Fortifi - Car seat Joie - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL Fortifi Joie

fortifi™ child restraint

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Instruction Manual

This child restraint is approved to UN ECE Regulation 44, 04 series of amendments.

Please read all the instructions in this manual before installing and using the product.

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Congratulations

You have purchased a high quality, fully certified child safety child restraint. This product is suitable for the use of children weighing UNDER 36kg (approximately 12 years old or under).

Carefully read this Instruction Manual and follow the installing steps because this is the ONLY way to protect your child from serious injury or death in case of an accident, and to provide comfort to your child while using this product.

Keep this instruction manual for future reference.

Please Confirm

Make sure that your vehicle is equipped with 3-point retractor safety-belt.

Seat belts may be different in design and length according to maker, manufacturing date, and type of the vehicle. This child restraint is only suitable for use in the listed vehicles fitted with 3-point retractor safety-belts, approved to UN ECE Regulation No.16 or other equivalent standards.

This child restraint is approved to UN ECE Regulation 44, 04 series of amendments.

This child restraint is not suitable for use in the vehicles fitted with Lap Belts.

For warranty information, please visit our website at joiebaby.com

! Please keep the instruction manual in the storage compartment of the rear cover for future reference.

Parts List

Make sure all parts are available before assembly. If any part is missing, please contact local retailer. No tools are required for assembly.

1 Head Support
2 Seat Pad
3 Buckle
4 Harness Adjustment Button
5 Recline Adjustment Handle
6 Crotch Strap
7 Shoulder Strap
8 Side Impact Shield
9 Lock-off Device
10 Head Support Adjustment Lever
11 Instruction Manual
Storage Compartment
12 Base
13 Back Slot
14 Seat Slot

Outer soft goods include Seat Pad, Crotch Pad, Head Support. Please make sure there are no missing parts. Please contact the retailer if anything is missing.

Diagram of a car seat with numbered labels pointing to specific areas for identification.

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WARNING

NO child restraint can guarantee full protection from injury in an accident. However, proper use of this child restraint will reduce the risk of serious injury or death to your child.
This child restraint is designed ONLY for child weighing under 36kg (approximately 12 years old or under).
! Any straps of child restraint and vehicle seat should be tightened and not twisted.
! DO NOT use or install this child restraint until you read and understand the instructions in this manual and in your vehicle owner's manual.
! DO NOT install or use this child restraint without following the instructions and warnings in this manual or you may put your child in serious risk of injury or death.
! DO NOT make any modification to this child restraint or use it along with component parts from other manufacturers.
! DO NOT use this child restraint if it has damaged or missing parts.
! DO NOT have your child in unfitted clothes when use this child restraint in forward facing, because this may prevent your child from being properly and securely fastened by the shoulder harnesses and the harnesses between thighs.
When use this child restraint in forward facing, the safety belt must be used correctly, and ensure that any lap strap is worn low down, so that the pelvis is firmly engaged.
! DO NOT leave this child restraint unbelted or unsecured in your vehicle because unsecured child restraint can be thrown around and may injure occupants in a sharp turn, sudden stop, or collision. Remove it if not in regular use.
! NEVER leave your child unattended with this child restraint at all times.
! NEVER use a second-hand child restraint or a child restraint whose history you do not know because they may have structural damage that endangers your child's safety.
! Please keep this child restraint away from sunlight, otherwise it may be too hot for the child's skin.
! NEVER use ropes or any other substitutes in place of seat belts in case of injuries from restraint.
! DO NOT use this child restraint as a regular chair as it tends to fall down and injure the child.

! DO NOT use this child restraint without the soft goods.
! The soft goods should not be replaced with any besides the ones recommended by the manufacturer, because the soft goods constitute an integral part of the child restraint performance.
! DO NOT put anything other than the recommended inner cushions in this child restraint.
! DO NOT carry this child restraint with a child in it.
! DO NOT put unsecured items in the vehicle because they can be thrown around and may injure occupants in a sharp turn, sudden stop, or collision.
! Do not allow the child restraint harness or buckles to become trapped or caught in the vehicle seat or door.
! DO NOT continue to use this child restraint after it has suffered any violent crash. Replace immediately as there may be invisible structural damage from the crash.
Remove this child restraint from the vehicle seat when it is not in use for a long period of time.
! To avoid suffocation, remove plastic bag and packaging materials before using this product. The plastic bag and packaging materials should then be kept away from babies and children.
! Consult the distributor for issues concerning maintenance, repair and part replacement.
! DO NOT use any load bearing contact points other than those described in the instructions and marked in the child restraint.
! DO NOT install this child restraint under the following conditions:
1. Vehicle seats with 2-point safety belts.
2. Vehicle seats facing sideward or rearward with respect to the running direction of the vehicle.
3. Vehicle seats unstable during installation.
! Please do not use this child restraint if the child restraint has dropped from a significant height, hit the ground at a considerable speed, or has visible signs of damage. We are not responsible to replace if the child restraint has been damaged under these abnormal conditions. A new child restraint will need to be purchased when any of the aforementioned conditions occurs.

