Safety 1st alpha omega elite User manual

4358-7076A 1.6.17
2016 Dorel Juvenile.
rear-facing child restraint
5-35 lbs (2.3-16 kg) and 19-36 in.(48-91 cm)
forward-facing child restraint
22-50 lbs (10.1-22.6 kg) and 29-45 in.(73.6-114.3 cm)
and at least 1 year old
belt-positioning booster
40-100 lbs.(18.1-45.4 kg) and 43-52 in.(110.1-132.1 cm)

E-1 Preparing to Install Rear-Facing
E-2 Preparing to Install Lower Anchor Belt Rear-Facing
E-3 Install Rear-Facing with Lower Anchor Belt
E-4 Install Rear-Facing with Vehicle Belts
E. Installing Rear-Facing.......................Pages 38-46
F-1 Preparing to Install Forward-Facing
F-2 Adjusting Top Anchorage Strap (Tether)
F-3 Preparing to Install Lower Anchor Belt Forward-Facing
F-4 Install Forward-Facing With Lower Anchor Belt
F-5 Install Forward-Facing with Vehicle Belts
G-1 Preparing to Install Belt-Positioning Booster
G-2 Installing Using the Lap and Shoulder Belts
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B. Safety Information........................... Pages 9-10
B-1 Vehicle Seating Position
B-2 Installation in Vehicle
B-3 Child Restraint Use
A. Before You Begin.................................Pages 3-8
A-1 Thank You...
A-2 Registration and Safety Notices
A-3 Understanding Your Child Restraint
C. Basic Use.............................................Pages 11-28
D. General Vehicle Installation.....Pages 29-37
D-1 Vehicle Seating Position
D-2 Choosing Lower Anchor or Vehicle Belts
D-3 Knowing Your Vehicle Belts
D-4 Using Locking Clip
D-5 Aircraft Information
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C-1 Choose Position for Your Child
C-2 Preparing Child Restraint to Fit Your Child
C-3 Securing Child in Child Restraint
C-4 Removing Child From Child Restraint
C-5 Accessories
C-6 Reclining Child Restraint
C-7 Removing Harness System
C-8 Installing Harness System
C-9 Removing Seat Pad for Cleaning
G-1 Preparing to Install Belt-Positioning Booster
Troubleshooting
Replacement Parts Order Form
Warrantyalling Using the Lap and Shoulder Belts
F. Installing Forward-Facing..............Pages 47-54
G. Installing Belt-PositioningBooster..Pages 55-58
General Information...............................Pages 59-62

Thank you for choosing this car seat, referred to throughout
this manual as a child restraint. The DJG family is committed
to creating a child restraint with the most comfort and
convenience available today.
Remember, parents are a child’s first teachers and examples.
If you always buckle your seat belt, your child will think it is
the natural thing to do. Make it a firm rule that the vehicle
does not go until everyone is buckled up. Make no exceptions.
No one can predict if use of a child restraint will prevent
injury or death in a particular crash. However, combined with
careful driving, proper use of a child restraint can lower a
child’s risk of injury or death in most crashes.
Your child’s safety is worth the time it will take to read and
follow these instructions. After reading, if you still have
questions or have any problems with this child restraint,
please contact our Consumer Care Department at:
Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
Website: www.djgusa.com
Mailing Address: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
Consumer Care Department
P.O. Box 2609
Columbus, IN 47202-2609
Telephone: [phone]
8 A.M. to 6 P.M. EST M-TH
8 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. EST FRI
A-1 ThankYou...
A. Before You Begin
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Please complete the postage-paid registration card that
came with your child restraint, and send it to us. Child
restraints could be recalled for safety reasons. You must
register this restraint to be reached in a recall. Send
your name, address, email address if available and the
restraint’s model number and manufacturing date to:
Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
Consumer Care Department
PO Box 2609, Columbus, IN 47202-2609
or call 1-800-544-1108 or register online at www.djgusa.
com/registration/carseat/us.
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
If you don’t have the card or if your
address changes, you will find the
model number and manufactured date
on the label located on side of plastic
shell.
A-2 RegistrationandSafetyNotices
Model
Number
Manufacture
Date

