Mamas & Papas Vito Quick guide

Vito
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UNIVERSAL CATEGORY 9-18 Kg Y
BELTED
EN•The "Vito" car safety seat is attached to the car using a
three-point seat belt.
IT• Il seggiolino auto "Vito" viene fissato in auto con la cintura
di sicurezza a tre punti.
FR•Lesiège-auto"Vito"sefixedanslavoitureàl’aidedela
ceinturedesécuritéàtroispoints.
DE•DerAutokindersitz"Vito"wirdmitdemSicherheitsgurtan
dreiStellenimAutobefestigt.
ES•Lasilladeauto"Vito" se instala en el coche con el cinturón
de seguridad de tres puntos.
NL•Hetautozitje"Vito"wordtmeteen
driepuntsveiligheidsgordel in de auto vastgezet.

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EN•The“Vito”carseatissecuredinvehicleswiththeISOFIX
system.Seethe“IsofixBase0+1”instructionmanualforthe
vehicle installation procedure.
IT• Il seggiolino auto "Vito"siagganciainautoconilsistema
ISOFIX.Consultareilmanualeistruzionidi"IsofixBase0+1"per
le istruzioni di fissaggio in auto.
FR•Lesiège-auto«Vito»sefixedanslevéhiculegrâceausystème
ISOFIX.Consulterlemanueld’instructionsd’«IsofixBase0+1»
pourprendreconnaissancedesinstructionsdefixationdansle
véhicule.
DE•Autokindersitz„Vito“wirdmitdemISOFIX-Systemaufdem
Autositzbefestigt.DieAnleitungzurBefestigungimAuto
entnehmenSiebittedemHandbuch„IsofixBase0+1“
ES•
Lasilladeauto“Vito”seenganchaenelautomóvilconelsistema
ISOFIX.Consultarelmanualdeinstruccionesde“IsofixBase0+1”para
seguirlasinstruccionesdefijaciónenelautomóvil.
NL• Hetautozitje"Vito"wordtindeautomethetISOFIX-systeem
bevestigd.Raadpleegdegebruiksaanwijzingvan"IsofixBase0+1"
voordeaanwijzingenvoorbevestigingindeauto.
SEMI-UNIVERSAL CATEGORY 9-18 Kg Y
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1)BMADUK00*
2)BRIDUK00*
3)MUCI0094*
4)BSPDUP00*
5)SPST6757NF
IT•  Ricambidisponibiliinpiúcoloridaspecificarenellarichiesta.
EN• Sparepartsavailableindifferentcolourstobespecifiedwhenordering.
FR• Piècesderechangedisponiblesenplusieurscouleursàspécifierdanslademande.
DE• ErsatzteileinmehrFarbenvorhanden,dieinderAnfragespezifiziertwerdenmüssen.
ES• Repuestosdisponiblesenotroscoloresqueseespecificaránenelpedido.
NL• Reserveonderdelenverkrijgbaarinmeerderekleuren,bijbestellingtespecificeren.
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Product Characteristics
Group 1 “Universal” category car seat
 • ApprovedunderEuropeanstandardUN/ECER44/04for
childrenweighingfrom9to18kg(from1to4years
approx).
 • Suitableforinstallationonthemajorityofvehicleseats,but
not all.
 • Thecarseatcanbecorrectlyinstalledifthevehicle'suse
andmaintenancemanualindicatescompatibilitywith
“Universal”Group1restraintsystems.
 • Thiscarseatisclassedas“Universal”incompliancewith
stricterapprovalcriteriathanpreviousmodelsthatdonot
have approval labels.
 • Thecarseatcanonlybeusedinapprovedvehicles,fitted
withstaticorinertia-reelthree-pointsafetybelts,approved
underregulationUN/ECEno.16orequivalentstandards.
 • Two-pointbeltsandlapbeltsmustnotbeused.
Group 1 car seat with class A
“Semi-universal” Isofix Base 0+1
 • ApprovedunderEuropeanstandardUN/ECER44/04for
childrenweighingfrom9to18kg(from1to4years
approx).
 • TheuseoftheIsofixBase0+1invehiclesensuresgreater
safety.
 • EnsurethatthevehicleisfittedwithanIsofixsystem.Also
checkthelistofcarmodelsprovidedwiththeproduct.
IMPORTANT
 • “Vito”Group1,mustbefittedfacingthevehicle’s
normaldirectionoftravel.
 • Donotfit“Vito”onvehicleseatsthatfaceawayor
sidewayswithrespecttothenormaldirectionoftravel
ofthevehicle.
 • Werecommendthatyoualwaysusetherearseaton
theoppositesidetothedriver’sseat.
 • Ifitisfittedonthevehicle’sfrontseat,thecarseatshould
bepositionedasfaraspossiblefromthedashboard.
 • Theitemisgivenaserialnumber.
 • IfyouhaveanydifficultyfittingVitoinyourcar,liftup
orremovethevehicle’sheadrests.
