MaxiCosi Coral XP User manual

Coral XP Base
KEEP INSTRUCTIONS
FOR FUTURE USE.
Read all instructions
before using this
child restraint.
Failure to follow the warnings on the labels
and in the instruction manual can result in
serious injury or death to your child.
4358-7973
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Vehicle
Belt
PAGE 27
LATCH:
Lower
Anchor Belt
PAGE 20
REAR-FACING
You must follow the weight and
height ranges called out in the
instruction manual that came
with your compatible car seat.
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Welcome to the Maxi-Cosi family and thank you
for choosing this car seat base.
This manual will explain how to properly use and
install the base that is to be used with a
compatible car seat carrier, also known as a child
restraint.
For important carrier use and install
information, refer to the instruction manual that
came with your compatible child restraint.
Your child’s safety is worth the time it will take to
read and follow these instructions.
Ready? Let’s go!
Page 1 will introduce you to the parts of the base.
Page 46 has our contact information. If at any
point you would like assistance, please feel free to
reach out to us.

Getting Started
Parts of Base............................................................. 1
Rear-Facing Use Requirements ................................. 2
Base Use
Adjusting Base........................................................... 5
Load Leg................................................................... 6
Release Lever for Vehicle Belt Lockoff & LATCH: Lower
Anchor Belts.............................................................. 7
Tightness Indicators... ................................................ 9
Choosing LATCH: Lower Anchor or Vehicle Belt
LATCH: Lower Anchor Use .......................................... 10
Vehicle Belt Use......................................................... 12
Rear-Facing Use With Base ........................18
LATCH: Lower Anchor Belt Install With Base .............. 20
Vehicle Belt Install with Base..................................... 27
Safety Information
Replacement and Expiration of Car Seat .................. 35
Child Restraint Use..................................................... 37
Installation in Vehicle.................................................. 38
Vehicle Seating Position ............................................. 38
Registration and Safety Notices................................... 40
Additional Information
Troubleshooting ......................................................... 42
Warranty ................................................................... 43
Replacement Parts List .............................................. 45
Dorel Juvenile Group Information................................. 46
Contents
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Parts of Base
LATCH:
Lower
Anchor
Connector
Storage
Location
Back of Base
Adjustment
Handle
Base Belt
Path Openings
Load Leg
(stored
under base)
Tightness
Indicators
Release
Lever for
Vehicle Belt
Lockoff &
LATCH: Lower
Anchor Belts Load Leg
Adjustment
Buttons
Base Angle
Indicator
Vehicle Belt
Lockoff
Top & Front of Base
This base and compatible car seat can
only be used Rear-Facing.
Your child’s height, weight, and age determine how
the car seat should be placed in the vehicle.
Children vary widely in body size, shape, and
temperament—please consult your doctor
before switching between any types or
modes of a car seat within the limits and
fit requirements of the car seat.
State Laws
Please be certain to follow your state’s laws
regarding car seat use.
American Academy of Pediatrics
Recommendations
Infants and Toddlers
Should ride in a rear-facing car seat as long as
possible, until they reach the highest weight or
height allowed by their seat.
Rear-Facing Use Requirements

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Toddlers and Preschoolers
Once they are facing forward, children should use a
forward-facing car seat with a harness for as long
as possible, until they reach the height and weight
limits for their seats.
School-Aged Children
Once they have outgrown their forward-facing car
seat, children should use a belt-positioning booster
seat until the vehicle’s lap and shoulder seat belt
fits properly. This is often when they have reached
at least 4 feet 9 inches in height and are 8 to 12
years old.
Older Children
All children younger than 13 years should be
restrained in the rear seats of vehicles for optimal
protection.
REAR-FACING
You must follow the weight
and height ranges called out
in the instruction manual that
came with your compatible
car seat.
If your child does not meet the criteria in the car
seat instruction manual, do not use this base or
the car seat.

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Adjusting Base
The base has multiple
positions to help achieve the
correct recline angle.
• The adjustment handle is
at the back of the base.
• Squeeze the adjustment
handle.
• Lift the back of base up.
• Then release the handle so
the base foot locks into a
position.
• The horizontal section of
the angle indicator will turn
completely green when
correct. No red should be
showing.
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Base Recline Angle Position
Load Leg
The load leg is stored under
the base. This is an optional
feature.
The base install is equally safe
with or without the use of the
load leg.
In a crash, load legs reduce
downward rotation, limit
rebound, provide additional
stability, and energy absorption.
• Fold the load leg out.
• Squeeze the buttons on the
load leg and pull it down until
it meets the vehicle floor.
• Release the buttons.
• Lift the front of the base while
holding the load leg in place
to lock it into position.
• It must be perpendicular to
the vehicle floor.
Do not use the load leg on top of vehicle
storage compartments. Review your vehicle
owner’s manual. Do not use the load leg if it
does not reach the floor of your vehicle. When
not in use, the load leg must be stored under
the base.

