Kinderkraft I-CARE i-Size User manual

MODEL: I-GUARD ECE.R129.03 ver. 1.2
I-CARE i-Size
USER GUIDE
MODEL: I-CARE ECE R129.03 v.2.0

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CAUTION! The product image is for illustrative purposes only!
1.0 Use
The car seat has been designed, tested and approved in accordance with
the requirements of UN/ECE Regulation No. 129 concerning the approval of
improved child restraint systems (UN/ECE R129/03).
• The I-CARE car seat is suitable for children 40 cm to 87 cm. The maximum
child weight is 13 kg.
• The car seat must be installed in the vehicle in the rearward facing (RWF)
position on an ISOFIX CARE FX base or using the car’s three-point seat belt.
• The car seat can be installed in a car on seats indicated by the
manufacturer in the vehicle’s instruction manual. You must read the vehicle
manufacturer's instruction manual.
• In the car seat, the child is secured using the internal safety harness.

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Child’s height
Direction the car seat is facing
Affixing the car seat
40–87 cm
ISOFIX + three-point seat belt
Three-point seat belt

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2.0 Safety instructions
Please take several minutes to read this instruction manual to ensure the
child is adequately safe.
• DO NOT install the car seat on the car’s seat if such a
seat is facing rearwards or sideways to the direction of
travel.
• DO NOT place the child car seat on the car's seat fitted
with an active front air bag.
• The car seat can only be installed on the middle seat if
this seat has a three-point seat belt
• It is recommended that you install the child car seat
only on the car's rear seats.

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Information on the suitability of the car seat for use with a child seat can be
found in the vehicle's operating instructions.
•Make sure that the inner harness straps holding your child are suitable for
your child's build and are not twisted. Therefore, do not place thick clothing
under the child's belt.
•The lap straps of the seat belt must run as low as possible over your child's
pelvis to ensure optimum effect in the event of an accident.
•The seat must be replaced if it has been subjected to heavy loads in a road
accident.
•The car seat must not be modified in any way without the authorisation of
the relevant approval authority. If the seat is not installed in accordance
with the manufacturer's instructions, this may endanger life and health.
•Protect the child car seat from direct sunlight, otherwise your child may
burn themselves on the heated parts. Protect your child and the child seat
from direct sunlight.
•Never leave a child unattended in a child seat.
•Make sure that luggage and other objects are adequately secured,
especially on the shelf under the rear window, as they can cause injuries in
the event of a collision.
•The seat must not be used without the cover.
•Do not use any replacement cover other than that recommended by the
manufacturer, as it is an essential part of the seat's safety system.
•Do not use any attachment points other than those described in the
instructions and labelled on the seat.
•All hard parts and plastic parts of the child seat must be positioned and
installed in such a way that they cannot be pinched by the sliding seat or
the vehicle door under normal conditions of use.
•Check the condition of the seat regularly, paying particular attention to
the attachment points, seams and adjustment parts. Make sure that all
mechanical parts are fully functional. Never lubricate or oil components of
the child seat.

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•Do not use the seat if parts are damaged or loose.
•In an emergency, it is important to release the harness quickly. This means
that the button for releasing the harness is not fully secured.
•Set a good example for your child and always buckle up. An adult who is
not buckled up can also pose a danger to a child.
•Make sure the seat is properly secured before every car journey.
•The seat should also be secured when it is not in use. An unsecured child
seat can also cause injury to the occupants in the event of emergency
braking.
•On some car seats made of sensitive materials, the use of the car seat can
leave marks and/or cause discolouration. To prevent this, you can place a
blanket, towel or similar product under the car seat.

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A: Safety harness
B: Internal insert
3.0 Securing the child
3.1 Insert installation
The additional insert is to be used until the child reaches 76 cm.
1. Open the safety harness
2. Slide the harness to the sides of the car seat
3. Place the insert in

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A: Safety harness adjustment button
B: Internal safety harness
C: Headrest adjustment handle
3.2 Adjusting the height of the headrest
together with the internal safety harness
1. Loosen the safety harness straps completely by pressing the safety
harness adjustment button and pulling on the harness straps Remember!
Do not pull on the shoulder pads.
2. Open the internal safety harness
3. Place the safety harness on the sides of the car seat
4. Place the child in the child car seat
5. Pull the headrest adjustment handle and adjust its height to the child’s
height in one of the four available positions. When the headrest is locked
in position, you will hear a distinctive clicking sound.
The safety harness will change its height at the same time
the headrest does.

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Set the correct shoulder strap height so that the strap
enters the car seat's backrest at the level of the child’s
shoulders or slightly above.
To correctly position the child's head, make sure that the
bottom part of the headrest is in line with the child's chin.

