Mothers choice nest II User manual

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IMPORTANT: KEEP THIS BOOKLET IN THE
PLACE PROVIDED ON THE CHILD RESTRAINT.
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nest II
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Mother’s Choice | Nest II
convertible car seat
quick start guide Rearward-facing installation:
newborn up to 12 months (approximately)
POSITION 4 Front of vehicle
PUSH
DOWN
PULL
OUT
SLACK
ATTATCH TOP TETHER
CLICK

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quick start guide Forward-facing installation:
12 months up to 4 years (approximately)
SELECT
RECLINE
1, 2, 3
Front of vehicle
PUSH
DOWN
PULL
OUT
SLACK
LAP
SASH
ATTATCH TOP TETHER
CLICK

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contents Quick start guide
Before you start
Warnings
preparing seat and vehicle
Rearward-facing vehicle position
Forward-facing vehicle position
Anchor tting locations
Anchor installation
Angle requirements
seat operation and adjustment
Components list
Shoulder heights
Loosening and fastening harness straps
Adjusting harness and seat congurations
Buckle fastening and operation
installation
Adjusting top tether strap
Rearward-facing installation
Forward-facing installation
The next car seat for your child
care and maintenance
Buckle maintenance
Fabric care instructions
Removing and tting the seat trim
Removing and tting accessories
contacts
Notes
Warranty
Customer service
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Thank you for purchasing this child seat. This product is
suitable for newborns to children approximately 4 years old.
We welcome you as a valued customer, and trust that your
child will enjoy many years of comfort and safety.
No child restraint can guarantee absolute protection from a
crash. However proper use of this restraint may reduce the
risk of injury or death!
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• To be used only in a rearward-facing position until the infant’s shoulders reach the
lower shoulder height marker (approximately 12 months of age). Then to be used in
a forward-facing position until the child’s shoulders reach the upper shoulder height
marker (approximately 4 years of age).
• Continue to use this child restraint until the child reaches this limit.
• Do not use forward facing until child’s shoulders are above the lower shoulder
height marker.
• Infants are at risk of serious injury if they face forward too early.
• Children are at risk of serious injury if they move to booster seats too early.
• Children who have outgrown this restraint are safest in a larger child restraint with
an in-built harness or a booster seat until their shoulders reach the upper shoulder
height marker of the restraint.
GENERAL:
• Use the restraint exactly as shown in the instructions.
• Supervision of children is needed because they may be able to undo the buckles.
• DO NOT LEAVE CHILDREN UNATTENDED IN THE CAR.
• Do not alter or modify this restraint.
• Repairs must only be done by the manufacturers or agent.
• Do not allow the restraint to come into contact with polishes, oils, bleach and other
chemicals.
• Destroy the restraint if it has been in a severe crash, even if no damage is visible
• DO NOT USE THIS RESTRAINT WITHOUT THE COVER.
• To ensure infant’s back is evenly supported, do not put more than one nappy on the
baby and make sure the nappy is not thickly folded at the back.
WARNINGS
Please read and follow all of the instructions outlined in this manual for maximum
protection.
If you have any questions regarding the installation or use of this child restraint in
Australia or New Zealand, please contact our customer service numbers provided.
An alternative option is to also contact any registered child tting station authorised
by your local transport authority.
No child restraint can guarantee absolute protection from a crash. However proper
use of this restraint may reduce the risk of injury or death.
before you start...

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PREPARING VEHICLE FOR SEAT
WARNINGS
• DO NOT USE A REAR- FACING CHILD RESTRAINT WHERE AN AIRBAG IS
FITTED IN FRONT OF THE SEATING POSITION.
• Fit the restraint firmly to the car seat.
• Fit the harness firmly to the child.
• A loose restraint or harness is dangerous.
• Do not harness an infant wrapped in a blanket or swaddled. Any blanket or wrap
must only be placed over the harness and infant.
• Seatbelt extenders are not recommended to be used if the seatbelt is not long
enough to secure the child restraint. If seatbelts are too short then advice should be
sought from a child restraint fitter and their recommendation be considered before
using a seatbelt extender.
• Always secure the loose end of the top tether strap. Do not use the child restraint
where this strap may fall into a split in the seat back or off the side of the seat.
• Always secure the loose end of the top tether strap to prevent it hanging out of the
car or being accessible by the child.
• ALWAYS ATTACH HOOK AND REMOVE SLACK.
• THIS RESTRAINT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR USE WHERE THE TOP TETHER
STRAP MAY FALL INTO A SPLIT IN THE SEAT BACK OR
OFF THE SIDE OF THE SEAT.
• THIS RESTRAINT MUST BE ATTACHED TO A CHILD RESTRAINT UPPER
ANCHORAGE POINT IN THE CAR. REFER TO CAR OWNER’S HANDBOOK
FOR LOCATION OF UPPER ANCHORAGE POINTS. REFER TO A CHILD
RESTRAINT FITTING STATION IF NO UPPER ANCHORAGE POINTS ARE IN
THE MOTOR CAR.
• Always check the measurements between the front of the seat back of the rear seat
and all front seats in the car in which the child restraint is intended to be used, to
ensure that the space is sufficient.
• Care and attention be given to ventilation and shading of the occupant.
• TO BE USED WITH A LAP-SASH/LAP-ONLY SEATBELT IN THE FRONT /
BACK OF MOST CARS WITH FORWARD FACING SEATS.

