harmony Youth Booster Belt-positioning Car Seat HMYBBLNYB-S5 Instruction Manual

harmony Youth Booster Belt-positioning Car Seat HMYBBLNYB-S5 Instruction Manual

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WELCOME TO THE HARMONY FAMILY!

Thank you for choosing the Harmony® Youth Booster Belt-Positioning Car Seat. You have chosen one of the safest and most comfortable options available for your child on the market today.

At Harmony, we pride ourselves on bringing the most innovative, feature-rich products to our valued customers. We have designed this booster car seat to be safe, comfortable and easy-to-use so that you can have peace-of-mind knowing your family is well protected.

Although it is not possible to predict if the use of a booster seat will prevent injury or death in the event of a collision, extensive testing has shown that this booster seat, when used properly, can reduce the risk of a child’s injury or death in most accidents.

Please take the time to read and understand all the instructions and warnings for this booster seat. The safety of your child depends on the proper installation and use of this booster seat.

REMEMBER TO ALWAYS BUCKLE UP AND DRIVE SAFELY!

Harmony Juvenile Products
Website: www.harmonyjuvenile.com
Mailing Address: 2435 Guenette Street Montreal, Quebec, Canada H4R 2E9
Telephone: 1-877-306-1001

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

REGISTER YOUR BOOSTER SEAT TODAY! Child restraints could be recalled for safety reasons. You must register this restraint to be reached in a recall. Send your name, address, e-mail address if available and the restraint’s model number and manufacturing date to:

Harmony Juvenile Products
P.O. Box 3375
Champlain, NY, 12919-9800, USA
or call 1-877-306-1001 or register online at
http://www.harmonyjuvenile.com/us_en/register
For recall information,
call the U.S. Government’s Vehicle Safety Hotline: 1­888­327­4236 (TTY: 1­800­424­9153) or go to http://www.NHTSA.gov

The model number, serial number and manufacturing date can be found on a label on the underside of the booster seat.

For recall information, any questions you may have, or to make a change of address or contact information, please call Customer Service at 1-877-306-1001 or visit us online at www.harmonyjuvenile.com.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND IN YOUR REGISTRATION CARD IF YOU HAVE REGISTERED YOUR RESTRAINT ONLINE.

IF YOU NEED HELP

Please fill in the information below for future reference. The model number and manufacturing date can be found on a label on the underside of the booster seat.
Model number: ___
Manufacture date: _____
date of Purchase: __

Our Customer Service Department is standing by to help you with any questions or concerns you may have regarding installation, use, care and/or parts. Please have your product’s model number and manufacturing date available when contacting us.

WARNINGS

GENERAL WARNINGS

WARNING!
The safety of your child and the effectiveness of this booster seat depend on:

1. Selecting a suitable location for the booster seat in your vehicle.
2. Properly routing the vehicle seat belt.
3. Properly securing both your child and the booster seat in the vehicle using a seat belt designed to restrain both the booster seat and your child. Many seat belts are NOT safe to use with this booster seat. Please review the sections “Safe/Unsafe vehicle seat belt systems” carefully. If in doubt about installing this booster seat, consult the vehicle owner’s manual or call the Harmony Customer Service Department.

WARNING!
FAILURE TO PROPERLY READ, FOLLOW AND USE THESE INSTRUCTIONS AND THE BOOSTER SEAT LABELS INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IN A SHARP TURN, SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH.
Your child’s safety depends on the proper installation and use of this booster seat. Even if this booster seat seems easy to install and use, it is VERY IMPORTANT to read and understand these instructions and the vehicle owner’s manual.

Follow all labels on this booster seat and in these written instructions. DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THIS BOOSTER SEAT UNTIL YOU READ AND UNDERSTAND THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL AND IN YOUR VEHICLE OWNER’S MANUAL.

NO BOOSTER SEAT CAN GUARANTEE PROTECTION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SERIOUSLY IMPACTED. However, when correctly installed, a booster seat will substantially improve the chances for survival and reduce the risk of serious injury in most crashes.

