Toddler Mode; For Child Between 9-18Kg / 1- 4 Years Old; Installation For Forward-Facing Toddler Mode; Securing Your Child In The Car Seat - Joie stages Manual De Instrucciones

Toddler Mode

(for Child between 9-18kg / 1–4 years old)
Reference age 1- 4 years old
Seat position Positions 1-3 (with top triangle and a red triangle aligned
! Please install the car seat on the vehicle seat first, and then place the child in the car seat.
i. Installation for Forward-Facing Toddler Mode
Note
1. Please adjust the car seat to the proper recline position (3 positions for forward-facing Toddler mode).
Angle indication: With top triangle and a red triangle aligned
Adjustment).
Recline position must be selected before car seat is installed in the vehicle. Recline is not
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intended to be adjusted while car seat is installed in vehicle. Adjusting the recline while car seat
is installed in vehicle may loosen installation of car seat leading to death or serious injury in a crash.
2. Please adjust the shoulder harness straps to the proper height before installing the car seat. Please
refer to Page 13 (Height Adjustment for Head Support and Shoulder Harness Straps).
3. When installing and adjusting the vehicle belts, make sure that both the vehicle shoulder belt and the
vehicle waist belt are not twisted or the belts may not function properly.
! Although not recommended, if installing car seat forward-facing on a front vehicle seat with airbag,
turn airbag off or move vehicle seat back as far away from airbag as possible. Please reference
vehicle owner's manual for more information.
1. Thread the vehicle belt through the two forward-facing vehicle belt slots at the back of the
car seat.
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2. Engage the vehicle buckle tongue into the buckle.
3. While pressing the car seat down firmly into the vehicle seat, pull the vehicle shoulder belt to fasten
the car seat tightly and securely.
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4. Open the lock-off device and insert the shoulder safety belt.
! Please check if the car seat is installed tightly by moving the car seat back and forth at the
vehicle belt path. (car seat should not move more than 25mm/1").
The assembled vehicle belt is shown in 23 .
! Vehicle Shoulder belt passes through Lock-off Device.
! Vehicle Waist belt passes through the forward-facing vehicle belt slots.
! The vehicle buckle tongue is engaged with the buckle correctly shown in.
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. Please refer to Page 13 (Reclining
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ii. Securing your Child in the Car Seat
Note
1. When installing the car seat in the forward-facing Toddler mode, do not use the infant body support.
2. Please install the car seat on the vehicle seat, and then place the child in the car seat.
3. After the child is placed into the car seat, double check whether the shoulder harness straps are
at the proper height. Please refer to Page 13
Harness Straps).
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1. Pull up the webbing lock , while pulling the shoulder harness straps to proper length.
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2. Press the red button down to disengage the buckle.
3. Leave the harness straps on the left and right sides of the car seat.
4. Place the child in the car seat and engage the buckle.
After the child is seated, double check whether the shoulder harness straps are at the proper
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height. Please refer to Page 13 (Height Adjustment for Head Support and Shoulder
Harness Straps).
5. Pull down the adjustment webbing and adjust the harness so that your child is snugly secured.
! Make sure the space between the child and the shoulder harness straps is about the thickness of
one hand.
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Youth Mode

(for Child 15–25kg / 3–7 years old)
Reference age 3 -7 years old
Seat position
Positions 1-2 (with top triangle and a red triangle aligned
i. Converting from Toddler Mode to Youth Mode
1. Press the red button down to disengage the buckle.
2. Remove the infant body support and crotch pad.
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3. Detach the snaps 26 and the hook and loop fastener on the seat pad.
4. Lift the upper flap of seat pad upward and pull the lower flap forward. Then store the shoulder straps
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5. Pull the buckle through the slot in the seat pad and then store the buckle in its storage
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compartment.
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6. Reattach the snaps 26 and the hook and loop fastener
! To convert back to Toddler mode from Youth mode, please reverse the above steps.
(Height Adjustment for Head Support and Shoulder
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