mothercare Meteor ISOFIX Infant Carrier User manual

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strapped in correctly, your child and other passengers are at serious risk of injury in the event of an accident
IMPORTANT!
Introducing your new child car seat and ISOFIX base
Interface bar slots
Release button
Stability bar
(in open position)
Insertion guides
Support leg release catch
Stability bar
(in closed position)
ISOFIX catch arms
Support Leg
(in closed position)
Locking button
Diagonal belt guide
(blue)
ISOFIX Interface bar
Handle (in stable
position)
Buckle comfort pad
Handle lock release
buttons
Sun canopy
Rocking base
Shoulder strap slots
Crotch strap
Lap guides
(blue mouldings)
Harness buckle
Harness adjuster tab
Head support
Harness adjuster strap
Chestpads (covering
shoulder straps)
Conforms to ECE
R44/03
WARNING: A CHILD’S SAFETY IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
If you have a problem with this product or require any replacement parts,
please contact your nearest mothercare store or telephone the mothercare
customer care line on 08453 30 40 30
alternatively write to:
Customer care
Mothercare
Cherry Tree Road
Watford
Herts. WD24 6SH
www.mothercare.com
Notice
When installed using vechicle seat-belt
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1 This is a ‘‘Universal’’ child restraint. It is approved to Regulation 44.03 series
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seats.
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restraint for this age group.
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conditions that those which applied to earlier designs which do not carry this
notice.
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retractor safety-belts, approved to UN/ECE Regulation No. 16 or other
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1 This is an ISOFIX CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM. It is approved to regulation
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anchorge systems.
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EXTREME HAZARD!
DO NOT under any circumstances use a
rearward facing child seat on a passenger
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SERIOUS INJURY can occur.
DO NOT use the child seat on side facing vehicle seats.
DO NOT use anything, such as a cushion or coat,
to raise the child seat off the passenger seat. In an
accident the child seat and your car seat belts would
not be able to protect your child as well as they should.
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part of the child seat or change the way its harness
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than by the manufacturer.
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DO NOT leave loose objects, such as luggage or
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secured, because if you have to stop your car suddenly
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serious injuries. Large and heavy loose objects are a
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DO NOT leave folding passenger seats unlatched. If
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could injure your child.
DO NOT leave your baby unattended in an infant
carrier, even for a short time.
DO NOT leave children alone in your car, even for a
short time.
DO NOT allow children to play with or adjust the child
seat.
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DO cover the child seat if your car is left in direct
sunlight. Fittings can become hot to touch in sunny
weather and the cover may become faded.
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trapped by a folding passenger seat or in the door of
your car.
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clothes your child is wearing before each journey – a
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wearing summer clothes.
DO store the child seat in a safe place when it is not
being used. Avoid placing heavy objects on top of it and
do not store near direct heat sources or in direct sunlight.
Mothercare advise that child car seats should not be
bought or sold second-hand. Please dispose of your
child seat safely. Do not sell or pass it on.
After an accident, the child seat and your car seat
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undamaged, if you were to have another accident the
child seat and your car seat belts may not be able to
protect your child as well as they should.
No child seat is escape proof
Harness systems cannot be designed to be
completely “child proof” and yet comply with the legal
requirements of European Standard ECE R44. The
harness must be fastened and adjusted correctly at
all times and children encouraged to remain within the
harness system.
Looking after your child seat
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(dia A and B).
Cleaning the cover
Please read the labels on the cover for washing
instructions.
DO NOT tumble dry the cover – short spin and drip dry
only.
Cleaning the harness and seat shell
Sponge clean ONLY using hand soap and warm water.
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of the harness or seat when cleaning.
DO NOT use solvents, detergents or washing-up liquid
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DO NOT lubricate or oil any part of the seat.
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Press in and hold the harness adjuster tab and with
your hand below the chest pads pull BOTH shoulder
straps forwards as far as they will go, see overleaf
(dia 1b).
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being used by your child.
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correctly restrained.
DO use the safety harness provided with the child seat
at all times.
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properly before carrying your baby in the child seat.
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When using Mothercare ISOFIX base
DO NOT place anything in the footwell immediately in
front of an installed ISOFIX base.
DO NOT allow an installed child seat to lie in contact
with the vehicle seat immediately in front of it.
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interface bars.
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IMPORTANT – The ISOFIX base should only
be used with vehicles which appear on the
supplied applications list. An up-to-date
copy of the list can also be found on the
Mothercare website – www.mothercare.com
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contact with vehicle seats throughout the development
of new products, cannot accept responsibility for
damage occurring to vehicle seats or seat belts.
