Tendercare Snappi Sun Hood and Transparent Rain Shield User manual

Snappi Sun Hood and Rain Shield Instructions Page 1 of 8 June 2014
Snappi Sun Hood and Transparent Rain Shield Instructions
Depending upon the age of your Snappi pushchair, will depend upon which sunhood
instructions you follow. If your Snappi was manufactured before January 2013, you
will have old-style fixings; if your Snappi was manufactured after January 2013, you
will have new-style fixings. The new fixings slot into the receiver brackets on the
back of the seat and the old-style fixings clip onto welded support bars on the back
of the seat.
The sunhood and rainshield are two separate items. To fit the rainshield, you must
first fit the sunhood. The rainshield fits the same way regardless of what sunhood
fixings you have.
New-Style Sunhood Fixings
Fig 1
Fig 1, left, shows the back of your
Snappi seat. The two white arrows are
pointing to the sunhood receiver
brackets on the back of the chair. These
brackets are fitted to all Snappi
pushchair, as standard, if manufactured
after January 2013.
Fig 2, right, shows the sunhood with the
new-style fixings. Please note, when you
receive your sunhood, the mounting poles
will be folded in flat against the sunhood
cover. Before fitting your sunhood, you
must unfold the 2 mounting poles and
position them as shown in Fig 12. Please
ensure that both poles are adjusted to the
same angle, otherwise it will make it
difficult to fit the hood to the seat.
Mounting Pole
Fig 2

Snappi Sun Hood and Rain Shield Instructions Page 2 of 8 June 2014
Fig 3
On the back of each mounting pole, will
be 1 button clip, as shown in Fig 3, left.
To fit the sunhood, stand behind the seat
and slide the mounting poles into the
receiver brackets with the button clips
facing you. Pressing both button clips,
simply slide the hood down into the
sunhood brackets to the position shown in
Fig 4, right.
Fig 4
Fig 5
There are 2 positions you can lock the
button hole into. Fig 4 shows the button
hole fitted in the top position. However, if
needed, the hood can be dropped to the
lower hole position. You can see both
hole positions in Fig 5, left. To do this,
push in both button clips and slide the
hood down until it locks into the lower
position.
Button Clip

Snappi Sun Hood and Rain Shield Instructions Page 3 of 8 June 2014
Once your sunhood is fitted, the back
canvas of the sun canopy can be secured
by looping the hook & loop strap around
the sunhood receiver bracket as shown in
Fig 6, right.
Fig 6
The sunhood will now be fitted to the chair,
as shown in Fig. 7.
Fig. 7
You can now adjust the sunhood to the
desired angle. To do this, simply adjust the
hood to the position you desire then tighten
the thumb screws to hold the hood securely
in place. Each time you wish to change the
angle of the hood, you must first loosen the
thumb screws, adjust the angle as desired
and then ensure that you retighten the
screws to prevent them falling off.
Removing The Sunhood
To remove the hood, first unfasten the hook and loop strap (shown in Fig 6) and then
press in the button clips (shown in Fig 5). You may fit it easier to release one button
clip at a time. Once both button clips are out of your chosen hole position, the hood
will then be free to lift out of the receiver brackets.

Snappi Sun Hood and Rain Shield Instructions Page 4 of 8 June 2014
Old-Style Sunhood Fixings
The sunhood will arrive folded flat with its
tubes folded in, as shown in Fig 2, right.
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Before you can fit the sunhood to the buggy,
you need to first loosen the thumb screws on
either side of the hood and unfold both
sunhood tubes, so they face the bottom of
the hood, see Fig 4, right.
There will be two thumb screws, one on
either side of the sunhood (see Fig 3, left).
Fig. 4
Sunhood Tube
Thumb Screw

