hifold HF01-GL User manual

Drill Hole ONLY - DO NOT Print Lines or These Words
Model Number:
•HF01-GL
•HF01-US
•HF02-US
For Children:
15 to 45 kg (33 to 100 lbs.)
90 to 150 cm (36 to 59 in.)
EU: Approved to ECE R44.04 - See Page 20
USA: Approved to FMVSS 213
•This child restraint conforms to all
applicable Federal motor vehicle safety
standards for use in motor vehicles.
•This child restraint is NOT certied for
use in aircraft.
Read this manual.
Proper use is required! Do not install or use this
booster seat until you have read and understand the
instructions in this manual and on the product labels!
MUST be used with a 3-point vehicle lap and
shoulder belt compliant with ECE R16 or equivalent
standard in other countries.
KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE USE.
Store under Seat Bottom Cover.
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• Child’s weight MUST be between
15 and 45 kg (33 and 100 lbs.).
• Child’s height MUST be between
90 and 150 cm (36 and 59 in.).
• Use only with a child that has
outgrown their car seat with a
5-point harness and can sit in
the booster seat properly for the
entire duration of each trip. If your child will not
remain seated properly, your child should use
a child restraint with 5-point harness.
•“Outgrown” means the child’s weight or height
exceeds the use limits for the car seat.
•“Sitting properly” means the child must remain
seated without slouching under lap belt, moving
shoulder belt under arm or behind back, or leaning
forward or sideways moving out of position so the
vehicle belt remains properly positioned.
- A booster seat is designed to position the adult
vehicle belt correctly on the child.
- Vehicle lap belt MUST be positioned on the
pelvis such that it is low on hips, contacting
thighs and not up on the abdomen.
- Full width of vehicle shoulder belt MUST be on
child’s shoulder (not in contact with the neck
and not off the shoulder).
Table of Contents
Weight and Height Use Recommendations..............1
hifold Booster Seat Parts......................................... . 2
Warnings........................................................4
Proper Use Checklist...............................................5
Selecting a Vehicle Seating Location.....................6
Vehicle Seat Belt Systems
Do Not Use these Vehicle Belt Systems..............8
Note About Switchable Retractors......................9
Preparing for Use
Initial Setup ....................................................... . 9
Adjusting hifold to Fit Your Child........................11
Installation and Securing Your Child.......................13
Removing Child..................................................... . 17
Removing hifold Booster Seat................................17
Re-Use After a Crash............................................ . 20
Additional Information
Certication........................................................20
Care and Cleaning.............................................21
Instruction Manual Storage................................25
Replacement Parts............................................25
Warranty.............................................................25
Product Registration........................................ . 27
Recall Information............................................. 27
Patents....................................................................28
Customer Service Contact Information................. . 28
Quick Reference Guide
Set-up and Adjustment..................................... . 30
Fold-down - Compact Storage...........................30
Weight and Height
Use Recommendations
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• Child restraint laws vary from country to country
and state to state. Check your local laws as they
may have specic use requirements.
• Do not use when:
- Child does not remain seated properly or does
not keep the vehicle belt properly positioned.
- Child’s weight exceeds 45 kg (100 lbs.).
- Child’s height exceeds 150 cm (59 in.).
- The vehicle belt ts on your child correctly
without a booster seat.
Weight and Height
Use Recommendations
hifold Booster Seat Parts
Seat
Back
Seat
Bottom
Side
Headrest
Side
Headrest
Headrest
Cover
Headrest
Side
Shoulder
Belt Guide
(Red)
Seat
Back
Cover
Seat
Back Side
Lap Belt
Guide
(Red)
Instruction
Manual Storage
(Under Seat Bottom
Cover)
Seat
Bottom Seat Bottom
Cover
Lap Belt
Guide
(Red)
Seat
Bottom
Side
Seat
Back Side
Headrest
Adjustment
Cover Headrest
Height
Adjustment
Lever
(Under
Adjustment
Cover)
Shoulder
Belt Guide
(Red)
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hifold Booster Seat Parts
Headrest
Side Fold
Lock
Headrest
Fold Lock
Tabs
To purchase a Cup Holder Accessory, contact
Carfoldio Customer Service. See Customer
Service Contact Information section.
Lifting
Recess
Model Number and
Date of Manufacture.
