mifold One Grab-and-Go Booster MF06-US User manual

Brand: mifold One

Model: Grab-and-Go Booster MF06-US

Category: Car seat

Type: User manual

the non-folding Grab-and-Go Booster

™

Model Number: MF06-US

For Children:

at least 4 years of age

40 to 100 lbs. (18 to 45 kg)

40 to 57 inches (102 cm to 145 cm)

• This child restraint conforms to all

applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety

Standards for use in motor vehicles.

• This child restraint is NOT certiﬁed for use

in aircraft.

• ChildMUSTbeatleast

4 years old.

• Child’sweightMUSTbe

 between40and100lbs.

(18 and 45 kg).

• Child’sheightMUST

 bebetween40and

57 inches (102 and

145 cm).

• Discontinueusewhen:

 –Topofchild’searsareabovetopof

vehicle seat back or headrest.

 –Child’sweightexceeds100lbs.(45kg).

Weight and Height Use Recommendations .......1

mifold One – Booster Seat Parts ........................2

Warnings ...........................................................3-4

ProperUseChecklist ...........................................5

Selecting a Vehicle Seating Location ..............6-8

Vehicle Seat Belt Systems ...............................8-9

Inﬂatable Seat Belt Systems ...............................9

NoteAboutSwitchableRetractors..................10

Preparing for Use .........................................11-12

SecuringChildonBoosterSeat ..................13-16

RemovingChildfromBoosterSeat ..................17

Removing and Storage of Booster Seat ...........18

Re-UseAfteraCrash ........................................19

Additional Information .................................20-23

Table of Contents

Weight and Height

Use Recommendations

mifold One – Booster Seat Parts

Shoulder Belt

Guide Strap

Seat Pad

Instruction Manual

Storage

Lap Belt Guide

Lap Belt Slot

Lap Belt Guide

Release Button

Lap Belt Guide

Release Button

Booster Seat

Lap Belt Slot

Lap Belt Guide

Shoulder Belt Guide

AdjustmentClip

Shoulder Belt Slot

•Useonlythevehicle’slapandshoulderbelt

 systemwhenrestrainingachildinthis

Booster Seat. Lap belt portion MUST be

inserted through both belt guides.

•Snuglyadjustvehiclelapandshoulderbelt

 aroundchildaccordingtovehicleowner’s

manual.

•Alwaysproperlypositionvehiclebeltsonchild

and snugly adjust vehicle belts around child.

 –VehiclelapbeltMUSTbepositionedlowon

hips, contacting thighs and not up on the

abdomen.

– Vehicle shoulder belt MUST be centered on

  child’sshoulder(nottouchingneckandnot

off shoulder).

– NEVER use shoulder belt loose, positioned

  underchild’sarm,orbehindchild’sback.

WARNING - DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur

Failure to follow these instructions and car

seat labels can result in child striking the

vehicle’s interior during a sudden stop or

crash.

•Properuseisrequired:

 –Readandfollowallinstructionsand 

information in this manual, product labels,

  andinthevehicleowner’smanualfor 

Booster Seat and vehicle seat belt use.

– Improper use of the Booster Seat or vehicle

seat belt can result in serious injury or

death from a sudden stop or crash.

•UseONLYwithchildrenwhoweighbetween

 40and100lbs.(18and45kg.)andwhose 

 heightisbetween40and57inches(102and

145 cm) and are at least 4 years old.

•DONOTuseBoosterSeatifithasbeenina

crash or is damaged, missing parts or the

instruction manual is missing.

•Registerchildrestraintwiththemanufacturer.

See Registration section.

• NEVER leave child unattended.

• This Booster Seat is certiﬁed for use in motor

 vehicles.DONOTusethisBoosterSeatin

the home, on boats, on aircraft or other

non-certiﬁed applications.

•OnlyuseBoosterSeatonforward-facing

 vehicleseatswithchildfacingfrontofvehicle.

•Discontinueuseafter7yearsfromdateof

manufacture printed on Shoulder Belt Guide

 AdjustmentClip.

•NEVERuseBoosterSeatwithonlyavehicle

lap belt across front of child. Use of lap belt

only can result in serious injury or death.

• NEVER use Booster Seat in a vehicle front

seat location unless recommended in vehicle

 owner’smanual.

•DiscontinueuseofBoosterSeatwhentopof

 child’searsareabovetopofvehicleseatback

or headrest. Severe head and neck injuries

 canresultwithoutproperheadsupport.

•NEVERusethisBoosterSeatwithvehicle’s

 LATCHcarseatattachmentsystem.

•SecureBoosterSeatevenwhennotoccupied.

