Mico AP Infant Car Seat To be used only in rearward facing position until the infant’s shoulders reach marker (approx. 6 months of age.) IMPORTANT: KEEP THIS BOOKLET IN THE PLACE PROVIDED ON THE CHILD RESTRAINT.
Table of Contents Warnings .............................................................................................................................. 3 Parts list .............................................................................................................................. 6 Vehicle information ........................................................................................................ 10 Location of anchor fitting .............................................................
WARNINGS Read and follow all of the installation instructions for maximum protection. If you have any questions regarding the installation or use of this restraint, please contact Dorel Australia or agent, or a child restraint fitting station authorised by the relevant transport authority, or in New Zealand, to consult the agent for the vehicle. GENERAL • To be used only in a rearward-facing position until the infant’s shoulders reach the shoulder height marker (approximately 6 months of age).
WARNINGS • Care and attention should always be given to ventilation and shading of the child. • Seatbelt extenders are not recommended to be used if the seatbelt is not long enough to secure the child restraint. If seatbelts are too short then advice should be sought from a child restraint fitter and their recommendations be considered before using a seatbelt extender. • Always secure the loose end of the top tether strap.
WARNINGS • This child restraint is not approved for use with any connectors that connect to the car’s ISOFIX low anchorages. • Use of aftermarket accessories (i.e. items not provided in the box with the child restraint), can reduce the safety provided by the child restraint and may cause injury or death. For approved aftermarket accessories please refer to page 10. • Please contact Dorel Australia Customer Service with any questions or concerns (see page 44 for contact details).
Parts list 1 2 10 9 3 8 7 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 Carry handle Canopy Instruction manual storage (under the pad) Lower connector strap (if fitted) Lower connectors (x2) (if fitted) 6 6 Pretension adjusters (x2) (if fitted) 7 Harness tightening strap 8 Harness release lever (under flap) 9 Stroller release buttons (x2) 10 Air protect cell (x2)
Parts list 21 20 19 16 11 12 13 18 17 15 14 11 Storage pocket (inside canopy) 12 Seat release lever 13 Seat shell 14 Base adjustment handle (2 positions) 15 Handle adjustment buttons (3 positions) 16 17 18 19 20 21 Loop tether strap Top tether metal connector Top tether storage pocket Top tether attachment hook Top tether adjuster Anchor kit 7
Parts list 28 22 23 29 24 30 25 26 27 22 23 24 25 26 8 Infant head insert Harness covers Harness straps Buckle Buckle cover 27 28 29 30 Buckle strap Splitter plate Harness slots (x4) Harness straps
Parts list 31 34 32 33 31 32 33 34 Stabilising bar Locking bar Base Base belt path opening 9
Vehicle information Location of anchor fitting NOTE : • The anchor point can be found in different locations in different cars. The illustration above shows possible locations of anchor points. Sometimes it is on the parcel shelf in sedans, and on the floor area in station wagons, vans and hatchbacks. Make sure that you do not confuse the luggage hook in the back of a station wagon with anchor points. Refer to your owner’s manual.
Vehicle information Anchorage fitting installation Child restraints must be used correctly to provide proper protection for your child. The anchorage system on child restraint must be used in the correct way. INSTALLATION CORRECT Make sure there is no slack in the top strap and the attachment clip is upright in the anchorage fitting. INCORRECT The clip must not lie flat on the anchorage fitting. Figure 1. Anchorages in vertical panel at rear of vehicle Figure 2.
Vehicle information Upper anchorage fitting installation FOR CARS FITTED WITH A CHILD RESTRAINT UPPER ANCHORAGE POINT Locate the upper anchorage point behind the rear seating position (consult the car owner’s handbook for the location of the upper anchorage point). Remove the thread plug from the parcel shelf/floor/roof and install the attachment bolt as shown in Figure 1.
Vehicle information Upper anchorage fittings for sedans only Centre line of seating position Figure 2 Attachment bolt Anchor fitting Spacer(s) (if required) Vehicle trim Vehicle metal structure Reinforcing washer Lock washer Nut Front of vehicle Figure 3 13
Vehicle information Upper anchorage fitting installation For sedans only Drill a 9 mm diameter hole in the parcel shelf on the centre-line of the seating position as shown in Figure 2. Install the anchor bolt as shown in Figure 3. It is recommended that this installation be carried out by a child restraint fitting station or licenced motor mechanic.