Headrest
Side Fold
Lock
Headrest Side
Adjustment Lock
Seat Back
Side Fold
Lock
Seat Back
Side
Adjustment
Knob
Seat Back
Fold Lock
Seat Back
Side Fold
Lock
Seat
Bottom Side
Adjustment
Lock
Carry Strap
Storage
Strap
Cup Holder Accessory -
included with some hifold
models. See Cup Holder
instruction sheet for use.
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Failure to follow these user instructions and
car seat labels can result in child striking the
vehicle’s interior during a sudden stop or
crash.
•Proper use is required:
- Read and follow all instructions and
information in this manual, on product labels,
and in the vehicle owner’s manual for booster
seat and vehicle seat belt use.
- Improper use of the booster seat or vehicle
seat belt can result in serious injury or death
in a sudden stop or crash.
•Use ONLY with children who weigh between 15
and 45 kg. (33 and 100 lbs.) and whose height is
between 90 and 150 cm (36 and 59 in.) and will
remain properly seated in the booster seat for the
entire duration of each trip.
•Use only the vehicle 3-point lap and shoulder belt
system when restraining a child in this booster
seat. Lap belt portion MUST be through both Lap
Belt Guides (Red) and shoulder belt MUST be
through Shoulder Belt Guide (Red).
•Snugly adjust vehicle lap and shoulder belt
around child, removing any twists or slack and
according to the vehicle owner’s manual.
•Only use booster seat on forward-facing vehicle
seats with child facing front of vehicle.
WARNING - DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur
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•ALWAYS properly position vehicle belts on child
and snugly adjust vehicle belts around child.
- Vehicle lap belt MUST be positioned on the lap
and supported on the pelvis such that the belt
is low on hips, contacting thighs and not up on
the abdomen.
- Full width of vehicle shoulder belt MUST be
on child’s shoulder (not in contact with neck
and not off shoulder).
- NEVER use shoulder belt loose, positioned
under child’s arm, or behind child’s back.
•NEVER use booster seat with a
2-point lap belt only or only the lap
belt portion of a 3-point lap and
shoulder belt across front of child.
Use of lap belt only can result in
serious injury or death.
•NEVER use booster seat in
a vehicle front seat location
unless recommended in
vehicle owner’s manual.
Follow use information in
vehicle owner’s manual.
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•NEVER use this booster seat with vehicle’s
ISOFIX or LATCH Anchorage System.
•Secure booster seat even when not occupied
and secure any loose objects or luggage.
Unsecured items may injure other occupants in
a crash.
•DO NOT modify this booster seat, modications
can result in a serious injury or death in a crash.
•DO NOT use booster seat if it has been in a
crash or is damaged, missing parts or the
instruction manual is missing.
•Register child restraint with the manufacturer
(for USA). See Registration section.
•NEVER leave child unattended.
• This booster seat is certied for use in motor
vehicles. DO NOT use this booster seat in the
home, on boats, on aircraft or other non-certied
applications.
•Only use accessories and replacement parts
approved by Carfoldio Ltd. Do not use
accessories or parts made by other
manufacturers (unless approved by
Carfoldio Ltd).
•Discontinue use after 7 years from date of
manufacture printed on label on bottom of seat.
WARNING - DEATH
or SERIOUS INJURY can occur
Proper Use Checklist
√Back of hifold Booster Seat MUST make contact
with vehicle seat back.
√Vehicle Lap and Shoulder Belt
MUST be properly positioned
on child.
- Shoulder Belt Guide is
above child’s shoulder and
full width of shoulder belt is
on child’s shoulder and not
in contact with neck.
- Lap Belt supported on pelvis
such that the belt is low on
hips, contacting thighs and
not up on abdomen.
-Lap and Shoulder Belt
snugly adjusted around child.
√If using a seating position with a frontal air bag,
follow the vehicle manufacturer’s instructions,
adjust vehicle seat rearward, away from air bag,
as far as possible and use booster seat and
vehicle belt according to vehicle owner’s manual.
√Child MUST be sitting up, with lower back against
Seat Back of booster seat and not slouching down
under Vehicle Lap Belt.
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•DO NOT use booster seat in a seating position
with a frontal air bag unless recommended by the
vehicle manufacturer.
•DO NOT use booster seat with
a 2-point Vehicle Lap Belt
ONLY.
•Refer to vehicle owner’s manual for information
on securing children and vehicle seat belt use.
