Harmony V7 User manual
®2013 Harmony Juvenile Products 12/10
This child restraint is designed for use by children
who meet the following requirements:
Weight: 10 - 23 kg (22 - 50 pounds)
Height: 74 - 114 cm (29 - 45 inches)
Weight: 18 - 50 kg (40 - 110 pounds)
Height: 102 - 145 cm (40 - 57 inches)
Do not install or use this child restraint unl you read
and understand the instrucons in this manual.
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Thank you for choosing the
. You have chosen one of the safest
and most comfortable opons available for your child
on the market today.
At Harmony, we pride ourselves on bringing the
most innovave, 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 tesng 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
instrucons and warnings for this child restraint. The
safety of your child depends on the proper installaon
and use of this child restraint.
Website:
Mailing Address:
Telephone:
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Welcome to the Harmony family ............................... 1
Registraon informaon ............................................. 4
If you need help ........................................................ 5
Warnings ..................................................................... 6
General warnings .................................................... 6
Usage warnings ...................................................... 7
Injury warnings ...................................................... 9
Vehicle warnings .................................................... 9
Cercaons .......................................................... 10
Airbag warnings ..................................................... 10
Damage warnings ................................................... 11
Choosing an appropriate vehicle seat locaon .......... 12
Height and weight limitaons ................................... 13
With built-in harness ............................................. 14
Without built-in harness, with back support ........ 14
Without built-in harness, without back support ... 15
Maximum height ..................................................... 16
Parts list ................................................................ 17-19
Assembling/Unassembling child restraint ................. 20
Vehicle seang posions ........................................... 21
Installing child restraint: UAS or vehicle seat belt ... 22
Safe vehicle seat belt systems ................................... 22
Unsafe vehicle seat belt systems ............................ 23
Installing locking clip ................................................ 24
Using Top Tether ....................................................... 25
Preparing child restraint for use ............................ 26
Adjusng harness shoulder straps ....................... 27
Adjusng crotch strap posion .......................... 28
Installing child restraint .......................................... 29
Recline .................................................................. 29
UAS (Universal Anchorage System) ....................... 30
Installing with UAS system ................................. 31
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Installing with Lap/Shoulder or
Lap-Only belt system ............................................... 32
Installaon safety check ......................................... 33
Using child restraint with built-in harness .......... 34
Securing child in the child restraint ................. 34
Removing child from the child restraint .......... 36
Using child restraint in booster mode
(without internal harness) ....................................... 37
Removing/Installing harness ................................ 37
Booster with backrest ............................................. 38
Securing child and booster seat in vehicle ........ 40
Booster without backrest ........................................ 42
Installing shoulder belt guide .............................. 43
Using shoulder belt guide .................................. 44
Removing shoulder belt guide ........................... 44
Removing/Installing fabric seat cover .................... 44
Installing cup holder (when applicable) ............... 45
Care and maintenance ........................................... 46
Aircra installaon .................................................. 46
Instrucons manual storage ................................... 47
Warranty ................................................................... 47
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Child
restraints could be recalled for safety reasons. You must
register this restraint to be reached in the event of 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 your
child restraint base.
or call
or register online:
For recall informaon, any quesons you may have, or
to make a change of address or contact informaon
please call Customer Service at 1-877-306-1001 or visit
us online at www.harmonyjuvenile.com.
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Our Customer Service Department is standing by
to help you with any quesons or concerns you
may have regarding installaon, use, care, parts
and/or maintenance. Please have your product’s
model number and manufacturing date available when
contacng us. These numbers can be found on a label
on the underside of your child restraint. You can reach
us at www.harmonyjuvenile.com or 1-877-306-1001.
Model Number: _______________________________
Manufacture Date: _____________________________
Date of Purchase: ______________________________
Please ll in the informaon below for future reference.
The model number and manufacturing date can be
found on a label on the underside of your child restraint
base.
