Safety 1st SportFit 65 User manual

SportFit 65
convertible car seat
rear-facing child restraint
5-40 lb (2.3-18 kg) and 19-40 in.(48-101.6 cm)
forward-facing child restraint
22-65 lb (10.1-29 kg) and 29-49 in.(73.6-125 cm)
and at least 2 years old
KEEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR
FUTURE USE.
Read all instructions
before using this
child restraint.
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Failure to follow the warnings on the labels and in the
instruction manual can result in serious injury or death
to your child.

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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 11-27
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 Reclining Child Restraint
C-6 Accessories on Select Models
C-7 Removing Harness System
C-8 Removing Pad for Cleaning
C-9 Installing Harness System
E-1 Preparing to Install Rear Facing
E-2 Preparing to Install LATCH Rear Facing
E-3 Install Rear Facing with LATCH
E-4 Install Rear Facing with Vehicle Belts
E. Installing Rear Facing.......................Pages 37-44
F. Installing Forward Facing .............. Pages 45-53
F-1 Preparing to Install Forward Facing
F-2 Adjusting Tether Strap
F-3 Preparing to Install LATCH Forward Facing
F-4 Install Forward Facing With LATCH
F-5 Install Forward Facing with Vehicle Belts
D. General Vehicle Installation........Pages 28-36
Important Information...........................Pages 54-57
D-1 Understanding Your Vehicle
D-2 Vehicle Seating Position
D-3 Choosing LATCH or Vehicle Belts
D-4 Knowing Your Vehicle Belts
D-5 Using the Locking Clip
D-6 Installing on Aircraft
Warranty
Troubleshooting
Replacement Parts Order Form

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Thank you for choosing this car seat, referred to throughout
this manual as a child restraint. The DJG family is committed
to creating child restraints 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 Relations Department at:
Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
Website: www.djgusa.com
Email: [email protected]
Fax: [phone]
Mailing Address: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
Cosumer Relations 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.
PO Box 2609
Consumer Relations Department
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 shell.
A-2 RegistrationandSafetyNotices
Line
Code
Manufacture
Date
Model
Number

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A-3 UnderstandingYourChildRestraint
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A.
B.
F. Chest Clip
G. Harness Strap
H. Buckle Tongues
I. Buckle
J. Buckle Strap
D.
E.
F.
H.
J.
G.
I.
Front View Harness System Detail
A. Before You Begin
C.
A. Adjustable Headrest
B. Body Pillows
(on select models)
C. Cup Holder
(on select models)
D. Harness Release
Lever (under flap)
E. Harness
Adjustment Strap

Back View
A. LATCH Belt
B. Tether
C. Splitter Plate
D. Recline Stand
E. Instruction Manual
Storage
(in recline stand)
F. Headrest Adjustment
Bar G. Tether Storage
H. LATCH Storage
I. Forward-Facing
Belt Path
J. Rear-Facing Belt
Path
K. Rear-Facing Level to
Ground Lines
(on side of shell)
L. Shell
(child restraint)
A. J.
Side View
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A. Before You Begin
G.D.
B.
E.
F.
L.
H.
C.
K.
I.
D.
H.

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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 child restraint 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 back of the shell there is an
expiration date for use of this child restraint.
Do not use this child restraint after the
expiration date.
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. Safety Information
Failure to follow these warnings can result in the
serious injury or death of your child. To help you
recognize instructions which are most critical to your
child’s safety, we use this symbol:
B-2 InstallationinVehicle
Check the vehicle belt or LATCH 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.

C-1 ChoosePositionforYourChild
Your child’s height, weight, and age determine how your child
restraint should be placed in the vehicle.
5-40 lb (2.3-18 kg)
and 19-40 in.
(48-101.6 cm)
Rear Facing using
5-point harness
Child and child restraint
are placed in the back
seat, facing the back of the
vehicle.
22-65 lb (10.1-29 kg)
and 29-49 in.
(73.6-125 cm) and
at least 2 years old
Forward Facing using
5-point harness
Child and child restraint are
placed in the back seat,
facing the front of the vehicle.
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 strap just below
the chest clip.
Make these adjustments with your child in the child
restraint before you install in the vehicle.
UnbuckleHarness
Press red button. Pull
buckle tongues out. Place
harness strap out of the
way.
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2.
3.
C. Basic Use
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Lift Headrest tothe
HighestPosition
Pull out on the metal bar
on the back of the seat
and slide the headrest all
the up. This will expose all
harness slots.
4.

C. Basic Use
Check Buckle
Position
Determine which of the
available buckle positions
will be comfortable and
provide a snug fit for your
child.
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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.
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
Remove your child. Flip
the child restraint over
and locate buckle’s metal
retainer.
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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Place Child inChild
Restraint
Place the child’s bottom and
back flat against the child
restraint.
This will allow the harness
straps to be properly
tightened.
5.

CheckHarnessHeight
With child in the child
restraint, check the location
of the harness slots.
7.
RearFacingPosition
Harness slots must be even
with or just below the
shoulders.
If the lowest harness
slots are above the child’s
shoulders, do not use this
child restraint.
ForwardFacingPosition
Harness slots must be even
with or just above the
shoulders.
If the highest harness
slots are below the child’s
shoulders, do not use this
child restraint.
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C. Basic Use
Choose the Correct
Harness Slots ThatFit
YourChild
Follow the guidelines below
to determine the correct
harness height.
NOTE: The upper most
harness slots may be behind
the headrest pad.
8.
To Change Harness
Location
From the back of the seat,
remove harness from
splitter plate.
9.
Pull Harness Outof Shell
FromtheFront
10.
Rethread Harness
Into Correct Harness
Location
Make sure harness does
not twist.
11.
Pull Harness Through
PadandShell
Make sure to thread harness
strap under the metal
headrest bar.
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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.
C. Basic Use
C-3 SecuringChildinChildRestraint
Position Harness
Strap Over the
Child’sShoulders
1.
Buckle Harness
Push each buckle tongue
into buckle until you hear
them “click”. Remember to
always pull up on harness
strap to make sure buckle
is locked.
2.
Close Chest Clip
Insert right half of chest
clip into left half and
snap together.
3.
4.
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Do not use this child restraint rear
facing if the top of your child’s head is
above the top of the child restraint’s
headrest.
Do not use this child restraint forward
facing if the midpoint of your child’s
head is 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.
Fit Harness Straponto
SplitterPlate
Attach both harness strap
loop ends to the splitter
plate. Make sure that the
harness strap does not
twist.
13.
PositionHeadrest
Place child in the child
restraint. Position the
headrest behind the child’s
head. Make sure the metal
bar is locked into position
and above the harness
strap.
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