Azure I-Size - Car seat Caretero - Free user manual and instructions

Product Type	Car Seat
Brand	Caretero
Model	Azure I-Size
Category	Child Car Seat
Height Range	40 cm to 150 cm
Orientation	Forward-facing only
Installation Methods	ISOFIX + Top Tether, or 3-point vehicle belt
Harness Type	5-point harness (for heights up to 100 cm); 3-point vehicle belt (for heights 100-150 cm)
Recline Positions	5 positions
Rotation	360° rotation with adjustment handle
Headrest Adjustment	Height adjustable with squeezable adjuster
Infant Cushion	Included, used up to 75 cm
Top Tether	Included, with storage cover on base
Safety Standards	ECE R44/04 (implied from legacy), likely i-Size (R129) compliant (model name implies i-Size)
Airbag Warning	Do not use forward-facing on front seat with active airbag
Minimum Age for Forward-Facing	15 months
Cleaning	Upholstery removable, hand or machine wash at 30°C, mild detergent, no bleach, no tumble dry; plastic parts damp cloth
Maintenance	Regular checks of all vital parts, no lubricants

Frequently Asked Questions - Azure I-Size Caretero

What is the height range for the Caretero Azure I-Size car seat?

The seat is suitable for children from 40 cm to 150 cm in height.

Can the seat be used rear-facing?

No, the Caretero Azure I-Size is designed for forward-facing use only.

What installation methods are available?

The seat can be installed using ISOFIX connectors plus top tether, or with the vehicle's 3-point safety belt alone (for children 100-150 cm).

At what age can I switch to forward-facing?

It is recommended to use forward-facing only after your child is 15 months old.

How do I adjust the harness height?

Loosen the harness, squeeze the headrest height adjuster, and slide the headrest so that the shoulder straps are at or just above your child's shoulders.

Can I use the seat with a 2-point lap belt?

No, installation with a 2-point lap belt is forbidden.

How do I clean the seat?

The upholstery can be removed and machine washed on a delicate cycle at 30°C, using mild detergent. Do not tumble dry, bleach, or iron. Plastic parts can be wiped with a damp cloth and mild soap.

Is the seat compatible with all vehicles?

The seat is suitable for vehicles equipped with approved 3-point safety belts (per ECE R16) and ISOFIX anchors if used. Always check your vehicle manual and test fit.

How do I tighten the harness?

Pull the adjuster strap until the harness is snug against your child, leaving about one finger's width of space at the collarbone.

What should I do after a minor crash?

Even if no damage is visible, the seat may have been compromised. It should be replaced after any crash above 10 km/h.

USER MANUAL Azure I-Size Caretero

IMPORTANT! Please read these instructions carefully before the first use of the product. This manual should be kept for future use.

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AZURE

CARETERO

AZURE

Thank you for choosing the Caretero AZURE car seat.

You purchased a modern and high-quality product.

We are sure that it will provide your child with safety and will ensure hir or her proper, harmonous growth.

We encourage you to learn about our full offer by visiting our website www.caretero.pl.

We are also eager to hear your opinions on our products. Should you have any remarks, feel free to share them with us.

Caretero brand Team.

EN: Notice: The infant cushion protects your child. It needs to be used up to the size of 75 cm.

EN: DO NOT place forward facing child seat on front seat with an active airbag, DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY can occur

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EN: When installing the child safety seat in the rear facing configuration, please refer to the instructions in section 3.5 to rotate the seat, then follow method 3.6 to install the seat using ISOFIX connectors and finally refer to 3.8 to mount the top tether.

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EN: Have your child sit down in the child seat. Adjust the headrest to the proper height, adjust the harness, lock the buckle and tighten the harness.

EN: IMPORTANT - DO NOT use a forward-facing seat before your child is 15 months old.

EN: Rotate the safety seat to the forward facing position referring to the 3.5 method. Follow the 3.6 methods to secure the child car seat by ISOFIX and the ISOFIX anchor on the car seat. Follow the 3.8 methods to secure the child safety seat by the pull-up strap and the pull-up strap anchor point of the car seat. Finally, check the child safety seat to ensure that it is securely fastened to the car seat. Follow steps 3.2 to ensure that the child is properly secured in the seat.

EN: To secure the seat in this way, it is necessary to stow the 5-point harness in its storage compartment. To do this, follow section 3.7.2. After this step, follow section 3.6 to attach the seat with ISOFIX connectors. The next step is to adjust the recline, as described in Section 3.4.

