Child Safety Seats Performance SPORT / ProSPORT Instruction Manual Forward-facing Combination Child Restraint System Approved in accordance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213. Tested in accordance to ISO/TC 22/SC 12/WG 1 N538 side impact protection requirements. When using as a child restraint system with integrated harness system: Suitable for use in vehicles with a 2-point (lap), 3-point (lap and shoulder) seat belts and LATCH anchorages.
Contents Section 1: Section 2: Section 3: Section 4: Section 5: Section 6: Section 7: Section 8: Section 9: Section 10: Section 11: Section 12: Section 13: Section 14: Section 15: Section 16: Section 17: Section 18: Section 19: Section 20: Section 21: Section 22: Safety Warnings...............................................p. 4-5 General Information............................................ p. 6 Register your New Child Restraint...................... p. 7 Certification..................................
Dear Parents, Welcome to the RECARO family of high quality child safety products and thank you for purchasing your new RECARO child restraint system. RECARO has over 100 years experience in the design and manufacture of premium automotive products. To assure all products RECARO manufactures are worthy of the name, we’ve subjected them to a comprehensive development program complying with American FMVSS 213 safety standards.
Section 1: Safety Warnings or SERIOUS INJURY WARNING! DEATH can occur • Do NOT place a child in the restraint in the front seat of a vehicle with a passenger airbag. The back seat is the safest place for children under 12 years of age. • According to accident statistics, children are safer when properly restrained in the rear seating positions than in the front seating positions. • Use the child restraint ONLY with children who weigh between 20 and 120 pounds (9.1 and 54.
or SERIOUS INJURY WARNING! DEATH can occur Section 2: General Information Extreme Weather When it is hot, RECARO recommends the following tips to reduce possible injury or discomfort to your child: • Park your vehicle in the shade to help keep the restraint cooler. • Cover the child restraint with a sheet or blanket when NOT in use. • ALWAYS check surface temperatures of the child restraint before placing a child in it.
Section 4 / 5: Certification / Use in an Aircraft Section 6: Learning about Your Vehicle This child restraint conforms to all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. It is important to become familiar with the features of your vehicle so that your child rides as safely as possible. Read the owner’s manual to learn about the safety features and adjustments available for safe travel. Below is a diagram that helps you to identify key features.
Section 6: Learning about Your Vehicle • • Do NOT use motorized passive restraint shoulder belt mounted systems. Do NOT use passive restraints lap or shoulder belt mounted on a door. Vehicle Seat Belt Systems Important! Check to be sure which type of seat belt system you have in the chart below. Some vehicles have more than one type of belt system depending on the seating position.
When used in the belt-positioning Booster Mode: • Warning! Use only the vehicle’s lap Do NOT install this child restraint into any of the following types of seating positions: • NEVER install on a rear-facing vehicle seat. and shoulder belt system to restrain the child. Section 6: Learning about Your Vehicle • NEVER install in the rear seat of small • Do NOT use a lap belt only. The center rear seating position can be used ONLY if there is a lap and shoulder belt system in that seating position.
1. HARNESS MODE: Child restraint system with integrated harness system. Section 6: Learning about Your Vehicle 2. BOOSTER MODE: Child restraint system for use as a high back belt-positioning booster seat. It is important to know the difference between these two use modes, be able to choose which mode is appropriate for your child, and be able to choose which sections of this instruction manual apply to the mode that you require.
ProSPORT Standard Harness System with Shoulder Pads (2) 3-Point Shoulder Belt Guides (2) (BOOSTER MODE) Head Restraint Carry Handle Trim Cover Backrest Side Impact Protection Section 7: Getting to Know Your Child Restraint It is important to become familiar with the features of your child restraint system. These diagrams help you identify key features.
Section 7: Getting to Know Your Child Restraint It is important to become familiar with the features of your child restraint system. These diagrams help you identify key features. Section 8: Adjusting the Harness System to Fit Your Child in the Harness Mode Top Tether HARNESS MODE: The child restraint can be used with the integrated harness ONLY if the child falls within ALL of the following height, weight, and age range information. • The child’s weight is between 20 and 90 pounds (9.1 and 40.8 kg).
Section 8: HARNESS MODE Adjusting the Harness Pull the handle away from the seat back and move the head restraint up or down. The harnesses will move up and down with the head restraint. The child restraint is designed to fit a wide range of children and depending on the size of your child, you may need to adjust the harness strap length. or SERIOUS INJURY WARNING! DEATH can occur The integrated harness straps MUST ALWAYS be located at or above your child’s shoulders. 1.
Section 9: HARNESS MODE Positioning Your Child 1 2 3 4 5 1. 2. 3. 4. Loosen the harness system. Pull up on the adjuster lever located under the trim cover adjuster flap and pull the shoulder straps forward. Open the chest clip by squeezing in the center and separating. Open the 5-point integrated harness buckle by pressing the red button in the center of the buckle. Place harness straps to the side. Place the child in the child restraint with their bottom fully into the seat.