Carefully follow the instructions in this manual and in your vehicle owner’s manual. If there is a discrepancy between the two, the vehicle owner’s manual must take precedence with regards to seat belts and/or airbags.
! USE THIS BOOSTER SEAT FORWARD-FACING ONLY.
! DO NOT allow children to play with this booster seat.
! NEVER leave children alone in a vehicle under any circumstance.
! It is recommended that children are not left in their child restraint system unattended.
! Set a good example by ALWAYS wearing your seat belt. Make it a firm rule that the vehicle does not move until everyone is buckled up. MAKE NO EXCEPTIONS.
! Harmony Juvenile Products advises against loaning or passing along a booster seat. DO NOT USE A SECOND-HAND BOOSTER SEA T or a booster seat whose history you do not know.
! To prevent injury due to deterioration, hidden damage, etc., discontinue use of this booster seat Six (6) YEARS after manufacturing date. There is an expiry date for use of this booster seat indicated on the underside of the booster seat base. STOP USING THE BOOSTER SEAT AND THROW IT AWAY after the date indicated. Please dispose of the unit in a way others cannot reuse it (e.g. use a dark trash bag, do not sell to a thrift shop or in a garage sale, etc.).
! Store the booster seat in a safe place when not in use. DO NOT place heavy objects on top of the booster seat while in storage.
! DO NOT remove any stickers or warnings as they contain important information.

USAGE WARNINGS

WARNING!
! ALWAYS ASSIST YOUR CHILD WHEN GETTING INTO AND OUT OF THE BOOSTER SEAT.
! NEVER LET YOUR CHILD LEAN ON THE ARMREST WHEN GETTING INTO OR EXITING THE BOOSTER SEAT TO PREVENT THE SEAT FROM TIPPING. ! ENSURE THAT THE BOOSTER SEAT IS LEVEL, STABLE AND DOES NOT ROCK SIDE-TO-SIDE. IF THE BOOSTER SEAT IS NOT STABLE, TRY ANOTHER SEATING LOCATION. IN VEHICLES WITH WIDE, FLAT SEATS, A ROLLED TOWEL CAN BE USED ON THE OUTBOARD (DOOR) SIDE TO ADD STABILITY TO THE BOOSTER SEAT. DO NOT ADD ANYTHING BEHIND OR UNDER THE BOOSTER SEAT.

Harmony Juvenile Products recommends keeping your child in a forward-facing car seat with a harness until they reach the top height or weight limit allowed by your car seat’s manufacturer. Once your child outgrows the forward- facing car seat with a harness, it’s time to travel in a booster seat, but still in the back seat.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation recommends that children under the age of 13 years be placed in the back seat of the vehicle and away from active front airbags.

According to accident statistics, CHILDREN ARE SAFER WHEN PROPERLY RESTRAINED IN THE REAR SEATING POSITIONS THAN IN THE FRONT SEATING POSITION.
Please study the section “Vehicle seating positions”.

Many local police and fire departments frequently hold safety inspection events to ensure that booster seats are properly installed. Please contact your local emergency services department to see if and when they offer this service.
! DO NOT use any load bearing contact points other than those described in the instructions and marked in the child restraint.
! DO NOT allow others to install or use this booster seat unless they read and understand all the instructions and labels.
! DO NOT GIVE THIS BOOSTER SEAT to someone else without also giving them this instruction manual. Additional instruction manuals can be downloaded directly from www.harmonyjuvenile.com.
! To ensure proper booster seat use, keep and store this instruction manual and refer to it when necessary.
! DO NOT LEAVE A BOOSTER SEAT UNSECURED IN YOUR VEHICLE. In a collision, sharp turn or sudden stop, an unsecured booster seat can injure other occupants. Remove it or make sure that it is securely attached to the vehicle using LATCH (if available) or the vehicle’s 3-point lap-and-shoulder belt, even when not in use.

INJURY WARNINGS

! INJURIES MAY OCCUR EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT IN A CRASH if the booster seat is not properly installed or if your child is not properly secured in the booster seat.
! The rigid items and plastic parts of a child restraint shall 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.
! DO NOT leave folding vehicle seats unlatched. In the event of a sharp turn, sudden stop or crash, a loose seat back could prevent the booster seat from protecting the child as well as it should.
! It is recommended that any luggage or other objects liable to cause injuries in the event of a collision shall be properly secured. In the event of a sharp turn, sudden stop or crash, loose objects will keep moving, potentially causing serious injuries.
! The child restraint shall not be used without the cover. It MUST always be used with the fabric cover provided by the manufacturer.
! The seat cover should not be replaced with any other than the one recommended by the manufacturer.
! PARTS OF THE BOOSTER SEAT COULD BECOME HOT ENOUGH TO BURN THE CHILD IF LEFT IN THE SUN. Contact with these parts can injure your child. ALWAYS touch the surface of any metal or plastic parts before putting your child in the booster seat. Cover the booster seat with a towel or blanket when the vehicle is parked in direct sunlight. KEEP AWAY FROM SUNLIGHT, OTHERWISE IT MAY BE TOO HOT FOR THE CHILD’S SKIN.