Emergency

In case of emergency or accidents, it is most important to have your child taken care of with first aids and medical treatment immediately.

Product Information

1. This is a 'Universal' child restraint. It is approved to UN ECE Regulation 44, 04 series of amendments, for general use in vehicles and it will fit most, but not all, car seats.
2. A correct fit is likely if the vehicle manufacturer has declared in the vehicle handbook that the vehicle is capable of accepting a 'Universal' child restraint for this age group.
3. This child restraint has been classified as 'Universal' under more stringent conditions than those which applied to earlier designs which do not carry this notice.
4. If in doubt please consult the child restraint distributor.

Product Child Restraint

Model C1209

Suitable for Child weight 9 - 36kg (approximately 1 - 12 years)

Mass Group 1/2/3

Materials Plastics, metal, fabrics

Patent No. Patents pending

Choose the Installation Mode

Child's Weigh ft	Installation Mode	Figure for Installation	Reference Age	Seat Position
9 - 18 kg	Toddler Mode		Approx 1 to 4 years	Position 1 -41 2 3 4
15 - 36 kg	Booster mode		Approx 3 years to 12 years	Position 1 -41 2 3 4

Use Side Impact Shield

see images 1

The side impact shield must be opened to protect the child more safely. The side impact shield opposit to the vehicle door can be closed to allow more seating space.

1 CLICK

Recline Adjustment

see images 2 - 3

Press the recline adjustment handle, and adjust the child restraint to the proper position. ②

There are four recline positions as shown in ③

2 2 1

3 4 3 2 1

Height Adjustment

for Head Support and Shoulder Harnesses

see images 4 - 5

Please adjust the head support and shoulder harnesses to proper height according to the child's height.

When used with internal harness system (Toddler mode), the shoulder
harness slots must be even with or just above the child's shoulders. 4 -1
When used in booster mode, the shoulder belt guides must be even with or just above the child's shoulders. 4 -2

4

Squeeze the head support adjustment lever, meanwhile pull up or push down the head support until it snaps into one of the 9 positions.

The head support positions are shown as 5

Side wings are able to open while the head support is adjusted to the 5^th or any higher position.

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Concerns on Installation

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Not allowed to use the child seat with a 2-point-vehicle belt.

Interior view of a car showing a seatbelt and door, with no visible text or symbols

Interior view of a car seatbelt with a black strap and orange checkmark indicating selection (no text or symbols on the belt)

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Toddler Mode

(for Child between 9-18kg/ approx. 1-4 years old)

see images 9 - 17

! Please install the child restraint on the vehicle seat, and then put the child in the child restraint.

i. Installation

Please adjust the shoulder harnesses to proper height before installing the child restraint.
When installing and adjusting the safety belts, make sure that both the shoulder belt and the waist belt are not twisted and will not keep the safety belts from being properly positioned.

1. Thread the safety belt through the back slot at the back of the child restraint.

Line drawing of a car seat assembly with a red belt and orange arrow indicating a specific seat (no text or symbols present)

1. Put the belt tongue into the female buckle end. ^10
2. Open the lock-off device and insert the shoulder belt portion of the vehicle belt through it.
3. While pressing the child restraint, into the vehicle seat cushion pull the belts to fasten the child restraint tightly and securely.
   ! The child restraint can not be used if the vehicle safety belt buckle (female buckle end) is too long to anchor the child restraint securely.
   Please check a correct installation by moving the child restraint back and forth.

10 CLICK

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12

A correct installed seat (vehicle belt path) is shown in 18

! Shoulder belt passes through Lock-off Device, as 📄 -1
! Waist belt passes through the back slot, as 16 -2
! The vehicle buckle tongue is engaged with vehicle female buckle end as

13-3

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ii. Securing your Child in the Child Restraint

1. While pressing the harness adjustment button, pull the shoulder harnesses completely of the child restraint.

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1. Press the red button to disengage the buckle.

2. Place the child in the child restraint and engage the buckle.

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16 CLICK

1. Pull down the adjustment webbing and adjust it to the proper length so that your child is snugly secured. ^17

! After the child is seated, recheck whether the shoulder harnesses are at proper height.

1 Make sure that the shoulder harnesses fit snugly against the shoulders of the child (no belt slack).

17

Booster Mode

(for Child 15-36kg / approx. 3-12 years old)

see images 16 - 23

i. Installation

Just use the vehicle seat belt when installing the child restraint in the booster mode, do no longer the internal harness system. Please store the shoulder straps, buckle and buckle tongues in respective storage compartments as shown in 20.
Please adjust the shoulder harnesses to proper length before store the shoulder straps and buckle in their storage compartments.
Please adjust the child restraint to proper angle. Angle indication: With top triangle and red triangle aligned.
When installing and adjusting the safety belts, make sure that both the shoulder belt and the waist belt are not twisted and will not keep the safety belts from being properly positioned.