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WARNINGS
• The use of child restraints in the front seat may be restricted for children of
specific ages by local legislation. Please check with your local legislation
regarding any restriction for child restraint. If a car has two or more rows
of seats, children under four must not travel in the front seat. If all seats,
other than the front seats, are being used by children under seven years,
children aged between four and six years (inclusive) may travel in the front
seat, provided they use an approved child restraint or booster seat.
• This child restraint is not approved for use with any connectors that
connect to the car’s ISOFIX low anchorages.
• Use of aftermarket accessories (i.e. items not provided in the box with the
child restraint), can reduce the safety provided by child restraint and may
cause injury or death. For approved aftermarket accessories please refer
to page 11.
• Please contact Dorel Australia Customer Service with any questions or
concerns.

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PREPARING SEAT AND VEHICLE
CORRECT USE
CORRECT USE
Correct Rearward-Facing Vehicle Position
Some seating positions in your vehicle may NOT be safe for this safety seat. Some
vehicles do not have any seating positions that can be used safely with the seat. If
you are not sure where to place the infant seat in your vehicle, consult your vehicle’s
owner’s handbook.
Vehicle Seat Location Requirements
Children are safer when properly restrained in rear vehicle seating positions.
Whenever possible, secure the infant seat in the centre position of the seat directly
behind the front seats.
560mm
560mm

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PREPARING SEAT AND VEHICLE
Correct Forward-Facing Vehicle Position
• IMPROPER PLACEMENT OF THE SAFETY SEAT INCREASES THE RISK OF
SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
WARNING
CORRECT USE
CORRECT USE
INCORRECT USE

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• The anchor point can be found in different locations in different cars. The illustration
above shows possible locations of anchor points. Sometimes it is on the parcel shelf
in sedans, and on the oor area in station wagons, vans and hatchbacks. Make sure
that you do not confuse the luggage hook in the back of a station wagon with anchor
points. Refer to your owner’s manual.
• An extension strap may be needed for vehicles without a xed parcel shelf. Extension
straps and extra ttings are available from various stores.
• Use of aftermarket accessories (i.e. items not provided in the box with the child
restraint), can reduce the safety provided by the child restraint
and may cause injury or death.
Extension straps 300mm ref no. 015057
Extension straps 600mm ref no. 015058
Locking clip ref no. 015059
Anchor Fitting Locations

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Anchor Installation
Child restraints must be used correctly to provide proper protection for your child. The
anchorage system on child restraint must be used in the correct way.
CORRECT
Make sure there is no slack in the top strap and the attachment clip is upright in the
anchorage tting.
INCORRECT
The clip must not lie at on the anchorage tting.
INSTALLATION CORRECT
MAKE SURE THERE
IS NO SLACK IN THE
TOP STRAP AND THE
ATTACHMENT CLIP IS
UPRIGHT IN THE AN-
CHORAGE FITTING.
ANCHORAGES IN
VERTICAL PANEL AT
REAR OF VEHICLE
FLOOR MOUNTED
ANCHORAGES
THE CLIP MUST NOT
LIE FLAT ON THE
ANCHORAGE FITTING.
INCORRECT
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Vehicle metal
structure
Spacer(s)
(if required)
Attachment bolt
Anchor fitting
Vehicle trim
1
Centre line of
seating position
200mm
min.
FOR SEDANS ONLY:
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Vehicle metal
structure
Spacer(s)
(if required)
Attachment bolt
Anchor fitting
Vehicle trim
Lock washer
Nut
Reinforcing
washer
3
For cars tted with a child restraint upper
anchorage point:
Locate the upper anchorage point behind the rear
seating position (consult the car owner’s handbook
for the location of the upper anchorage point).
Remove the thread plug from the parcel shelf/oor/
roof and install the attachment bolt as shown in
Figure 1.
CAUTION: DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN THE
ATTACHMENT BOLT. OVERTIGHTENING MAY
FRACTURE OR BREAK BOLT. MAXIMUM TORQUE
IS 20 Nm.
For cars not tted with a child restraint upper
anchorage point:
For sedans only:
Drill a 9mm diameter hole in the parcel shelf on the
centre-line of the seating position as shown in Figure
2. Install the anchor bolt as shown in Figure 3. It is
recommended that this installation be carried out
by a child restraint tting station or licenced motor
mechanic.
For vehicles other than sedans:
In Australia, consult your nearest child restraint
tting station or trafc authority for vehicle
inspection to nd the best, correct position for the
placement of the upper anchorage point, and for the
correct attachment bolt length and use of spacers.
In New Zealand, consult the agent for the vehicle.

