mifold One Grab-and-Go Booster MF06-US User manual

the non-folding Grab-and-Go Booster™
Model Number: MF06-US
For Children:
at least 4 years of age
40 to 100 lbs. (18 to 45 kg)
40 to 57 inches (102 cm to 145 cm)
•This child restraint conforms to all
applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards for use in motor vehicles.
•This child restraint is NOT certified for use
in aircraft.

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• ChildMUSTbeatleast
4 years old.
• Child’sweightMUSTbe
 between40and100lbs.
(18 and 45 kg).
• Child’sheightMUST
 bebetween40and
57 inches (102 and
145 cm).
• Discontinueusewhen:
 –Topofchild’searsareabovetopof
vehicle seat back or headrest.
 –Child’sweightexceeds100lbs.(45kg).
Weight and Height Use Recommendations .......1
mifold One – Booster Seat Parts ........................2
Warnings...........................................................3-4
ProperUseChecklist ...........................................5
Selecting a Vehicle Seating Location ..............6-8
Vehicle Seat Belt Systems ...............................8-9
Inflatable Seat Belt Systems ...............................9
NoteAboutSwitchableRetractors..................10
Preparing for Use .........................................11-12
SecuringChildonBoosterSeat ..................13-16
RemovingChildfromBoosterSeat..................17
Removing and Storage of Booster Seat ...........18
Re-UseAfteraCrash ........................................19
Additional Information .................................20-23
Table of Contents Weight and Height
Use Recommendations

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mifold One – Booster Seat Parts
Shoulder Belt
Guide Strap
Seat Pad
Instruction Manual
Storage
Lap Belt Guide
Lap Belt Slot
Lap Belt Guide
Release Button
Lap Belt Guide
Release Button
Booster Seat
Lap Belt Slot
Lap Belt Guide
Shoulder Belt Guide
Shoulder Belt Guide
AdjustmentClip
Shoulder Belt Slot

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•Useonlythevehicle’slapandshoulderbelt
 systemwhenrestrainingachildinthis
Booster Seat. Lap belt portion MUST be
inserted through both belt guides.
•Snuglyadjustvehiclelapandshoulderbelt
 aroundchildaccordingtovehicleowner’s
manual.
•Alwaysproperlypositionvehiclebeltsonchild
and snugly adjust vehicle belts around child.
 –VehiclelapbeltMUSTbepositionedlowon
hips, contacting thighs and not up on the
abdomen.
– Vehicle shoulder belt MUST be centered on
  child’sshoulder(nottouchingneckandnot
off shoulder).
– NEVER use shoulder belt loose, positioned
  underchild’sarm,orbehindchild’sback.
WARNING - DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur
Failure to follow these instructions and car
seat labels can result in child striking the
vehicle’s interior during a sudden stop or
crash.
•Properuseisrequired:
 –Readandfollowallinstructionsand 
information in this manual, product labels,
  andinthevehicleowner’smanualfor 
Booster Seat and vehicle seat belt use.
– Improper use of the Booster Seat or vehicle
seat belt can result in serious injury or
death from a sudden stop or crash.
•UseONLYwithchildrenwhoweighbetween
 40and100lbs.(18and45kg.)andwhose 
 heightisbetween40and57inches(102and
145 cm) and are at least 4 years old.

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•DONOTuseBoosterSeatifithasbeenina
crash or is damaged, missing parts or the
instruction manual is missing.
•Registerchildrestraintwiththemanufacturer.
See Registration section.
•NEVER leave child unattended.
•This Booster Seat is certified for use in motor
 vehicles.DONOTusethisBoosterSeatin
the home, on boats, on aircraft or other
non-certified applications.
•OnlyuseBoosterSeatonforward-facing
 vehicleseatswithchildfacingfrontofvehicle.
•Discontinueuseafter7yearsfromdateof
manufacture printed on Shoulder Belt Guide
 AdjustmentClip.
•NEVERuseBoosterSeatwithonlyavehicle
lap belt across front of child. Use of lap belt
only can result in serious injury or death.
•NEVER use Booster Seat in a vehicle front
seat location unless recommended in vehicle
 owner’smanual.
•DiscontinueuseofBoosterSeatwhentopof
 child’searsareabovetopofvehicleseatback
or headrest. Severe head and neck injuries
 canresultwithoutproperheadsupport.
•NEVERusethisBoosterSeatwithvehicle’s
 LATCHcarseatattachmentsystem.
•SecureBoosterSeatevenwhennotoccupied.
Unsecured items may injure other occupants
in a crash.
WARNING - DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur