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This base has a release lever
that has two functions; one
for LATCH: Lower Anchor and
one for vehicle belts.
Lockoffs prevent the vehicle
belt from loosening after
tightening.
Opening Release Lever
Lift release lever to open
Lockoff and release LATCH:
Lower Anchor belts.
Closing Release Lever
Push down on lever to close
Lockoff and to allow the
LATCH: Lower Anchor belts to
retract.
Release Lever for
Vehicle Belt Lockoff &
LATCH: Lower Anchor Belts
• You must Lift the Release Lever in
order for the LATCH: Lower Anchor
belts to loosen.
• You must Push the Release Lever
Down in order for the LATCH: Lower
Anchor belts to tighten.
• You must Lift the Release Lever in
order to thread the lap belt or the
lap/shoulder belt under both the belt
path guides and the Lockoff.
• You must tighten the vehicle belt
BEFORE Pushing the Release Lever
Down to close the Lockoff.
• The vehicle belts must be completely
under the Lockoff.
For LATCH: Lower Anchor Belt with Base Install | Page 20
For Vehicle Belt with Base Install | Page 27

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This base has indicators that
show when the LATCH: Lower
Anchor or vehicle belt have
been securely tightened.
The red will turn completely
green when tightened
correctly. No red should be
showing.
For more information about how to tighten, see the base
install section you will be using:
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Tightness Indicators
LATCH: Lower Anchor Belt
with Base Install
Page 20
Vehicle Belt with Base Install
Page 27
Your vehicle’s features may be considerably
different than those pictured here.
The lower anchors of LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers
for CHildren) is a universal system for installing car seats
without using vehicle seat belts. The LATCH: lower anchor
belt can only be used in vehicles that have the LATCH:
lower anchor bars installed in designated seating posi-
tions. Most vehicles manufactured after September 2002
are equipped with LATCH: lower anchor bars. Review your
vehicle owner’s manual to see which seating positions
may be equipped with LATCH: lower anchor bars.
Do not use both the lower anchor belt and
vehicle belt at the same time. When used
correctly the LATCH: lower anchor belt or the
vehicle belts are equally safe.
LATCH: Lower Anchor Use
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Removing Connectors
from Storage Location
• Press in red button. Push
connector into storage
location.
• Then pull it and the belt out.
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Storing Lower Anchor Belt
When using the vehicle belt
to install or when the base
is not installed in a vehicle,
attach the connectors to the
attachments in the base as
shown.
Removing Lower Anchor
Belt from Vehicle Anchor
Bars
Press the red release button on
each connector, then pull the
connectors out of the vehicle
seat.
Vehicle Belt Use
Your vehicle’s features may be considerably
different than those pictured here.
If LATCH: lower anchors are not an option, you must use
the vehicle seat belt system to install the car seat.
Not all vehicle belts and seating positions will work
with car seats.
Please go through the steps on the next page to
understand how to lock a car seat with a vehicle
belt.
Do not use both the LATCH: lower anchor
belt and vehicle belt at the same time. When
used correctly the lower anchor belt or the
vehicle belts are equally safe.
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2
You Must Review
Your Vehicle
Owner’s Manual
Your vehicle owner’s
manual will let you know
which vehicle belts and
seating positions car
seats can be installed in.
Check How This Car
Seat Will Be Locked
Into Place
The vehicle belt must
not loosen after tighten-
ing. There needs to be a
way to lock the vehicle
belt.
The ways to lock a vehicle belt are:
• By using this base’s Lockoff, see step 3; OR
• By using the seat belt’s retractor, see step 4;
OR
• By using the seat belt’s latch plate, see step 5.
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3
Check Retractor
Retractors pull seat belts
into stored positions and
lock the belt to hold
passengers in place.
Lockoff
When used correctly,
this base’s Lockoff will
lock the vehicle belt.
Please go to the vehicle belt with base installation
section of the manual to see how to properly use
this feature.
Vehicle Belt with Base Install | Page 27
See the next page for some common types of
vehicle belt retractors that will work with this
car seat.
If you will be installing without the base—a car seat only
install following the instruction manual that came with
your car seat—you must lock the vehicle belt using the
retractor or the latch plate; continue to step 4.
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This retractor can be switched to a locking mode.
You must have the retractor in the locking mode to
use the seat belt with this car seat.
Switching to locking mode: Slowly pull the shoulder belt
all the way out, then let it go back in 1-2 in. (2.5-5 cm).
As it goes back in, you will most likely hear a ratcheting
sound.
Gently pull the belt to see if it has locked. You will not be
able to pull any more belt out if the lock has engaged.
Types of Retractors
This retractor always locks.
It will automatically lock after slowly pulling the seat belt
out at least halfway and letting the belt go back into the
retractor 1-2 in. (2.5-5 cm).
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Automatic Locking Retractor
Switchable Retractor
(most vehicles have this type)
Locking Latch Plate
If the retractor does not lock, it is most likely an Emer-
gency Locking Retractor. These retractors only lock during
a sudden stop or collision.
You will need to determine if your seat belt’s latch plate
can lock the belt. See step 5, “Check Latch Plates”.
5Check Latch Plates
Latch plates are the
part of the seat belt
that goes into the
buckle.
To see if the latch
plate locks:
1. Buckle Vehicle Belt
2. Firmly Tug Lap Por-
tion of Seat Belt While
Pulling It Up
If the vehicle belt does
not slide through the
latch plate, it’s locked.
Emergency Locking
Retractor
See Step 5, “Check Latch
Plates”.

