Peg-Perego Viaggio Shuttle Plus 20 User manual

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EN Instructions for use
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WARNING: Weight range:
40 – 120 lbs
(18 – 54 kg)
Height range:
39 - 63 inches
(99 – 160 cm)
Age:
at least 4 years old
(highback mode)
at least 5 years old
(backless mode)
• Do not install or use this
booster seat until you
read and understand all
the instructions in this
manual and the labels.
To avoid serious injuries
to your child, follow the
instructions carefully. Keep
the instruction manual
in the dedicated pocket
for future reference.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
© 2018 Peg-Perego. All rights reserved.
Introduction ...................................................................................................3
Safe practices .................................................................................................4
Information & warnings ...................................................................6
Registration and recall ...............................................................................8
Your booster seat..........................................................................................9
Whenisachildreadytotransitiontoaboosterseat?................10
When is a child ready to ride without this booster seat? ......13
Seat belts - which ones are safe to use with this booster seat? ....14
Vehicles and vehicle seats - which ones are safe to use with
this booster seat?........................................................................................15
Latch - what is it and where is it in the vehicle?..........................16
Rigid latch - why to use it?......................................................................18
Modes of use: highback and backless .............................................19
Highback mode:
- Adjusting the seat to t your child...................................................21
- Installing the booster seat in the vehicle ....................................24
- Securing this booster with rigid latch ...........................................25
- Buckling your child in the booster..................................................29
Converting from highback to backless mode............................33
Backless mode:
- Installing the backless booster seat in the vehicle .................35
- Securing this booster with rigid latch in the vehicle..............36
- Buckling your child in the booster .................................................40
Whenandhowtouse the shoulderbeltpositioning clip........44
Cup holder......................................................................................................46
Cleaning and maintenance...................................................................47
Replacementparts......................................................................................53

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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for choosing the Peg-Perego Viaggio
Shuttle Plus 120 booster seat. As with all Peg-
Perego products, your Viaggio Shuttle Plus 120 has
been designed and certied by a dedicated team
of engineers inside Peg-Perego's research and
development department. lt has been manufactured
and assembled in a Peg-Perego plant under certied
quality procedures using high quality materials from
certied suppliers. As with all booster seats, the
Viaggio Shuttle Plus 120 is designed to be used by a
child in a vehicle.
Always check the product
prior to use. The product is
composed of:
headrest (a), backrest (b),
seat with integrated rigid
latch (c) and shoulder belt
positioning clip(d).
In case of missing or
malfunctioning parts,
please contact our
Customer Service @ 1-800-
671-1701 for help.

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• Everyone buckles up, including adults in the back
seat. Make no exceptions. If someone unbuckles,
stop the vehicle. Be rm and consistent from the start
so children know the rules. An unrestrained person
increases the risk of death for everyone else as they
can y into and injure other passengers.
• Never take a child out of a booster seat for any
reason while the vehicle is moving.
• Do not leave loose objects, bags or luggage in the
passenger area. In a crash they will be much heavier
than usual and can y around and hurt the people in
the car.
• Do not leave your child unattended in the vehicle,
even for a minute. Your child can get tangled in the
seat belt and strangle.
• This booster seat must be secured when the child
is not in it. This booster seat is a heavy object that
can severely hurt others in a crash if it were to y
around the car. There are two ways you can secure
this booster seat when the child is not in it to prevent
it from becoming a deadly projectile. You only need
to use one of these ways.
1. Use the rigid LATCH (see page 25-26)
2. Use the vehicle’s seat belt to buckle in the empty
booster
SAFE PRACTICES

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• DO NOT give children lollipops or ice cream on a
stick while in the car. These sticks can injure a child if
the car hits a bump or swerves.
• Do not leave the booster seat under direct sunlight
for a prolonged time. The seat may become very hot
and burn your child’s skin.
• Store the booster seat in a cool, dry area if not used
for long periods.
• Do not try to remove or add parts unless where
explained in this manual; do not try to repair this
product. In case of damaged or defective parts, call
customer service at 1-800-671-1701.
SAFE PRACTICES

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INFORMATION & WARNINGS
• Certication: This booster seat meets or exceeds all
applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213
requirements for use in motor vehicles. This restraint
is NOT certied for aircraft use.
• Expiration: Do not use this booster seat if it is more
than 12 years old. The date of manufacture can be
found on a sticker located on the underside of the
booster.
• In case of a crash: If this booster seat is involved in a
minor crash, you may continue to use it. Otherwise, it
must be replaced. If you have questions, call customer
service at 1-800-671-1701.
• A minor crash is one where you can say YES to ALL of
the following statements:
• The vehicle was able to be driven away from the
crash site.
• The vehicle door nearest the booster seat was not
damaged.
• None of the passengers in the vehicle sustained any
injuries in the crash.
• If the vehicle has air bags, the air bags did not deploy
during the crash.
• There is no visible damage to the booster seat.
• Do not use this booster seat until you have read
this manual and the labels on the product. To avoid