PUSH
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A. Headrest/Harness
Height Adjustment
Levers
B. Adjustable
Headrest
C. Infant Insert
(on select models)
D. Cup Holder
(on select models)
E. Harness Release
Lever (under flap)
F. Harness
Tightening Strap
G. Recline Lever
A-3 UnderstandingYourChildRestraint
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A.
B. C.
H. Chest Clip
I. Harness Straps
J. Buckle Tongue
K. Buckle
L. Harness Guides
M. Buckle Strap
N. Buckle Strap Slots
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
M.
L.
J.
K.
D.
Front View Harness System Detail
A. Before You Begin
N.

Back View
A. Top Anchorage
(Tether) Strap
B. Splitter Plate
C. Instructions
(in bottom of base)
D. Top Anchorage
(Tether) Hook Storage
E. Non Removable Base
A.
F. Shoulder Belt
Positioning Guide
G. Rotating Armrests
H. Forward-Facing
Belt Path
I. Rear-Facing Belt
Path
J. Lower Anchor Belt
K. Lower Anchor Storage
L. Rear-Facing Level
to Ground Lines
B.
C.
I.
F.
H.
L.
G.
Side View
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A. Before You Begin
D.
E.
K.
D.
J.

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B-3 ChildRestraintUse
Never take your child out of the child restraint
while the vehicle is moving. Never leave child
unattended.
Placing your child in a hot child restraint may
result in burns.
Do not use a child restraint with damaged or
missing parts.
Do not use cut, frayed or damaged harnesses.
Do not lubricate buckles and fasteners.
Do not substitute parts or try to modify the
child restraint in any way.
Do not use any car seat accessory except
those approved by Dorel Juvenile Group.
Never allow any child to play with this child
restraint; it is not a toy.
Do not remove or cover up any of the warning
labels or other labels on the child restraint.
Read all instructions for additional warnings.
On the side of the child restraint there is a
date of manufacture label. Do not use this child
restraint more than 10 years after the date of
manufacture.
B-1 VehicleSeatingPosition
Never place a child rear-facing in a
seating position with an active frontal
airbag.
Check the vehicle owner’s manual for more
information about air bag/child restraint use.
For vehicles without a back seat, refer to your
vehicle owner’s manual.
B-2 InstallationinVehicle
Check the vehicle belt or lower anchor belt
before each use. Use only if the belt is tightened
properly and securely.
This child restraint should be securely belted
in the vehicle even when not in use. In a crash or
sudden stop, an unsecured child restraint could
injure occupants.
Do not use a child restraint that has been in a
crash. You must get a new child restraint.
B. Safety Information

C-1 ChoosePositionforYourChild C-2 PreparingChildRestrainttoFit
YourChild
ReleaseChestClip
Press on chest clip release
button and pull apart.
LoosenHarness
Push down on the harness
release lever (under flap on
the front of child restraint)
while pulling out on the
harness straps just above
the buckle.
You MUST make these adjustments with your child
before you install the child restraint in the vehicle.
UnbuckleHarness
Press red button. Pull
buckle tongues out. Place
harness straps out of
the way.
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2.
3.
C. Basic Use
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Place Child inRestraint
Place the child’s bottom
and back flat against the
restraint. This will allow
the harness straps to be
properly tightened.
4.
5-35 lbs (2.3-16 kg)
and 19-36 in. (48-91 cm)
Rear-Facing using 5-point harness
Child and child restraint are placed in the
back seat, facing the back of the vehicle.
40-100 lbs (18.1-45.4 kg)
and 43-52 in. (110.1-132.1 cm)
Belt-positioning booster using vehicle lap/
shoulder belt combination
Child and child restraint are placed in the
back seat, facing the front of the vehicle.
5-point harness is removed.
22-50 lbs (10.1-22.6 kg)
and 29-45 in. (73.5-114.3 cm)
and at least 1 Year Old
Forward-Facing using 5-point harness
Child and child restraint are placed in the
back seat, facing the front of the vehicle.
Your child’s height,weight, and age determine how your child restraint
should be placed in the vehicle.
Please talk to your doctor about the best option for your child.
WARNING: Verify your child’s weight and height (do not
guess) before choosing the child restraint’s placement.
Children up to 1 year of age must ride rear
facing.
The AmericanAcademy of Pediatrics recommends that children
remain rear facing until they are at least 2 years old.
In this child restraint, your child can remain rear facing up to 35 lb
16 kg) and up to 36 in. (91 cm).
The AmericanAcademy of Pediatrics recommends that children
remain in a five-point harness until they outgrow their forward-
facing harnessed child restraint.
This typically occurs around age 4, but some children outgrow
them sooner and others not until later.

