Kinderkraft I-GROW User manual

MODEL: I-GUARD ECE.R129.03 ver. 1.2
I-GROW
USER GUIDE
MODEL: I-GROW ECE R129.03 v.1.1

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NOTE: The product graphics are for illustrative purposes!
Please read the instruction manual carefully before using the car seat for
the first time. It is your responsibility to ensure the safety of your child,
and failure to read this manual may affect it.
1.0 General information
The car seat has been designed, tested and approved for use in
accordance with the requirements of UN/ECE Regulation No. 129
concerning the approval of child restraint systems (UN/ECE R129/03).
Do not position the seat forward-facing until the child is 15 months old
and 76 cm tall.
The car seat can be installed in the car in the positions indicated by the
manufacturer in the vehicle manual. It is required to read the vehicle
user’s manual.
Please refer to the chart on the next page for correct installation
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Child's height
Car seat orientation
Car seat installation
40-105 cm
ISOFIX + Top Tether + internal safety harness
76-105 cm
ISOFIX + Top Tether + internal safety harness
100 –150 cm
ISOFIX + three-point car seat belt
three -point car seat belt

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2.0 Safety Instructions
Please take a few minutes to read this instruction manual to ensure
proper safety for your child.
•DO NOT install the car seat on rearward facing or side-
facing seats in the vehicle.
• DO NOT place the car seat on seats equipped with an
active front airbag.
• A car seat can be installed in the middle seat only if the seat
is equipped with a three-point car seat belt, ISOFIX
connectors and a Top Tether strap.
• If the car seat is installed in the front seat of the vehicle,
the front airbag must be deactivated.
•It is recommended to install the seat only in the rear seats
of the car.

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A: Headrest part of the insert
B: Fasteners
C: Insert
D: Internal safety harness
E: Internal safety harness buckle
3.0 Securing the child
3.1 Installing the insert
Use the additional insert until the child reaches 76 cm.
1. Connect the headrest part of the insert to the rest of the insert with the
fasteners
2. Detach the safety harness
3. Move the seat belt to the sides of the car seat
4. Put the insert in place
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A: Safety harness adjustment button
B: Safety harness
C: Safety harness adjuster strap
D: Safety harness
E: Safety harness buckle
3.2 Adjusting the safety harness
1. Press the safety harness adjustment button while simultaneously
pulling the safety harness to the limit.
2. Unbuckle the safety harness
3. Move the safety harness to the sides of the car seat
4. Place the child in the car seat
5. Fasten the safety harness
6. Adjust the safety harness to the child by pulling the safety harness
adjuster strap
Adjust the height of the shoulder safety harness –it should enter the
backrest flat, horizontally, just above the child's shoulders.
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A: headrest height adjuster strap
B: headrest
3.3 Headrest height
The headrest should be adjusted to the child's head well, the lower part of
the headrest should be positioned at the child's shoulder height.
1. Grasp the headrest height adjustment strap, which is located on the top
of the headrest, and pull it up gently
2. Adjust the headrest by selecting one of the nine options; when the
height is adjusted, let go of the adjustment strap
IMPORTANT: Make sure the seat headrest is locked in place
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A: Backrest angle of incline adjustment lever
3.4 Backrest angle of incline adjustment
mechanism
1. Pull the backrest angle of incline adjustment lever
2. Adjust the seat angle of incline
3. Release the lever in the required position (one of five available options)
4. Move the seat slightly until you hear a distinct "click" sound
NOTE: In the later stages of installation, remember to loosen the TT strap
before adjusting the backrest angle of incline.
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A: car seat easy spin lever
3.5 Easy spin mechanism
Easy spin mechanism is a function that helps you comfortably place or
remove your child from the car seat.
1. Pull the car seat easy spin lever
2. Rotate the car seat to the side of your choice.
3. You will hear a "click" indicating that the car seat is locked in the
selected position
4. Place your child in the car seat and secure the child with the safety
harness
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A: Safety harness adjustment button
B: Safety harness
C: Safety harness adjuster strap
D: Safety harness
E: Safety harness buckle
3.6 Securing the child with the internal safety
harness
1. Loosen the safety harness fully by pressing the button and pulling the
harness straps
2. Unfasten the buckle
3. Place the safety harness on the sides of the car seat
4. Place the child in the car seat
5. Adjust the headrest to the child's height
6. Fold the two buckle latches together to interlock and insert them into
the buckle until you hear a "click"