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INFORMATION & WARNINGS
serious injuries to your child, follow the instructions
and labels carefully.
•WARNING! Use only the vehicle's lap and
shoulder belt system when restraining the child in
this booster seat.
• Keep the instruction manual in its storage pocket in
the underside of the booster.
•All fabriccoversandpads thatcomewith thisbooster
seat are part of the booster and the certication
program. The use of non approved covers or other
accessories are not recommended and can put your
child at risk in a crash.
• The energy absorbing white foam located under the
fabric covers is a safety feature of this booster seat
and should never be removed or damaged.
This booster seat is not certied for aircraft use
because aircraft seats DO NOT have shoulder belts

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REGISTRATION AND RECALL
Important! Child restraints could be recalled for safety
reasons.You must register this restraint to be reached in a recall.
Send your name, address and the restraint's model number
and date of manufacture to: Peg-Perego U.S.A., Inc. 3625
Independence Drive FortWayne,IN 46808 or call1-800-671-
1701(tollfree) or register online at www.carseat-registration.
pegperego.com
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
Model number, model name, date
of manufacture, etc. are indelibly
printed on a label located under
the seat base (as shown here).
The registration card is attached
to the fabric cover. Detach the
card, ll it in and mail it to Peg-
Perego. No stamp is needed. We
have already paid the postage. If
the registration card is missing,
please call Customer Service at
1-800-671-1701.

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YOUR BOOSTER SEAT
Red shoulder belt
positioning clip
Lower anchor connector
(Rigid latch)
Headrest
height adjuster
Backrest
width adjuster
Rigid latch
release
Backrest
height adjuster
Red shoulder
belt guide
Transport handle

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WHEN IS A CHILD READY
TO TRANSITION TO A BOOSTER SEAT?
Many parents confuse the words“car seat”and“booster seat”. It
is important to understand the dierence between a car seat
and a booster seat.
A car seat is a seat the child sits in and uses a 5-point harness as
their restraint.
A booster seat is a seat the child sits on and uses the vehicle's
seat belt as their restraint.
ThisViaggio Shuttle Plus 120 is a booster seat.
Booster seats are for kids who are too big for their car seat and
too small to t properly in a seat belt. Booster seats help the
child’s body t properly on the vehicle seat. Booster seats make
the seat belt start and stay on the correct bony parts of the
child's body.
It isn't a coincidence that boosters make kids taller. By raising the
child up, boosters help the shoulder belt t properly between
the shoulder and the neck. By raising the child up and giving the
child a shorter seat pan, the child's knees can now bend at the
edge of the booster. This makes kids much less likely to slouch.
Slouching is dangerous as it puts the lap belt on the soft belly

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which injures the abdominal organs and spinal cord. Boosters
also have design features that help the lap belt start and stay on
the lap during a crash. Many boosters use arm rests to do this.
Make sure if your booster has arm rests, that the lap belt always
goes under both arm rests.
A child must meet ALL of these requirements before they can
ride in this booster seat:
• at least 4 years old (highback mode) / at least 5 years old
(backless mode)
• at least 40 pounds
• at least 39 inches tall
• able to sit properly in this booster seat during the entire car ride
- no slouching, no playing with the seat belt, no putting the seat
belt under the arm or behind the back, no leaning over, etc.
Most children can not sit properly in a booster seat until at least
age 5. Sitting properly is what makes sure the seat belt ts snug
and rests on the proper bony parts of the body. If the child is
not mature enough for a booster, they need to ride in a car seat.
The car seat's 5-point-harness will keep them safe and won’t let
them slouch or lean over.
WHEN IS A CHILD READY
TO TRANSITION TO A BOOSTER SEAT?

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WHEN IS A CHILD READY
TO TRANSITION TO A BOOSTER SEAT?
Does your child meet all of the requirements above to use this
booster, but also still ts in their old car seat? Many parents can
be unsure about which seat to use. If you use their forward-
facing car seat, make sure you always use the tether strap on
that forward-facing car seat. If you have a vehicle that does not
have a tether anchor, a booster seat may provide better head
and neck protection than a forward-facing car seat that isn’t
tethered.

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Children need a booster seat until their body ts properly on
the vehicle seat AND the seat belt ts properly on their body
without the help of a booster.
Fitting properly means that you can say yes to all 5 questions
below:
1.The child can sit with their back against the back of the vehicle
seat.
2. The child’s knees can bend naturally at the edge of the vehicle
seat without slouching.
3. The lap belt is on the lap, not on the belly. The lap belt should
rest on the top of the thighs.
4. The shoulder belt is comfortable between the neck and the
shoulder.
5. The child can sit like this for the entire trip.
Studies show that half of all 10 year olds need a booster seat to
ride safely. By age 12 most kids can ride safely without a booster.
WHEN IS A CHILD READY
TO RIDE WITHOUT THIS BOOSTER SEAT?

