Joie Gemm Infant Child Restraint Instruction Manual

Joie Gemm Infant Child Restraint Instruction Manual

Welcome to Joie
Congratulations on becoming part of the Joie family! We are so excited to be part of your journey with your little one. While traveling with the Joie GEMM™ infant child restraint you are using a high quality, fully certified safety Group 0+ infant child restraint. This product is suitable for use with children weighing under 13kg (approximately 1.5 years old or under). Please carefully read this manual and follow each step to ensure a comfortable ride and best protection for your child.

Please Confirm
Make sure that your vehicle is equipped with 3-point retractble safety-belt. Seat belts may be different in design and length according to maker, manufacturing date, and type of the vehicle. This child restraint is only suitable for use in the listed vehicles fitted with 3-point retractor safety- belts, approved to CNS 3972 or UN ECE regulation 16 or other equivalent standards. This child restraint is approved to CNS 11497 and UN ECE regulation 44, 04 series of amendments.

Infant child restraint
! IMPORTANT: KEEP FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.
Keep this Instruction Manual always with the infant child restraint as below figure. Please read all the instructions in this manual before installing and using the product.

WARNINGS

• NO infant child restraint can guarantee full protection from injury in an accident. However, proper use of this infant child restraint will reduce the risk of serious injury or death to your child.
• This infant child restraint is designed ONLY for child weighing under 13kg.
• Any straps of infant child restraint and vehicle seat should e tightened and not twisted.
• DO NOT use or install this infant child restraint until you read and understand the instructions in this manual and in your vehicle owner’s manual.
• DO NOT make any alterations or additions to any part of the infant child restraint or base. Do not use accessories or parts supplied by other manufacturers. The function of the infant child restraint could be altered, resulting in serious injury or death.
• DO NOT use this infant child restraint if it has damaged or missing parts.
• DO NOT have your child in unfitted clothes because this may prevent your child from being properly and securely fastened by the shoulder harnesses and the harnesses between thighs.
• DO NOT leave your infant child restraint or base unsecured in a car. Your infant child restraint or base must always be secured in the car.
• NEVER leave your child unattended with this infant child restraint.
• After your child is placed in this infant child restraint, the safety belt must be used correctly, and make sure the lap harnesses are right above the child’s pelvis portion.
• NEVER install this infant child restraint on any vehicle seat equipped with safety airbags.
• Only use this infant child restraint on vehicle seats with seat backs that lock in place. Vehicle seats without latches, that fold forward or pivot freely should not be used.
• NEVER use a second-hand infant child restraint or an infant child restraint whose history you do not know because they may have structural damage that endangers your child’s safety.
• NEVER use ropes or any other substitutes in place of vehicle belt in case of injuries from restraint.
• Please keep this infant child restraint away from sunlight, otherwise it may be too hot for the child’s skin.
• The infant child restraint shall not be used without the soft goods.
• The soft goods should not be replaced with any besides the ones recommended by the manufacturer, because the soft goods constitute an integral part of the child restraint performance.
• DO NOT use another manufacturer’s insert or base with this infant child restraint. See your distributor for Joie replacements ONLY.
• DO NOT put unsecured items in the vehicle because they can be thrown around and may injure occupants in a sharp turn, sudden stop, or collision.
• DO NOT put anything underneath your infant child restraint. In a crash it could fly out, making the webbing slack and creating a hazard for other passengers.
• Only use this infant child restraint on vehicle seats that are fully padded and are free of sharp objects.
• Make sure that no part of the child restraint become trapped by a movable seat or in a door of the vehicle.
• To avoid suffocation, remove plastic bag and packaging materials before using this product. The plastic bag and packaging materials should then be kept away from babies and children.
• DO NOT continue to use this infant child restraint or base after they have suffered any violent crash. Replace immediately as there may be invisible structural damage from the crash.
• Remove this infant child restraint from the vehicle seat when it is not in use for a long period of time.
• Consult the distributor for issues concerning maintenance, repair and part replacement.
• To avoid the risk of falling out, always secure the child using the safety harness when the child is placed in infant child restraint, even when the infant child restraint is not in the vehicle.
• Before carrying the infant child restraint by hand, ensure that the child is fastened with the safety harness, and that the handle is correctly locked in a vertical position.
• DO NOT use the infant child restraint on the tables, chairs or other elevated surfaces.
• DO NOT use any load bearing contact points other than those described in the instructions and marked in the child restraint.

Emergency

In case of emergency or accidents, it is most important to have your child taken care of with first aids and medical treatment immediately.

