CARKIDS 4310032 I-Size Car Seat Luca Instruction Manual

CARKIDS 4310032 I-Size Car Seat Luca

Product Information

Specifications

• Model Number: 4310032 4310033
• Product Name: Kindersitz
• Manual Languages: English, Dutch, French, German
• I-Size Range: 76-150cm
• Regulation: UN Regulation No. 129/03 (R129)
• E8 Certified

Product Usage Instructions

Important Information

Before using the car seat, please read and understand these instructions thoroughly.

Warning

It is important to follow all safety guidelines and instructions provided. Failure to do so may result in serious injury or death.

Questions

If you have any questions or need to make a warranty claim, please contact your supplier.

Car Seat Installation

Your car seat can be safely fixed on almost all seats of the cars. However, in some seats, the belts are fixed in a way that proper installation is not possible. In such cases, try another seat.

Know Your Car Seat

The car seat is equipped with the following components:

• Headrest
• Harness Strap
• Shoulder Pads
• Buckle Pads
• Shoulder Belt Guide
• Baby Insert
• Harness Buckle
• Harness Adjustment Strap
• Headrest Adjustment Handle
• Cover

Certification and Suitability

The car seat is certified for use as a child safety seat installed in a vehicle. It is suitable for children with a body size between 76cm and 105cm. The seat can be installed facing towards the front of the vehicle.

I-Size

The car seat complies with I-Size regulations, ensuring enhanced safety standards.

FAQs

Q: Can I use this car seat for taller children?

• A: No, this car seat is suitable for children with a body size between 76cm and 105cm. For taller children, please consider a different car seat model.

Q: Can I install this car seat in any car?

• A: The car seat can be fixed safely on almost all seats of the cars. However, in some seats, the belts are fixed so that proper installation is not possible. In that case, try another seat.

Q: How do I adjust the harness straps?

• A: To adjust the harness straps, use the harness adjustment strap provided. Follow the instructions in the manual to ensure proper adjustment.

Important

WARNING

• Read this instruction manual carefully.
• The correct fitting of the 3-point belt is of vital importance for the safety of your child.
• For the future use of the seat, you must keep the instruction manual carefully. There is a pocket on the side of the base where the instruction can be retained with the child restraint.
• Never leave your child unattended in the car.
• Do not use a child safety seat if the vehicle seat is equipped with front airbags. This can be dangerous. This does not apply to so-called side airbags.
• Before using our product, please read the instruction manual carefully. The product is safe and is only safe when used under the instruction manual.
• The product must only be used on a forward-facing seat that is fitted with a 3-point belt, which is approved according to ECE R16 or an equivalent standard.
• The product may be used on either the front or the back seat. However, we recommend that it is fitted on the back seat.
• After an accident, the seat may become unsafe due to damage that is not immediately noticeable. It should, therefore, be replaced.
• The safety of the seat can only be guaranteed by the manufacturer if issued by the original owner.
• We advise you strongly not to use a second-hand product because you are not sure what has happened to it.
• The harness pads are important for the safety of your child, therefore use them at all times.
• Ensure that all luggage and objects likely to cause injury in the event of an accident are properly secured.
• It is recommended that the car seat should not be used more than 5 years from the date of production. The properties of the products may deteriorate due to, for example, the aging of the plastic, and this may not be visible.
• The moving parts of the car seat should not be lubricated in any way.
• The baby car seat must not be used without the cover. Please use an original cover, as the cover contributes to the safety of the seat.
• The seat must be secured with a seat belt even when not in use. An unsecured seat may injure other passengers in the car at an urgent stop.
• The rigid items and plastic parts of a child restraint must be so located and installed that they are not liable, during everyday use of the vehicle, to become trapped by a movable seat or in a door of the vehicle.
• Ensure that the seat is not damaged by the webbing between or underneath heavy luggage, adjustable seats, or slamming the car door, etc.
• No alterations may be made to the product as this could affect the part or the overall safety of the seat.
• In hot weather, the plastic and metal parts of the product will be hot. You should cover the seat when the car is parked under the sun.
• To prevent damage to the cover, do not remove the product’s logo.
• Use the seat even on a short journey, as this is when most accidents occur.
• Before the purchase, please check that the seat is properly usable in your car.
• Take a short break on long journeys so that your child has some time for relaxation.
• Set a good example yourself and always wear your seat belt.
• Tell your child that he/she should never play with the harness buckle.