Vehicle information Correct vehicle position CORRECT USE CORRECT USE INCORRECT USE 15
Vehicle information Vehicle seat location Some seating positions in your vehicle may NOT be safe for this safety seat. Some vehicles do not have any seating positions that can be used safely with the seat. If you are not sure where to place the infant seat in your vehicle, consult your vehicle’s owner’s handbook. Vehicle Seat Location Requirements Children are safer when properly restrained in rear vehicle seating positions.
Vehicle information Angle configuration for the seat • Position seat ensuring that the angle is no greater than 40˚ from horizontal plane. • Angular adjustment is achieved by adjusting the base. Make sure the line indicator is level to ground (refer to page 19.) 40˚ WARNINGS • DO NOT install convertible child restraints excessively reclined, ensure the angle is no greater than 40°. • DO NOT adjust harness or tether strap hardware such that it sits too close to the occupant.
Operation and adjustment Shoulder height marker LABEL 1 The child restraint is not suitable for the child when the child’s shoulders are above the shoulder height maker. WARNINGS • To be used only in a rearward-facing position until the infant’s shoulders reach the shoulder height marker (approximately 6 months of age). • Continue to use this infant restraint until the child reaches this limit. Infants are at risk of serious injury if they face forward too early.
Operation and adjustment Preparing infant seat to fit your child You MUST make these adjustments before you installing the child restraint in the vehicle. • Place the child restraint in the car and see if seat is level to ground. The line should run parallel to the seat. • Adjust base if needed. Follow the steps below. • Remove the seat from the base by squeezing the seat release lever, then lift the seat up and off the base.
Operation and adjustment Preparing infant seat to fit your child (cont’d) • Align the slots on the side of child restraint with the locking bars in the base. • Push down firmly on the carrying handle and front of the child restraint will lock to the base. Listen for click. • To loosen harness, push down and hold on the harness release lever (under flap - see pg 6 feature 5). 2 • Pull on one harness strap or both harness straps simultaneously while pressing down on the harness release lever.
Operation and adjustment Preparing infant seat to fit your child (cont’d) • Child should be in rearward position as shown. • Place the child’s bottom and back flat against the child restraint. This will increase comfort and allow the harness straps to be properly tightened. • Check harness height. The shoulder straps must be in the slots which are nearest to the child’s shoulders, but not lower than the child’s shoulders.
Operation and adjustment Preparing infant seat to fit your child (cont’d) • If harness adjustment is required, locate splitter plate at rear of seat. • Remove harness straps from splitter plate at rear of seat. • Pull harness through the harness slots from the front. • Re-thread harness into new harness guide locations. NOTE: Do not use shoulder straps of unequal heights.
Operation and adjustment Preparing infant seat to fit your child (cont’d) • Refit harness to splitter plate. NOTE: Make sure harness is securely on and there are no twist. • Place child in the restraint and position harness straps over the child’s shoulders. • To tighten the harness, fasten buckle and listen for the click when the second tongue goes in. NOTE: When using the buckle please note that you will not hear a click when the first tongue goes in, it is only on the second tongue.
Operation and adjustment Preparing infant seat to fit your child (cont’d) A B C A Insert one buckle tongue as shown above. B Insert the second buckle tongue as illustrated above. C Press both tongues simultaneously. Listen for click. NOTE : Remember to always pull up on the harness straps to make sure buckle is locked.
Operation and adjustment Preparing infant seat to fit your child (cont’d) NOTE : A firm strap should not allow any slack. It lies in a relatively straight line without sagging. It does not press on the child’s flesh or push the child’s body into an unnatural position. • Check the harness tightness by pinching the harness at the shoulders. If you can pinch the harness strap, tighten more. If your fingers slip off, the harness is tight enough. • Pull up the fabric cover at the front of the seat shell.
Operation and adjustment Removing child from child restraint / adjusting handle • To loosen, push down on the harness release lever (under flap on the front of child restraint), while pulling on both harness straps above the buckle. • To unbuckle, press red button on buckle to release the buckle tongues. • Move harness away from child and remove child. • The carrying handle has 3 positions. To adjust handle, press both adjustment levers on each side of handle. Rotate up or down to desired location.