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√ChildMUSTbesittingup,withbackagainst
 vehicleseatbacknotslouchingdownunder
Vehicle Lap Belt.
√Topofchild’searsare
 belowtopofvehicleseat
back or vehicle headrest.
√BoosterSeatandchild’sbackMUSTmake 
 contactwithvehicleseatback.
√Vehicle Lap and Shoulder
Belt MUST be properly
positioned on child.
 –LapBeltlowonhips,
contacting thighs and not
up on the abdomen.
– Shoulder Belt centered on
  child’sshoulder.
– Lap and Shoulder Belt snugly adjusted
around child.
√Ifusingaseatingpositionwithafrontal
 airbag,adjustvehicleseatback,awayfrom 
airbag, as far as possible according to vehicle
 owner’smanual.
Proper Use Checklist
No car seat can guarantee protection from
injury in every situation, but proper use helps
reduce the risk of serious injury or death.

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•Refertovehicleowner’smanualforinformation
on securing children and vehicle seat belt use.
•NOTallvehicleseatbeltscanbeusedwiththe
 BoosterSeat.Readvehicleowner’smanualon
Booster Seat use and the “Vehicle Seat Belt
Systems” section in this manual.
WARNING
DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur
•DONOTuseBoosterSeatinaseating
 positionwithafrontalairbagunless
recommended by the vehicle manufacturer.
•DONOTuseBooster
 SeatwithaVehicle
 LapBeltONLY.
Selecting a Vehicle Seating Location
•Select a vehicle seating location that faces
the front of the vehicle and has a Vehicle
Lap and Shoulder Belt system.
Select a Seating Location To Use:

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Selecting a Vehicle Seating Location
2. Side Facing and Rear Facing Seats:
• DONOTuseonsideorrear-facing
vehicle seats.
1. LATCH Anchorage System
(LowerAnchorage and Tether for CHildren):
• Donotusethe
  vehiclelower
anchorages of
  theLATCH
  systemwith
this Booster
  CarSeat.
LowerAnchorages
Side Facing
Vehicle Seats
Rear Facing
Vehicle Seat
Vehicle Seating Locations NOT To Use:

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NationalHighwayTrafcSafetyAdministration
(NHTSA)alertsvehicleownersthataccordingto
accident statistics, children age 12 and under are
saferwhenproperlyrestrainedintherearseating
positions rather than the front seating positions.
Forvehicleswithairbags,refertovehicle
owner’smanualforchildrestraintinstallation
information.
• ThisBoosterSeatMUSTbeusedwitha 
Vehicle Lap and Shoulder Belt system.
 DONOTusetheVehicleBeltsystemsin
this section.
1. Lap Belts ONLY Systems:
Vehicle Seating Locations With
ONLY A Lap Belt:
• DoNOTuse
seating locations
  withaLapBelt
  ONLY.
Vehicle Seat Belt Systems
Select A Vehicle
Seating Location
Lap Belt Only
WARNING
DO NOT place rear-facing child seat
on front seat with air bag. DEATH OR
SERIOUS INJURY can occur. e back
seat is the safest place for children 12
and under.
NO coloque el asiento infantil para el automóvil orientado hacia atrás en el asiento
delantero del vehículo que tenga una bolsa neumática de seguridad. El niño podría
MORIR O SUFRIR LESIONES GRAVES. El asiento trasero es el lugar más seguro
para los niños de 12 años o menores.

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Motorized Shoulder Belt
Vehicle Seat Belt Systems
B. Door Mounted Lap And
Shoulder Belt:
• Donotuse
front seating
locations
   whereseat
belts are
mounted to
the door.
C. Inflatable Seat Belt Systems:
  • DonotusethemifoldOneBoosterSeat
   onavehicleseatinglocationwithan
inflatable seat belt.
2. Passive Restraint Systems:
A. Motorized Shoulder Belts:
  • Donotuseseatinglocationswith 
motorized shoulder belts.
Belts Mounted
ToDoor

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Note About Switchable Retractors
A note about switchable retractors:
Many vehicles have a lap and shoulder belt
systeminwhichtheretractorcanbeswitched
from the emergency locking mode (ELR) to an
automatic locking mode (ALR). The ALR mode is
not designed for use with booster car seats
andmifoldOneisnotrecommendedforusewith
a lap and shoulder belt in the ALR mode.
Note: Should the lap and shoulder belt
inadvertentlybeswitchedintotheautomatic
locking retractor mode (ALR) and the vehicle
seatbeltislocked,followthestepsbelowto
remove the lap belt.
1. Pull out and hold the shoulder belt to prevent
 furtherretraction.Beawarenottoallow 
 shoulderbeltwebbingtoretractduringthis 
entire procedure.
2.Haveyourchildleanawayfromthe
vehicle buckle.
3. Lift mifold One up on the buckle side and
remove lap belt.
If the lap and shoulder belt is inadvertently
switchedintothelockingmode,seestepson
page 17 to remove child.