Questions

• Contact your supplier if you wish to make a warranty claim or have any other questions.
• Your car seat can be fixed safely on almost all seats of the cars. However, in some seats, the belts are fixed so that proper installation is not possible. In that case, try another seat.

Know your car seat

Suitability

Certification

as a child safety seat installed in a vehicle

 | Body size| Facing Towards| Seat installation| Child installation
---|---|---|---|---
I- size| 76-105cm<18kg| Forward Facing| Vehicle belt only| with 5-points harness
I-size booster seat| 100-150cm| Forward Facing| Vehicle belt only| Vehicle belt

• The child safety seat has been designed, tested, and certified according to the requirements of the European Standard for Child Safety Equipment UN R129/03.
• The seal of approval (E in a circle) and the approval number can be found on the approval label, which is a sticker located on the child safety seat.
• Please note that any modifications made to the child safety seat by anyone other than the manufacturer will invalidate the approval.
• Only the manufacturer is permitted to make modifications to the child safety seat.

Use in the vehicle

WARNING

• DO NOT use the 2-point belt for installation.
• Please install the seat with the 3-point belt.
• Please observe the regulations applicable to your particular country.
• The safety belt must be approved to ECE R16 or a comparable standard.
• Do not use a 2-point belt.
• Can be used if the vehicle seat is equipped with a 3-point belt.

You can use your child’s car seat as follows:

The use of a 2-point belt substantially increases the risk of injury to your child in the event of an accident.
With 3-point belt| Yes
The safety belt must be approved to ECE R16 or a comparable standard (look for the test label on the belt with an “E” or “e” in a circle).
With the ISOFIX and Top Tether anchoring systems| No
If there is a front airbag, slide the passenger seat a long way back and refer to any instructions in the vehicle owner’s manual.
On the front passenger seat| Yes
Do not use it on passenger seats with a front airbag! The front passenger seat may be used with or without ISOFIX, with the same notes as currently given for the ISOFIX (slide the seat back and refer to vehicle instructions).
On the outer rear seat| Yes
On the center rear seat| Yes
Can be used if the vehicle seat is equipped with a 3-point belt.

• Securing your baby
• Securing your baby using the baby insert
• For the protection of your baby

CAUTION

• Please use the baby insert attached to this car seat when your baby’s height is less than 87cm.
• The baby insert is used to provide extra comfort for very small babies and gives your baby the necessary support while he or she is still small.
• Always secure your baby in the car seat using the harness.
• Never leave your baby unattended in the car seat when placing it on elevated surfaces (e.g., a table, changing unit, etc.).
• Never allow the strap end to become caught in moving parts (e.g., automatic doors, escalators, etc.).
• Caution! The plastic parts of the car seat heat up in the sun, so your baby may get burnt. Protect your baby and the car seat against intensive solar radiation (e.g., by putting a light cloth over the seat).
• Take your baby out of the car seat as often as possible to relieve its spine. We recommend frequent breaks during long journeys. Even outside of the car, please avoid leaving your baby in the car seat for too long.

Securing your baby

How to adjust the belts, headrest, and seat positions

IMPORTANT

• The correct belt height of the shoulder belts is attained when the belt disappears into the shell slightly above the shoulder of the child.
• Make sure that the shoulder belts fit properly over the shoulders of the child.

Adjusting the belts

• Loosen the harness straps by pressing the release button and pulling the harness straps as far as you can.
• Note: Do not pull the shoulder pads.

Eight heights of the headrest

• The headrest can be set at five different heights.
• There are three additional once the shoulder pads and harness straps have been removed.
• Press and pull the handle behind the headrest.
• It is important to make sure the headrest fits properly to the head.

Securing your baby using the harness

• Loosen the harness straps by pressing the release button and pulling the harness straps as far as you can.
• Note: Do not pull the shoulder pads.
• Open the harness buckle, then place the harness straps on the sides of the car seat. Put the baby into the car seat.
• The correct belt height of the shoulder pads is attained when the strap disappears into the shell slightly above the shoulder of the child.
• Make sure that the harness straps fit properly over the shoulders of the child.
• Slide buckle tongues together and insert them in the buckle with an audible sound “click.
• Pull the straps tight by the harness adjustment strap, and make sure the tightness is comfortable for your kid.

CAUTION

• Do not twist or interchange the harness straps.

Tightening the harness

CAUTION

• Pull the strap ends straight towards you, avoiding pulling them upward or downward.
• Please pay attention to the strap ends. While traveling, especially outside the car, they should always be attached to the cover.

