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3.0
Safety
3.0
Safety
• Before lifting the carrier with the handle, check that the
handle
is firmly locked into position
. The carrier will pivot about an
unlocked handle and can result in injury to your child.
• Strings and cords can cause strangulation:
-
DO NOT
place items with string around a child’s neck, such
as hood strings, pacifier cords, etc.
-
DO NOT
suspend strings on or over carrier.
-
DO NOT
attach strings to toys.
-
DO NOT
place the carrier near a window where cords from
blinds or drapes can strangle a child.
3.6 About use as a carrier
Never Leave Your Child Unattended, even if they are asleep
.
Very often when you arrive at your destination you will find
that your child has fallen asleep in the Seat. Do not leave the
child unattended, even for a minute. Your child can tip or move
the carrier by their movements, kicking or grabbing on to their
surroundings. If the carrier tips over, your child can suffocate
from the surface that the seat is on as well as from the pressure
on their chest from the safety harness. In addition, if the carrier
is placed too upright, the child’s head can fall forward and cause
the child to have difficulty breathing. To avoid death or serious
injury from suffocation, falls and other hazards:
• Always place the carrier on a
firm and level surface
. Never
place the carrier on soft or plush surfaces such as a bed,
comforter, couch, sofa, chair, etc.
The carrier has a very
high possibility of tipping over if placed on a soft or plush
surface.
• Fall hazard: Child’s movements can slide carrier. Never place
the carrier near the edge of high surfaces such as tables,
counter tops, shelves, or other elevated surfaces. To prevent
falls, stay within arm’s reach whenever the carrier is not on the
floor or ground.
• Child can strangle in loose safety harness straps. Never leave
child in carrier when straps are loose or undone. Always use
the safety harness as instructed in this manual when the child
is in the carrier.
• Never leave child unattended.
• SUFFOCATION HAZARD: Infant carrier can roll over on soft
surfaces and suffocate child, NEVER place carrier on beds,
sofas, or other soft surfaces.
• STRANGULATION HAZARD:
- Child can strangle in loose restraint straps. Never leave child in
carrier when straps are loose or undone.
- Children have STRANGLED in loose or
partially buckled harness straps. Fully
restrain the child even when carrier is used
outside the vehicle.
• FALL HAZARD: Child’s activity can move
carrier. Never place carrier on counter tops,
tables, or other elevated surface.
WARNING