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1.Adjustthewidthof
the Lap Belt Guides.
The Lap Belt Guides
have four adjustment
positions, one for
storage and transport
and three to adjust to
 thechildastheygrow.
Position numbers I, II
and III on the Lap Belt
Guide arms can be used to
 quicklypositiontheLapBeltGuides
for repeat use.
NOTE:Thenarrowestlockedadjustment 
position is for storage and transportation only.
WARNING
DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur
•UseonlywiththeVehicle’sLapand
Shoulder Belt.
•DONOTusewithaLapBeltonlyorlower
 anchoragesoftheLATCHsystem.
•PositionandsnuglyadjustLapBelt,then
position and adjust Shoulder Belt.
 –LapBeltMUSTbelowonhips,contacting
thighs and not up on the abdomen.
– Shoulder Belt must be centered over
shoulder (NOT up on neck or off shoulder).
–DONOTuseShoulderBeltloose,positioned
  underchild’sarms,orbehindchild.
Preparing for Use

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Preparing for Use
2. The Lap Belt Guides should be adjusted into
the position nearest to, but not touching the
 sidesofthechild’sthighs.
To adjust width of Lap Belt Guides:
a. Pull out and hold Lap
Belt Guide Adjustment
Button and slide
Lap Belt Guide out
  tothemaximum
position . Release
Lap Belt Guide
Adjustment Button.
Repeat on the opposite side.
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1
b. Adjust to fit child.
1. Place Booster Seat
   withLapBeltGuides
   extendedonvehicle
seat.
2. With child sitting on
the Booster Seat,
slide Lap Belt Guide
into the position
nearest to, but not
   touchingthechild’s
thigh .
3. Pull out on Lap Belt
Guide to check it
is locked into
position .
4. Repeat on the
opposite side.
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2
3
4
3
4
4

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1. Place Booster Seat on
vehicle seat in a
seating location that
has a Vehicle Lap and
Shoulder Belt.
2. Adjust Lap Belt Guides
into postion for child.
See “Preparation
For Use” section.
3. Slide Booster Seat back
on vehicle seat cushion
so that the back of the
Booster Seat makes
 contactwithvehicle
seat back cushion.
WARNING
DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur
•DONOTuseBoosterSeatinaseatingposition
that has a Vehicle Lap Belt ONLY.
•VehicleLapand Shoulder Belt MUST be snugly
adjusted around child.
•VehicleLapBeltMUSTbepositionedlowonhips,
contacting thighs and not up on the abdomen.
•VehicleShoulderBeltMUSTbeoverchild’schest
andcenteredonshoulder.DONOTallowchild
to place Shoulder Belt under arm or behind back.
•NEVERuseBoosterSeatwithonlyaLapBelt
 acrossfrontofchild.UseofLapBeltONLYcan
result in serious injury or death.
Securing Child on Booster Seat

