Harmony HMYFLDHBB-S3 User manual

FOLDING TRAVEL
BOOSTER CAR SEAT
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
This booster seat is designed for use by children
who meet the following requirements:
Mass: 40 - 110 pounds (18.1 - 50 kg)
Height: 34 - 57 inches (86.4 - 144.8 cm)
READ THIS MANUAL
Do not install or use this booster seat unl you read
and understand the instrucons in this manual and in
your vehicle owner’s manual.
FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE THIS BOOSTER SEAT
INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR
DEATH IN A SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH.
KEEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE USE.
ECE R44/04
UNIVERSAL
kg
045122
®Harmony Juvenile Products  16/11 US

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Thank you for choosing the Harmony® Folding Travel
Booster Car Seat. You have chosen one of the safest and
most comfortable opons available for your child on the
market today.
At Harmony, we pride ourselves on bringing the
most innovave, feature-rich products to our valued
customers. We have designed this booster car seat 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
booster seat will prevent injury or death in the event of
a collision, extensive tesng has shown that this booster
seat, when used properly, can reduce the risk of a child’s
injury or death in most accidents.
REMEMBER TO ALWAYS BUCKLE UP
AND DRIVE SAFELY!
WELCOME TO THE HARMONY FAMILY!
Harmony Juvenile Products
Website: www.harmonyjuvenile.com
Mailing Address: 2450 Cohen Street
Montreal, Quebec,
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Welcome to the Harmony family! ................................ 1
Registraon informaon ............................................... 3
If you need help............................................................ 4
Warnings ...................................................................... 4
General warnings ...................................................... 4
Usage warnings ........................................................ 6
Injury warnings ........................................................ 8
Vehicle warnings ..................................................... 9
Cercaons ........................................................... 9
North America ................................................9
Europe...........................................................10
Airbag warnings ..................................................... 10
Damage warnings ................................................... 11
Mass and height limitaons ................................... 12
Parts list ................................................................ 13-14
Vehicle seang posions ............................................ 15
Safe vehicle seat belt systems .................................... 16
Unsafe vehicle seat belt systems ................................ 17
Preparing booster seat for use ................................... 18
Unfolding/folding booster seat .............................. 18
Unfolding/folding headrest ................................... 19
Installing/removing headrest ................................ 20
Adjusng headrest ................................................ 20
Installing Booster Seat ................................................ 21
Using booster seat ................................................ 21
Installaon ............................................................... 23
Entanglement with shoulder belt.............................24
Carrying and transport ............................................... 24
Installing cup holder (when applicable) ...................... 25
Aircra installaon ..................................................... 25
Instrucon manual storage ........................................ 25
Removing/installing fabric seat cover ........................ 26
Care and maintenance ............................................... 27
Warranty .................................................................... 27
TABLE OF CONTENTS