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Emergency Locking
Retractor with a
Sliding Latch Plate
If the latch plate slides up and down the vehicle belt, it is a
sliding latch plate.
Sliding latch plates easily slip between the lap and shoulder
portions of the belt.
If you have an
Emergency Locking
Retractor with a Sliding
Latch Plate, you must
use a locking clip.
Please contact us for
one, see page 45.
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Emergency Locking Retractor Lap Only Belt
Inflatable Seat Belts
Never Use With This Car Seat
Lap/Shoulder Belt
Lap Belt
LATCH: Lower
Anchor Belt
Rear-Facing Use with Base
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You must follow the weight and height ranges
called out in the instruction manual that came
with your compatible car seat.

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Never install a rear-facing child
restraint in the front seat of a vehicle
equipped with an active frontal airbag.
Check the vehicle belt or the LATCH:
lower anchor belt before each use. Use only if
the belt can be tightened properly and locked
securely in place.
Do not fasten multiple LATCH: lower anchor
connectors on the same LATCH: lower anchor
bar in the vehicle.
Child restraint must be securely attached to base.
Do not use the load leg on top of vehicle storage
compartments. Review your vehicle owner’s
manual.
Do not use the load leg if it does not reach the
floor of your vehicle.
Do not refer to the level line on the shell when
installing with the base.
This child restraint must always face the rear of
the vehicle.
Failure to follow these warnings can result in
serious injury or death.
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Unfold Load Leg
This is an optional
feature.
In a crash, load legs
reduce downward
rotation, limit rebound,
provide additional
stability, and energy
absorption.
Do not fully extend yet.
Do not use the load leg to adjust the base
angle.
Review your vehicle owner’s manual for load
leg use.
LATCH: Lower Anchor Belt
Install with Base
1
Before you begin installing the base
into your vehicle, did you check:
Your child’s weight and height?
Refer to the instruction manual that came with your
compatible car seat.
Your child’s fit?
Refer to the instruction manual that came with your
compatible car seat.
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2Check Base Angle
If the angle indicator is
not correct, adjust the
base.
Adjust Base
• The adjustment handle
is at the back of the
base.
• Squeeze the adjust-
ment handle.
• Lift or lower the back
of the base.
• Then release the handle so the base foot locks
into a position.
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NOTE: You may need to place a
tightly rolled towel(s) or foam pool
noodle(s) under the back of the base
to help get the correct angle. Check
the padding often to make sure it is
still in place.
• The horizontal section
of the angle indicator
will turn completely
green when correct.
No red should be
showing.
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4Release LATCH:
Lower Anchor
Connectors from
Storage Location
• Press in red button.
Push connector into
storage location.
• Then pull it and the
belt out.
Attach Connectors to
Vehicle Anchors
Review your vehicle
owner’s manual for
LATCH: lower anchor
locations and LATCH:
lower anchor use.
3Lift Release Lever
You must Lift the
Release Lever in order
for the LATCH: Lower
Anchor belts to loosen.