Section 10: HARNESS MODE Adjusting the Buckle As your child grows, you may need to adjust the position of the buckle to accommodate your child’s size. There are three (3) locations that the buckle can be positioned. Use the buckle slot that is closest to your child, but NOT under their body. 1 2 3 1. 2. 3. Loosen and unbuckle the harnesses. Set the shoulder straps to the side. Locate the metal bracket on the bottom of the seat base. You may have to move the webbing strap out of the way. 4 5 4.
2 2. Locate the LATCH connectors in the storage holders on each side of the seat. 3. Lengthen the LATCH strap by pressing the adjuster release button and pull it out to its full length. Do NOT attach the lower anchors yet. Make sure that the LATCH strap is located behind the head restraint trim cover and that the strap is NOT twisted. 4. Locate the top tether anchor behind the seating position. Connect the tether hook to the vehicle anchorage.
Section 11: HARNESS MODE Installation 7 6. 7. 8. 8 9a 9b 9. While pressing down in the center of the child restraint, pull the loop of the LATCH strap and tighten the strap. Repeat as needed until the child restraint cannot be moved more than one inch (2.5 cm) in either direction at the belt path. Snugly tighten the top tether by pulling the free end of the tether strap while pressing the top of the child restraint back into the vehicle seat.
4 Section 11: HARNESS MODE Installation 5 6 4. Buckle the seat belt. 5. While pressing down in the center of the child restraint, tighten the seat belt to remove any slack. Repeat as needed until the child seat cannot be moved more than one inch (2.5 cm) in either direction at the belt path. 6. The top tether anchorage MUST be used with your lap belt (2 point) system for children weighing less than 52 pounds (23.6 kg).
Section 11: HARNESS MODE Installation 6 5. 6. 7 7. While pressing down in the center of the child restraint, pull the seat belt to remove any slack. Repeat as needed until the child restraint cannot be moved more than one inch (2.5 cm) in either direction at the belt path. If you have a top tether anchorage in your vehicle, it can ONLY be used for children weighing less than 52 pounds (23.6 kg) or vehicle maximum. To attach and tighten follow the instructions on pages 27 – 28 of this manual.
Section 12: Converting between usage modes 5 6a 6b 4. On the rear side of the unit, remove the shoulder straps by sliding the loops (one at a time) to one side so that the edge can be guided out of the slot in the harness connector bracket (or yoke). 5. Snap the yoke into its storage position on the rear side of the child restraint because the yoke is NOT used in Booster Mode. *The harness adjuster strap is not removable. 6a.
Section 12: Converting between usage modes 10b 11 12 10. From the underside of the seat, pull the metal belt anchor through the slot. Turn the bracket sideways again and thread it up toward the top of the seat. The harness is now removed. NOTE: NEVER, under any circumstances, remove the LATCH strap or the top tether from the child restraint system! • LATCH strap – may be used while in Booster Mode to secure the seat.
Section 12: Converting between usage modes If you would like to use the Harness Mode, you MUST completely configure your child restraint in Harness Mode before installing it in a vehicle. If the child restraint is NOT configured in Harness Mode, you will need to physically convert it over. 1 1a 2 3a 1. Flip the head restraint trim cover upward so you have access to the under structure of the child restraint. 1a.
Section 12: Converting between usage modes 7b 8 7a. ProSPORT with standard Harness System – Reinstall the backrest and head restraint trim covers. Route the harness straps through the head restraint and seat shell. Make sure the harness straps are not twisted. 7b. Performance SPORT with HERO Harness System – Reinstall the backrest and head restraint trim covers. Route the harness straps through the HERO, head restraint, and seat shell. Make sure the harness straps are not twisted. 8. 9 9.
Section 13: BOOSTER MODE Positioning Your Child BOOSTER MODE: The child restraint can be used as a high back belt-positioning booster ONLY if the child falls within ALL of the following height and weight range information. • • To properly fit your child, the head restraint should be positioned as follows: • The red shoulder belt guide on the child restraint system must be above the child’s shoulder to allow for correct vehicle belt positioning. -AND- The child’s weight is between 30 and 120 pounds (13.
Section 13: BOOSTER MODE Positioning Your Child Your child is too TALL for the child restraint when: Installing Your Child Restraint in Booster Mode If your vehicle has LATCH anchors available, you may use them to secure in booster mode. See pages 26 – 28 for LATCH installation. • The child’s shoulders are ABOVE the red shoulder belt guides when the head restraint is adjusted to its highest position.
Section 14: BOOSTER MODE Belt Routing You must ALWAYS secure your child in the child restraint using your lap and shoulder (3-point) vehicle belt system in the Booster Mode. You must ALWAYS repeat the following steps each time you secure your child in the child restraint using the lap and shoulder belt system in your vehicle. 1 1. 2 2.
