Nuna pipa lite rx User manual

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Easy Installation
Our products are designed to make
your life easier, so installing this child
restraint doesn't require outside
assistance. While we encourage
the use of Certified Child Passenger
Safety Technicians to ensure you
have installed the seat correctly, you
can install the child restraint in your
vehicle without these professionals by
carefully reading and following these
instructions.
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Contents
About PIPA™lite rx
Product Information
Product Registration
Recall Information
Warranty
Contact
Child Usage Requirements
Warnings
Car Seat Use after a Crash
Vehicle Compatibility
PIPA™lite rx Parts List
PIPA RELX™Base Parts List
Using PIPA™lite rx
Product Overview
Product Use
Installation
With PIPA RELX™base
Child Restraint Only Install
In an Aircraft
On a Stroller
Accessories
Cleaning and Maintenance
IMPORTANT!
KEEP THESE
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ProductInformation
Model Number:
Manufactured in (date):
Product Registration
Please fill in the above information.
The model number and the
manufactured in date are located
on a label on the bottom of your
child restraint. Fill out the prepaid
registration postcard attached to
the seat pad and mail it today.
Child restraints could be recalled
for safety reasons. You must register
this restraint to be reached in a
recall. Send your name, address,
e-mail address if available and
the restraint’s model number and
manufacturing date to:
Nuna Baby Essentials Inc.
70 Thousand Oaks Blvd.
Morgantown, PA 19543
or call 1.855.NUNA.USA
Recall Information
For recall information, call the
U.S. Government’s Vehicle Safety
Hotline at: 1.888.327.4236
(TTY: 1.800.424.9153) or go to
http://www.NHTSA.gov
Warranty
We have purposely designed
our high-quality products so that
they can grow with both your
child and your family. Because we
stand by our product, our gear is
covered by a custom warranty per
product, starting from the day it
was purchased. Please have the
proof of purchase, model number
and manufactured in date available
when you contact us.
For warranty information, please
visit: www.nunababy.com/warranty
Contact
For replacement parts, service,
or additional warranty questions,
please contact our customer service
department.
In the USA:
[e-mail]
www.nunababy.com
1.855.NUNA.USA

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Child Usage
Requirements
This child restraint is suitable for
use with children who meet the
following requirements:
Weight: 4 to 32 lb (2 to 14.5 kg)
Height: less than 32 inches (81 cm)
It is recommended to keep your
child rear facing as long as possible,
until at least 2 years old.
WARNING
DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY
can occur if you fail to follow
the warnings, instructions and
labels on the child restraint.
A child’s safety is your
responsibility. NEVER leave
your child unattended.
Read all instructions before
use of this child restraint
or installation in a vehicle.
In addition, read the
vehicle owner’s manual for
information on child restraint
installation.
Use the bottom of the base for
instruction manual storage.
Register your child restraint
with the manufacturer.
Secure this child restraint with
the vehicle’s child restraint
anchorage system if available,
or with a vehicle belt.
This child restraint can ONLY
be used in a rear facing
position when using in a
vehicle. The child restraint
cannot be properly secured
in a forward facing position,
and will be unsafe. Use only
with children who weigh
between 4 and 32 pounds (2
and 14.5 kg) and whose height
is 32 inches (81 cm) or less.
Exceeding these height and
weight limits is unsafe.
Cover the child restraint
when your vehicle is parked
in sunlight. Parts of a child
restraint can become very hot
if left in the sun, and can burn
a child’s skin. Check for hot
parts before putting your child
in the child restraint.
NEVER use a car seat that has
been involved in a moderate
to severe crash. See page 11
to learn what is classified as a
moderate to severe crash.

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Snugly adjust the belts
provided with this child
restraint around your child.
If straps are not snugly adjusted,
child may be ejected from seat
in the event of an accident.
A snug strap should not allow
any slack. It lies in a relatively
straight line without sagging.
It does not press on the child’s
flesh or push the child’s body
into an unnatural position.