 • Ifyourcarhasstoragecompartmentsonthefloorof
thevehicle,intheareawherethesupportlegistorest,
youshouldopenthecompartmentandrestthelegon
thebottomofit.
WARNING
• Readtheinstructionscarefullybeforeuseandkeep
themintheholderprovidedforfuturereference.
Failuretocloselyfollowtheinstallationinstructionsfor
thecarseatwillputyourchildatrisk.
 • Theassemblyandinstallationproceduresfor
Vitomustbecarriedoutbyadults.
Theassemblyandinstallationproceduresmustbe
carriedoutwithoutthechildinthecarseat.
 • Whentravellinginthevehicle,neverholdthechildinyour
armsandneverputhim/heranywherebutintheseat.In
theeventofsuddenbraking,evenatlowspeeds,thechild
wouldbeflungforward.
 • Donotinsertfingersintothemechanisms.
 • Whentravellingtakeparticularcaretomakesurethat
luggageorotherobjectsarenotlocatedwheretheymay
injurethechildinthecarseatintheeventofanaccident.
 • Donotuseinstallationmethodsdifferentfromthose
indicated.Thiswouldresultintheriskofdetachmentfrom
thevehicle’sseat.
 • Ensurethatthevehicle’sthree-pointsafetybeltsecuringthe
carseatisalwaystautandnottwisted.Itshouldbereplaced
if it undergoes significant strain due to an accident.
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 • Neverleavethechildunattendedinthecarseat:observe
him/herevenwhenhe/sheissleeping.
 • Neverremovethechildfromthecarseatwhilethevehicle
isinmotion.
 • Makesurethatthecarseatisnotobstructedbyany
movingpartsofthevehicle’sseatorbyoneofthedoors.
 • Adjusttheheightandtensionofthestraps,ensuringthat
theyaresnugtothechild'sbodywithoutbeingtootight.
Checkthattheharnessisnottwistedandthatthechild
does not release it.
 • Thiscarseatisnotdesignedforextendedperiodsofsleep.
 • Donotleavethecarseatinvehiclesexposedtothesun.
Somepartsmightheatupandbeharmfultothedelicate
skinofthechild–checkbeforeplacingthechildintheseat.
 • Donotusethecarseatwithoutitsfabriccovering,
whichcannotbereplacedwithonenotapprovedbythe
manufacturersinceitisanintegralpartofthecarseatand
thesafetysystem.
 • Donotusethecarseatwithouttheprotectivepaddingfor
the shoulder straps as they are an integral part of the car
seatandthesafetysystem.
 • Ifyouareunsureofanything,contactthemanufactureror
the retailer of this car seat.
 • Donotremovetheadhesiveandstitchedlabelsasthismight
meantheproductisnolongercompliantwithstandards.
 • Donotusethecarseatifitshowssignsofbreakage
ormissingparts,ifitissecondhand,orifithasbeen
subjectedtoviolentstressinanaccident,becauseitmight
havesufferedextremelydangerousstructuraldamage.
 • Donotmodifytheproduct.
 • Foranyrepairs,replacementpartsorinformationonthe
product,contactthepost-salesassistanceservice.Therelevant
informationisprovidedonthelastpageofthismanual.
 • Thecarseatshouldalwaysbesecuredinthevehicle,even
whenthechildisnotpresent.Intheeventofsudden
braking,itcouldinjuretheoccupantsofthevehicle.
 • Donotusethiscarseatafterfiveyearsfromthedateof
production indicated on the structure. The natural ageing
ofthematerialsmaymeanthatitisnolongercompliant
withstandards.
 • Donotuseaccessoriesthatarenotapprovedbythe
manufacturerorbythecompetentauthorities.
 Instructionsforuse
UNIVERSAL CATEGORY
Attachment in vehicles with safety belts
 1• PlacetheVitocarseatonthevehicle’sseat,facinginthe
normaldirectionoftravelofthevehicle,asshowninthe
figure.Thecarseatisequippedwithaprotectivebase.
Donotremoveitwhenfittingthecarseatwiththe
safetybelts.
 2• Tomakeiteasiertopassthevehicle’ssafetybeltsthroughthe
backofthecarseat,itisnecessarytoreclinetheseattothe
lowestpositionbyoperatingthelever,asshowninthefigure.
 3• Passthevehicle’ssafetybeltbetweentheframeandthe
shell of the car seat.
 4• Thelapbeltmustpassthroughthelowslotsmarkedin
red.Fastenthebelt,ensuringthatitclicksintoplace.
 5• ThefigureshowsVitofittedinavehicle.
 6• Checkthatthelapbelthasgonethroughthelowslots
markedinredandtightenit(Fig.a).
 7• Tocompletethesecuringprocedureinavehicle,usethe
SteadyFixdevice.Opentheclipandpassthediagonal
strapthroughit,ensuringthatitistautandnottwisted
(Fig.b).Closethesafetytab(Fig.c).