Unsecured items may injure other occupants

in a crash.

WARNING - DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur

√ChildMUSTbesittingup,withbackagainst

 vehicleseatbacknotslouchingdownunder

Vehicle Lap Belt.

√Topofchild’searsare

 belowtopofvehicleseat

back or vehicle headrest.

√BoosterSeatandchild’sbackMUSTmake 

 contactwithvehicleseatback.

√ Vehicle Lap and Shoulder

Belt MUST be properly

positioned on child.

 –LapBeltlowonhips,

contacting thighs and not

up on the abdomen.

– Shoulder Belt centered on

  child’sshoulder.

– Lap and Shoulder Belt snugly adjusted

around child.

√Ifusingaseatingpositionwithafrontal

 airbag,adjustvehicleseatback,awayfrom 

airbag, as far as possible according to vehicle

 owner’smanual.

Proper Use Checklist

No car seat can guarantee protection from

injury in every situation, but proper use helps

reduce the risk of serious injury or death.

•Refertovehicleowner’smanualforinformation

on securing children and vehicle seat belt use.

•NOTallvehicleseatbeltscanbeusedwiththe

 BoosterSeat.Readvehicleowner’smanualon

Booster Seat use and the “Vehicle Seat Belt

Systems” section in this manual.

WARNING

DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur

•DONOTuseBoosterSeatinaseating

 positionwithafrontalairbagunless

recommended by the vehicle manufacturer.

•DONOTuseBooster

 SeatwithaVehicle

 LapBeltONLY.

Selecting a Vehicle Seating Location

• Select a vehicle seating location that faces

the front of the vehicle and has a Vehicle

Lap and Shoulder Belt system.

Select a Seating Location To Use:

Selecting a Vehicle Seating Location

2. Side Facing and Rear Facing Seats:

• DONOTuseonsideorrear-facing

vehicle seats.

1. LATCH Anchorage System

(LowerAnchorage and Tether for CHildren):

• Donotusethe

  vehiclelower

anchorages of

  theLATCH

  systemwith

this Booster

  CarSeat.

LowerAnchorages

Side Facing

Vehicle Seats

Rear Facing

Vehicle Seat

Vehicle Seating Locations NOT To Use:

NationalHighwayTrafcSafetyAdministration

(NHTSA)alertsvehicleownersthataccordingto

accident statistics, children age 12 and under are

saferwhenproperlyrestrainedintherearseating

positions rather than the front seating positions.

Forvehicleswithairbags,refertovehicle

owner’smanualforchildrestraintinstallation

information.

• ThisBoosterSeatMUSTbeusedwitha 

Vehicle Lap and Shoulder Belt system.

 DONOTusetheVehicleBeltsystemsin

this section.

1. Lap Belts ONLY Systems:

Vehicle Seating Locations With

ONLY A Lap Belt:

• DoNOTuse

seating locations

  withaLapBelt

  ONLY.

Vehicle Seat Belt Systems

Select A Vehicle

Seating Location

Lap Belt Only

WARNING

DO NOT place rear-facing child seat

on front seat with air bag. DEATH OR

SERIOUS INJURY can occur. e back

seat is the safest place for children 12

and under.

NO coloque el asiento infantil para el automóvil orientado hacia atrás en el asiento

delantero del vehículo que tenga una bolsa neumática de seguridad. El niño podría

MORIR O SUFRIR LESIONES GRAVES. El asiento trasero es el lugar más seguro

para los niños de 12 años o menores.

Motorized Shoulder Belt

Vehicle Seat Belt Systems

B. Door Mounted Lap And

Shoulder Belt:

• Donotuse

front seating

locations

   whereseat

belts are

mounted to

the door.

C. Inﬂatable Seat Belt Systems:

  • DonotusethemifoldOneBoosterSeat

   onavehicleseatinglocationwithan

inﬂatable seat belt.

2. Passive Restraint Systems:

A. Motorized Shoulder Belts:

  • Donotuseseatinglocationswith 

motorized shoulder belts.

Belts Mounted

ToDoor

Note About Switchable Retractors

A note about switchable retractors:

Many vehicles have a lap and shoulder belt

systeminwhichtheretractorcanbeswitched

from the emergency locking mode (ELR) to an

automatic locking mode (ALR). The ALR mode is

not designed for use with booster car seats

andmifoldOneisnotrecommendedforusewith

a lap and shoulder belt in the ALR mode.

Note: Should the lap and shoulder belt

inadvertentlybeswitchedintotheautomatic

locking retractor mode (ALR) and the vehicle

seatbeltislocked,followthestepsbelowto

remove the lap belt.