Checklist to ensure that your baby is buckled up correctly

IMPORTANT For the safety of your baby, please check that

• The harness straps of the car seat are comfortable but firmly fit around your child.
• The harness straps are adjusted correctly.
• The harness straps are not twisted.
• The buckle tongues are engaged in the harness buckle.

Installation in the vehicle

• Please do not leave your child unattended in the child safety seat in the vehicle.

For the protection of all vehicle occupants:

• In case of an emergency stop or an accident, unsecured persons or objects may cause injury to other vehicle occupants.
• Please always check that.
• The backrests of the vehicle seats are locked (i.e., the foldable rear seat bench latch is engaged).
• All heavy or sharp-edged objects in the vehicle (e.g., on the parcel shelf) are secured.
• All persons in the vehicle have their seat belts fastened.
• The child safety seat is always secured when it is in the vehicle, even if no child is being transported.

To protect your vehicle

• Sommige autostoelhoezen van gevoelige materialen (zoals velours, leer, enz.) kunnen slijtageplekken vertonen wanneer er kinderzitjes worden gebruikt. Dit kan worden voorkomen door een deken of handdoek onder het kinderzitje te plaatsen.

Installation

Installation of 76-105cm

Belt installation

Installation of 100-150cm Adult safety-belt only

• Do not use any load-bearing contact points other than those described in the instructions and marked in child restraint.
• The belt must be routed as shown in the instructions.
• Adjust the height of the headrest to suit your child.
• Put the shoulder belt through the shoulder.
• Place your child in the car seat and pass the belts through the red waist belt guide. Fasten the car belt with an audible sound “click.”
• Make sure the Lap belt is stretched as low as possible over the child’s hips, and fastened into the buckle.
• The shoulder belt must cross midway between the child’s shoulder and neck.

Care instructions

Removing cover

• Open the cover snap button at the bottom of the seat back as shown right picture.

Refitting cover

• After washing, place the cover on the shell.

Cleaning

• Please be sure to use only original seat covers, as the seat cover is important to the proper functioning of the system.
• The child seat must not be used without the seat cover.
• The cover can be removed and washed with a mild detergent using the washing machine’s cycle for delicate items (30°C). Please observe the instructions on the washing label of the cover.
• The colors of the cover may fade if washed at more than 30°C. Do not spin, and never tumble dry in an electric clothes dryer (the fabric may separate from the padding).
• The plastic parts can be cleaned using soapy water. Do not use harsh cleaning agents (such as solvents).
• The harness can be removed and washed in lukewarm soapy water. Caution! Never remove the buckle tongues from the straps.
• Caution! Never remove the buckle tongues from the straps.

Checklist

• For safety’s sake, read through this checklist before you set off:
• Check that the harness belt system fits properly and tightly around your child, and ensure that the shoulder belts are at the correct height.
• Regularly inspect the baby’s car seat belt to ensure it is not damaged.
• If you find any damage, do not use the product under any circumstances, and contact your supplier or importer (refer to the address list on the service card).
• Ensure that you have properly secured your baby’s car seat with the seat belt.
• If you have any questions, please contact your supplier.

Make sure you have the following details on hand:

• The serial number is underneath the service card.
• Mark and type of the vehicle and seat on which the baby car seat is used.
• Age, weight, and length of your child.

Warranty

• The warranty period starts from the date of purchase and is valid for 12 months. The warranty is only applicable to the original owner and is not transferable. The warranty is only applicable to products that have not been adapted by the user.
• In the case of any defects, the owner is required to return the product to the retailer. Exchange or return cannot be demanded. Repairs do not constitute an extension to the warranty term.
• The manufacturer is not liable for any damages other than those on the products supplied.

No warranty is given if:

• The product is not supplied complete with the validated purchase receipt to the manufacturer.
• Defects are caused by misuse or maintenance which differs from that indicated in the instruction manual.
• Repairs are carried out by third parties.
• Defects are caused by neglect.
• Damage or removal of any serial number is found.
• If there is normal wear and tear which may be expected from everyday use.
• The stated warranty terms and conditions have not been satisfied.

NOTICE

1. Notice regarding i-Size category Enhanced Child Restraint Systems (76 – 105cm):
2. This is an i-Size Enhanced Child Restraint System.
3. It is approved according to UN Regulation No. 129 for use in i-Size compatible vehicle seating positions, as indicated by vehicle manufacturers in the vehicle users’ manual.
4. If you have any doubts, please consult either the Enhanced Child Restraint System manufacturer or the retailer.

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