VEHICLE WARNINGS

! Use ONLY the vehicle’s 3-point lap-and-shoulder belt system when restraining a child in this booster seat.
DO NOT use this booster seat with 2-point vehicle belts (lap-belt only or shoulder-belt only). Your child would be seriously injured in the event of a crash.
! DO NOT use this booster seat with unsafe vehicle seat belts listed in section “Unsafe vehicle seat belt systems” of this manual.
! DO NOT use this booster seat if it can’t be properly installed. It is possible that your vehicle has no suitable seating position for this booster seat due to seat belt type, airbag system and/or lack of location of a tether strap anchor. Read and follow these instructions, and your vehicle owner’s manual carefully.

CERTIFICATIONS

This booster seat conforms to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) 213 and IS CERTIFIED for use in the following classes of vehicles ONLY: multi-purpose passenger vehicles, passenger cars, and trucks. Harmony Juvenile Products has also validated compliance through independent laboratory testing.

This restraint is NOT CERTIFIED for aircraft use. Aircraft seats are not equipped with 3-point lap-and-shoulder belts which are required for use with this booster seat.

This booster seat must NOT be used in homes, boats, buses, motorcycles, motor homes, or any other vehicles that have non-forward-facing seats, missing seat belts, or whose seat belts do not meet the requirements of this booster seat.

This booster seat is NOT compatible with vehicle child restraint Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH).

AIRBAG WARNINGS

! NEVER PLACE THIS BOOSTER SEAT IN A VEHICLE SEATING LOCATION THAT HAS AN ACTIVE FRONTAL AIRBAG. An inflating airbag may cause serious injury or death. Refer to your vehicle owner’s manual for information about airbags and child restraint installation.
This booster seat may be used in a rear seating position equipped with side impact airbags providing they are:

• Roof mounted;
• “Curtain” type deployment;
• Will NOT interfere with, impact or in any way reposition the booster seat when inflated.

! If a vehicle’s front seat location must be used, ALWAYS
disable the airbag. Failure to disable the airbag system can result in serious injury or death. Follow the vehicle owner’s manual for instructions on disabling the front airbag system.
Please refer to your vehicle owner’s manual for airbag type, and for appropriate use with child restraints.

DAMAGE WARNINGS

! It is recommended that the device should be changed when it has been subject to violent stresses in an accident.
! DO NOT USE A BOOSTER SEAT THAT HAS BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND. An accident can cause damage to the booster seat that you cannot see.
! DO NOT use this booster seat if it is damaged in any way or has missing parts.
! NEVER use a cut, frayed or damaged vehicle seat belt.
! DO NOT tamper with or modify the booster seat, for any reason. Any unauthorized alterations or additions to the device without the approval of the Type Approval Authority can cause serious injury or death in a sharp turn, sudden stop, or crash.
! DO NOT use anything to raise the booster seat off the vehicle seat. Untested modifications, such as adding extra padding, could affect the safety of the booster seat and result in serious injury or death in a crash.
! DO NOT, EXCEPT AS DESCRIBED IN THESE INSTRUCTIONS, MODIFY YOUR BOOSTER SEAT, DISASSEMBLE ANY PART OR CHANGE THE WAY THE VEHICLE SEAT BELTS ARE USED. This includes any accessories or parts by other manufacturers as non- tested accessories can affect the safety of the booster seat.

WEIGHT AND HEIGHT LIMITATIONS

Harmony Juvenile Products recommends that you ALWAYS confirm state laws with local authorities. Laws vary from state to state regarding minimum / maximum booster seat requirements for age, weight and height Harmony Juvenile Products advises that your child remains in a high-back booster for as long as possible per the weight and height requirements of the child restraint.

PARTS LIST

A – Base
B – Fabric seat pad (pre-installed)
C – Shoulder Belt Guide
(pre-installed on the bottom of the booster seat and stored under the fabric seat pad)

TO PURCHASE REPLACEMENT PARTS: In the United States or Canada, please contact us at www.harmonyjuvenile.com
or by calling 1-877-306-1001.

IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS, PLEASE DO NOT RETURN THIS PRODUCT TO THE PLACE
STOP OF PURCHASE. PLEASE CONTACT CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-877-306-1001 OR AT WWW.HARMONYJUVENILE.COM

VEHICLE SEATING POSITIONS

WARNING!
FAILURE TO PROPERLY SECURE YOUR CHILD AND THE BOOSTER SEAT IN YOUR VEHICLE INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IN THE EVENT OF A SHARP TURN, SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH.

WARNING!
IMPROPER PLACEMENT OF THE BOOSTER SEAT INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. Some seating positions in your vehicle may NOT be safe for this booster seat. Some vehicles have NO seating positions which are compatible with this booster seat due to seating surface, seat belt type and/or airbag system. Read and follow these instructions, and your vehicle owner’s manual carefully.