Product Information

1. This infant child restraint is a ‘Universal’ child restraint. It is approved to CNS 11497 and UN ECE regulation 44, 04 series of amendments, for general use in vehicles and it will fit most, but not all, car seats.
2. A correct fit is likely if the vehicle manufacturer has declared in the vehicle handbook that the vehicle is capable of accepting a ‘Universal’ child restraint for this age group.
3. This infant child restraint has been classified as ‘Universal’ under more stringent conditions than those which applied to earlier designs which do not carry this notice.
4. If in doubt please consult the child restraint distributor or call 0800-001-256 / 02-2578118 directly.

Allison Baby UK Ltd.
Venture Point, Towers Business Park, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 1UZ www.joiebaby.com

Product Infant Child Restraint
Model C0911A, C0911AG
Suitable for Child weighing under 13kg
Materials Plastics, metal, fabrics
Mass Group 0+
Net Weight 4.0kg
Product Size 670mmx440mmx565mm
Date Please see detailed date on label (year / month / day)
Patent No. Patents pending
Made in China
Distributor Chickabiddy Co., Ltd
Address 5th FL, 186, Nanking E. Rd, Sec. 4, Taipei, Taiwan 10595
Tel. 0800-001-256 / 02-25781188
Website www.chick.com.tw

Parts List

1. Seat Pad
2. Side Guide
3. Insert
4. Adjustment Webbing
5. Harness Adjustment Button
6. Crotch Pad
7. Safety Buckle
8. Shoulder Harness
9. Shoulder Pad
10. Canopy Mount
11. Canopy
12. Harness Connectors
13. Harness Buckle
14. Handle
15. Handle Button
16. Rear Guide

Concerns on Installation

• DO NOT install this infant child restraint on vehicle seats with Lap Belts. (Fig. 2) (Fig. 4.1)
  

• This infant child restraint is only suitable for vehicle seats with 3-Point Retractor Safety Belts. (Fig. 3)
  

• DO NOT install this infant child restraint on vehicle seats that face sideward or rearward with respect to the moving direction of the vehicleo (Fig. 4.1) or the seat with airbag. (Fig. 4.2)
  

• DO NOT install this infant child restraint on the front vehicle seat in case injuries might happen to the child when there is an accident. (Fig. 4.3)

• This infant child restraint must be installed in the rearward facing mode. (Fig. 4.3)

• DO NOT install this infant child restraint on movable vehicle seats during installation.

Aeroplane lnstallation

• The gemm can only be installed using a lap belt if being used in an aircraft without the base. Do not install in a vehicle using a lap belt.

• When being used in an aircraft, the infant child restraint mustonly be installed rear facing on the seat. (Fig. 30)
  

• Gemm infant child restraint width is 435mm, but some aircraft seat widths are 430mm. For narrow seat, please place padding under the seat to raise the height and allow it to fit between the arm rests.

Handle Adjustment

• The handle of the infant child restraint can be adjusted to 3 positions (Fig. 5)
  

• Position 1 Position for car or hand transportation. Position 3 Baby chair position.

• To adjust the handle, squeeze handle buttons on both sides to release it (Fig. 6.1), and then rotate the handle until it clicks into any of the 3 positions. (Fig. 6.2)
  

Shoulder Harness Position

Check that shoulder harnesses are set at the proper height. Please choose the proper pair of shoulder harness slots according to the child’s height.

• Shoulder harnesses must go into the harness slots nearest to your baby’s shoulders (Fig. 7), but not above the shoulder line. (Fig. 8)
  
  

• If the shoulder harnesses are not at proper height, the child might be thrown from the infant child restraint when there is an accident.

Shoulder Harness Height Adjustment

1. Press the adjustment button at the front of the seat and pull the shoulder harnesses to loosen them. (Fig. 9)
   

2. At the back of the seat, take the harness ends off the metal junction plate. (Fig. 10)
   

3. Pull the harnesses through the slots in the seat (Fig. 11.1), insert them into the appropriate set of slots. (Fig. 11.2)
   
   a. Thread the shoulder strap through shoulder harnesses. (Fig. 11.2)
   b. Thread the shoulder harness anchor through the shoulder harness slot.
   c. Thread the shoulder strap through the shoulder harness slot.

4. Reassemble the harness ends onto the junction plate. (Fig. 12)
   

   • Thread the shoulder strap through the shoulder harness anchor. (Fig. 12.1)
   • The shoulder harnesses must be placed in back of thetwo iron tubes.
   • During adjustment, make sure the shoulder harnessesare not twisted.
   • Use extreme care in threading the shoulder harnesses according to the figure. If the shoulder harnesses are not secure, they will not protect your baby properly.