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6
Push Release Lever
Down
You must Push the
Release Lever Down
in order for the LATCH:
Lower Anchor belts to
tighten.
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Push Down on Base
to Tighten LATCH:
Lower Anchor Belts
The belts will begin to
automatically retract
and tighten as you push
down.
Check Tightness
Indicators
The red will turn
completely green
when tightened correctly.
No red should be show-
ing.
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• Pushing down on the
base more; OR
• Reinstalling the base; OR
• Changing to a different
seating location; OR
• Switching to vehicle belt
installation
You can also check the tightness by:
If it moves more than 1 in. (2.5 cm), you can try:
• Holding the base ONLY at
the belt path with your non-
dominant hand.
• Pushing and pulling from side
to side.
• The base should not move
more than 1 in. (2.5 cm).

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LATCH: Lower Anchor
Belt with Base Install
Finished!
Check the tightness of the install often to make
sure it has not loosened.
Review your compatible car seat instruction manual for
information about attaching the car seat to the base.
Extend Load Leg
• Squeeze the buttons
on the load leg and
pull it down until it
meets the vehicle
floor.
• Release the buttons.
• Lift the front of the
base while holding
the load leg in place
as shown to lock it
into position.
• It must be perpen-
dicular to the vehicle
floor.
Do not use the load
leg if it does not reach
the floor of your vehicle.
Do not use the load
leg on top of vehicle
storage compartments.
Review your vehicle
owner’s manual.
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2Check Base Angle
If the angle indicator is
not correct, adjust the
base.
Adjust Base
• The adjustment handle
is at the back of the
base.
• Squeeze the adjust-
ment handle.
• Lift or lower the back
of the base.
• Then release the
handle so the base
foot locks into
a position.
• The horizontal section
of the angle indicator
will turn completely
green when correct.
No red should be
showing.
Unfold Load Leg
This is an optional
feature.
In a crash, load legs re-
duce downward rotation,
limit rebound, provide
additional stability, and
energy absorption.
Do not fully extend yet.
Do not use the load leg to adjust the base
angle.
Review your vehicle owner’s manual for load leg
use.
Vehicle Belt Install with Base
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continued on next page
Before you begin installing the base
into your vehicle, did you check:
Your child’s weight and height?
Refer to the instruction manual that came with your
compatible car seat
Your child’s fit?
Refer to the instruction manual that came with your
compatible car seat.

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NOTE: You may need to place a
tightly rolled towel(s) or foam pool
noodle(s) under the back of the base
to help get the correct angle. Check
the padding often to make sure it is
still in place.
4Route Belt Through
Belt Path Openings
As Shown
The lap belt or the lap/
shoulder belt both go
completely under the
belt path guides and the
Lockoff as shown.
Buckle the vehicle belt.
3Lift Release Lever
Check if Your Vehicle Belts Will Work
With This Car Seat
Review pages 12-17 and your vehicle
owner’s manual to find out what kind of
vehicle belts you have.
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6Push Release Lever
Down
The lap belt or the lap/
shoulder belt both go
completely under the
belt path guides and the
Lockoff as shown.
After the base has
been installed, if your
car has a switchable
retractor, you may also
use it to lock the belt. 32
• Tightening the belt more;
OR
• Reinstalling the base; OR
• Changing to a different
seating location; OR
• Switching to LATCH: Lower
Anchor belt installation
If it moves more than 1 in. (2.5 cm), you can try:
• Holding the base ONLY at
the belt path with your non-
dominant hand.
• Pushing and pulling from
side to side.
• The base should not move
more than 1 in. (2.5 cm).
You can also check the tightness by:
5Push Down on Base
While Tightening
Belt
You must tighten the
vehicle belt BEFORE
closing the Lockoff.
Check Tightness
Indicators
The red will turn
completely green
when tightened
correctly. No red
should be showing.

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Vehicle Belt
with Base
Install Finished!
Extend Load Leg
• Squeeze the but-
tons on the load
leg and pull it down
until it meets the
floor of the vehicle.
• Release the
buttons.
• Lift the front of the
base while holding
the load leg in
place as shown to
lock it into position.
• It must be
perpendicular to t
he vehicle floor.
Do not use the
load leg if it does not
reach the floor of your
vehicle.
Do not use the
load leg on top of
vehicle storage
compartments.
Review your vehicle
owner’s manual.
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Check the tightness of the install often to make
sure it has not loosened.
Review your compatible car seat instruction manual for
information about attaching the car seat to the base.