® Fisher-Price Safe Embrace Booster Car Seat TM Owner’s Manual Model 79750 Model 79750
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Message to Parents Thank you for choosing the Fisher-Price® Safe Embrace Booster Car Seat. Before you use the booster car seat, please take time to read and understand this manual completely. It includes important step-by-step instructions on how to restrain your child in a vehicle using the booster car seat. DO NOT allow others to use this booster car seat until they understand these instructions for proper use. Your child’s safety depends on you! TM Vehicle belt systems are designed to restrain adults.
Table of Contents Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 For Your Information . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Getting to Know Your Safe Embrace Booster Car Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 TM What Kind of Vehicle Belt System Do You Have? . . . . . . . 7 NEVER USE These Vehicle Belt Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Selecting a Vehicle Seating Location for Your Safe Embrace Booster Car Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 TM Restraining Your Child . . . . . . . . . 10 Pad Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WARNING Proper installation and use depends on you! If you do not follow the instructions in this manual and the labels on the booster car seat, paying particular attention to the warning statements, your child could be at risk of striking the vehicle’s interior during a sudden stop or crash, resulting in serious injury or death. ▲ Use only the vehicle’s lap and shoulder belt system when restraining the child in this booster car seat.
For Your Information •Use only a vehicle lap and shoulder belt system to restrain your child in the booster car seat. •Please read this manual carefully and entirely before using the booster car seat. Keep this manual in the pocket on the booster car seat for easy reference. •This child restraint system conforms to all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. •This restraint is not certified for aircraft use. Aircraft do not have lap and shoulder belt systems.
Getting to Know Your Safe Embrace Booster Car Seat ™ 1 1 2 6 3 4 5 5 1 Adjustable Shoulder Belt Positioner 2 Maximum Shoulder Height Guideline Indicator 3 Minimum Shoulder Height Guideline Indicator 4 Owner’s Manual Storage Pocket 5 Lap Belt Positioner 6 Removable Pad 6
What Kind of Vehicle Belt System Do You Have? WARNING Use only the vehicle’s lap and shoulder belt system when restraining the child in this booster car seat. Using a lap belt only will still allow your child’s head to move forward in a sudden stop or crash, possibly causing your child’s head to strike the vehicle’s interior or your child’s knees hard enough to cause injury or death. There are many different types of vehicle belt systems.
NEVER USE These Vehicle Belt Systems NEVER USE Lap Belt Only Explanation There is no shoulder belt. A lap and shoulder belt system is required to restrain your child in the booster car seat. NEVER USE Door Mounted Lap and Shoulder Belt Explanation The lap and shoulder belt that are attached to the vehicle’s door move when the door is opened. You will not be able to use the booster car seat adjustable shoulder belt positioner properly.
Selecting a Vehicle Seating Location for Your Safe Embrace Booster Car Seat ™ Accident statistics show that children are safer when properly restrained in rear vehicle seating locations than in front seating locations. Only use the front seat when no acceptable rear seating location is available. If the front seating location is equipped with an airbag, and must be used, adjust the vehicle seat as far back from the dashboard as possible.
Restraining Your Child 1 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 Once you have selected an acceptable seating location, adjust the vehicle seat back to the upright position. Place the booster car seat on the vehicle seat, firmly against the vehicle seat back. Place your child on the booster car seat, with his lower back against the booster car seat back. Check to be sure your child’s shoulders are above the minimum shoulder height guideline indicator and below the maximum shoulder height guideline indicator .
Restraining Your Child 5 6 5 6 Route the lap portion of the vehicle lap and shoulder belt over the lap belt positioner, across your child’s lap, and then over the other lap belt positioner. Buckle the vehicle lap and shoulder belt. WARNING Use only the vehicle’s lap and shoulder belt system when restraining the child in this booster car seat.
Restraining Your Child 7 7 Tighten the lap portion of the vehicle lap and shoulder belt by pulling on the shoulder belt. IMPORTANT NOTES! •Make sure the lap portion of the vehicle lap and shoulder belt is positioned low on your child’s lap. If it is positioned high on your child’s abdomen, your child may suffer an internal injury in a sudden stop or crash. •You do not need to use a locking clip with this booster car seat.
Restraining Your Child 8 9 10 8 9 10 Push the latch up to open the adjustable shoulder belt positioner. Place the vehicle shoulder belt on the adjustable shoulder belt positioner. Fit the latch under the bar to close the adjustable shoulder belt positioner. Additional Vehicle Belt System Information: Some vehicle belt systems have labels with instructions for use with car seats.
Restraining Your Child 11 11 Pull the adjustable shoulder belt positioner out slightly and move it up or down to position the vehicle shoulder belt over your child’s shoulder. IMPORTANT NOTE! Make sure the vehicle shoulder belt moves freely through the adjustable shoulder belt positioner. Pull the vehicle shoulder belt out and release it. The vehicle shoulder belt needs to be able to self adjust and stay snug against your child at all times.
Restraining Your Child 12 The vehicle shoulder belt should be over your child’s shoulder. 12 CORRECT 13 INCORRECT 13 13 INCORRECT Make sure the vehicle shoulder belt is not on your child’s face, neck or arm. WARNING NEVER allow the shoulder belt to be moved off of your child’s shoulder. It is critical that your child not move the shoulder belt out of position after you have adjusted it.
Pad Assembly 2 3 1 4 a b c 5 5 1 Fit the bottom of the pad onto the seating area of the shell. 2 Fit the top of the pad onto the top of the shell. 3 Insert one of the pad fastener straps underneath one of the adjustable shoulder strap positioners. Fasten the pad fastener strap to the inside of the pad. Repeat this procedure to attach the other pad fastener strap. 4 Tuck the edges of the pad around the adjustable shoulder belt positioner track on each side of the shell.
Cleaning and Washing •Remove the pad from the shell. •Machine wash the pad in cold water and mild detergent. Do not use bleach. Tumble dry on low heat. •To clean the shell, use a mild cleaning agent and damp cloth. Rinse with clean water to remove soap residue. •Replace the pad on the shell (see “Pad Assembly” instructions on page 16).
Register Your Safe Embrace Booster Car Seat ™ Child restraints could be recalled for safety reasons. You must register this restraint to be reached in a recall. Send your name, address, the restraint’s model number and manufacturing date (located on the back side of the seat back) to: Fisher-Price, Inc., 636 Girard Avenue, East Aurora, New York 14052, or call 1-800-432-5437. For recall information, call the U.S. Government’s Auto Safety Hotline at 1-800-424-9393 (202-366-0123 in the Washington D.C. area).
Safety Check Every time you travel in your vehicle with your child, we’d like you to think of how you can make your trip S A F E ! S SHOULDER HEIGHT of your child A ADJUST the vehicle seat back to the F FASTEN the vehicle lap and shoulder belt E EVALUATE to be sure the vehicle lap needs to be above the minimum shoulder height guideline indicator and below the maximum shoulder height guideline indicator . upright position.