EXPIRATION DATE Check
the label on the underside of
the base or child restraint for
expiration date information.
FALL HAZARD Child’s activity
can move carrier. NEVER
place carrier on counter
tops, tables, or any other
elevated surface. Always stay
within arm’s reach whenever
carrier is not on floor/ground.
Be sure handle locks into
position before lifting carrier.
The carrier
can fall from a
shopping cart.
DO NOT use on
a shopping cart.
STRANGULATION HAZARD
Children have strangled in
loose or partially buckled
harness straps. Fully restrain
the child even when carrier is
used outside the vehicle.
SUFFOCATION HAZARD
Infant carrier can roll over on soft
surfaces and suffocate child.
Never place carrier on beds,
sofas, or other soft surfaces.
ALWAYS check child restraint
to base connection.
DO NOT allow anyone who
has not read the instruction
manual to install or use this
child restraint.
DO NOT allow child restraint
or handle to contact the
vehicle interior (side of car
door or seat in front) when
installed on base.
DO NOT use child restraint
if it has frayed or cut harness
straps, or is damaged in any
way. To find out if damaged
parts are replaceable, call
1-855-NUNA-USA.
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DO NOT use any products or
accessories with this child
restraint unless they are
approved by Nuna for use
with this child restraint. Doing
so may be unsafe and may
void the warranty.
DO NOT leave child restraint
and base in vehicle when
uninstalled, even when
unoccupied. In a crash, it
could become a projectile
and injure other vehicle
occupants.
NEVER use clothing or
blankets that interfere with
providing a properly tightened
harness. An unsecured or
improperly harnessed child
can come out of the restraint
during a crash. Place blankets
over child AFTER harness has
been properly tightened.
Only use with Nuna strollers
or appropriate Nuna adapters
designed for use with other
strollers.
Car Seat Use after
a Crash
The National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA)
recommends that car seats be
replaced following a moderate
or severe crash. Car seats do not
automatically need to be replaced
following a minor crash.
What defines a minor crash?
A minor crash is one in which ALL of
the following apply:
• The vehicle was able to be
driven away from the crash site.
• The vehicle door nearest the car
seat was not damaged.
• None of the passengers in the
vehicle sustained any injuries in
the crash.
• If the vehicle has air bags, none
of the air bags deployed during
the crash; and
• There is no visible damage to
the car seat.
NEVER use a car seat that has been
involved in a moderate to severe
crash. Contact Nuna with questions
or concerns about your seat.
Information from nhtsa.gov

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passenger side air bags, check your
vehicle owner’s manual for child
restraint installation instructions.
According to accident statistics,
children are safer when properly
restrained in the rear seating
positions than in the front seating
positions.
Vehicle Belt Use
Refer to your vehicle owner’s manual
to determine if the belts in your vehicle
lock by switching the seat belt’s
retractor OR if they have a locking
latch plate that locks the vehicle’s seat
belt so they will hold the child restraint
tightly without loosening.
(Vehicle Belt Use continued on the
next page)
Vehicle
Compatibility
You MUST read and understand
ALL child restraint related
instructions and warnings in your
vehicle owner’s manual to correctly
and safely use this child restraint in
your vehicle.
This child restraint can ONLY be
installed on vehicle seats that face
forward. DO NOT install in seats
that face to the sides or rear of the
vehicle.
NEVER install this
child restraint rear
facing in a vehicle
seating position
with a frontal air bag
unless it is turned off.
Airbags inflate with
great force and can cause severe
injury to a child’s neck and spine.
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These vehicle belts CANNOT BE
USED with your child restraint.
Install with lower anchors instead.
1 - Motorized Belts (Automatic)
These should not be used
unless the shoulder belt can be
removed, the lap belt is locked
and use is allowed by the
vehicle manufacturer.
2 - Dual Retractor Belts
If allowed by the manufacturer,
the lap belt only may be used
to secure the child restraint in
accordance with this manual
and the vehicle owner’s manual.
