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Astro Fix Car Seat

Group 1 child car seat

This product conforms to ECE R44.04

Group 1 child car seat. 

Suitable for children from 9kg to 18kg (approx 1 to 4 years old)

Instructions:

 Please read carefully and keep for future reference. 

Your child’s safety may be affected if you do not follow these 

instructions.

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Summary of Contents for Astro

Page 1: ...t conforms to ECE R44 04 Group 1 child car seat Suitable for children from 9kg to 18kg approx 1 to 4 years old Instructions Please read carefully and keep for future reference Your child s safety may be affected if you do not follow these instructions V1 ...

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Page 3: ...or the rear right passenger seat The front passenger seat can only be used if it DOES NOT have an airbag and IS fitted with a three point seatbelt system GETTING STARTED Which is the safest passenger seat to fit your child car seat to Before Starting Read Carefully Before Attempting to Fit the Child Car Seat THE CENTRE REAR PASSENGER SEAT 1 The child car seat must only be used in vehicles which ar...

Page 4: ... that the seat buckle cannot be fully tamper proof and you should actively discourage your child from playing with or using the buckle Warning If you travel with passengers using both the front and the rear passenger seats the lighter occupants should be in the rear and the heavier occupants in the front Warning If you have no option other than to put your child car seat on a rear passenger seat n...

Page 5: ...ing Ensure that the child car seat is as close as possible to the backrest of the car seat Warning REMOVE the headrest of the passenger seat being used if it obstructs the proper installation of the child car seat REMEMBER to refit the headrest when the child car seat has been removed Warning Never buy a second hand child car seat It may have unseen damage Warning The manufacturer only guarantees ...

Page 6: ... 19 Shoulder strap slots 20 Shoulder pads 21 Harness release button under the pad 22 Harness adjuster strap 23 ISOFIX connector lever 24 Floor supporting leg Thank you for purchasing the Astro Fix child car seat Please read these instructions carefully before use to ensure safe and satisfactory operation of this product Your child s safety is your responsibility If you have a query with this produ...

Page 7: ...ough not recommended the child car seat can be used on a passenger side front seat so long as there is no active airbag in place WARNING Never use on a seat with an active airbag There are 5 recline positions Squeeze the recline adjuster handle A slide the seat shell forwards or backwards to the desired position upright reclined Installing in a vehicle which has ISOFIX anchor points Place the seat...

Page 8: ... seat release the lever when there is no space between the child car seat back and the vehicle seat Adjust the support leg until the foot reaches the floor of your vehicle Do not continue turning the adjuster after the foot of the leg reaches the floor as this will raise the front of the child seat C The child car seat is now fitted Go to page 10 Placing your child in the child car seat WARNING Th...

Page 9: ...belt is not twisted Push the child car seat back into the passenger seat ensuring a good fit Thread the horizontal lap belt section under both hooks E and remove all the slack by pulling up on the diagonal section of seatbelt Thread the diagonal section through the lock off device F that is nearest to the seatbelt D E F B C Adjust the shell to its most reclined position Squeeze the recline adjuste...

Page 10: ...ng that the seatbelt goes over the shaft M Push the shaft all the way in and rotate it downwards to lock it in place Make sure that there are no kinks or twists in the seatbelt To operate the lock off device Pull down on tab G to open the locking device Lift up the latch H Pass the seatbelt under the latch and pull the belt tight I Close the latch and fasten the tab J whilst holding the diagonal s...

Page 11: ...ent If you find you are experiencing buckle crunch then this child car seat is not suitable for your vehicle Installing using the vehicle s 3 point seatbelt continued Finally adjust the support leg until the foot reaches the floor of your vehicle Do not continue turning the adjuster after the foot of the leg reaches the floor as this will raise the front of the child seat J WARNING The child car s...

Page 12: ... the shoulder pads to loosen the straps Press button C and unfasten the harness IMPORTANT DO NOT pull the shoulder pads A B C After placing your child in the child car seat match the two halves of the harness buckles together and insert them into the crotch buckle until you hear a click Make sure the shoulder straps fit your child snugly by pulling the adjuster belt C C click ...

Page 13: ...op of the shoulders This is the ideal tightness If the harness is too loose or too tight then adjust the height or tightness accordingly WARNING The child car seat should always be either strapped in using the vehicle s seatbelt or locked in place using the ISOFIX system whether a child is seated in the child seat or not ...

Page 14: ...rwards on the shoulder straps B not the shoulder pads to loosen the straps Press button C and unfasten the harness IMPORTANT DO NOT pull the shoulder pads A B C Adjusting the harness height The harness should exit the child car seat at the same height as the child s shoulder and should not exit higher or lower than the childs s shoulder ...

Page 15: ...tion Squeeze the recline adjuster handle C under the front of the shell and whilst holding it pull the shell forwards to its most reclined position C Rotate the lower shaft downwards to unlock it and then remove it from the shell Tilt the shell forwards D Remove the belt guard cover E D E C ...

Page 16: ...y connect to the shoulder pads connector F and the wider straps are the shoulder harness straps and they connect to yoke G F G Adjust one side at a time Pull the shoulder straps through their slot H and avoid twisting the straps Pass both the wider strap J and narrow strap K back through the shell at your desired slot height I making sure the wider strap J is threaded through the shoulder pad L an...

Page 17: ... reconnect the shoulder pad straps to the shoulder pad connector M and the shoulder harness to the yoke N Replace the belt guard cover O Return the shell to it s original position P O M P N Thread the lower shaft back through the seat and rotate the shaft upwards Q to lock it into place Q ...

Page 18: ... A and move the child seat forward so access can be gained to the release buttons B Pull back both release buttons B on each side of the child car seat and remove the seat Pull the ISOFIX connector lever A and at the same time push the ISOFIX connectors C back into the base of the seat B B A C A ...

Page 19: ...olding it pull the shell forwards to its most reclined position Removing the 3 point seatbelt fitted child seat from the vehicle D E F Pull the shell forward and remove the seatbelt from the locking device G and hooks H Return the shell to its original position and return the seat recline to the upright position Refit both shafts and lock them in place You can now remove the child car seat from th...

Page 20: ...overs Reconnect the shoulder straps see Adjusting the harness height pages 12 15 for details on removing and replacing the straps Removing the seat cover WARNING The cover is a safety feature Never use the child car seat without it The seat cover can be removed for purposes of hand washing see maintenance and cleaning page 19 Remove the shoulder straps shoulder pads see Adjusting the harness heigh...

Page 21: ...from direct heat and sunlight 5 If the seat covers need to be replaced only use MyChild certified parts They are the only ones that are guaranteed to have been safety tested and designed to fit this seat Plastic Metal Parts 1 Wipe clean using a mild soap and warm water 2 You must not remove dismantle or alter any part of the seat shell 3 You must not oil or lubricate any part of the seat shell Ins...

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