Installation Base rearward facing installation REARWARD FACING BELT PATH REARWARD-FACING (Newborn to 6 months) OPTION 1 LAP SASH BELT PATH OPTION 2 LAP BELT PATH 27
Installation Lap sash / lap only base installation REARWARD -FACING BELT PATH REARWARD FACING BELT PATH • Install base facing backwards, with the stabilising bar against the back of the car seat. • Determine if base adjustment is required (refer to steps on pages 19 - 20) • Thread the vehicle lap or lap/shoulder belt combination through belt path as shown. • Thread the vehicle lap or lap/shoulder belt combination through belt path as shown. • Buckle vehicle belt.
Installation Lap sash / lap only base installation • With weakest hand at belt path, tilt and push the base forward and back, and from side to side. • If the seat belts do not loosen, your child restraint should be secure. NOTE: Some movement from front to back or from side to side is acceptable. • With child secured in child restraint, attach to base. • Align the slots on the side of child restraint with the locking bars in the base.
Installation (Optional) Installing base using locking clip • Install the base with the stabilising bar against the back of the car seat. • Thread the vehicle lap sash belt combination through the belt path. Lock tongue into buckle and listen for click. • Push down firmly on the base and pull up on shoulder belt until all slack is remove and lap belt is tight. • Grasp both vehicle belts together and unbuckle.
Installation Two-piece top tether strap fitment • Attach the hook to anchor in vehicle. • Adjust tether strap to remove slack in strap (Pull on free end of webbing to tighten). • Make sure the base is not lifted from the car seat. WARNINGS CAUTION: CHILDREN CAN BE INJURED OR RESTRAINTS AND TOP TETHER STRAP DAMAGED BY UNSECURED CARGO IN A COLLISION. SECURE OR REMOVE HAZARDOUS CARGO BEFORE USING THIS CHILD RESTRAINT.
Installation Removing seat and detaching top tether strap • Loosen the top tether strap using the adjuster and unhook the top tether strap from the loop section. • Leave the tether attached to the anchor point in car. • From the back of the child restraint, slide the base release handle up the back of the child restraint and lift the restraint out of the base. WARNINGS WHEN NOT IN USE, FOLD TOP TETHER STRAP AND PLACE IN THE STORAGE POCKET PROVIDED.
Installation Storing tether strap After detaching the top tether strap, roll the loop tether strap back towards the child restraint, and store it in the storage pocket located inside the canopy. x When removing the loop tether strap from the storage pocket, DO NOT pull the strap directly across the child restraint. Instead, be sure to evenly spread the loop tether around the side, in line with the shoulder height markers.
Installation Storing instruction manual STORING INSTRUCTION MANUAL • Lift the cover to find instruction pocket. • Place the instruction manual in the pocket provided under trim. • Re-attach the cover.
Lower connectors installation (if fitted) LOOK FOR THESE SYMBOLS FOR ATTACHMENT IN VEHICLE ISOFIX WARNINGS • Never place a child rear-facing in a seating position with an active frontal airbag. This can result in serious injury or death. • This child restraint must always face the rear of the vehicle when installed.
Lower connectors installation (if fitted) PREPARING TO INSTALL BASE WITH LOWER CONNECTORS 1. 1. • Unhook lower connectors on both the right and left side of the base by pressing the red release button on each connector. 2.• 2. Ensure that each connector is threaded through the rearward facing belt path as shown. NOTE: Loose end of the lower connector strap MUST be on the left side of child restraint to ensure that the belt lays flat for correct installation. DO NOT twist belts.
Lower connectors installation (if fitted) INSTALLING BASE WITH LATCH See your vehicle owner’s manual for information on designated lower connector positions, anchor locations and anchor weights. WARNINGS • Do not use the lower connectors along with the vehicle lap or lap/shoulder belt. • Check lower connector strap before each use. Use only if the strap can be tightened properly and securely. • Failure to follow these warnings can result in serious injury or death.
Lower connectors installation (if fitted) • Push down firmly on the base and pull up on the free end of belt to tighten. The belt will display green when tight. • Grasp the base at the belt path with one hand. Push and pull the base from side to side, forward and back. The base should be locked into a firm, snug fit with little movement. NOTE: If base moves, try reinstalling the base or try another seating location. • With child secured in child restraint, attach to base.
Lower connectors installation (if fitted) WARNING Failure to securely attach child restraint to base can result in serious injury or death. • Make sure level line on side of child restraint is level with ground. Adjust base if needed (see page 19). • You may need to place a large rolled towel(s) or foam pool noodle(s) under the front of the base to achieve correct recline angle. • Check often to be sure padding is still in place, the level line is still level and the belt is tight.
