Century SmartMove Manuel utilisateur
Instruction
Manual
Avoid injury or death -
Read and understand this manual!
Para instrucciones en Español,
llamar al: 1-800-837-4044
www.centuryproducts.com
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Important Information.....................................1
Warnings.........................................................2
Basic Information.............................................4
Vehicle Seat Belts........................................... 16
• Locking Clip........................................ 21
Additional Information ...................................22
• Installation of Anchor Hardware
• Tether Storage
• Care and Cleaning
• Aircraft Use
• Second Hand Car Seat
Storage.....................................Back Cover
• Locking Clip
• Instruction Manual
Help Information.......................Back Cover
Instruction manual is for:
• SmartMove® 5-Point Infant/Toddler Car Seat
• SmartMove®Overhead Infant/Toddler
Car Seat
Instructions for these models are the same unless
otherwise noted.
❃Before You Begin
❃Use
❃Special Information
Height & Weight Limits.....................................5
Rear-facing Installation.................................... 6
Forward-facing Installation................................8
Placing Child in Car Seat...............................10
Operations and Adjustments......................... 12
• Harness Straps
• Harness Tie
• Buckle
• Recline / Upright Positions
• 5-Point Crotch Strap Adjustment
• Changing Harness Strap Slots
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
No car seat can guarantee protection from
injury in every situation, but proper use helps
reduce the risk of serious injury or death.
Child restraints (car seats) could be recalled for
safety reasons. You must register this restraint
to be reached in a recall. Fill out the
registration card attached to car seat and mail
today or send your name, address, and the
restraint’s model number and manufacturing
date to:
Century Products
P.O. Box 551
Elverson, PA 19520-9973
or call 1-888-224-6549
For recall information:
• Call the U.S Government’s Auto Safety
Hotline at 1-800-424-9393
(202-366-0123 in D.C. area)
• www.nhtsa.dot.gov
• Call Century Products at 1-800-837-4044
✔Read and understand instruction manual
and car seat labels.
✔Infants less than 20 lbs. {9 kg} must use
car seat rear-facing.
✔Do not use car seat rear-facing in vehicle seat
with air bag.
✔Secure children in back seat whenever
possible.
✔Never leave child unattended.
✔Install car seat securely.
✔Do not use after date shown on back of
car seat.
✔Do not allow anyone (babysitter, relatives,
etc.) to use car seat without first
understanding all instructions.
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❃Registration Information
❃Safety First Check List
WARNINGS - Prevent serious injury or death:
DO NOT use rear-facing child
restraint in a vehicle seating
position equipped with an air bag.
Child’s head and neck may be
seriously injured when an inflating
air bag hits back of child restraint.
Never put a car seat in a front
vehicle seat unless recommended by
vehicle owner’s manual. National
Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) alerts
vehicle owners that according to
accident statistics, children up to
age 12 are safer in the back seat.
For vehicles with air bags, refer to
vehicle owner’s manual for child
restraint installation information.
If car seat is in a crash, it must be
replaced. DO NOT use it again! A
A crash can cause unseen damage
and using it again could result in
serious injury or death.
Failure to follow these instructions
and car seat labels can result in child
striking the vehicle’s interior during
a sudden stop or accident. Secure
child restraint with a vehicle seat
belt as shown in this manual.
Infants less than 20 lbs. (9 kg) must
use this car seat rear-facing. Serious
crippling injury or death can result
if infant faces front of vehicle.
Vehicle seat belt system MUST hold
car seat securely. Not all vehicle seat
belts can be used with a car seat. If
vehicle seat belt does not hold car
seat securely, read “Vehicle Seat
Belts” section.
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3
DO NOT use car seat if it is damaged
or has missing parts.
DO NOT use accessories or parts
other than those provided by
Century or Graco. Their use could
alter the performance of the
car seat.
Rear-facing car seat must be
properly leveled:
• Too reclined can result in injury
or ejection.
• Too upright can result in
breathing difficulties.
Never leave child unattended, even
when sleeping. Child may become
tangled in harness straps and
suffocate.
If car seat has a cup holder, DO NOT
put hard or sharp objects in cup
holder.
WARNINGS - Prevent serious injury or death (continued):
BASIC INFORMATION
This car seat meets or exceeds all applicable
requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard 213 for use in motor vehicles and
aircraft.
Always secure car seat with a vehicle seat belt,
even when unoccupied. An unsecured car seat
can injure passengers.
Protect vehicle seat. Use a car seat mat, towel
or thin blanket under and behind car seat.
Car seat parts can get very hot in the sun or
warm weather.