1. Pull out and hold the shoulder belt to prevent

 furtherretraction.Beawarenottoallow 

 shoulderbeltwebbingtoretractduringthis 

entire procedure.

2.Haveyourchildleanawayfromthe

vehicle buckle.

3. Lift mifold One up on the buckle side and

remove lap belt.

If the lap and shoulder belt is inadvertently

switchedintothelockingmode,seestepson

page 17 to remove child.

1.Adjustthewidthof

the Lap Belt Guides.

The Lap Belt Guides

have four adjustment

positions, one for

storage and transport

and three to adjust to

 thechildastheygrow.

Position numbers I, II

and III on the Lap Belt

Guide arms can be used to

 quicklypositiontheLapBeltGuides

for repeat use.

NOTE:Thenarrowestlockedadjustment 

position is for storage and transportation only.

WARNING

DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur

•UseonlywiththeVehicle’sLapand

Shoulder Belt.

•DONOTusewithaLapBeltonlyorlower

 anchoragesoftheLATCHsystem.

•PositionandsnuglyadjustLapBelt,then

position and adjust Shoulder Belt.

 –LapBeltMUSTbelowonhips,contacting

thighs and not up on the abdomen.

– Shoulder Belt must be centered over

shoulder (NOT up on neck or off shoulder).

–DONOTuseShoulderBeltloose,positioned

  underchild’sarms,orbehindchild.

Preparing for Use

2. The Lap Belt Guides should be adjusted into

the position nearest to, but not touching the

 sidesofthechild’sthighs.

To adjust width of Lap Belt Guides:

a. Pull out and hold Lap

Belt Guide Adjustment

Button and slide

Lap Belt Guide out

  tothemaximum

position . Release

Lap Belt Guide

Adjustment Button.

Repeat on the opposite side.

b. Adjust to ﬁt child.

1. Place Booster Seat

   withLapBeltGuides

   extendedonvehicle

seat.

2. With child sitting on

the Booster Seat,

slide Lap Belt Guide

into the position

nearest to, but not

   touchingthechild’s

thigh .

3. Pull out on Lap Belt

Guide to check it

is locked into

position .

4. Repeat on the

opposite side.

1. Place Booster Seat on

vehicle seat in a

seating location that

has a Vehicle Lap and

Shoulder Belt.

2. Adjust Lap Belt Guides

into postion for child.

See “Preparation

For Use” section.

3. Slide Booster Seat back

on vehicle seat cushion

so that the back of the

Booster Seat makes

 contactwithvehicle

seat back cushion.

WARNING

DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur

•DONOTuseBoosterSeatinaseatingposition

that has a Vehicle Lap Belt ONLY.

•VehicleLapand Shoulder Belt MUST be snugly

adjusted around child.

•VehicleLapBeltMUSTbepositionedlowonhips,

contacting thighs and not up on the abdomen.

•VehicleShoulderBeltMUSTbeoverchild’schest

andcenteredonshoulder.DONOTallowchild

to place Shoulder Belt under arm or behind back.

•NEVERuseBoosterSeatwithonlyaLapBelt

 acrossfrontofchild.UseofLapBeltONLYcan

result in serious injury or death.

Securing Child on Booster Seat

a. Slide Lap Belt portion of

vehicle belt completely into

the Lap Belt Guides and

and buckle the vehicle

seat belt.

NOTES:

 • VehicleLapBeltMUST

be insert through Lap Belt

Guides on both sides of

seat.

 • DONOTplaceshoulder

belt through EITHER

Lap Belt Guide.

 • DONOTswitchlapand

shoulder belt into automatic

  locking(ALR)modewheninstalling

any booster car seat including mifold One.

Securing Child on Booster Seat

For contoured vehicle seats,

position back of Booster Seat

on contour and in contact

 withvehicleseatback.

4. Seat child on the Booster

 Seatwithchild’srumpand

 backincontactwiththe

vehicle seat back cushion.

5. SecurechildwiththeVehicle

Lap and Shoulder Belt.

Securing Child on Booster Seat

b. Pull up on Vehicle Shoulder Belt to remove

slack from lap portion of Vehicle Seat Belt

and snugly adjust Lap Belt around child.

 CheckthatVehicleLapBeltislowonthehips

and contacting thighs.

c. Place Shoulder Belt

Guide Strap behind

 child’sbackand

adjust the position of

the Shoulder Belt

Guide so Shoulder

Belt Slot is at least

1 inch (25 mm)

 abovetopofchild’s

shoulder.