C. Basic Use
Check Buckle
Position
Determine which of the
available buckle positions
will provide a snug fit for
your child.
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Locate buckle’s metal
retainer under the shell.
Rotate metal retainer, then
insert retainer up through
the shell and pad.
From the top, pull buckle
free from shell and pad.
Reposition buckle location.
Insert the buckle’s metal
retainer through the
desired slot. Make sure
buckle is facing forward.
Reach under seat between
base and shell. Pull
buckle’s metal retainer
completely through pad
and shell.
Pull up on buckle to make
sure it is secured. The
buckle must not pull out.
Failure to place buckle’s metal retainer
completely through pad and shell can result
in serious injury or death.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
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To Change Buckle
Position
Fully recline the child
restraint. Reach under the
seat between base and shell.
a.
You MUST use the 1st or 2nd buckle strap slots when
rear-facing. Any slot can be used for forward-facing.
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2
3

ToAdjustHarness/
Headrest Height
Loosen harness straps.
Rotate headrest/harness
height adjustment levers
inward. Move headrest
to the proper height and
lock into place
7.
Make sure metal bar
is locked into position.
Failure to do this can
result in serious injury
or death.
Check Harness/Headrest
Height
With child in the seat, check
the location of the harness
guide.
Follow the guidelines below
to determine the correct
harness/headrest height.
6.
Rear-FacingPosition
Harness strap MUST be at or
slightly below the shoulders.
If the harness is above
the child’s shoulders with
the headrest in the lowest
position, do not use this
child restraint.
Forward-FacingPosition
Harness strap MUST be
at or slightly above the
shoulders.
If the harness is below the
child’s shoulders with the
headrest in the highest position
and the child weighs at least
40 lbs. (18.1 kg), you must
convert the seat to a belt-
positioning booster.
Do not use this child restraint unless
the top of your child’s head is at
least 1 in. (2.5 cm) below the top of
the child restraint’s headrest.
Do not use this child restraint
forward facing if the tops of your
child’s ears are above the top of the
child restraint’s headrest.
Make sure the harness height is correct for
your child’s size.
Failure to follow these steps can result in
serious injury or death.
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C. Basic Use

C. Basic Use
C-3 SecuringChildinChildRestraint
Position Harness
Straps Over the
Child’sShoulders.
1.
Buckle Harness
Push each buckle tongue
into buckle until you hear
a “click”. Remember to
always pull up on harness
straps to make sure buckle
is locked.
2.
Close Chest Clip
Insert right half of chest
clip into left half and
snap together.
3.
TightenHarness
Pull on harness tightening
strap to tighten harness
snugly.
NOTE: 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.
4.
Position Chest Clip
The chest clip must be
placed at mid-chest (even
with armpits) and away
from the child’s neck.
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Check Harness
Tightness
Try to pinch the harness
at the shoulders. If you
can pinch the harness
strap, tighten more. If your
fingers slip off, the harness
is tight enough.
6.
WARNINGS: Failure to fasten and tighten the harness
system correctly may allow the child to be ejected from
the child restraint in a crash or sudden stop causing
serious injury or death.
Do not mistake comfort for safety. Harness system must
be snugly adjusted. DO NOT put snowsuits or bulky
garments on your child when
placing them in the child restraint.
Bulky clothing can prevent the
harness straps from being tightened
properly.