Mamas & Papas flare User manual

TEFR_0113_0911_V1
© Mamas & Papas (Holdings) Ltd. 2011 are

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READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USE AND KEEP
THEM FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
YOUR CHILD’S SAFETY MAY BE AFFECTED IF YOU DO NOT
FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SAFE USE
WARNING:
• Itmaybedangeroustoleaveyourchildunattended.
• Anyloadattachedtothehandleaffectsthestabilityofthepushchair.
• Thisproductisnotsuitableforrunningorskating.
• Alwaysusethecrotchstrapincombinationwiththewaistbelt.
• Ensurethatallthelockingdevicesareengagedbeforeuse.
• Thisproductisnotsuitableforrunningorskating.
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• Achild’ssafetyisyourresponsibility.Childrenshouldbeharnessedinatalltimes
andshouldneverbeleftunattended.Thechildshouldbeclearofmovingparts
whilemakingadjustments.Thisvehiclerequiresregularmaintenancebytheuser.
Overloading,incorrectfoldingandtheuseofnon-approvedaccessoriesmaydamage
orbreakthisvehicle.Readtheinstructions.
• Thisvehicleisintendedforchildrenfrombirthupto15kg’s
(3yearsapproximately).
• Ensurethattheharnessiscorrectlyadjusted,providingasnugtaroundyourchild.
Thepushchairissuppliedwith‘D’ringharnessattachmentpointslocatedoneither
sideatthebaseofthebackrestforttingaseparateharnessconformingto
BS6684/BSEN13210ifrequired.
• Alwaysensurethebrakesareengagedwhenthepushchairisleftunattended.
• Alwaysmanoeuvreyourpushchairupanddownkerbsandstepsgently.Donotlet
yourpushchairdrop.Carryitupstairswheneverpossible.
• Thispushchairisdesignedtocarryupto1childonly.Neverallowadditionalchildren
torideonthepushchair.
• Donothangshoppingfromthehandles.Donotuseanyreplacementpartsor
accessoriese.g.childseats,raincovers,baghooks,stand-onplatforms,etc,
exceptthoserecommendedorsuppliedbyMamas&Papas.Theuseof
non-approvedreplacementpartsoraccessoriesmaydamage,orbreakormake
yourpushchairunsafe.
• Donotstoreyourpushchairinadampplace.
• Thebasketsuppliedwithyourpushchairisdesignedtoholdamaximumof3kgs.
Excessiveweightcoulddamagethebasketorimpedethesafeoperationof
thepushchair.
•Apushchairhasmanymovingparts,andsurfaceswhichmoveagainsteachother,overtimethese
surfacescanbecomedryorevenattractdirtordust.Bysimplycleaningyourpushchairchassison
aregularbasisandlightlysprayingthemovingpartswithasiliconsprayyourpushchairwillfold
andpushbetterforlonger.
•Differentenvironmentscanpresentdifferentchallengestoyourpushchair,avisittothebeach
canincreasesaltcorrosiontoparts,butsotoocanawetorsnowyday,soagainbycleaningand
lubricatingyourpushchairyoucanhelpghttheeffectsoftheenvironmentonyourpushchair.
•Whenapushchairisinuse,withallitslockingmechanismsinplace,itsasolidrigiditemdesigned
forcarryingyourchild.However,whenfoldeditstheexactopposite,impactscanknockitoutof
alignment,orputtingthingsontopofitcouldtwistitoutofshape,sowerecommendtakingalittle
morecarewithitwhenfoldedforstorage.
•Hangingbagsonthehandlesofthepushchairnotonlycreatesariskoftipping,butitcanalso
causeexcessiveandunevenwear,asweightherecausesthechassistotwistashandlesarenot
designedtobealoadbearingpart.
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•Justaswithextraweightinthebasket,orbagsonhandles,theuseofabuggy-boardreducesthe
lifeofyourproductbyincreasingtheweightontheproduct,butbyalsoputtingweightandstrain
ontopartsinadirectiontheywerenotdesignedtoexperience.Consequentlyuseoftheseproducts
invalidatesthewarrantyonpushchairs.
•Fabriccare:AlltheMamas&Papaspushchairsfabricsareshowerresistant.Shouldyourpushchair
becomewet,donotfoldthehoodorapronwhenyoutakeitinside.Alwaysallowthefabricstodry
naturallyawayfromstrongheatsourcessuchasres,radiatorsandoutofdirectsunlight.
•Whilstfabricsarecarefullyselectedandtested,washing,wearandnormalexposuretobright
sunlightmaycausetheircolourtochange.
•Theexposededgesoffabricsareoftenthersttowearandfray,rememberthiswhenstoringor
transportingyourpushchairandaccessories.
•Lightsoilingtothepushchaircanberemovedwithadampspongeandamilddetergent.Thefabric
covercanbespongedcleanusingamilddetergentifnecessary.
Care and Maintenance

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Fittingthefrontwheels
Attachthefrontwheelsbyslotting
theframeintothewheelhousingas
shown.Thewheelwillclickonceit
hascorrectlylocated.
Openingthebuggy
1: Unfastenthecatchonthe
 sideofthepushchair.Liftup
 thehandles.
2: Pushthestuddowntolock
 thepushchair.
Warning:Ensurethatallthelocking
devicesareengagedbeforeuse.

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Adjustingthebackrest
1 Lowering:locatethebackrest
 adjusterandslidethebutton
 downandpullittowardsyou.
2 Raising:pullthebackrest
 forwardandpushtheback
 restadjusterupwardstothe
 desiredposition.
Adjustingthelegrest
Pushthebuttonsoneithersideof
thelegrestandadjustthelegrest
tothedesiredangle.
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Usingthebrakes
Locking:pressthebrakepedals
downwardstoengagethebrakes.
Unlocking:liftthebrakepedals
intotheuprightpositiontounlock
thebrakes.
Usingtheswivelwheels
1 Lockingthewheels:Position
 thewheelsintothefront
 facingpositionandpullthe
 leversuptolockthemwheels.
2 Unlockingthewheels:Push
 theleversdowntoallowthe
 wheelstoswivel.
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Usingtheharness
1 Locking:pushthetwotongues
 (1)ontheendsofthestraps
 throughthebuckleonthe
 shoulderstrapsandintothe
 buckleontheendofthe
 crotchstrap.
2 Unlocking:Squeezethetongues
 together(1)andslidethem
 fromthebuckle(2).Squeezethe
 tonguestogether(3)andslide
 themfromtheshoulderstrap
 buckle(4).
Fittingthehood
Clipthehoodaroundtheframeuntil
itclicksintoplace.
Fastenthevelcrostrapsaroundthe
frame.

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Foldingthepushchair
Pushtheprimarylockingpin(1)
upwards,thenpressdownonthe
secondarylockingarm(2).
Pushdownwardsonthehandlesuntil
thepushchairfolds.
Securethelockingarm.
Fittingtheraincover
Fitthehood,seepage6.
Fittheraincoveroverthehoodwith
thepressstudsatthetop.
Attachthetwopressstudsonthe
raincovertothestudsonthefabric
cover.
Attachthetwostrapstowardsthe
bottomoftheraincoveraroundthe
frameusingthevelcropads.