•NOT all vehicle seat belts can be used with a
booster seat. Read vehicle owner’s manual on
booster seat use and “Vehicle Seat Belt
Systems” section in this manual.
WARNING
Selecting a Vehicle Seating Location
Notice for EU Consumers and Consumers
outside the USA, Canada, and Australia
1.This is a “Universal” child restraint. It is
approved to Regulation No. 44, 04 series of
amendments, for general use in vehicles and it
will t most, but not all, vehicle seats.
2. A correct t is likely if the vehicle manufacturer
has declared in the vehicle handbook that the
vehicle is capable of accepting a “Universal”
child restraint for this age group.
3. This child restraint has been classied as
“Universal” under more stringent conditions than
those which applied to earlier designs which do
not carry this notice.
4. Only suitable if the approved vehicles are tted
with a 3-point safety belts with retractors
approved to ECE R16 or equivalent standard.
Lap Belt Only
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Selecting a Vehicle Seating Location
•Select a vehicle seating location that faces the
front of the vehicle and has a 3-point Vehicle Lap
and Shoulder Belt system.
Select a Seating Location To Use:
1. Vehicle Front Seat Locations:
• NEVER use the hifold Booster Seat in a
vehicle front seating location unless
specically allowed by the vehicle
manufacturer and the local country’s
highway laws.
• If using a seating position with a frontal
air bag, follow the vehicle manufacturer’s
instructions, adjust vehicle seat rearward,
away from air bag, as far as possible and
use booster seat and vehicle belt according
to vehicle owner’s manual.
For vehicles with air bags, refer to vehicle
owner’s manual for child restraint installation
information.
2. Side Facing and Rear Facing Seats:
• DO NOT use side or
rear-facing vehicle
seats.
Seating Locations NOT To Use:
Side Facing
Vehicle
Seats
Rear Facing
Vehicle Seat
The U.S. National Highway Trafc Safety
Administration (NHTSA) and other transportation
authorities alerts vehicle owners that according to
accident statistics, children age 12 and under are
safer when properly restrained in vehicle rear
seating positions rather than the front seating
positions. Check your local state or country’s
highway laws for specic use requirements for
child restraint use.
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Vehicle Seat Belt Systems
This hifold Booster Seat MUST be used with a 3-point Vehicle Lap and Shoulder Belt system that can be
properly positioned on and snugly adjusted around child.
2. Passive Restraint Systems (continued):
B. Door Mounted Lap And Shoulder Belts:
•DO NOT use seating
locations where seat belts
are mounted to the door.
3.Inatable Seat Belt Systems:
•DO NOT use booster seat on a vehicle
seating location with an inatable seat belt.
Motorized
Shoulder Belt
Belts Mounted
To Door
DO NOT use these Vehicle Belt Systems
1. Lap Belts ONLY Systems:
Vehicle Seating Locations With ONLY A Lap
Belt:
•DO NOT use seating
locations with a 2-point
Lap Belt ONLY.
2. Passive Restraint Systems:
A. Motorized Shoulder Belts:
•DO NOT use seating
locations with motorized
shoulder belts.
Lap Belt Only
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Vehicle Seat Belt Systems
Notes About Switchable Retractors
Many vehicles in North America have a lap and
shoulder belt system in which the retractor can be
switched from the emergency locking mode (ELR) to
an automatic locking mode (ALR). The ALR mode
is not designed for use with booster car seats
and hifold is not recommended for use with a lap
and shoulder belt in the ALR mode.
Note: Should the lap and shoulder belt
inadvertently be switched into the automatic
locking retractor mode (ALR) and the vehicle seat
belt is locked, follow the steps below to remove the
lap belt.
1. Pull out and hold the shoulder belt to prevent
further retraction. Be aware not to allow shoulder
belt webbing to retract during this entire
procedure.
2. Have your child lean away from the vehicle
buckle.
3. Lift hifold up on the buckle side and remove lap
belt.
If the lap and shoulder belt is inadvertently switched
into the locking mode, see steps above and in
Removing Child section to remove child.
Preparing for Use
In preparing the hifold for use with your child, you
will need to adjust the height and width of the hifold
to t your child by following the steps in this section.
1.Unfold booster seat.
a. Unfold Headrest Sides -
Unbuckle Storage Straps.
Grasp both Headrest
Sides and rotate them
up into the open and
locked position.
CAUTION: Avoid pinch when
moving sides.
Keep ngers clear
of hinge.
Initial Setup
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