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A: Safety harness adjuster strap
B: Internal safety harness
3.7 Tightening the safety harness
1. Pull the internal safety harness to eliminate the clearance in the waist
section, the safety harness should lie flat.
2. Tighten the safety harness with the adjuster strap until the safety
harness lies flat on the child's body.
IMPORTANT! Make sure the safety harness is not twisted.
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A: ISOFIX arms/connectors of the car seat
B: Top Tether strap
C: Head restraint
D: ISOFIX release button
E: ISOFIX latches
4.0 Installation in the vehicle
4.1 Installation using the ISOFIX system
1. Attach the ISOFIX pads to the seat connectors in the vehicle.
2. Place the Top Tether strap on the headrest and do not block access to it
at a later stage of the car seat installation.
3. Press both sides of the ISOFIX release button and extend the ISOFIX
connector arms to their maximum length.
4. Grasp the car seat with two hands and slide both latches into the car
seat mountings. When you hear the "click" of each ISOFIX latches, push
the car seat against the backrest by applying firm, even pressure on both
sides. Grasp the car seat and check if it is securely fastened and if it is not
too loose. If it moves and the ISOFIX latches slip out, repeat the previous
steps.
NOTE: The locking latches are only properly attached when both button
indicators are completely green.
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A: Top Tether strap
B: Correct installation indicator of the strap
C: Buckle release button
4.2 Installing the "Top Tether"
1. Pull out the Top Tether strap
2. Press the buckle release button to loosen it (the length of the strap
must allow the hook to be placed to the installation point located at the
rear of the vehicle seat or in the trunk).
3. Attach the mounting hook of the strap to the vehicle's attachment point
(it is necessary to refer to the vehicle's manual).
4. Pull the mounting strap by the other end to tighten it.
IMPORTANT: The Top Tether strap must not pass over the vehicle's
headrest. It should pass under the headrest - if this is not possible, remove
the headrest (check whether this is allowed according to the vehicle’s
manual).
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4.3 Rearward facing car seat installation
4.3.1 Children between 40 and 105 cm in height
using the ISOFIX system and the Top Tether.
1. Install the car seat on the seat using the ISOFIX connectors rearward-
facing (if the car seat is already installed using the ISOFIX connectors,
change its position using the easy spin mechanism).
2. Push the car seat as far as possible into the seat and check its correct
installation - the correct installation indicators should turn green.
3. Adjust the headrest to the child's height.
4. Secure the car seat with the Top Tether strap.
5. Place the child in the car seat.
6. Secure the child with the internal safety harness
IMPORTANT: If the child has already reached 76 cm, remove the insert
before placing the child in the car seat. (See section 4.1)
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4.3.2 Forward facing installation of the car
seat for children between 76 and 105 cm in
height using the ISOFIX system and the Top
Tether.
1. Install the car seat forward-facing using the ISOFIX connectors. If the car
seat is already installed using the ISOFIX connectors, change its position to
forward-facing using the easy spin mechanism.
2. Push the car seat as far as possible to the seat of the vehicle and check
its installation - the correct installation indicators should turn green.
3. Secure the car seat with the Top Tether strap.
4. Adjust the headrest to the child's height.
5. Place the child in the car seat.
6. Secure the child with the internal safety harness
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A: Shoulder belt guide
B: Waist belt guide
4.3.3 Forward facing installation of the car
seat for children between 100 and 150 cm in
height using the three-point car seat belts.
1. Install the car seat forward-facing on the seat of the vehicle using the
ISOFIX connectors.
2. Push the car seat as far as possible to the seat of the vehicle and check
its installation - the correct installation indicators should turn green.
3. Unfasten the fasteners and uncover the car seat backrest
4. Open the car seat cover and fasten the internal safety harness inside
the car seat.
5. Place the child in the car seat
6. Adjust the headrest to his/her height.
7. Guide the shoulder belt through the green shoulder belt guide.
8. Guide the car seat belt through both waist belt guides. Fasten the car
seat belt. You will hear a characteristic "click".

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A: Internal safety harness F: Headrest
B: Internal safety harness buckle G: Fasteners
C: Internal safety harness adjustment button G: Back part of the cover
D: Buckle pad H: Back part of the cover
E: Shoulder pad I: Storage cover
5.0 Stowing away the five-point safety harness
1. Loosen the safety harness fully by pressing the button and pulling the
safety harness. Remember: do not pull the shoulder pads.
2. Remove the shoulder pads and buckle pad by unfastening the fasteners
located on the sides.
3. Place the headrest in the highest position
4. Unfasten the buckle
5. Put the buckle through the opening in the cover
6. Unfasten the fasteners and uncover the backrest of the car seat
7. Open the storage cover
8. Fasten the five-point safety harness
9. Put the fastened safety harness into the storage compartment so that it
lies flat along the backrest
10. Put the cover back on the car seat using the fasteners on the edges of
the fabric.
11. Adjust the headrest to the child's height.
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A: ISOFIX guides
B: ISOFIX release button
6.0 Removing the car seat (ISOFIX system)
1 Press the ISOFIX release buttons on both arms of the ISOFIX connector
at the same time (the colour of the indicators should turn red)
2. Slide the car seat out of the ISOFIX guides.
3. Slide the ISOFIX arms back into the car seat base

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A: Insert
B: Headrest
C: Buckle pad
D: Shoulder pad
E: Fasteners
F: Front part of the car seat backrest cover
G: Side protection
6.1 Removing the cover
1. Remove the insert
2. Move the headrest to the highest position
3. Remove the shoulder pads and buckle pad
4. Unfasten the four fasteners securing the cover to the front part of the
car seat backrest and the fasteners on the sides of the car seat
5. Remove the fabric from the headrest by pulling it slightly from the side
6. Remove the cover from the front part of the seat by gently pulling the
material on both sides.
7. Remove the cover from the side protection elements by sliding the
material off
8. Remove the fabric from the car seat by putting it over the headrest
6.2 Installation of the cover
To reinstall the cover, simply reverse the above sequence of steps.
Adjust the cover to the installation points on the car seat. Start by
installing the cover on the car seat shell and finally on the headrest
section.
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7.0 Cleaning
NOTE: Do not use the car seat without the cover.
•The cover can be removed and washed using mild powder and delicate
wash cycle (30°C).
• Follow the washing instructions on the cover label. Colours may fade if
washed at temperatures above 30°C.
•Do not spin or tumble dry the cover (the layers of material may split).
•Prolonged sun exposure of the cover is prohibited.
• Plastic parts can be cleaned with soapy water.
• Do not use aggressive cleaning agents (such as solvents).
•The safety harness can be cleaned in lukewarm soapy water.
Warning! Metal snaps should never be removed from the safety harness.
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