Lower connectors installation (if fitted) INSTALLING BASE WITH VEHICLE BELTS WARNINGS • Do not use the lower connectors along with the vehicle lap or lap/shoulder belt. Store lower connector strap when using the vehicle belts. • Check the vehicle belt before each use. Use only if the belt is tightened properly and securely. • Failure to follow these warnings can result in serious injury or death. • You MUST store the lower connector strap when using the vehicle seat belts.
Lower connectors installation (if fitted) • Thread the vehicle lap or lap/shoulder belt combination through belt path as shown. With an ALR belt, pull the belt all the way out before threading the base. • Push down firmly on the base and pull up on the shoulder belt to tighten. • With a switchable retractor, pull the vehicle shoulder belt all the way out to witch the retractor into the ALR mode before tightening. Feed the slack into the retractor while tightening.
Lower connectors installation (if fitted) • Grasp the base at the belt path with one hand. Push and pull the base from side to side, forward and back. The base should be locked into a firm, snug fit with little movement. NOTE: If base moves, try reinstalling the base or try another seating location. • With child secured in child restraint, attach to base. Align the slots on the side of child restraint with the locking bars in the base.
Lower connectors installation (if fitted) WARNING Failure to securely attach child restraint to base can result in serious injury or death. • Make sure level line on side of child restraint is level with ground. Adjust base if needed (see page 19). • You may need to place a large rolled towel(s) or foam pool noodle(s) under the front of the base to achieve correct recline angle. • Check often to be sure padding is still in place, the level line is still level and the belt is tight.
Covers and accessories NOTE: Before fitting covers, remove harness from splitter plate (see page 22). • Thread harness straps through harness covers. • Place infant head insert over harness slots, aligned with the appropriate slot for your child’s shoulder height (see page 21.) • Fit end of infant head insert through band on other side, securing the loop. • Thread harness straps through slots on infant head insert, and continue through harness slots.
Canopy use • The canopy hoop has an angle that will make the canopy lean forward when installed. Make sure when you thread the canopy hoop, the angle is correct. • Thread plastic strip completely through channel on the front edge of canopy • Fit back of canopy over back of shell. • Snap each plastic strip end to each canopy post. • To remove canopy: Use a pen or any pointed object to push the small tab as illustrated and simultaneously pull the plastic strip.
Care and cleaning Remove seat cover for cleaning • Push down and hold on the on the harness release lever (under flap - see pg 8). 2 • Pull on one harness strap or both harness straps simultaneously. • Remove harness straps from splitter plate at rear of seat. • From the front, pull harness straps out of the shell and trim. Remove the shoulder pads and insert.
Care and cleaning Remove seat cover for cleaning • To release the tab, pull down on the pad and pull the tab out of the child restraint. • From the top, pull the trim off the seat. After cleaning the trim, replace by reversing order. • To release the tab, pull down on the pad and pull the tab out of the child restraint.
Care and cleaning Cleaning buckle • Push red button to release the buckle. • From under seat shell, turn and slide buckle’s metal retainer up through the shell and trim, removing the buckle. NOTE: For cleaning instructions, see page 48. • To assemble, ensure that the red button on the buckle is facing out. Push metal clip through trim and shell. • From other side, pull on buckle to check to make sure buckle’s metal retainer is correctly inserted through the trim and shell.
Care and cleaning Cleaning buckle Follow the manufacturer’s instructions at all times. Before removal, ensure you have carefully noted the way which the various parts are attached to the seat so as to facilitate reassembly. Your child restraint is equipped with a buckle designed to give your child maximum protection during proper use. When working properly, your buckle should always fasten with an audible click. If sticky liquids (such as baby food, fruit juice, etc.
Care and cleaning General maintenance • All other surface should be cleaned with a mild soap and water. • Never clean with ammonia or bleach based, or spirit-type cleaners. • Clean the frame with a damp cloth. • Do not use the restraint without the cover. • Check the webbing for fraying. • Ensure there are no cracks in moulding or the plastic moulding. • Check the Harness Adjuster is operating and is clamping the webbing.
The next seat for your child OPTION 1: TYPE A1 AND B CONVERTIBLE CAR SEAT To be used only in a rearward-facing position until the infant’s shoulders reach the lower shoulder height marker (approximately 6 months of age). Then to be used in a forward-facing position until the child’s shoulders reach the upper shoulder height marker (approximately 4 years of age).
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