WARNING!
Children aged 13 and under MUST ride in the rear seats, away from front airbags. The only exception is if the airbags are turned off. When using a booster seat in a vehicle with active airbags, refer to the vehicle owner’s manual for additional installation instructions and precautions. For rear seat installation, adjust the front seat forward enough to ensure the child’s feet do not hit the backrest of the front seat.

WARNING!
Only use this booster seat in forward-facing vehicle seats. Side-facing or rear-facing seats in vans, station wagons or trucks CANNOT be used.

SAFE VEHICLE SEAT BELT SYSTEMS

WARNING!
SEAT BELTS DIFFER FROM VEHICLE TO VEHICLE AND FROM SEATING LOCATION TO SEATING LOCATION WITHIN THE SAME VEHICLE. NOT ALL VEHICLE SEAT BELTS CAN BE USED WITH THIS BOOSTER SEAT. You must determine if your vehicle’s seat belts are compatible for use with this booster seat. If you are unsure, consult your vehicle owner’s manual or call Harmony Juvenile Products.

! This booster seat is suitable for use in the listed vehicles fitted with 3-point with retractor safety-belts (lap-and-shoulder).

Review your vehicle owner’s manual for vehicle seat belt use with child restraints.

UNSAFE VEHICLE SEAT BELT SYSTEMS

This booster seat can be installed properly using MOST vehicle 3-point lap-and-shoulder seat belts. However, some vehicle seat belts are not safe to use as their anchoring points for the lap belt may not allow for a secure installation. NEVER use any unsafe vehicle seat belt systems.

PREPARING BOOSTER SEAT FOR USE

WARNING!
INCORRECT USE OF THE VEHICLE’S 3-POinT LAP-And-SHOULDER SEAT BELT SYSTEM IS THE MOST COMMON MISTAKE PEOPLE MAKE. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO READ, UNDERSTAND AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS. DO NOT MISTAKE COMFORT FOR SAFETY. THE VEHICLE’S 3-POinT LAP-And-SHOULDER SEAT BELT MUST BE SNUGLY ADJUSTED AT ALL TIMES.
! ENSURE the vehicle shoulder belt’s position is correct for your child’s size. VERIFY OFTEN.
! WARNING: DO NOT use this booster seat if the midpoint of your child’s head is above the top of the vehicle seat back/vehicle headrest.

SECURING CHILD AND BOOSTER SEAT IN VEHICLE

WARNING!
FAILURE TO PROPERLY SECURE YOUR CHILD IN THE BOOSTER SEAT INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IN THE EVENT OF A SHARP TURN, SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH. In a crash, the booster seat provides NO protection for your child unless the vehicle 3-point lap-and-shoulder belt is properly secured. Follow these instructions carefully to properly secure your child.
! DO NOT use this booster seat if it can’t be properly levelled, stabilized, and installed as per this instruction manual.
! WARNING: Use ONLY the vehicle’s lap and shoulder belt system when restraining the child in this booster seat (1). LATCH CANNOT be used.

IF IN DOUBT ABOUT THESE POINTS OR ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO INSTALLATION, PLEASE CONTACT HARMONY JUVENILE PRODUCTS.

INSTALLATION

WARNING!

DUE TO VARYING ANGLES OF VEHICLE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS, EXCESS SLACK IN THE VEHICLE BELT SYSTEM MIGHT NOT BE REMOVED AUTOMATICALLY. Once the lap and shoulder portions of the seat belt are properly positioned and the buckle is attached, FEED ANY REMAINING SLACK OF THE SEAT BELT MANUALLY BACK INTO THE RETRACTOR TO TIGHTEN THE WHOLE SYSTEM.

1. Place booster seat firmly against the back of a forward-facing vehicle seat. The vehicle seat MUST be equipped with a 3-point lap-and-shoulder belt. Booster must be level, stable and not rock side-topside (see “Vehicle seating positions”).
2. Place child on the booster seat with child’s back flat against the vehicle seat.
3. Thread both sides of the lap belt under BOTH armrests. Thread the lower end of the shoulder belt under the armrest on the buckle side . ENSURE that the belt is snug across the child’s hips. It is important to ensure that any lap strap is worn low down, so that the pelvis is firmly engaged, just touching their thighs and is not across their stomach.
4. Buckle vehicle seat belt into place. Ensure the buckle is secure by gently pulling on it.

! BOTH SIDES OF THE LAP BELT MUST PASS UNDER BOTH ARMRESTS, AND THE LOWER END OF THE SHOULDER BELT MUST PASS UNDER THE ARMREST ON THE BUCKLE SIDE.