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REGISTER YOUR BOOSTER SEAT 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
booster seat.
Visit www.harmonyjuvenile.com/register to register
your child restraint online, mail-in the prepaid
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restraint’s model number, manufacturing date and
date of purchase to:
Harmony Juvenile Products
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Champlain, NY, 12919-9800, USA
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or register online:
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For recall informaon,
call the U.S. Government’s Vehicle Safety Hotline:
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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 booster seat.
GENERAL WARNINGS
WARNINGS
The safety of your child and the eecveness of this
booster seat depend on:
1.  for the booster seat in
your vehicle.
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3. Properly securing both your child and the booster
seat in the vehicle using a seat belt designed to
restrain both the booster seat and your child. Many
seat belts are NOT safe to use with this booster seat.
Please review the secons “Safe/Unsafe vehicle seat
belt systems” carefully. If in doubt about installing
this booster seat, consult the vehicle owner’s manual
or call the Harmony Customer Service Department.
WARNING!
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Follow all labels on this booster seat and in these
wrien instrucons. DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THIS
BOOSTER SEAT UNTIL YOU READ AND UNDERSTAND
THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL AND IN YOUR
VEHICLE OWNER’S MANUAL.
NO BOOSTER SEAT CAN GUARANTEE PROTECTION
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SERIOUSLY IMPACTED. However,
when correctly installed, a booster seat 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 seat belts and/or airbags.
!USE THIS BOOSTER SEAT FORWARD FACING ONLY.
! DO NOT USE THIS BOOSTER SEAT without properly
assembling it.
! DO NOT allow children to play with this booster seat.
!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
belt. Make it a rm rule that the vehicle does not move
FAILURE TO PROPERLY READ, FOLLOW AND USE
THESE INSTRUCTIONS AND THE BOOSTER SEAT
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 booster seat. Even if this booster seat
seems easy to install and use, it is VERY IMPORTANT
to read and understand these instrucons and the
vehicle owner’s manual.
WARNING!
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unl everyone is buckled up. MAKE NO EXCEPTIONS.
! Harmony Juvenile Products advises against loaning
or passing along a booster seat. DO NOT USE A
SECOND-HAND BOOSTER SEAT or a booster seat
whose history you do not know.
! To prevent injury due to deterioraon, hidden damage,
etc., disconnue use of this booster seat aer  
YEARS. There is an expiry date for use of this booster
seat indicated on the underside of the booster seat base.
STOP USING THE BOOSTER SEAT AND THROW IT AWAY
on 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 booster seat in a safe place when not in use.
DO NOT place heavy objects on top of the booster seat
while in storage.
! DO NOT remove any sckers or warnings as they
contain important informaon.
USAGE WARNINGS
!ALWAYS ASSIST YOUR CHILD WHEN
GETTING INTO AND OUT OF THE
BOOSTER SEAT.
!NEVER LET YOUR CHILD LEAN ON
THE ARMREST WHEN GETTING INTO
OR OUT OF THE BOOSTER SEAT TO PREVENT THE
SEAT FROM TIPPING.
!ENSURETHATTHEBOOSTERSEATISLEVEL,STABLEAND
DOES NOT ROCK SIDE-TO-SIDE. IF THE BOOSTER SEAT
IS NOT STABLE, TRY ANOTHER SEATING LOCATION. IN
VEHICLES WITH WIDE, FLAT SEATS, A ROLLED TOWEL
CAN BE USED ON THE OUTBOARD (DOOR) SIDE TO
ADD STABILITY TO THE BOOSTER SEAT. DO NOT ADD
ANYTHING BEHIND OR UNDER THE BOOSTER SEAT.
WARNING!
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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.
The Naonal Highway Trac Safety Administraon
(NHTSA) and the U.S. Department of Transportaon
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 booster seats are
properly installed. Please contact your local emergency
services department to see if and when they oer this
service.
! DO NOT allow others to install or use this booster seat
unless they read and understand all the instrucons
and labels.
! DO NOT GIVE THIS BOOSTER SEAT 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 booster seat use, keep and store this
instrucon manual and refer to it when necessary.
! DO NOT LEAVE A BOOSTER SEAT UNSECURED IN YOUR
VEHICLE. In a collision, sharp turn or sudden stop, an
unsecured booster seat can injure other occupants.
Remove it or make sure that it is securely aached
to the vehicle using UAS (if available) or the vehicle’s
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! INJURIES MAY OCCUR EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT IN A
CRASH if the booster seat is not properly installed or if
your child is not properly secured in the booster seat.
! 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 booster seat from
protecng the child as well as it should.
! The rigid items and plasc parts of a child restraint
shall be so located and installed that they are not
liable, during everyday use of the vehicle, to become
trapped by a movable seat or in a door of the vehicle.
! It is recommended that any luggage or other 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.
! This child restraint MUST always be used with the
fabric cover provided by the manufacturer.
! The child restraint shall not be used without the cover.
!The seat cover should not be replaced with any other
than the one recommended by the manufacturer
because the cover constutes an integral part of the
restraint performance.
! PARTS OF THE BOOSTER SEAT 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 booster seat. Cover the
booster seat with a towel or blanket when the vehicle
is parked in direct sunlight.
INJURY WARNINGS

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This booster seat conforms to the Canadian Motor
Vehicle Safety Standards 213.2, the Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standards 213.2,and is cered 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.
This booster seat 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 booster seat.
This restraint is NOT CERTIFIED for aircra use.
This booster seat is NOT compable with vehicle child
restraint Universal Anchorage Systems (UAS).
CERTIFICATIONS
NORTH AMERICA
! Use ONLY the vehicle’s 3-point lap-and-shoulder belt
system when restraining a child in this booster seat.
DO NOT use this booster seat with 2-point vehicle
belts (lap-belt only or shoulder-belt only). Your child
would be seriously injured in the event of a crash.
! DO NOT use this booster seat with unsafe vehicle
seat belts listed in secon “Unsafe vehicle seat belt
systems” of this manual.
! DO NOT use this booster seat if it can’t be properly
installed. In very few vehicles, the booster seat cannot
be properly installed because of the type of seat, seat
belt system and/or airbag system. Read and follow these
instrucons, and your vehicle owner’s manual carefully.
VEHICLE WARNINGS