These steps must be followed every time a child is using the child seat in the Booster Mode. NEVER allow your child to ‘slide’ in and out of the seat belt. Section 14: BOOSTER MODE Belt Routing WARNING! • DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur The vehicle’s lap and shoulder seat belt system must ALWAYS be adjusted snugly (but NOT LOCKED) around the child. • A snug seat belt system does NOT press on the child or position them unnaturally.
The children’s car seat RECARO Performance SPORT Reha is designed for the transport of children with special needs in vehicles. The clinical pictures are amongst others: 1a • cerebral palsy • hypotony syndrome of unspecific genesis • muscular dystrophy Section 15: Special Needs Supports • different syndrome diseases This car seat is characterized by its shell design and pad system, which provide for additional seating safety, stabilization of head and pelvis, and support / control of the feet.
Footrest adapter (accessory) item code: 821 Make sure that the seat has been pre-assembled with a metal-base plate. The footrest adapter can only be attached to the metal base plate! If your seat does not have a metal plate, it still can be installed as an accessory later. Section 15: Special Needs Supports 3b After having connected base plate and adapter for the first time, loosen the connection of the velcro (Hook / Fleece) again.
6a Section 15: Special Needs Supports Fig. 4a: Inserting the support Fig. 4b: Adjusting height to vehicle Seat wedge, below (accessory) item code: 810 The seat wedge is positioned in the center below the car seat. The high edge is at the front to achieve an optimum rest position of the child. The cover can be removed (zipper) and washed in the machine at up to 30°C / 86°F. 5b (accessory) 6b The cover (zipper) is removable and machine washable up to 30° C / 86° F.
Table (accessory) item code: 912 Section 15: Special Needs Supports Mount the side parts of the table first, by pulling them right and left over the side elements of the seat – from rear to front. The side with the larger fabric must point outwards. Pull the fabric over the side parts and tuck downwards overlaying fabric below the seat cover.
5a Trim Cover Removal Section 17: Trim Cover Removal / Installation 1 2 3 4 1. Press the adjuster level, located under the adjuster flap, and pull the shoulder straps forward to loosen the harness. 5b 2. Open the chest clip by squeezing the tabs and separating. 3. Release the harness straps from the buckle by pressing the red button and remove the buckle pad and seat cushion insert. 4.
Section 17: Trim Cover Removal / Installation 7. Loosen the main seat cover by locating and unfastening the 3 cover snaps on one side of the seat and slide the cover out from behind the latch strap guides. Repeat from the other side of the seat. Trim Cover Installation 1. Carefully slide the buckle and harness straps through the 3 slots of the trim cover. 1 2. Feed the cover down into the 2-point belt guide areas of the side and then pull the cover tight down around the frame in the guide area.
Section 17: Trim Cover Removal / Installation 5b 5c 6 7 5. Pull the head restraint trim cover over each side of the head restraint and then attach the two snaps to the mating snaps on the top and back of the head restraint. Route the large piece of red fabric carefully through the red plastic guide on the each side of the head restraint. Route the small piece of red fabric behind the red plastic guide. Secure both pieces of red fabric to the Velcro™ on the under side of the trim cover. 8a 8b 9 5c.
Section 18: Trouble Shooting In certain vehicle applications, you may encounter challenges to safely install and position a child in the restraint system. If you do NOT find an adequate solution below call us at 1-888-9RECARO for help. Problem: The head restraint will NOT rise. Solution: WARNING! DO NOT FORCE the head restraint handle! Severe damage to the child restraint could result! The harness must be loosened before the head restraint can be moved upwards.
Section 20 / 21: Replacement Parts / Additional Contact Section 22: Glossary Thomashilfen offers a variety of replacement parts for your child restraint system. Please call us at 1-866-870-2122 and speak to one of our customer service representatives for more information on what’s available for purchase. 2-Point Seat Belt: A restraint system with two contact points. (Also called a “lap belt.
Head Restraint: Structure at the top of the backrest which is designed to keep the child’s head in the proper position and provide protection for the child’s head during a crash. HERO Harness System: Ensures the highest level of protection and comfort by positioning the shoulder pads to appropriately fit the child’s neck, head, and shoulders. ISO 9001: Is focused on meeting customer expectations and delivering customer satisfaction.
ExoMotion, LLC, dba Thomashilfen North America 309 South Cloverdale Street, Unit B 12, Seattle WA 98108 Phone: 1-866-870-2122 (toll free) Web: www.thomashilfen.us, E-mail: info@thomashilfen.com RECARO Child Safety, LLC 1600 Harmon Road, Auburn Hills, MI 48326 Phone: 1-888-9RECARO Web: www.recaro-cs.com, E-mail: info-usa@recaro-cs.com In the interest of product development, RECARO reserves all rights to make changes to the construction and design of its products without prior notification.