After completing all the previous steps, ask your child to sit in the seat, then adjust the headrest to the appropriate height. Next, pass the car seat belt in front of the child to the car seat lock and fasten the belt in the lock. Place the diagonal section of the seat belt and the lap section of the seat belt on the side of the vehicle's seat belt lock into the lower belt guide in the child seat, then place the lap section of the seat belt on the other side of the child seat into the lower belt guide. Finally, pass the diagonal section of the seat belt through the upper belt guide in the seat.

Caution! The vehicle seat belt buckle must not be positioned in the lower belt guide.

Caution! The lap belt section must be lie as low as possible over your child's hips on both sides.

Caution! Guide the diagonal section of the seatbelt in a way such it is not twisted.

EN: For the child's height between 100-150cm, this seat can also use only the vehicle belt. It has also been tested and homologated in this configuration. If you want to use the vehicle belt only installation, simply skip the ISOFIX connector related content.

PL:

Otwieranie klamry

Press the red button until buckle latches comes out from the buckle.

Locking the buckle

Guide the two buckle latches together, putting them into the harness buckle. Buckle is locked when you can hear a click.

Notice: buckle can not lock only by putting one latch.

DE:

Schnalle öffnen

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PL:

Napinanie szelek

Tightening the harness

Pull the adjuster strap until the harness lies flat and is close against your child's body.

Notice: Make sure the space between the child and the shoulder harness is about the thickness of one hand.

Loosening the harness

Press the center adjuster and at the same time pull both shoulder belts forwards. Do not pull on the shoulder pads.

DE:

Gurtzeug festziehen

EN: When installed by 5-point harness, the headrest must be adjusted so that the shoulder belts are at the same level as your child's shoulders.

CAUTION! The shoulder belts must not run behind the back of the child or at ear height or above the ears.

EN: When installed by 3-point vehicle belt, the headrest must be adjusted so that there is a space two fingers wide between the headrest and your child's shoulders. Make sure the diagonal seat belt section is on child's shoulder but not on neck.

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EN: First loosen the harness. Squeezing headrest height adjuster at the same time slide headrest to shoulder height in accordance with the height of the child.

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EN: Seat has five recline positions. For forward facing, other positions, except most upright position, may not fit in all approved vehicles.

Pull recline lever at the same time incline seat to intend position.

EN: Take the rotation adjustment handle out of the storage at the bottom of the base, then press the rotation button and rotate the seat.

EN: If your vehicle is not equipped with the ISOFIX insert guides as standard, clip the two insert guides which are included with the seat with the cut-out facing upwards onto the two ISOFIX attachment points of your vehicle.

EN: On both sides of the seat squeeze the ISOFIX button and pull out ISOFIX connectors to their longest position.

EN: Slide the two ISOFIX connectors firmly into the insert guides until the ISOFIX connectors engage with a clicking noise on both sides. The ISOFIX button must turn green on both sides.

CAUTION! The ISOFIX connectors are only correctly engaged if both of the ISOFIX buttons are green.

Push the child seat towards the backrest applying firm, even pressure on both sides. Shake the child safety seat to make sure it is safely attached and re-check the green safety buttons to make sure that both of them are completely green.

EN: Push the child seat towards the backrest applying firm. At the same time squeeze ISOFIX button and pull back ISOFIX connectors.

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EN: Release the safety belt to the loosest position, then unlock the buckle and place it on both sides of the seat.

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EN: Insert the left and right latches into the buckle until you hear a "click" sound, indicating that the buckle is fastened. Press the belt adjustment button and tighten the shoulder strap, while ensuring that the child's shoulders are comfortable (a finger space should fit between the seat belt and the child).

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EN: Remove shoulder pads, buckle cover and infant cushion from the seat.

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EN: Pass the buckle through the hole in the cloth sleeve.

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EN: Open the buttons of the seat cloth cover as shown. Insert the latches into the buckle, then open the buckle cover at the bottom of the seat, place the buckle in, and finally close the cover.

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EN: Tidy up the cloth cover.

EN: Re-fitting the harness: Simply follow the steps in the opposite order. Make sure the belt is not twisted.

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EN: Open the pull-up belt storage cover located on the bottom of the seat base, remove the pull-up strap and close the storage cover.

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EN: Release the top tether strap by pressing the release button and pulling the strap to elongate it.

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EN: Guide the top tether belt under the headrest of the car seat.

EN: Clip the top tether. There are three points to anchor to behind the car seat, please choose the one according to your car.

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EN: Fasten the belt by pulling the belt backwards until the indicator show green.

PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTION CAREFULLY AND KEEP IT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. THE SAFETY OF YOUR CHILD MAY BE IN DANGER IF THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL NOT BE COMPLIED WITH.

WARNING!

Only suitable for use in vehicles fitted with approved 3-point safety belts that conform with ECE Regulation No. 16 or comparable standards.