1. Press the red button to disengage the buckle.

2. Remove the crotch strap. 15

18

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20 1 2 3 4 5

1. Detach the snaps and the hook and loop fasteners. -1 & -2

2. Lift the upper flap upward and pull the lower flap forward, and then store the shoulder straps in their storage compartments. ☐ -3

3. Pull the buckle to the back of the seat pad, and then store the buckle and buckle tongues in respective storage compartments. Ⓞ -4 & Ⓞ -5

4. Do reattach the snaps and the hook and loop fasteners to recover the seat pad. The recovered seat pad is shown as 21

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ii. Securing your Child in the Child Restraint

1. Let the child sit in the child restraint, check whether the shoulder belt guides are at proper height.

2. Position shoulder belt through shoulder belt guide, pass waist belt through seat slots. Fasten buckle and pull the vehicle belt to tighten.

! Shoulder belt must pass through shoulder belt guide as shown in ☑-1.

! Waist belt must pass through seat slots.

! The child restraint can not be used if the vehicle safety belt buckle (female buckle end) is too long to anchor the child restraint securely.

! Never use a vehicle waist-only belt to secure your child.

! Do not use shoulder belt loose or positioned under arm.

! Do not use shoulder belt behind child's back.

! Do not allow child to slide down in the child restraint in case of strangulation.

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Detach Soft Goods

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1. Remove the crotch strap.
2. Press the red button to disengage the buckle.
3. Detach the snaps on the seat pad, pull the buckle to the back of seat pad, and then remove the seat pad.

! Please do not remove any connector which fixed to the plastic when removing soft goods.
To re-attach the soft goods please repeat the above steps in the reverse order.

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Care and Maintenance

! Please wash the soft goods with cold water under 30°C.
! Do not iron the soft goods.
! Do not bleach or dry clean the soft goods.
Do not use undiluted neutral detergent gasoline or other organic solvent to wash the child restraint. It may cause damage to the child restraint.
! Do not twist the soft goods to dry with great force. It may leave the soft goods with wrinkles.
! Please hang dry the soft goods in the shade.
! Please remove the child restraint from the vehicle seat if not in use for a long period of time. Put the child restraint in the shade and somewhere your child can not access it.

Félicitations

Diagram of a car seat with numbered labels pointing to different seat positions

Technical diagram of a car seat with numbered components for identification

AVERTISSEMENT

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Interior view of a car seatbelt with a black belt buckle, no text or symbols visible

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Mode bambin

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12

Illustration of a kettlebell inside a seat with an upward arrow indicating motion (no text or symbols)

20 1 2 3 4 5

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Diagram of a car seat with numbered labels pointing to specific areas for identification.

Technical diagram of a car seat with numbered parts labeled 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14

WARNUNG

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Interior view of a car seatbelt with a black belt buckle, no text or symbols visible

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Kleinkindmodus

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Illustration of a hand using a red bandage to lift a piece of hair (no text or symbols)

12

Illustration of a seatbelt device inside a vehicle cabin, with an orange arrow indicating upward motion (no text or symbols)

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Line drawing of a car comfort seat with directional arrows indicating movement (no text or symbols)

Pflege und Wartung

Diagram of a car seat with numbered labels pointing to different seat positions

Technical diagram of a car seat with numbered parts labeled 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14

ADVERTENCIA

Interior view of a car seatbelt with no visible text or symbols

Interior view of a car seatbelt with a black belt buckle, no text or symbols visible

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Modo niños pequeños

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12

Illustration of a car seatbelt being adjusted for a person's seatbelt (no text or symbols present)

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Line drawing of a car seat with seat plates and seatbelt, no text or symbols present

Line drawing of a car comfort seat with directional arrows indicating movement (no text or symbols)

Diagram of car seat with numbered labels pointing to different seat positions

Technical diagram of a car seat with numbered components for identification

AVVERTENZA

Interior view of a car showing a white seatbelt and door, with no visible text or symbols

Interior view of a car seatbelt with a black strap and orange checkmark indicating selection (no text or symbols on the belt)

8 AIRBAG

Line drawing of a car seat assembly with a red belt and orange button (no text or symbols)

Illustration of a hand holding a red tool near a curved object, with no visible text or symbols

12

Illustration of a seated car seat with an upward arrow indicating motion (no text or symbols)

20 1 2 3 4 5

Line drawing of a car seat with top and front seats, no text or symbols present

Line drawing of a car comfort seat with directional arrows indicating movement (no text or symbols)

Cura e manutenzione

Diagram of a car seat with numbered labels pointing to specific areas for identification.

Technical diagram of a car seat with numbered labels pointing to specific components

FIGYELEM

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Szerelési útmutatók

Interior view of a car showing seatbelt and door panel (no text or symbols)

Interior view of a car seatbelt with a black strap and orange checkmark indicating selection (no text or symbols on the belt)

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Kisgyerek mód

Line drawing of a car seat assembly with a red belt and orange arrow indicating a specific seat (no text or symbols present)

Illustration of a hand using a red tool to lift a leaf (no text or symbols)

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Diagram of a seatbelt seat with an upward arrow indicating motion (no text or symbols)

20 1 2 3 4 5

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