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SEAT BELTS -WHICH ONES ARE SAFE TO USEWITH
THIS BOOSTER SEAT?
This booster seat must be used with a lap/shoulder belt.
This booster seat can not be used when there is only a lap belt.
Using just a lap belt puts your child at increased risk of injury
becauselap belts don’t hold the child’shead and chest inacrash.
Most lap/shoulder belts are safe to use with this booster.
However:
1. If your vehicle is equipped with seat belts that are attached to
the door of the vehicle, do not use this booster.
2. If your vehicle is equipped with inatable seat belts, please
call Peg-Perego Customer Service at 1-800-671-1701 for
compatibility of this booster seat with your vehicle.
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VEHICLES AND VEHICLE SEATS -WHICH ONES ARE
SAFETO USEWITH THIS BOOSTER SEAT?
This booster seat is designed to be used in passenger vehicles.
It is not designed to be used on three-wheel vehicles or motor
bikes.
According to crash statistics, children are safer when properly
restrained in the back seat than in the front seat. Therefore, Peg
Perego strongly recommends that children using this booster
seat ride in the back seat.
This booster seat can ONLY
be used on a vehicle seat that
faces the front of the vehicle.
Do NOT use this booster seat
on any of the following:
1. Side facing vehicle seats
2. Rear facing vehicle seats
3. Vehicle seats that rotate in
dierent positions
If your vehicle is equipped with front passenger side air bags,
please refer to your vehicle owner’s manual for compatibility
and further information about booster seat installation.
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LATCH -WHAT IS IT AND WHERE
IS IT INTHE VEHICLE?
LATCH stands for Lower Anchors andTethers for children.
LATCH works by connecting parts of your child’s car seat
or booster seat to special anchors in the vehicle.
Vehicle LATCH hardware:
Lower Anchors: These are a pair of metal bars hidden
in the vehicle's seat crease. Most vehicles since 2003
have the lower anchors for at least 2 seating positions
(almost always for the driver & passenger side seats.
The center seat almost never has lower anchors).
Tether Anchors: These are metal rings or bars that
are behind the vehicle seat. Most vehicles since 2000
have tether anchors for at least 3 seating positions.
Read your vehicle’s owners manual to see if and where
your vehicle has lower anchors and tether anchors.
Child Seat LATCH hardware:
Lower Anchor Connectors: These are hooks on your
child’s seat that will hook onto the lower anchors in
the vehicle’s seat crease.
Flexible LATCH: When the hooks are attached to a
exible strap that is part of your child's seat.
Rigid LATCH: When the hooks are rigidly attached to
the child's seat and there is no strap involved.

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LATCH -WHAT IS IT AND WHERE
IS IT INTHE VEHICLE?
This booster seat has rigid LATCH
Tether Strap: The tether is a strap found on every
forward-facing car seat. The tether strap secures the
top of the child's car seat to the vehicle’s tether anchor.
The tether strap keeps the brain and spine safer for a
child riding in a forward-facing car seat. Booster seats
usually do not have or use tether straps.
This booster seat does not have a tether strap.
Lower anchors
Lower anchors connector
(Rigid latch)

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RIGID LATCH -WHYTO USE IT?
This booster seat features rigid LATCH which secures the
booster to the vehicle:
• Using rigid LATCH is optional.
• With or without rigid LATCH, this booster seat meets
or exceeds all safety standards and can keep your
child safe.
• However, Peg Perego strongly recommends
using rigid LATCH with this booster seat whenever
possible. Rigid LATCH gives this booster seat added
stability in case of a sudden stop or sharp turn. Rigid
LATCH also prevents the booster from ying around
when the child is not in it, which can hurt others in the
car.
Your childwillalwaysuse the seatbeltacross them astheir
restraint. This is regardless of whether or not you have
used rigid LATCH to secure the booster to the vehicle.

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This booster seat can be either a highback or a backless
booster.
Highback mode gives your child the best protection
because the headrest & backrest:
• Provide additional protection to your child’s head, neck,
and chest in a side impact crash
• Provide a more enclosed seat which helps kids sit up
straight. Kids often lean over and squirm less when in a
highback than a backless booster.
• Help keep the child’s body in a better position during
swerving or other pre-crash maneuvers.
• Help keep a sleeping child’s body upright. When a
sleeping child slumps sideways, the seat belt gets loose
MODES OF USE: HIGHBACK AND BACKLESS
Without the headrest &
backrest,itisabacklessbooster.
When you use the headrest &
backrest, you have a highback
booster.

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and slides o the correct parts of their body.
• Provide head and neck support to prevent whiplash
injuries in vehicles that can't support to the top of the
child's ears.
We strongly recommend using this as a highback booster
whenever possible. However, we realize there are times
when it is easier to travel with it in backless mode.
In backless mode: Make sure some part of the vehicle -
either the seat back or the head restraint - comes to at
least the top of the child’s ears.
Why? The top of the ears is the same height as the base of
the child’s skull. When the seat back or the head restraint
comes to at least the top of the ears, the child can not
throw their head back in a crash. This support helps
prevent whiplash injuries.
If the vehicle can not support the top of the child’s
ears you may not use this booster in backless mode
and must use it in highback mode to give the child's
head the support it needs.
MODES OF USE: HIGHBACK AND BACKLESS