To avoid burns, always check before putting
child in car seat.
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Do not use car seat on rear-facing or
side-facing vehicle seats.
❃Certification ❃Unoccupied Car Seat
DO NOT use after date shown on back of
car seat due to changing requirements and
normal wear and tear.
Look for: Do not use this car
seat after December Year
❃Car Seat Useful Life
❃Dangerous Vehicle Seats ❃Vehicle Seat Protection
❃Warm Weather
HEIGHT & WEIGHT LIMITS
A preterm infant or low birth weight infant may
be at special risk in a vehicle or aircraft.
According to the American Academy of
Pediatrics, these infants may suffer breathing
difficulties if improperly reclined in a car seat.
Century advises that you have your physician or
hospital staff evaluate your infant and
recommend the proper car seat or car bed
before you and your infant leave the hospital.
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❃Preterm or Low Birth Weight
Infants
❃Outgrowing Car Seat
Prevent serious injury or death:
• Top of child’s ears must be below top
edge of car seat.
• Child’s shoulders MUST not be above
top harness slots.
WARNING
Rear-facing (Birth to 30 lbs. {13.6 kg})
• Infants from birth to 20 lbs. {9 kg} MUST
be rear-facing.
• Infants or toddlers 20 to 30 lbs. {9 to
13.6 kg} may be rear-facing.
Forward-facing
Forward-facing (20 to 40 lbs. {9 to 18 kg})
• Toddlers 20 to 30 lbs. {9 to 13.6 kg} who
are capable of sitting upright unassisted
may be forward-facing. If unable to sit
unassisted, use rear-facing.
• Toddlers 30 to 40 lbs. {13.6 to 18 kg}
and up to 40 inches {102 cm} tall MUST
be forward-facing.
Rear-facing
40 lbs.
{18 kg}
Birth 30 lbs.
{13.6 kg}
20 lbs.
{9 kg}
IMPORTANT: This car seat is certified for use
rear-facing with children up to 30 lbs. {13.6 kg}.
However, some children approaching 30 lbs.
{13.6 kg} may be too tall to fit comfortably
rear-facing. When child can no longer
comfortably fit and knees remain bent, child
should use car seat forward-facing only if child is
over 20 lbs. {9 kg} and can sit upright unassisted.
When using car seat rear-facing, car seat MUST
be able to rotate freely from a reclined to an
upright position on impact.
• Test by moving car seat through all seating
angles.
Adjust car seat to reclined or semi-reclined
position and place rear-facing on vehicle seat.
Thread vehicle seat belt through openings over
recline lever on front of car seat and buckle
belt (fig. a).
Press down firmly in center of car seat to
compress vehicle seat cushion while tightening
vehicle seat belt (fig. b).
Because of car seat design, you may experience
some movement of the pointer in positions
1 & 2 during vehicle seat belt tightening.
This is normal. Make sure you start installing
car seat with pointer in the locked position
1 or 2 and adjust the vehicle belts keeping the
pointer within the colored zone (fig. c).
REAR-FACING INSTALLATION
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2
6
Pull front to back and left to right to check for
secure installation (fig. d). Vehicle lap belt
MUST stay tight.
If not secure, see “Vehicle Seat Belts” section.
Check level indicator on car seat.
Ball MUST be entirely in green zone (fig. e). If
necessary, place rolled towels under car seat, at
vehicle seat crease, until entire ball is in green
zone. Then re-check level indicator.
NOTE: Vehicle must be on level ground and
child in car seat when checking level indicator.
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5
To prevent serious injury or death:
Do not allow anything in vehicle
interior or in base of car seat to obstruct
rotation in a crash.
WARNING
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(fig. b) (fig. d)
(fig. e)
Openings
Towels
REAR-FACING INSTALLATION (continued)
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(fig. c)
(fig. a)
Adjust car seat to upright or semi-upright position
and place forward-facing on vehicle seat.
Thread vehicle seat belt through openings and
behind harness straps (fig. a).
Buckle belt.
Press down firmly in center of car seat to compress
vehicle seat cushion while tightening vehicle seat
belt.
HINT: Use your knee to press down in center of
car seat (fig. b).
Pull front to back and left to right to check for
secure installation (fig. c). Vehicle lap belt
MUST stay tight.
If not secure, see “Vehicle Seat Belts” section.
Attach tether strap hook (A) to anchor hardware (B)
and tighten strap to remove any slack (fig. d).
If tether anchor hardware (B) is not available, see
“Installation of Anchor Hardware“ section.
FORWARD-FACING INSTALLATION
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2
3
4
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