To adjust position of the

 ShoulderBeltGuide:

– Pull out on Shoulder

Belt Guide Adjustment

  Cliptorelease

Shoulder Belt Guide

Strap, slide Shoulder

Belt Guide into

  positionandthenpressdownonthe

  ShoulderBeltGuideAdjustmentClipto

lock in place .

WARNING

DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur

•Avoidpotentialabdominalinjuryfrom

 submariningunderVehicleLapBelt.Child

 MUSTsitwithrumpandbackincontactwith

the vehicle seat back cushion and vehicle seat

belt snugly adjusted.

• Toavoidinjuriesfromwhiplash,topofchild’s 

 earsMUSTbebelowtopofvehicleseatback

or headrest.

• DiscontinueuseofBoosterSeatwhentopof

 child’searsareabovetopofvehicleseatback

or headrest.

Securing Child on Booster Seat

d. Slide the Shoulder Belt

 GuideAdjustmentCliponto

the Vehicle Shoulder Belt

 asshown.Thebeltmust

 becompletelywithinthe

Shoulder Belt Guide slot .

e. Pull on Vehicle Shoulder

Belt to snugly adjust

Vehicle Lap and Shoulder

Belt around child according to the vehicle

 owner’smanual.SnuglyadjustLapBeltand

then Shoulder Belt.

f.CheckthatVehicleLapBeltislowonhips 

and contacting thighs and Vehicle Shoulder

 Beltiscenteredonchild’sshoulder.

Removing Child from Booster Seat

– Unbuckle Vehicle Lap and Shoulder Belt.

– Slide lap portion of Vehicle Lap Belt out of

Lap Belt Guide on buckle side.

– Move Vehicle Lap and Shoulder Belt off

of child.

– Remove child from Booster Seat.

Note: Should the lap and shoulder belt

inadvertentlybeswitchedintotheautomatic

locking retractor mode (ALR) and the vehicle seat

beltislocked,followthestepsbelowtoremove

the lap belt.

1. Pull out and hold the shoulder belt to prevent

 furtherretraction.Beawarenottoallow 

 shoulderbeltwebbingtoretractduringthis 

entire procedure.

2.Haveyourchildleanawayfromthevehicle 

buckle.

3. Lift mifold One up on the buckle side and

remove lap belt.

If removal of the lap belt is not possible due to

the vehicle belt continuing to tighten, the vehicle

seat belt should be cut to remove the child.

The mifold One Booster Seat is a very compact size for

easystoragewhennotinuse.

To remove Booster Seat:

– Slide Shoulder Belt out of Shoulder Belt

  GuideAdjustmentClip.

– Slide lap portion of Vehicle Lap Belt out

of both Lap Belt Guides.

 – ClosebothLapBeltGuidesintotheir 

storage position.

– Remove mifold One Booster Seat.

Removing and Storage of Booster Seat

For transporting Booster Seat when not occupied:

When not occupied, it is recommended to store the

mifold One in a secure location such as the glove

box,trunk,orstoragearea.However,ifitisleftonthe

vehicleseatitMUSTbesecuredwithavehiclebeltas

describedbelow.

– Route lap portion of Vehicle Lap Belt through

both Lap Belt Guides.

– Buckle Vehicle Lap and Shoulder Belt and snugly

adjust the lap portion of the vehicle belt around

Booster Seat.

WARNING

DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur

• SecurethisBoosterSeatevenwhennot

occupied. An unsecured Booster Seat can injure

other occupants in a crash.

• DONOTallowanyuseofthischildrestraintafter

 acrashwhereachildwassecuredintheBooster

Seat.

• Donotsellorallowotherstouseachildrestraint

 thatwasoccupiedinacrash.

• Thischildrestraintmustbedestroyedand

 replacedifitwasoccupiedduringacrash.

Re-Use After a Crash

WARNING

DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur

ThemifoldOneBoosterSeatisauniquedesignthat

absorbssomeoftheforcesinavehiclecrashwhen

occupied by a child. These crash forces can deform

parts of the Booster Seat and result in damage that may

not be detectable by a visual inspection. As a result, the

BoosterSeatMUSTbereplacedafteranycrashinwhich

theBoosterSeatwasoccupied.

ForacrashinwhichtheBoosterSeatwasstoredand

remainedinplaceorwassecuredwiththelapportion

of the vehicle seat belt passing through both lap belt

guides,andwasunoccupiedatthetimeofcrash,the

mifold One Booster Seat may continue to be used.

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mifold One Grab-and-Go Booster MF06-US User manual

Brand: mifold One

Model: Grab-and-Go Booster MF06-US

Category: Car seat

Type: User manual

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mifold One Grab-and-Go Booster MF06-US User manual

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