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Follow all labels on this child restraint and in these
wrien instrucons.
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.
However, when correctly installed, a child restraint
will substanally improve the chances for survival and
reduce the risk of serious injury in most crashes.
Carefully follow the instrucons 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.
. Your child’s safety depends on the proper
installaon and use of this child restraint. Even if this
child restraint seems easy to install and use on your
own, it is to read and understand
these instrucons and the vehicle owner’s manual.
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assist your child when geng into and out of
your child restraint/booster seat.
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let your child lean on the armrest
when geng into or exing the child restraint/
booster seat to prevent the seat from pping.
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without properly
assembling it.
allow children to play with this child restraint.
leave children alone in a vehicle under any
circumstance.
Set a good example by wearing your seat belt.
Make it a rm rule that the vehicle does not move unl
everyone is buckled up. .
Harmony Juvenile Products advises against loaning
or passing along a child restraint.
or a child restraint
whose history you do not know.
To prevent injury due to deterioraon, hidden
damage, etc., disconnue use of this child restraint
aer six years. There is an expiry date for use of this
child restraint indicated on the underside of the child
restraint base.
aer 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.).
Transport Canada recommends that children under the
age of 12 years be placed in the back seat of the vehicle
and away from acve front airbags.
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According to accident stascs,
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Please study the secon “Choosing an appropriate
vehicle seat locaon” (pg. 12).
Many local police and re departments frequently hold
safety inspecon events to ensure that child restraints
are properly installed. Please contact your local
emergency services department to see if and when they
oer this service.
. Failure to use
the vehicle seat belt Top Tether, or UAS 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.
allow others to install or use this child restraint
unless they read and understand all the instrucons
and labels.
to someone else
without also giving them this instrucon manual.
To ensure proper child restraint use, keep and store
this instrucon manual and refer to it when necessary.
. 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
aached to the vehicle seat using the vehicle seat belts
top tether, or UAS top tether. If not using
UAS and/or Top Tether, make sure UAS and Top Tether
connectors are properly stored on back of the child
restraint.
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use this child restraint with unsafe vehicle
seat belts listed in secon “Unsafe vehicle seat belt
systems” (pg. 23) of this manual.
use this child restraint if it can’t be properly
installed. It is possible that your vehicle has no suitable
seang posion for this child restraint due to seat belt
type, airbag system and/or lack of locaon of a tether
if the child restraint is not properly installed
or if your child is not properly secured in the child
restraint.
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
protecng the child as well as it should.
leave loose objects, e.g. books, bags, etc.,
in the back of a vehicle. In the event of a sharp turn,
sudden stop or crash, loose objects will keep moving,
potenally causing serious injuries.
Store the child restraint in a safe place when not in
use. place heavy objects on top of the child
restraint while in storage.
. Contact with these parts can injure your child.
touch the surface of any metal or plasc
parts before pung your child in the child restraint.
Cover the child restraint with a towel or blanket when
the vehicle is parked in direct sunlight.
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This child restraint system conforms to Canada Motor
Vehicle Safety Standards, secon 213 and 213.2.
: This child
restraint conforms to Canada Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards 213 and is cered for use in passenger
motor vehicles and aircra.
: This child
restraint (booster seat) conforms to Canada Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard 213.2 and is cered for use
in passenger motor vehicles only. This restraint is
for aircra use when used as a booster
the harness.
This child restraint must 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.
This child restraint is compable with vehicle child-
restraint niversal nchorage ystems (UAS).
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An inang airbag may cause serious injury or death.
Refer to your vehicle owner’s manual for informaon
about airbags and child restraint installaon.
strap anchor. Read and follow these instrucons, and
your vehicle owner’s manual carefully.
aach two UAS lower connectors to the same
anchor point.