IMPORTANT – The child seat MUST only
be used with a lap and diagonal seat belt
(approved to UN/ECE Regulation no. 16 or
other equivalent standards).
Pull the cover from the top of the seat, unfasten the
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described overleaf (dia 1e). Remove the comfort pad
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the cover off the seat, easing the shoulder straps, chest
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slots in the cover.
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twisted.
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ISOFIX interface bars do not thread any part of the
harness outside of them.
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the child seat without it. Don’t put your child’s safety at
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could stop the child seat from protecting your child as
well as it should.
In the event that you require a replacement cover
(including shoulder pads & comfort pad), please
contact your local Mothercare store or contact
Customer care on 08453 304030.
Possible seating positions
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accordance with the user guide)
If in doubt
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so far forward that proper installation is not possible. If
this is the case, try another seat
Mothercare
Cherry Tree Road
Watford
Herts. WD24 6SH
www.mothercare.com
Please read this User Guide carefully BEFORE trying to install your child car seat WARNING
Diagonal
Lap
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Meteor ISOFIX Infant Carrier
ISOFIX Base
0-13kg (Group 0+)
User Guide
Important. Keep for future reference. Please store in the storage
compartment provided in the seat.
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1. Adjusting the child seat Wc`^SZceYe`Raac`i"#"&^`_eYd
2. Fitting your child in the child seat
3. Installing the child seat in a car with a lap and diagonal seat belt
Handle – carrying, rocking
and stable position
To move the handle, squeeze
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both sides at the point at
which the handle pivots to
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it to the desired position (dia
1a):
A
– Carrying position
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C– Stable position
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the handle is upright and
latched properly before
carrying.
Harness adjustment
IMPORTANT – You must
adjust the shoulder straps
of the harness to the correct
position for your child BEFORE
installing the child seat as it
cannot be adjusted in the car.
Carefully place the child
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handle to the stable position,
C. With one hand press the
harness adjuster tab through
the slot in the cover. With
your other hand pull BOTH
shoulder straps forward as
far as possible to loosen the
harness (dia 1b).
Unfasten the harness by
pressing the red harness
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shoulder straps
over the sides
of the seat (dia 1c). Place
your child in the child seat
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strap slots are level with
or just below your child’s
shoulders and that the head
is comfortably positioned in
the head support when used
(dia 1d).
To adjust the height of the
shoulder straps, remove the
chest pads by sliding them
off the shoulder straps, pull
their head reaches the top of
the seat shell.
Head support
The head support contains an
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more natural sleeping position
for smaller babies. This should
be used when using the lower
slots, and removed when
using the middle and top slots.
To remove the comfort pad,
unfasten the harness and lift
up the lower section of the
head pad. Pull the comfort
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the lower sction of the head
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strap to its original, shorter
length when using the seat
with a smaller baby.
c. DO NOT attempt to remove
the crotch strap from the
adjuster. Adjustment is
made by feeding the crotch
strap through the adjuster
(dia 1g).
Move the handle to the stable
position C(dia 1a). Through
the slot in the cover, press
the harness adjuster tab with
one hand. With your other
hand pull the shoulder straps
forward as far as possible to
loosen the harness.
The adjuster at the end of the
crotch strap is found under the
front edge of the child seat.
To change the length of the
crotch strap thread it through
the adjuster in the direction of
the arrows shown (dia 1g).
A– Shortening crotch strap
B– Lengthening crotch strap
Using the sun canopy
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Then press the clasps on
either side of the sun canopy
onto the handle mounting until
they ‘grip’ (dia 1h).
the comfort pad, reverse the
method above.
Adjusting the crotch strap
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should always be positioned
low down on your child’s body.
You must adjust the crotch
strap to the correct length for
your child BEFORE installing
the child seat as it cannot be
adjusted in the car.
a. The crotch strap should only
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harness adjustment is not
enough, i.e. shoulder straps
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b. Always return the crotch
one strap through from the
front and rethread it through
the correct slot in the shell,
cover and head support (if
using). Repeat with the other
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are not twisted. Re-attach the
chest pads (dia 1e).
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ISOFIX interface bars do not
thread any part of the harness
outside of them.
Once you reach the top slot
your child may continue to use
the child seat until their weight
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4. Installing the child seat in your car using an ISOFIX base
IMPORTANT – For advice as
to the suitability of the ISOFIX
Base for your car please call
Customer care on 08453 30 40 30
or visit www.Mothercare.com
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ISOFIX
interface bars should be
used with an ISOFIX base. The
ISOFIX base is suitable only for
use in the car.