This is a seat for children of height from 40 up to 150 cm.

These Assembly and Usage Instructions must be given to the client.

Subject to printing errors, mistakes and technical changes.

WARNING! For the safety of the person installing the car seat:

- The shoulder belt pads are important in keeping the child safe. Please use them at all times.

- While installing or uninstalling the seat no object may be able to slide between the car seat and the child seat base. It could trap the person's fingers.

- In ordered to avoid damage, take care not to jam the seat between solid elements of the car (doors, seat guides etc.).

- Store the car seat in a safe place when not in use. Avoid putting heavy objects on the seat and do not store near heat sources or in direct sunlight.

WARNING! For the safety of the car:

- Some car seat covers are made of delicate fabrics (velour, leather etc.) and may become worn-out due to the child seat use. In order to protect the upholstery, we recommend using car seat covers available as accessories.

DANGER! For the safety of your child:

- Please use the Caretero AZURE seat only to secure your child in the car.

- The seat is to be installed forward-facing with a 3-point car safety belt or with a 3-point car safety belts and ISOFIX anchors only.

- It is forbidden to use the car seat as a chair or a toy.

- During a car crash at speed higher than 10km / h the car seat may become damaged without clear visual marks. In such case the car seat should be scrapped and replaced with a new one.

- Please remember to recycle the seat properly when it won't be used anymore.

- Commission a full check of the car seat after a possible damaging (eg. when the seat falls to the ground).

- Regularly check all vital elements of the car seat for signs of damage. Make sure all mechanical parts of the seat are functioning properly.

- It is forbidden to lubricate any parts of the seat.

- Check if the car seat is installed properly before each trip.

- Do not use or transport the car seat when it is not properly installed in the car.

- Do not use other fixing points other than those described in this manual and marked on the car seat itself.

- Regularly check the seat belts, especially the fixing points, stitchings and adjustment devices.

- Never leave the child in the car seat unattended.

- Make sure that the child enters and exits the car on the sidewalk side of the street.

- Protect the car seat against sunlight while it's not in use.

- The car seat may become very hot while under direct sunlight. The child's skin is very delicate and may become easily damaged during contact with a hot car seat.

- The closer the car seat belts are to the child's body, the higher the safety level. Therefore do not put thick clothes on the child.

- Make regular stops during longer trips, so the child may play and rest after removing it from the car seat.

- When using the car seat in the rear passenger seats: slide the front passenger seat to the front, so the child will not reach the backrest with its feet (this will prevent from damaging the legs during an accident).

- Not complying with these instruction may cause danger.

DANGER! For the safety of car passengers.

In case of an accident or emergency braking, persons or objects that are not secured properly, may damage other users of the car. Therefore it is important to ensure the following:

• The backrests of the seats are fixed (make sure the foldable rear seat backrests have been locked properly).
• All heavy objects or objects with sharp edges have been secured (eg. objects on the rear window shelf are not loose).
• All persons in the car have fastened their seat belts.
• The child seat is always secured, even when there is no child in the seat.

DANGER!

In case of any modifications done to the car seat, the warranty will become void. Only the manufacturer may apply any changes to the car seat.

DANGER!

Please comply with safety regulations present in your car manual.

The child seat may be installed in the following configurations:

Forward-facing Yes
Rearward-facing No
On car seats equipped with ISOFIX(found between the seating and backrest ofa car seat) and 3-point car safety belts	Yes ^1)

Regulations obligatory in the territory of a given country must be obeyed.

^1) In case of presence of a frontal airbag - move the passenger car seat as far back as possible.

Proper placement

Forbidden placement

Installation of the child seat is not recommended if the passenger seat airbag is active.

Installation of the child seat is FORBIDDEN if the passenger seat is equipped with a 2-point seat belt only.

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CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE

Remember to ONLY use the original upholstery for the Caretero AZURE seat, as it is an integral part of the seat and plays an important role in its proper functioning.

The upholstery may be removed for washing (hand wash or machine wash - delicate fabrics programme, max 30°C). Do not tumble dry. Use only mild detergents.

Plastic parts of the seat may be cleaned with a damp cloth with addition of soap.

Never use strong detergenst such as bleaches etc.

Never iron the upholstery.

The cover can be removed and washed. Please observe the instruction on the washing label of the cover.

1. Loosen the shoulder straps (H)
2. Press the red button (A) on the buckle to open the buckle (I)
3. Take out the newborn cushion (D) and snap pad (I)
4. Carefully remove the headrest cover and seat cover from the seat

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PRODUCER:

IKS 2 - Children's Goods Distribution Centre 9 Rybnicka Street, 43-190 Mikolow, Poland [phone] e-mail: [e-mail], www.caretero.pl