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This is a “Universal” child restraint. It is approved to the
requirements of the European Standard for Child Safety
Seat Equipment under Regulaon No. 44, 04 series of
amendments, for general use in vehicles and it will t
most, but not all, car seats.
A correct t is likely if the vehicle manufacturer has declared
in the vehicle handbook that the vehicle is capable of
accepng a “Universal” child restraint for this age group.
This child restraint has been classied as “Universal”
under more stringent condions than those which
applied to earlier designs which do not carry this noce.
If in doubt, consult either the child restraint manufacturer
or the retailer.
!Only suitable for use in the listed vehicles ed with
3-point with retractor safety-belts, approved to ECE
Regulaon No. 16 or other equivalent standards.
This restraint is NOT CERTIFIED for aircra use.
This booster seat 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 booster seat.
This booster seat is NOT compable with vehicle child
restraint Universal Anchorage Systems (UAS).
AIRBAG WARNINGS
! NEVER PLACE THIS BOOSTER SEAT IN A VEHICLE
SEATING LOCATION THAT HAS AN ACTIVE 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 booster seat installaon.
This booster seat may be used in a rear seang posion
equipped with side impact airbags providing they are:
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• Roof mounted;
• “Curtain” type deployment;
• Will NOT interfere with, impact or in any way
reposion the booster seat 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 booster seats.
! It is recommended that the device should be changed
when it has been subject to violent stresses in an accident.
! DO NOT USE A BOOSTER SEAT THAT HAS BEEN IN
AN ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND. An accident can cause
damage to the booster seat that you cannot see.
! DO NOT use this booster seat if it is damaged in any
way or has missing parts.
! NEVER use a cut, frayed or damaged vehicle seat belt.
! DO NOT tamper with or modify the booster seat, for
any reason.
! [EUROPE] It is dangerous to make any alteraons or
addions to the device without the approval of the
Type Approval Authority.
!DO NOT use anything to raise the booster seat o the
vehicle seat. Untested modicaons, such as adding
extra padding, could aect the safety of the booster
seat and result in serious injury or death in a crash.
! DO NOT, EXCEPT AS DESCRIBED IN THESE
INSTRUCTIONS, MODIFY YOUR BOOSTER SEAT,
DISASSEMBLE ANY PART OR CHANGE THE WAY THE
VEHICLE SEAT BELTS ARE USED. This includes any
accessories or parts by other manufacturers as non-tested
accessories can aect the safety of the booster seat.
DAMAGE WARNINGS

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 86.4 - 144.8 cm (34 - 57 inches).
• The shoulder belt MUST lie across child’s shoulder and
the lap poron of the belt MUST be posioned low on
the child’s hips ❶.
• Child’s ears MUST BE BELOW the top of the booster seat
headrest ❷. If tops of ears are above the top of the booster
seat headrest, child is too large for the booster seat.
! WARNING: Verify your child’s mass and height
frequently. DO NOT guess.
DO NOT USE THIS BOOSTER SEAT IF YOUR CHILD DOES
NOT MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS LISTED BELOW.
WARNING!
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MASS AND HEIGHT LIMITATIONS
Harmony Juvenile Products recommends that you
ALWAYS conrm state laws with local authories. Laws
vary from state to state regarding minimum / maximum
booster seat requirements for age, mass and height.

A - Headrest
B – Backrest and base
C – Locking strap
D - Shoulder Belt Guides
E - Cup Holder
F - Headrest Fabric Cover (Pre-Installed)
G - Backrest Fabric Cover (Pre-Installed)
H - Seat Fabric Cover (Pre-Installed)
I - 1-Hand Headrest Height Adjustment Handle
J - Headrest folding levers
K - Backrest folding lever
L - Headrest Locking Tab
M - Instrucon Manual Storage
N – Carry Handle
TO PURCHASE REPLACEMENT PARTS:
In the United States or Canada, please
contact us at www.harmonyjuvenile.com
or by calling 1-877-306-1001.
PARTS LIST
IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS, PLEASE DO
NOT RETURN THIS PRODUCT TO THE PLACE
OF PURCHASE. PLEASE CONTACT CUSTOMER
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IMPROPER PLACEMENT OF THE BOOSTER SEAT
INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
Some seang posions in your vehicle may NOT be
safe for this booster seat. Some vehicles have NO
seang posions which are compable with this
booster seat 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 booster seat 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 BOOSTER SEAT IN YOUR VEHICLE INCREASES
THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IN THE
EVENT OF A SHARP TURN, SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH.
WARNING!
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WARNING!
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WARNING!
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VEHICLE SEATING POSITIONS
Only use this booster seat 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 booster seat 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 booster seat
MUST NOT hang over the edge
of the vehicle seat by more than
2 inches (5 cm).
Refer to the vehicle owner’s
manual for booster seat installaon
instrucons for your specic vehicle.
! DO NOT use this booster seat in a seang posion where
the vehicle seat belt or seat belt buckle is not easily
accessible with the booster seat secured in place.
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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 BOOSTER SEAT.
You must determine if your vehicle’s seat belts are
compable for use with this booster seat. If you are
unsure, consult your vehicle owner’s manual or call
Harmony Juvenile Products.
WARNING!
!
Review your vehicle owner’s manual for vehicle seat
belt use with booster seats.

