - booster with backrest ....................... 40
Installaon - booster without backrest .................. 42
Installing/removing shoulder belt guide.....................43
Using shoulder belt guide.......................................43
Entanglement with vehicle seat belt .......................... 44
Installing cup holder (when applicable)...................... 45
Aircra installaon ..................................................... 45
Instrucon manual storage ........................................ 45
Removing/installing fabric seat cover ...................... 46
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
2450 Cohen Street
Montreal, Quebec, H4R 2N6, Canada
or call: 
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 visit
us online at www.harmonyjuvenile.com.
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.
2. 
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
THESEINSTRUCTIONS AND THECHILD 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.
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.
! THE TOP TETHER MUST ALWAYS BE USED WHEN
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.
! ENSURE THAT THE 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
INJURY WARNINGS
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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