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If your vehicle is not equipped
with ISOFIX insertion guides,
you may wish to use the two
provided with the ISOFIX base.
Clip the two insertion guides
onto the two ISOFIX anchorage
points on the vehicle seat
(between the seat and the
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The cut-out on the insertion
guide must point upwards
(dia 4b inset).
Open out the support leg on
the underside of the ISOFIX
Base. Open the stability bar in
the direction of the arrow
(dia 4a).
IMPORTANT – The ISOFIX
base will not allow the child
seat to latch into place unless
the support leg is in the open
position. Guide the two catch
arms into the insertion guides
(dia 4b).
Place your thumb on the
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you feel the system
latch (dia 4c).
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feel and hear the
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that the
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for
the other side of the seat.
Pull on the base to ensure both
catches are properly engaged
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leg by squeezing the release
catch. It is essential that the leg
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4e).
IMPORTANT – NEVER put
anything under the support
leg. It must always be in
direct contact with the vehicle
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Lower the child seat onto the
base ensuring that the interface
bars are guided into the slots.
Keep the child seat as level as
possible (dia 4f) to allow an
easy engagement into the slots.
Push down on the child seat
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that the child seat is fully
engaged with the ISOFIX base
by pulling up on the child seat
handle. It is only correctly
latched when the green area is
visible (dia 4f inset).
To remove the child seat from
the base, press the large
button in on the front of the
base until the green area no
long shows and lift the child
seat clear.
Removing the ISOFIX base
from the car
To release the ISOFIX base,
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button whilst squeezing the red
button on one side of the seat.
Repeat for the other side.
Squeeze the support leg
release
catch and retract the
support leg to
its shortest length
so that it latches
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hole. It can now be folded
against the interface.
Place the handle in the
carrying position. Pull the
diagonal section of the seat
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child seat (dia 3b).
Everyday use of the harness
IMPORTANT – Have you
adjusted the harness to the
correct position for your
child? If not, see ‘Harness
Adjustment’.
Move the handle to the
stable position. Unfasten the
harness. Press the harness
adjuster tab through the
slot in the cover. Pull BOTH
shoulder straps forward as
far as possible to loosen the
harness. Lay the shoulder
straps over the sides of the
seat.
Place your child in the child
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around
them. Re-fasten the
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you hear a
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not twisted.
Tighten the harness by pulling
the adjuster strap forward
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a comfortable but FIRM³e
around your child.
To remove your child from the
child seat, loosen the harness
by pressing the harness
adjuster tab down as you pull
the shoulder straps forward.
Then release the harness (dia
2a).
IMPORTANT – Have you
adjusted the harness to the
correct
position for your
child? If not, see ‘Harness
adjustment’. The safety harness
provided with the child seat
must be used at all times.
IMPORTANT – The child seat
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facing, that is with your baby
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using a lap and diagonal seat
belt and NOT a lap-belt only.
Installing with a lap and
diagonal seat belt
To gain adequate length
from your seat belt it may be
necessary to slide the vehicle
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(as you would for a tall person),
and lower the height of the
seat belt, if this is adjustable.
Place the child seat on a car
seat with your baby facing the
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Fasten the seat belt across the
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are no twists in the seat belt
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Pass the lap section of the seat
belt through the lap guides on
both sides as indicated by the
blue plastic mouldings on the
child seat (dia 3a).
IMPORTANT – Feed the
diagonal belt through the blue
diagonal belt guide on the
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Support the child seat, then
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pulling here (dia 3d) and
then here (dia 3e) to remove
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seat feels secure.
ENSURE THAT:
a. The lap section of the
vehicle’s seat belt Aruns
through both belt guides B
on the child seat (dia 3f).
b. The diagonal section
C
runs
through the diagonal belt
guide
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(dia 3f).
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not positioned in front of the
lap guides B(dia 3f).
IMPORTANT – Your baby
should
not stay in the child seat
for periods ViTVVUZ_X#Y`fcd
at a time.
Using as a low chair
With the handle in the
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as your baby moves. With the
handle in the stable position
as shown (dia 2b), the child
seat becomes a steady seat
for feeding or sleeping.
IMPORTANT – The safety
harness provided with the
child seat MUST be used at
all times.
Carrying your child in the
child seat
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upright and latched properly
before carrying (dia 2c).
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A
B
C
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B
C
1a 1b 1c 1d 1e
2a 2b 2c
3a 3b 3c 3d 3e 3f
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