a. Slide Lap Belt portion of
vehicle belt completely into
the Lap Belt Guides and
and buckle the vehicle
seat belt.
NOTES:
 • VehicleLapBeltMUST
be insert through Lap Belt
Guides on both sides of
seat.
 • DONOTplaceshoulder
belt through EITHER
Lap Belt Guide.
 • DONOTswitchlapand
shoulder belt into automatic
  locking(ALR)modewheninstalling
any booster car seat including mifold One.
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Securing Child on Booster Seat
For contoured vehicle seats,
position back of Booster Seat
on contour and in contact
 withvehicleseatback.
4. Seat child on the Booster
 Seatwithchild’srumpand
 backincontactwiththe
vehicle seat back cushion.
5. SecurechildwiththeVehicle
Lap and Shoulder Belt.
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2
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Securing Child on Booster Seat
b. Pull up on Vehicle Shoulder Belt to remove
slack from lap portion of Vehicle Seat Belt
and snugly adjust Lap Belt around child.
 CheckthatVehicleLapBeltislowonthehips
and contacting thighs.
c. Place Shoulder Belt
Guide Strap behind
 child’sbackand
adjust the position of
the Shoulder Belt
Guide so Shoulder
Belt Slot is at least
1 inch (25 mm)
 abovetopofchild’s
shoulder.
To adjust position of the
 ShoulderBeltGuide:
– Pull out on Shoulder
Belt Guide Adjustment
  Cliptorelease
Shoulder Belt Guide
Strap, slide Shoulder
Belt Guide into
  positionandthenpressdownonthe
  ShoulderBeltGuideAdjustmentClipto
lock in place .
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2
3
2
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WARNING
DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur
•Avoidpotentialabdominalinjuryfrom
 submariningunderVehicleLapBelt.Child
 MUSTsitwithrumpandbackincontactwith
the vehicle seat back cushion and vehicle seat
belt snugly adjusted.
• Toavoidinjuriesfromwhiplash,topofchild’s 
 earsMUSTbebelowtopofvehicleseatback
or headrest.
• DiscontinueuseofBoosterSeatwhentopof
 child’searsareabovetopofvehicleseatback
or headrest.
Securing Child on Booster Seat
d. Slide the Shoulder Belt
 GuideAdjustmentCliponto
the Vehicle Shoulder Belt
 asshown.Thebeltmust
 becompletelywithinthe
Shoulder Belt Guide slot .
e. Pull on Vehicle Shoulder
Belt to snugly adjust
Vehicle Lap and Shoulder
Belt around child according to the vehicle
 owner’smanual.SnuglyadjustLapBeltand
then Shoulder Belt.
f.CheckthatVehicleLapBeltislowonhips 
and contacting thighs and Vehicle Shoulder
 Beltiscenteredonchild’sshoulder.
4
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4

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Removing Child from Booster Seat
– Unbuckle Vehicle Lap and Shoulder Belt.
– Slide lap portion of Vehicle Lap Belt out of
Lap Belt Guide on buckle side.
– Move Vehicle Lap and Shoulder Belt off
of child.
– Remove child from Booster Seat.
Note: Should the lap and shoulder belt
inadvertentlybeswitchedintotheautomatic
locking retractor mode (ALR) and the vehicle seat
beltislocked,followthestepsbelowtoremove
the lap belt.
1. Pull out and hold the shoulder belt to prevent
 furtherretraction.Beawarenottoallow 
 shoulderbeltwebbingtoretractduringthis 
entire procedure.
2.Haveyourchildleanawayfromthevehicle 
buckle.
3. Lift mifold One up on the buckle side and
remove lap belt.
If removal of the lap belt is not possible due to
the vehicle belt continuing to tighten, the vehicle
seat belt should be cut to remove the child.

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The mifold One Booster Seat is a very compact size for
easystoragewhennotinuse.
To remove Booster Seat:
– Slide Shoulder Belt out of Shoulder Belt
  GuideAdjustmentClip.
– Slide lap portion of Vehicle Lap Belt out
of both Lap Belt Guides.
 – ClosebothLapBeltGuidesintotheir 
storage position.
– Remove mifold One Booster Seat.
Removing and Storage of Booster Seat
For transporting Booster Seat when not occupied:
When not occupied, it is recommended to store the
mifold One in a secure location such as the glove
box,trunk,orstoragearea.However,ifitisleftonthe
vehicleseatitMUSTbesecuredwithavehiclebeltas
describedbelow.
– Route lap portion of Vehicle Lap Belt through
both Lap Belt Guides.
– Buckle Vehicle Lap and Shoulder Belt and snugly
adjust the lap portion of the vehicle belt around
Booster Seat.
WARNING
DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur
• SecurethisBoosterSeatevenwhennot
occupied. An unsecured Booster Seat can injure
other occupants in a crash.

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• DONOTallowanyuseofthischildrestraintafter
 acrashwhereachildwassecuredintheBooster
Seat.
• Donotsellorallowotherstouseachildrestraint
 thatwasoccupiedinacrash.
• Thischildrestraintmustbedestroyedand
 replacedifitwasoccupiedduringacrash.
Re-Use After a Crash
WARNING
DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur
ThemifoldOneBoosterSeatisauniquedesignthat
absorbssomeoftheforcesinavehiclecrashwhen
occupied by a child. These crash forces can deform
parts of the Booster Seat and result in damage that may
not be detectable by a visual inspection. As a result, the
BoosterSeatMUSTbereplacedafteranycrashinwhich
theBoosterSeatwasoccupied.
ForacrashinwhichtheBoosterSeatwasstoredand
remainedinplaceorwassecuredwiththelapportion
of the vehicle seat belt passing through both lap belt
guides,andwasunoccupiedatthetimeofcrash,the
mifold One Booster Seat may continue to be used.