Snappi Sun Hood and Rain Shield Instructions Page 5 of 8 June 2014
Central Strap
Weld
Fig. 6
Fig. 5
To fit the sunhood, hold the hood by the two
sunhood tubes and align the push-on clips
(which are on the sunhood tubes) with the
welded support bar on the back of the
Snappi seat (See Fig. 5). Press each push-
on clip (on to the sunhood tube), positioning
them so that the sunhood is at an
appropriate height for the occupant. The
push-on clips can be attached anywhere on
the welded support bars.
The central strap is designed to be an
additional security measure to keep the hood
attached. Once you have clipped the
sunhood onto the welded supported bars,
the straps should be threaded behind the
bars and secured with the attached cam
buckle (See Fig.6). We would recommend
you keep the strap fastened at all times.
Ideally the clips should be located to avoid
the weld on the frame. However, if it is
necessary to position one of the clips on the
weld the strap must be used to secure the
hood.
Push-On Clips
(fitted on
sunhood tube)
Welded Support Bar

Snappi Sun Hood and Rain Shield Instructions Page 6 of 8 June 2014
The sunhood will now be fitted to the chair,
as shown in Fig. 7.
Fig. 7
You can now adjust the sunhood to the
desired angle. To do this, simply adjust the
hood to the position you desire then tighten
the thumb screws to hold the hood securely
in place. Each time you wish to change the
angle of the hood, you must first loosen the
thumb screws, adjust the angle as desired
and then ensure that you retighten the
screws to prevent them falling off.
Fig. 8

Snappi Sun Hood and Rain Shield Instructions Page 7 of 8 June 2014
Rainshield Instructions
To fit the plastic rainshield, unfold it from its
packaging and place over the sunhood with
the hook & loop rainshield flap facing the
front (i.e. world as opposed to occupant
facing). The sunhood angle needs to be set
to match the seemlines to those on the
rainshield. Next tuck the elasticated edge
under the footrest as shown in Fig 9, right.
Note, you may not be able to use back
recline at the same time as the rainshield
(tilt in space can still be used).
Fig. 9
Fig. 10
The rainshield has a back flap to minimise
wind and rain infiltration. To keep the back
flap in place, tuck this down inside the push
handle and fasten the hook & loop fixings
which are located on both the back flap and
the main skirt of the rainshield. It should now
look like Fig. 10, left,
Once you have stuck the hook & loop
together, you may need to adjust the
rainshield to help ensure that the rain shield
is straight (See Fig 10).
Fig. 11

Snappi Sun Hood and Rain Shield Instructions Page 8 of 8 June 2014
Important Points When Using The Sunhood & Rainshield
•In warm conditions (e.g. inside building, warm days etc.), ensure you undo the
hook & loop flap at the front of the rain shield and fold it back to prevent the
occupant of the pushchair from overheating. On some occasions undoing the
flap may not be sufficient to keep the occupant cool, as such you may need to
completely remove the rainshield.
•We do not recommend ever leaving the child unattended when using the
pushchair. Additional care should be taken when using the sunhood and
transparent rainshield, to ensure neither the sunhood nor rainshield are too
close to the child’s face.
•Using the sunhood to protect a child from sunlight is not a substitute to using
sun cream/sun protection.
•Always ensure both the sun hood and rainshield are dry before folding for
storage. Do not put either of these items near a heat source as this will
damage the material. In addition, please make sure you do not store the
rainshield in direct sunlight as the heat may melt the adhesive. Both items
can be wiped clean using a damp cloth.
•The sunhood and rainshield must be removed when folding the wheelbase.
•The sunhood and rain shield must be removed when using the pushchair in a
wheelchair adapted vehicle. Full transport instructions can be found in your
Snappi User Manual.
•Although the sunhood is made of showerproof black fabric, it is still necessary
to use the transparent rainshield to protect the occupant from the rain.
•If you remove the screws from the hood for any reason, please ensure that
you screw them back on to the hood through the hole in the fabric. Do not try
to stretch the hole over the screw as you may damage the material.
•Always check that the thumb screws are tight to prevent them from falling off.