Securing Child in the Infant child restraint

Note

1. Insert is for infant’s protection. Infant insert must be used for children 0-6 months.

2. Before using the insert, please assemble foam. (Fig. 13)
   

3. After child is placed into the seat, check whether the shoulder harnesses are at proper height. (Fig. 7)

Instruction

1. While pressing the adjustment button located at the front of the infant child restraint, pull completely the two shoulder harnesses of the infant child restraint. (Fig. 14)
   

2. Unlock the buckle of the harnesses by pressing the red button. (Fig. 15)
   

3. There are 2 positions crotch harness adjusted according to different requirements. Position 1 Smaller babies use this position (Fig.16.1) Position 2 Larger babies use this position (Fig.16.2)
   

   • Suggest heavier than 10kg babies use position 2.

   1. Pull the crotch harness out and place it to be level. (Fig.17.1&Fig.17.2&Fig.17.3)
      

   2. Rotate the crotch harness anchor to make the short side forwards, then thread it through the crotch harness slot. (Fig.17.4)

   3. Rethread it through the slot that is closest to child’s crotch from the front of the crotch harness. (Fig. 16)

4. Place child into theinfant child restraint and lock the buckle. (Fig. 18)
   

5. Tension the shoulder harnesses by pulling adjustment webbing. (Fig. 19)
   

   • Make sure the space between the child and the shoulder harnesses is about the thickness of one hand.

Infant Child Restraint Installation

The infant child restraint can be used with the joie base. The installation instructions vary depending on whether or not you are using the base. Please refer to the proper section.

• Do not place the infant child restraint on vehicle seat with airbag. Death or serious injury can occur. (Fig. 20)
  

• When use the infant child restraint in a vehicle seat, please adjust the handle to position 1. (Fig. 5.1)

• Face your infant child restraint or base toward the rear of the vehicle.

• Ensure the vehicle safety belt is not slack or twisted.

• Always fasten the harness of your infant child restraint securely on your infant, regardless of how it is being used.

After fitting the harness to your child and determining which rear vehicle seat location is best, you are ready to install your infant child restraint.

1. Place the infant child restraint onto the vehicle seat where you wish to put it. Pull the vehicle safety belt out and lock it into the vehicle buckle, sliding the vehicle lap belt into the side guides of the infant child restraint. (Fig. 21)
   

   • The infant child restraint can not be used if the vehicle safety belt with female buckle is too long to tie the infant child restraint. (Fig. 21.1)

2. Slide diagonal belt into the rear guide. (Fig. 22)
   

3. Pull the belt to fasten the infant child restraint tightly and securely. (Fig. 23)
   

   • Tension the vehicle safety belt as much as possible, check that it is not loose or twisted.
   • The vehicle safety belt shall not cause pressure on any part of the child.

4. Correctly assembled vehicle safety belt is shown as Fig. 24
   

   • Lap belt must pass through the two side guides, as Fig. 24.1
   • The vehicle buckle is locked correctly, as Fig. 24.2
   • Diagonal belt must pass through the rear guide, as Fig. 24.3

Detaching Canopy and Seat Pad

To detach the canopy, while pressing the button in the canopy mount, pull the canopy bow out. (Fig. 25) To detach the seat pad, you should refer to the following steps:

1. You must remove the insert first. To do this simply unlock the buckle, then unclip the snaps on both sides of the insert and pull out away from the seat.

2. To remove the crotch pad, first locate the elastic on the inside of the crotch pad. Pull both the elastic and the crotchpad over the buckle to remove. (Fig. 26)
   

3. You must remove the shoulder harnesses and shoulder pads. To do this please refer to the section ‘Shoulder Harness Strap Height Adjustment’.

4. Pull out the fastening pieces underneath the edge of the seat. (Fig. 27)
   

5. Detach the metal hook from the edge of the infant child restraint, and then lift it up to seperate the seat pad from the release button. (Fig. 28)
   

6. Detach the seat pad from around the adjustment button as shown in (Fig. 29)
   
   To refit the seat pad simply reverse the steps above, however make sure that the shoulder harnesses are not crossed over and not twisted.

Care and Maintenance

• After removing the foam of insert please store it somewhere that the child can not access it.
• Please wash the soft goods with cold water under 30°C.
• Do not iron the soft goods.
• Do not bleach or dry clean the soft goods.
• Do not use undiluted neutral detergent gasoline or other organic solvent to wash the infant child restraint or base. It may cause damage to the infant child restraint.
• Do not twist the soft goods to dry with great force. It may leave the soft goods with wrinkles.
• Please hang dry the soft goods in the shade.
• Please remove the infant child restraint and base from the vehicle seat if not in use for a long period of time. Put the infant child restraint in a cool, dry place and somewhere your child can not access it.

References

• Baby Gear That Goes Above & Beyond | Joie
• 奇哥 online store

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