3 - Non-Locking (ELR) Lap Belts
This belt locks in a crash or
sudden stop and should only be
used with a belt shortening clip.
Contact your vehicle
manufacturer if needed.
4 - Airbag/Inflatable Belts
This belt cannot be used to
install this child restraint.
5 - Door Mounted Belts
This belt cannot be used to
install this child restraint.
6 - Lap Belts forward of Seat Bight
This belt (Where the seat
bottom and seat back meet)
should not be used to install
this child restraint.

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PIPA™lite rx Parts List
Make sure all parts are available before
assembly. The infant carrier module
and base can be sold separately. If any
part is missing, please contact Nuna
(see page 5 for information). No tools
are required for assembly.
1Head Support/Harness Height
Adjustment Loop
2Head Support x2*
3Seat Pad
4Shoulder Pads x2 set
5Chest Clip
6Body Support x2
7Low Birth Weight Pillow (inside
back of Body Support)
8Buckle
9Harness Adjustment Button
10 Harness Adjustment Strap
11 Crotch Pad x2
12 Belt Guide (Lap Belt)
13 Magnetic Buckle Holder
14 Handle Adjustment Button
15 Stroller Release Button (Side)
16 Handle
17 Canopy Drape Zipper
18 Canopy Window
19 Canopy
20 Stroller Release Button (Rear)
21 Belt Guide (Shoulder Belt)
22 Canopy Mount
23 Base Attachment Bars
24 Shoulder Harness Straps
25 Harness Splitter Plate
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PIPA RELX™
Base Parts List
Make sure all parts are available
before assembly. If any part is
missing, please contact Nuna
(see page 5 for information).
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2 Vehicle Belt Lock Off
3 Lock Off Release Button
4 Belt Positioner
5 Rigid Latch (Lower Anchors)
6 Rigid Latch Release Button
7 Recline Indicator Window
8 Recline Adjustment Button
9 Child Restraint Release Button
10 Stability Leg
11 Stability Leg Adjustment Button
12 Stability Leg Indicator
13 Stability Leg Storage Release
Button
14 Stability Leg Storage
15 Instruction Manual Storage
(under Stability Leg)

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Product Overview
Canopy Drape
1 - Unzip the zipper behind the
front canopy bow.
2 - Pull the canopy drape out of the
compartment and attach the
canopy drape to the magnets
on each corner to the front of
the carrier.
Canopy
3 - The canopy window can be
opened for ventilation.
4- To remove the canopy, undo
the snap on the canopy fabric.
Press the button in the canopy
mount. Pull the canopy bow out.
Magnetic Buckle Holders
5 - Loosen and unbuckle harness.
Place the buckle tongues
against the magnetic area on
the side of the child restraint
so that the tongues are held
in place.
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Shoulder Pads
1 - Shoulder pads are removable.
Unbutton the two snaps to remove.
Crotch Pad
2 - Crotch pad is removable.
To remove, slide the plastic tab
out from behind the buckle.
3 - Pull the crotch pad off of the
buckle.
Body Support
4 - The body support can be used as
necessary, to provide a snug fit
for small babies.
To remove the body support,
unbuckle the harness and route
the buckle and crotch belt
through the bottom slot of the
body support.
Low Birth Weight Pillow
5 - The low birth weight pillow
on the back side of the body
support (highlighted) can be used
for even smaller babies, but it
should be removed once a snug
fit can be achieved without it, at
approximately 11 lb.
6 - Remove the low birth weight pillow
by opening the body support along
the hook and loop strip (1) and
pulling the pillow out (2).
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Head Support and Harness
Height Adjustment
Adjust the harness height by
moving the head support.
1 - Loosen harness by pressing
on adjustment button (1) while
pulling on the harness straps.
(2)
2- Pull head support/harness
height adjustment loop.
3- Pull up or push down to adjust
the height of the head support
and the harness straps.