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. An accident can
cause damage to the child restraint that you cannot
see.
use this child restraint if it is damaged in any
way or has missing parts.
tamper with or modify the child restraint,
including the buckles, harness system or UAS, for any
reason.
use a cut, frayed or damaged vehicle seat belt,
UAS belt or harness.
use anything to raise the child restraint o
the vehicle seat. Untested modicaons such as
adding extra padding could aect the safety of the
child restraint and result in serious injury or death in
a crash.
This includes any accessories or parts by other
manufacturers as non-tested accessories can aect
the safety of the child restraint.
This child restraint may be used in a rear seang posion
equipped with side impact airbags providing they are:
• Roof mounted;
• “Curtain” type deployment;
• Will interfere with, impact or in any way
reposion the child restraint when inated.
Please refer to your vehicle owner’s manual for airbag
type, and for appropriate use with child restraints.
Transport Canada reports that according to accident
stascs, children aged 12 and under are safest when
riding in the seats, away from front airbags. The
only excepon is if airbags are turned o. When using
a child restraint in a vehicle with airbags, refer to the
vehicle owner’s manual for addional child restraint
installaon instrucons and
precauons.
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Some seang posions in your vehicle may be
safe for this child restraint. Some vehicles have
seang posions which are compable with this child
restraint. If in doubt, consult your vehicle owner’s
manual or call Harmony Juvenile Products.
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Only use this child restraint in forward-facing vehicle
seats. Side-facing or rear-facing seats in vans, staon
wagons or trucks be used.
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. 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
hang over the edge
of the vehicle seat.
Refer to the vehicle owner’s manual for child restraint
installaon instrucons for your specic vehicle.
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Your child must meet requirements:
• : Between 10 and 23 kg (22 and 50 lbs).
• : Between 74 and 114 cm (29 and 45 inches).
• At least one year old.
• Shoulders are top
harness slots.
• Child’s ears
top of the child restraint. If
tops of ears are above the
top of the child restraint, the
child is too large for the child
restraint.
Your child must meet requirements:
• : Between 18 and 36 kg (40 and 80 lbs).
• : Between 102 and 130 cm (40 and 51 inches).
• The shoulder belt lie across child’s shoulder and
the lap poron of the belt be posioned low on
the child’s hips.
• Child’s ears top of the booster seat.
: Verify your child’s height and weight
frequently. guess before choosing the proper
setup for your child.
Harmony Juvenile Products recommends using the child
restraint the internal harness system as long as
possible unl the weight or height limits specied are
reached.
Harmony Juvenile Products recommends that you
conrm provincial laws with local authories.
Laws vary from province to province regarding minimum
/ maximum child restraint requirements for age, weight
and height.
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If tops of ears are above the
top of the booster seat, child is
too large for the booster seat.
Your child must meet requirements:
• : Between 18 and 50 kg (40 and 110 lbs).
• : Between 102 and 145 cm (40 and 57 inches).
• The shoulder belt lie
across child’s shoulder and the
lap poron of the belt
be posioned low on the
child’s hips.
• Child’s ears
the top of the vehicle
seat back/vehicle headrest.
If tops of ears are above the
top of the vehicle seat back/
vehicle headrest, child is too large for the booster seat.
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Child is too tall when top of ears
(mid-point of child’s head) are above the top of the
child restraint.
Child is too tall when top of
ears (mid-point of child’s head) are above the top of
the vehicle seat back or vehicle headrest.
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- Backrest fabric cover (pre-installed)
- Shoulder harness slots (x3)
- Shoulder pads
- Chest clip
- Harness
- Harness buckle and clips
- Crotch strap and pad
- Seat fabric cover (pre-installed)
- Metal up-front harness adjuster buon
(above strap)
- Up-front harness adjustment strap
- Recline knob
- Cup holder
- Top tether
- Harness splier plate
- Universal Anchorage System “UAS”
- Locking clip
- Shoulder belt guide with 1.3 cm screw
- Storage pouch
In the United States or Canada, please
contact us at www.harmonyjuvenile.com
or by calling 1-877-306-1001.
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