Diono Radian 5, Instruction Manual

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Folding your car seat:
1. Pull the red carrying strap out from behind the cover (Fig. 1) .
Unbuckle the car seats safety harness (see page 23) .
2. Loosen the safety harness (see page 23).
3. Raise the head support to its top position (see page 12-13) .
4. Push both of the expandable sides of the seat inwards (Fig. 2) .
5. Place the car seat on its back.
Pull one of the backrest release levers downwards and push the seat section
forwards to release the locking bolts
(Fig. 3) .
6. Whilst folding the seat section down into the back rest, pull the harness and
buckle upwards towards the top of the car seat's backrest
(Fig. 4) .
IMPORTANT:
If the car seat does not easily fold completely, do NOT force it closed.
See the ‘Folding tip’ at the bottom of the page.
7. Fasten the carrying strap around the upper bar on the underside of the seat
section
(Fig. 5).
WARNING:
•
Ensure the carry the strap is securely fastened before picking up.
Folding tips:
• Ensure the harness is sufficiently loosened.
• Check the sides of the seat section have been pushed inwards.
• Check that the fabric cover will not become trapped when folding.
• Check the harness does not become trapped when folding.
• Do NOT use the car seat if the folding levers and locking bolts do not
function properly. There may be an excessive build-up of debris that
cannot be removed or internal damage to the locking mechanism that
could prevent the car seat from functioning properly.
Unfolding your car seat:
1. Place the car seat on its back on a flat clean surface and remove accessories.
Unfasten the red velcro carrying strap from around the bar on the underside of
the car seats base.
Unfasten the red velcro carrying strap from around the bar on the underside of
the car seats base.
2. Firmly rotate the seat section of the car seat upwards until it locks in place
with an audible
“CLICK”
. Gently attempt to push the seat section back down to
confirm it has locked in place.
IMPORTANT:
Confirm the release levers are completely recessed inside their housings (see pages
7-8). Confirm car seats base is locked in the open position, if not repeat step 2.
3. Pull the harness adjustment strap outwards until the harness begins to tighten.
Note:
If the harness does not tighten, check the adjuster strap is free of the hinge by
folding the seat.
4. Fold the expandable sides of the seat outwards, if desired.
5. Thread the red carrying strap through its own slot in the fabric cover.
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Unfolding and folding the car seat
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