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Harness Length Adjustment
1- If shoulder harness needs to be
lengthened to secure your child,
loosen the harness by pressing
on adjustment button (1) while
pulling on the harness straps. (2)
Handle Adjustment
2 - The carrier handle can be
adjusted to 3 positions.
3 - To adjust the handle position,
squeeze handle buttons on
both sides. (1)
Rotate handle until it clicks
into any of the 3 positions. (2)
Handle can be used in vehicle
in any locked position.
Be sure handle is locked in the
carry position before lifting
child restraint by handle. An
unlocked handle could move
unexpectedly, causing injury to
child.
Handle MUST NOT contact the
vehicle interior (side of car or
seat in front) when installed.
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Product Use
1 - Top of child’s head should be at
least 1 inch below top of child
restraint.
Securing Child in Child Restraint
2 - Loosen harness by pressing
on adjustment button (1) while
pulling on the harness straps. (2)
3 - Press button to release the
halves of the chest clip. (1)
Separate chest clip and spread
harness straps apart. (2) Press
buckle button. (3)
4 - Place child in child restraint in
seated position. The child should
be seated against both the back
and bottom of the seat with no
gap behind the child. Do not
allow child to slouch.
5- Adjust the harness height by
pulling up or pushing down on
the head support/harness height
adjustment loop (p.24).
Harness straps must be
positioned at or just below
child’s shoulders to avoid injury.
Gently guide child’s arms through
harness straps. If more harness
length is needed, see page 26 for
instructions.
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Securing Child in Child
Restraint (continued)
1 - Insert buckle tongues into
buckle.
2 - Listen for clicks. Pull on buckle
to verify it is latched.
3 - Snap the chest clip together
and temporarily slide towards
buckle for tightening of harness.
4 - Tighten harness by pulling on
the adjustment strap (1). Pull
any excess harness webbing
through the buckle towards the
child’s shoulders (2) and pull
again on the adjustment strap.
This may need to be repeated
several times for proper fit.
Verify that the harness is snug
around the child’s waist and
shoulders.
5 - Position the chest clip at child’s
armpit level.
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Securing Child in Child
Restraint (continued)
Make sure that nothing interferes
with the harness. Make sure
harness is snug around child and
lays flat. Serious injury or death
could occur to a child that is not
secured properly.
If child is not secured properly, child
could be ejected in a sudden stop
or crash, resulting in serious injury
or death.
Check that Child is Secure
Buckle is fastened.
Harness straps are not twisted.
Harness is snug – A snug
harness cannot be pinched
horizontally, and should not
allow any slack.
Chest clip is level with armpits.
Harness straps are positioned
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PIPA RELX™Base Stability Leg
Refer to vehicle owner’s manual
to determine if stability leg can
be used. See page 38 for base
installation instructions.
1 - Press release button on bottom
of base to release the stability
leg from storage.
2 - Let the stability leg hang over
the edge of the vehicle seat.
After correctly installing the
base on the vehicle seat, press
the stability leg adjustment
button and extend the stability
leg perpendicular to the floor.
3 - Extend stability leg far enough
that it contacts the floor, the
stability leg indicator turns
green, and the leg locks into
position. Make sure the stability
leg is firmly planted on the floor
of the vehicle and does not easily
slide around.
4 - Indicators should show green,
meaning the stability leg is
properly contacting the floor.
If the stability leg indicator
shows red, the stability leg is
not making firm contact with
the vehicle floor. Adjust as
needed. Stability leg should be
perpendicular to the floor.
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PIPA RELX™Base Stability Leg
(continued)
1 - If stability leg lifts base more
than 1 inch off the seat, adjust
as needed to close the gap.
DO NOT use stability leg to
recline the base. The recline
adjustment feature is meant to
recline the base.
2 - Always store stability leg when
not in use. Press adjustment
button to shorten stability leg,
then push leg into storage area.
Push until the release button
clicks into place.
The stability leg can be used or
stored for both rigid latch and
vehicle belt installation.
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