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UNSAFE VEHICLE SEAT BELT SYSTEMS
This booster seat can be installed properly using MOST
vehicle 3-point lap-and-shoulder seat belts. However,
some vehicle seat belts are not safe to use as their
anchoring points for the lap belt may not allow for a
secure installaon. NEVER use any unsafe vehicle seat
belt systems.
DO NOT USE ANY OF THE
FOLLOWING VEHICLE SEAT BELT
SYSTEMS WITH THIS BOOSTER SEAT:
! NEVER use a lap-only belt.
! NEVER use a non-locking vehicle
seat belt (ELR). This seat belt
type locks only when the vehicle
slows, changes direcon or stops
suddenly.
! NEVER use motor driven automac
seat belts.
! NEVER use a vehicle seat belt
system where the lap and shoulder
belts have independent retractors.
! NEVER use a vehicle seat belt
system with top or boom
anchorage points aached to the
door in any way.
! NEVER use lap belts whose anchor
points are forward of the seat
crease.
! NEVER use a seat belt system
whose anchor points allow the
booster seat to slide from side to
side when buckled in.

!ENSURE the vehicle shoulder belt’s posion is correct
for your child’s size. VERIFY OFTEN.
! WARNING: DO NOT use this booster seat if the
midpoint of your child’s head is above the top of the
vehicle seat back/vehicle headrest.
PREPARING BOOSTER SEAT FOR USE
WARNING!
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MOST COMMON MISTAKE PEOPLE MAKE. IT IS
VERY IMPORTANT TO READ, UNDERSTAND AND
FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS.
DO NOT MISTAKE COMFORT FOR SAFETY. THE
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BELT MUST BE SNUGLY ADJUSTED AT ALL TIMES.
1. Idenfy the locking strap
at the front of the booster
seat (see “Parts list”). Undo
locking strap by removing
elasc loop. Store strap
under fabric seat pad for
future use.
2. Remove folded headrest
(stored inside booster) and
set aside.
3. With the booster seat base at on a surface, squeeze
the BACKREST LEVER and li the backrest into
the vercal posion ❶. Release the lever to lock
backrest into place.
UNFOLDING/FOLDING BOOSTER SEAT
❶
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1. Fully open both sides of
the headrest. Each side
should automacally
lock into place when fully
open ❶.
! ENSURE THAT THE SIDES
OF THE HEADREST ARE
COMPLETELY LOCKED
INTO PLACE BY GENTLY
PUSHING THEM TOWARDS THE FOLDED POSITION.
! CHECK BOTH HEADREST LEVERS TO ENSURE THEY
ARE FULLY ENGAGED. MANUALLY
PUSH EACH LEVER TOWARDS
THE FRONT OF THE BOOSTER
TO ENSURE THEY HAVE FULLY
RETRACTED/LOCKED INTO THE
LEVER GUIDE ❷.
! ENSURE THAT THE HEADREST
FABRIC DOES NOT INHIBIT
HEADREST FROM FULLY OPENING.
2. To refold the headrest, squeeze each headrest lever
and gently fold headrest at.
3. Store folded headrest inside folded backrest for easy
transport.
UNFOLDING/FOLDING HEADREST
❶
4. ENSURE THAT BACKREST
IS COMPLETELY VERTICAL
AND LOCKED INTO PLACE
❷BY GENTLY PULLING/
PUSHING IT TOWARDS
THE FOLDED POSITION.
5. To refold backrest, squeeze
backrest lever and gently fold backrest at against the
seat base.
❷
❷
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