! Any straps holding the restraint to the vehicle should be tight, any straps restraining the child should be adjusted to the child’s body, and the straps should not be twisted.
! THE VEHICLE’S SHOULDER BELT MUST LIE ACROSS THE CHILD’S SHOULDER AND LAY ACROSS THE CHEST ­ NOT THE FACE OR NECK. If the belt does not lie properly across the child’s shoulder and chest, the RED shoulder belt guide clip (“Parts list – C”) MUST be used to ensure proper placement (see “Using shoulder belt guide”).

USING SHOULDER BELT GUIDE

1. Slide the vehicle’s shoulder belt into the RED shoulder belt guide ensuring it is flat. Position the belt guide just above the child’s shoulder (1) .

! THE VEHICLE’S SHOULDER BELT MUST LIE ACROSS THE CHILD’S SHOULDER.
! All straps MUST be tight and NOT twisted. ALL slack MUST be removed from lap and shoulder portions of the 3-point vehicle belt to ensure a snug fit.

ENTANGLEMENT WITH VEHICLE SEAT BELT

! WARNING: To avoid possible entanglement and choking with your vehicle’s shoulder belts, Harmony Juvenile Products recommends that the following precautions are taken when installing your booster seat:

1. Pull the shoulder portion of the vehicle seat belt all the way out until the retractor locks.
2. SLOWLY let the seat belt retract until it is snug against your child.
3. ENSURE that the seat belts do not press on the child’s flesh or push the child’s body into an unnatural position.
4. Do the same for all unused vehicle seat belts.

! Teach your child that seat belts are not toys and should NEVER be played with, regardless of whether the car is in motion or not.
! ALWAYS be aware of what your children are doing in the back seat.

AIRCRAFT INSTALLATION

This restraint is NOT CERTIFIED for aircraft use. Aircraft seats are not equipped with 3-point lap-and-shoulder belts which are required for use with this booster seat.

INSTRUCTION MANUAL STORAGE

We recommend that you store your instruction manual under the fabric cover in the back of the booster seat.

CARE AND MAINTENANCE

TO REMOVE SEAT COVER:
Gently grasp the back of the fabric seat pad and slide the cover off the plastic shell from the back towards the front of the booster seat. TO

INSTALL SEAT COVER:
We recommend first sliding the fabric pad’s armrests midway onto the armrests of the plastic shell. Then, while holding the fabric in place with one hand, slide the front of the fabric seat pad over the front of the plastic shell. Finally, pull remaining fabric over the back of the plastic shell.

CLEANING YOUR SEAT PAD:

• MACHINE WASH SEPARATELY using cold water -delicate cycle.
• DO NOT BLEACH.
• DRIP DRY to prevent cover from shrinking.

CLEANING THE PLASTIC SHELL:

• SPONGE CLEAN using warm water and mild soap.
• TOWEL DRY.
• DO NOT use solvents, abrasive cleaners or disassemble booster in any way, except as instructed.

WARRANTY

This booster seat was manufactured by Harmony® Juvenile Products (HJP). HJP warrants this product to the original retail purchaser as follows:

LIMITED 3-MONTH WARRANTY
This booster seat is warranted against defective materials and workmanship for THREE (3) Months from the date of original purchase. An original receipt is required to validate your warranty. HJP will, at its option, provide replacement parts for this product or replace this product. HJP reserves the right to discontinue or change fabrics, parts, models or products, or to make substitutions.

To make a claim under this warranty, you must contact HJP Customer Service at www.harmonyjuvenile.com, or call 1-877-306-1001, or write to 2435 Guenette Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4R 2E9.

Proof of purchase is required and shipping charges are the responsibility of the consumer.

WARRANTY LIMITATIONS
This warranty does not include:

1. Damages which arise from negligence, misuse, or use not in accordance with this instruction manual.
2. Damage and wear arising from excessive stress.
3. Replacement of fabric as a result of natural wear or fading of the fabric as a result of exposure to the sun or UV radiation.

The use of non-Harmony branded covers, inserts, toys, accessories or tightening devices is not approved by HJP. Their use could cause this booster seat to fail federal safety standards or perform worse in a crash. Their use automatically voids the HJP warranty.

LIMITATIONS OF DAMAGES
The warranty and remedies as set forth above are exclusive and in lieu of all others, oral or written, expressed or implied. In no event will HJP or the retailer selling this product be liable to you for any damages, including incidental or consequential damages, or loss of use arising out of the use or inability to use this product.
PLEASE REGISTER THIS BOOSTER SEAT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF PURCHASE TO EXPEDITE WARRANTY CLAIMS AND TO VERIFY ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE.

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