 8• IMPORTANT:Takeholdofthesafetybeltandpullit
upwardsfirmlytofitVitomorecloselytotheseatof
thevehicle(Fig.d).
Oncetheprocedureiscomplete,itispossibletorecline
theseattothedesiredposition(SeePoint2).
 Instructionsforuse
SEMI-UNIVERSAL CATEGORY
 AttachmentinvehicleswithanIsofix
Base0+1
  BeforeattachingVitototheIsofixBase,fittheBaseonthe
seatofthevehiclebyfollowingtheinstructionsprovided
withthebase.
 9• Ifthebaseisalreadyattachedinthevehicle,ensurethatits

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Isofixattachmentsareextendedtotheirmaximumlength.
10•Removetheprotectivebaseattachedtothecarseatwith
thespecialreleaseswitches(ArrowsAandB).
11•PositionthecarseatontheIsofixBase0+1andsecurethe
rearconnectorsofthecarseattotheattachmentpoints
ofthebasenearesttothevehicleseat(ArrowA).Pressthe
frontpartofthecarseatuntilitclicksintoplace(ArrowB).
12• IMPORTANT:ThetwosignalsbehindtheIsofixBasego
fromredtogreentoindicatethatthecarseatisproperly
attached to the base.
13•Pullthehandleonthebase(ArrowA)andpushthebase
withthecarseatagainstthevehicle’sseatuntiltheycan
gonofurther(ArrowB).
IMPORTANT:ItispossibletocheckthattheIsofixbase
iscorrectlypositionedbylookingatthesignalsonthe
handle.OK(green)indicatesthatthepositioniscorrect,
NO(red)indicatesthattheprocedurehasbeencarriedout
incorrectlyandmustberepeateduntilthehandleonly
showstheterm“OK”.
IMPORTANT:Oncetheprocedureiscomplete,move
thebasetocheckthatbothIsofixpointsareactually
attached.
 HowtoputthechildintheVitocarseat
14•Beforesittingthechildonthestroller,releasethesafety
harnessbypushingtheredbuttoninthebuckleoftheleg
divider strap.
15•Liftthesafetyharnessandattachthebucklestotheelastics
in the sides.
16•Sitthechildinthestrollerandadjustthesafetystraps
roundthechild’sshouldersandwaist,asshowninthe
picture.
17•Fastentheharnessbyoverlappingthetwostrapsand
insertingthebucklesintothelegdividerstrapuntilthey
clickintoplace.
18•Thechildissittingcorrectlywiththesafetyharness
fastened properly.
19•Totightenthestrap,pullthecentraladjustingstrap
towardsyouasshowninthepicture.Thestrapswill
tightenroundthechild.Becarefulnottopulltoomuch.
IMPORTANT:Donottightentoomuch(theharness
shouldbelooseenoughforyoutoslipafinger
betweenthestrapandthechild’schest).
20•Toloosenthesafetystraps,pushthebuttoninthemiddleof
thecarseatandatthesametimepullthestrapstowardsyou.
IMPORTANT:Grabholdofthesafetyharnessunder
theshoulderpads,asshowninthepicture.
 • Theseathasaboostercushionwhichissuitableforsmall
babiesandwhenthesafetyharnessesareinthefirstlevel.
Whenthechildisolder,removetheboostercushion.
21•Toremovetheboostercushion,pullitoutofthesafety
harness and the sides of the car seat.
 Howtoadjusttheheightoftheheadrest
  Theheadrestmustbeadjustedtomatchthechild’s
height.Thereare7positions.
22•Tochangefromalowerpositiontoahigherone:
pull the strap in the upper central part of the headrest
upwards.Theheadrestwillmoveatthesametime.
  Tochangefromahigherpositiontoalowerone:
pull the strap in the upper central part of the headrest
upwardsand,atthesametime,pushtheheadrestdownto
the desired position.
Whenyouhavefinished,trymovingtheheadrestto
checkitisproperlyattached.
23•Whenthestrapsarepositionedcorrectly,thechild’s
shoulderswillbejustbelowthepointwherethestrapspass.
24• IMPORTANT:Thestrapsmustnotbetoohighortoo
lowwithrespecttothechild’sshoulders.
25•TheVitocarseatcanbeinclinedin4differentpositions,
bothwhenitisattachedtothebaseandwhenitis
attachedtotheIsofixBase0+1.Toinclinethecarseat,
presstheleverunderneath(fig.a)andpullittowardsyou
intotherequiredposition(fig.b).
 • ToreleasetheVitocarseatfromtheIsofixBase0+1,pressthe
sameleverinthesameway(SeePoint10).
 Howtoremovethelining
  ToremovetheliningoftheVitocarseat:
 • sliptheboostercushionoffifthereisone(point21);
 • unfastenthesafetyharness(point14);
26•unfastenthestrapsfromthebackattachmentpoint;