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PREPARING SEAT AND VEHICLE
• CHILD RESTRAINTS MUST NOT BE ATTACHED TO UNSOUND METAL
OR TO WOOD OR SYNTHETIC STRUCTURES. WHEN DRILLING THE
9mm HOLE DO NOT DRILL THROUGH FUEL LINES, FUEL TANKS,
ELECTRICAL WIRING, OR RADIO SPEAKERS. WEBBING STRAPS
MUST BE PROTECTED FROM SHARP CORNERS AND EDGES.
• THE ANCHOR FITTING MUST BE USED ONLY AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
IT MUST NOT BE HOOKED ONTO ANY OTHER OBJECT.
WARNINGS

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PREPARING SEAT AND VEHICLE
WARNINGS
• DO NOT install convertible child restraints excessively reclined, ensure the
angle is no greater than 40°.
• DO NOT adjust harness or tether strap hardware such that it sits
too close to the occupant.
• Ensure that correct seatbelt path is used and that the restraint is installed
in the correct direction for rearward facing application
(Refer to page 24).
• DO NOT wrap baby in a blanket or swaddled as infant can be ejected and
killed in an accident.
• Ensure the harness fits the baby firmly.
• Ensure that any blanket or other covering may only be placed over
the harness after the harness is adjusted firmly.
• The infant’s legs and arms are not to be bounded or wrapped together.
Position seat ensuring that the angle is
no greater than 40˚ from horizontal plane.
40˚
Front of vehicle
40˚
Angular Requirements

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Headrest Insert (if tted)
Seat Insert
Belt Mates (x2)
Harness
Buckle
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9
6
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1
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3
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10
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Centre Front Adjuster (under cover)
Belt Path Opening (both sides)
Adjuster Strap
Seat Base
Base Recline Adjuster
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Components List

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Forward-Facing Belt Path
Rearward-Facing Belt Path
FORWARD-FACING
BELT PATH
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Top Tether Strap Adjuster
Top Tether Strap
Anchor Kit
Top Tether / Instruction Manual
storage pocket
Harness Slots
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Harness Straps
Seat Trim Elastic Strap
Splitter Plate
Rearward-Facing Belt Path
Recline Indicator
Forward-Facing Belt Path

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MARKER B: YOUNG TODDLER
MARKER A: OLDER CHILD
For newborn use up to approx 12
months old or when the child’s shoulders
reach the shoulder height marker at
which point you must turn the seat
forward-facing.
Lower Shoulder Height Marker
For toddler use up to approx 4 years old
or when the child’s shoulders reach the
shoulder height marker at which point
you must move to the next car seat.
Upper Shoulder Height Marker
Marker A
Marker B
Shoulder Height Markers

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• Continue to use this child restraint until the child reaches this limit.
• Do not use forward facing until child’s shoulders are above the lower
shoulder height marker.
• Infants are at risk of serious injury if they face forward too early.
• Children are at risk of serious injury if they move to booster seats too
early.
• Children who have outgrown this restraint are safest in a larger child
restraint with an in-built harness or a booster seat until their shoulders
reach the upper shoulder height marker of the restraint.
• The child restraint is unsuitable for the occupant when the shoulders are
below the lower marker or above the upper marker. The child needs to be
moved into the next form of child restraint (booster seat) when they reach
the top shoulder height marker.
NOTE:
• If the baby’s neck muscles are unable to support their head, then
the child should remain rear facing.
WARNINGS

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SEAT OPERATION AND ADJUSTMENT
IMPORTANT: ALWAYS ENSURE THAT THE HARNESS ADJUSTER IS FREE
FROM ANY OBSTRUCTIONS TO AVOID HARNESS STRAPS LOOSENING.
You MUST make these adjustments with your child before you install the child
restraint in the vehicle. Please adjust harness according to the infant’s shoulder
height prior to installation.
1. Push the harness release lever at the
front of seat.
2. Pull the shoulder strap to loosen
3. Press red button to release buckle
assembly for ease of child tment. Pull
harness straps over sides of infant seat.
Place child in seat.
4. Fasten buckle assembly. Listen for
“click!”.
5. Pull strap to tighten.
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YES
NO
The shoulder straps must be in the slots which are
nearest to the child’s shoulders, but not lower than the
child’s shoulders.
(newborn to approximately 6 months)
REARWARD-FACING
25mm
YES
NO
The shoulder straps must be in the slots which are
nearest to the child’s shoulders, but not more than
25 mm below the child’s shoulders.
(6 months to 4 years)
FORWARD-FACING
Loosening and Fastening Harness Straps