Hamax A-head Bracket, User Manual

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User Manual
A-head bracket user manual_2015
Hamax AS
Visiting address:
Vålerveien 159
N-1599 Moss
NORWAY
Tel.:
+47 69 23 38 38
email:
customerservice@hamax.no
www.hamax.com
User Manual
EN
Please read the instructions carefully before assembling or using
the child seat.
Keep these instructions in a safe place as they will be useful if you
later buy extra equipment for your child seat.
INSTALLATION
• Read the assembly instructions ca-
refully before mounting the a-head
bracket. Hamax recommends that
this a-head bracket is mounted by
a bicycle shop. For the assembly a
hexagon key is required, and you
might also need additional spacers
and a longer steering bolt.
• The Observer a-head bracket fits
handlebar stems with a diameter of
1 1/8 inch.
• The seat should only be mounted on a
bicycle which is suitable for this kind
of load. Please ask your bicycle sup-
plier for detailed advice.
• The mounting bracket bolt must be
tightened hard enough to fix the seat
securely and prevent it from sliding.
Make it a rule to check this before
starting a trip with the bike.
• For optimal comfort and safety of
the child, ensure that the seat does
not slope forwards, so that the child
does not tend to slide out of it.
Hamax recommend that the backrest
should slope backwards slightly.
• Please check and make sure that all
parts of the bike function correctly
with the seat mounted.
USE
• Do not ride in off-road terrain with a
child in the front seat.
• To take a child on a bicycle, the rider
must normally be over 16 years.
Check your national laws and
regulations.
• The child seat is approved for children
up to a maximum of 15 kg (33 lb)
(about 3 years old). Ensure that you
re-check from time to time that the
child’s weight and size do not exceed
the maximum capacity of the seat.
• Do not carry a child that is too young
to sit safely in the seat. Carry only
children that are able to sit unaided
for a longer period of time, at least
as long as the intended bicycle jour-
ney. Please observe the recommen-
ded minimum age. If you
are uncer-
tain, or the child is under one year of
age, please consult a pediatrician.
• Ensure that it is not possible for any
part of the child’s body or clothing to
come into contact with any moving
part of the seat or cycle.
• Check there are no sharp objects,
such as split wires, on the bicycle
that can harm the child.
• Always use the safety belt/restraint
system, ensuring the child is restrai-
ned in the seat.
• Ensure that the restraint system is
not loose or able to become trapped
in any moving parts particularly the
wheels, including when the cycle is
ridden without a child in the seat.
• Always use the footrest straps
• A child sitting in a child seat should be
dressed more warmly than the rider.
• The child should be protected against
rain with suitable waterproof
garments.
• Remember to put the child’s helmet
on before starting your bicycle trip.
• Remember that the child seat can
get very hot standing out in the suns-
hine, so check the child seat before
placing your child in it.
• When transporting the bicycle by car
(outside the car) remove the seat. Air
turbulence might damage the seat or
loosen its fastenings to the cycle,
which could result in an accident.
• Always make sure that child’s clot-
hing or body parts do not come into
contact with any moving parts of the
cycle. This must be re-checked conti-
nuously as the child grows. Moving
parts that must be checked include
wheels and brake wires.
• Ensure that the movability of the
handlebar is not reduced after moun-
ting the seat.
• Should the steering angle to each
side be reduced to less than 45° after
mounting the seat, then the handle-
bar must be changed.
WARNINGS
• Warning: Do not attach extra lugga-
ge or equipment to the child seat, as
this could lead to the total load exce-
eding 15 kg (33 lb). We recommend
that extra luggage is attached at the
back of the bicycle.
• Warning: Do not modify the child seat.
This will automatically invalidate the
guarantee and the manufacturer’s
product liability will lapse.
• Warning: Be aware that the load of a
child in the child seat may alter the
bicycle’s stability and handling cha-
racteristics, particularly when stee-
ring and braking.
• Warning: Never leave the bicycle par-
ked with a child in the seat
unattended.
• Warning: Do not use the seat if any
parts are broken.
• Warning: The turning radius will be al-
ways be limited when using a front seat.
Be aware of this when you set off.
• Warning: The Observer is not suita-
ble for use on a moped or motorcycle.
• Warning: Never leave the child in a
carrier with the bicycle supported
only by a kick-stand.
• Warning: Never ride in inclement or
hazardous conditions.
• Warning: Never ride the bicycle at
night without adequate lighting.
• Warning: Front mounted seats redu-
ce the steerability of the bicycle
MAINTENANCE
• When cleaning the seat, use only lu-
kewarm soapy water.
• If the child seat is involved in an acci-
dent or are damaged, contact your
dealer to check that it can still be
used. Damaged parts must always
be replaced. Contact your dealer if
you are not sure how to fit the new
parts.
Tip! With an extra bracket you can easily
move one seat between two bicycles.
We wish you and your child many en-
joyable bicycle trips with your
Hamax child seat!
Best regards from us at Hamax.
A-head bracket
for the
Hamax Observer Child Bicycle seat