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A: Handle adjustment button
3.3 Setting the position of the handle
To set the car seat’s handle in the desired position, follow the steps below.
1. Press the car seat’s handle adjustment button on either side
simultaneously –the handle will unlock.
2. Release the buttons and set the handle in one of four available
positions.
3. When the handle locks in place, you’ll hear a distinctive “click”.

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3.3.1 Handle positions
Position to place the child in the
car seat
Position for a carrier and affixing
to a pushchair frame
Position for installation using the
car's seat belt
Position for storing the car seat

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A: Plastic shield
4.0 Using the sun shade
The sun shade is used to prevent the direct action of sun rays on the
child's face.
1. Pull the plastic shield away from you.
2. Release the shield in the desired position.
To fold the sun shade, pull the cover in the other direction.

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A: Base’s support leg
B: Button releasing the ISOFIX connectors
C: Base’s ISOFIX connectors
D: Car seat’s ISOFIX connectors
E: ISOFIX connector installation indicator
5.0 Installation in a vehicle
5.1 Installation of the car seat in the rearward
facing position using the ISOFIX CARE FX base
5.1.1 Base assembly:
1. Unfold the base’s support leg
2. Place the base on the car's bench seat. Pressing the button that releases
the ISOFIX connector, slide it out from the base as far as possible. Do this
on both sides.
3. Hook the ISOFIX base connectors onto the car’s connectors. You’ll hear
a click, and the installation indicator will change to green.
4. Push the base as close to the car’s bench seat's backrest as possible.

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F: Leg adjustment button
G: Leg extension
H: Bottom leg installation indicator
5. Press the leg adjustment button. The extension should slide out on its
own until it reaches a point of resistance.
6. Check to make sure that the bottom installation indicator is green.

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• CAUTION! Never install the support leg on a compartment in the floor of
the car, as the compartment may collapse in the event of an accident; if you
are unsure, check the vehicle instruction manual.
• CAUTION! The support leg must never hang in the air and no objects may
be placed under it.
• IMPORTANT! Make sure that the support leg serves as a support and
does not raise the bottom part of the seat above the plane of the car's
bench seat.

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A: Handle adjustment button
5.1.2 Installing on the ISOFIX CARE FX base:
1. Set the handle to the carrier position by pressing both handle
adjustment buttons simultaneously –you should hear a distinctive click
indicating that the handle is locked.
2. Position the seat so that it is rear-facing and insert it into the base –you
should hear a distinctive click and the seat should lock into the base.

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A: Lever releasing the car seat’s lock
5.2 Removing the car seat from the ISOFIX
base and removing the base
5.2.1 Removing the car seat:
1. Press the lever releasing the car seat’s lock.
2. Lift the car seat up.

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A: Leg extension adjustment button
B: Leg extension
C: ISOFIX release button
D: Base’s ISOFIX arm
5.2.2 Removing the base:
1. Fold the support leg extension by holding both buttons on the sides of
the leg extension, and slide it up, hiding it in the rest of the leg.
2. Press the ISOFIX release button and insert the arm into the base. Do this
on both sides.
3. Remove the base from the seat and take it out of the vehicle.

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A: Handle adjustment button
B: Lap belt guide
C: Rear car seat belt guide
5.3 Installing the car seat in the rearward
facing position using the car’s seat belt
CAUTION! Before starting the installation, make sure that the car's seat is
equipped with a three-point seat belt.
1. Set the handle on the vertical position by pressing both handle
adjustment buttons simultaneously –you should hear a distinctive click
indicating that the handle is locked.
2. Place the car seat on a seat of the car that has the airbag deactivated.
3. Extend the vehicle's seat belt as far as it will go and thread it through
both lap belt guides in the car seat. Fasten the car seat belt buckle –you
will hear a distinctive click.
4. Thread the shoulder part of the car seat belt through the car seat belt
guides on the back of the car seat.
5. Position the car seat handle in the car's seat belt installation position –
facing the car's seat.

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A: Safety harness adjustment button
B: Internal safety harness
C: Internal insert
D: Shoulder pads
E: Ribbon connecting the shoulder pads
F: Internal safety harness buckle
G: Headrest
H: Lap belt guide
6.0 Removing the cover
1. Loosen the safety harness straps completely by pressing the safety
harness adjustment button and pulling on the harness straps Remember!
Do not pull on the shoulder pads.
2. Remove the internal insert.
3. Remove the shoulder pads by unfastening the snaps, and then pull the
ribbon connecting the pads through the holes in the headrest.
4. Unfasten the buckle of the internal safety harness, and then remove the
pad on the buckle.
5. Remove the fabric from the headrest, starting from the sides.
6. Unfasten the four snaps securing the cover to the front part of the car
seat's backrest.