Model 79750Model 79750

Safe EmbraceBooster Car Seat

Safe EmbraceBooster Car Seat

Fisher-Price®

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Owner’s ManualOwner’s Manual

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Message to ParentsMessage to Parents

Thank you for choosing the Fisher-Price®

Safe EmbraceTM Booster Car Seat. Before you usethe booster car seat, please take time to read andunderstand this manual completely. It includesimportant step-by-step instructions on how torestrain your child in a vehicle using the boostercar seat. DO NOT allow others to use this boostercar seat until they understand these instructionsfor proper use. Your child’s safety depends on you!

Vehicle belt systems are designed to restrainadults. The Safe EmbraceTM Booster Car Seat is a belt positioning car seat that allows you toproperly position the vehicle lap and shoulderbelt to restrain your child.

No one can predict when the use of a car seatwill prevent injury or death. When used prop-erly, the Safe EmbraceTM Booster Car Seat will better restrain your child in your vehicle andreduce the risk of injury in a sudden stop or crash.

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Table of ContentsTable of Contents

Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

For Your Information . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Getting to Know Your Safe EmbraceTM

Booster Car Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

What Kind of Vehicle Belt System Do You Have? . . . . . . . 7

NEVER USE These Vehicle Belt Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Selecting a Vehicle Seating Location for Your Safe EmbraceTM

Booster Car Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Restraining Your Child . . . . . . . . . 10

Pad Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Cleaning and Washing . . . . . . . . . 17

Any Questions? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Register Your Safe EmbraceTM

Booster Car Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Safety Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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Proper installation and use depends on you! If you do not follow the instruc-tions in this manual and the labels onthe booster car seat, paying particularattention to the warning statements,your child could be at risk of strikingthe vehicle’s interior during a suddenstop or crash, resulting in serious injuryor death.� Use only the vehicle’s lap and shoulder

belt system when restraining the child in this booster car seat.Using a lap beltonly will still allow your child’s head to move forward in a sudden stop orcrash, possibly causing your child’shead to strike the vehicle’s interior oryour child’s knees hard enough to causeinjury or death.

� NEVER leave an unoccupied and unsecured booster car seat in your vehicle. If left unsecured, the boostercar seat could injure other occupants in a sudden stop or crash.

� NEVER put anything on your vehicleseat (such as a cushion) to raise thebooster car seat. This will create toomuch slack in the vehicle belt system.In a sudden stop or crash, a loose vehicle belt system will not be able toproperly restrain your child.

� NEVER use the booster car seat after it is involved in an accident. An accidentcan cause damage to the booster carseat that you cannot see.

� NEVER allow the shoulder belt to bemoved off of your child’s shoulder. It is critical that your child not move theshoulder belt out of position after youhave adjusted it.

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For Your InformationFor Your Information

•Use only a vehicle lap and shoulder belt systemto restrain your child in the booster car seat.

•Please read this manual carefully and entirelybefore using the booster car seat. Keep thismanual in the pocket on the booster car seat foreasy reference.

•This child restraint system conforms to allapplicable Federal Motor Vehicle SafetyStandards.

•This restraint is not certified for aircraft use.Aircraft do not have lap and shoulder belt systems. This booster car seat requires the use of a lap and shoulder belt system to restrain your child.

•This booster car seat is intended for use by children who weigh between 30 and 60 lbs. andare between 37 and 50 inches tall. If your childdoes not meet this criteria, DO NOT use thisbooster car seat.

•Complete the registration card provided andmail it in today!

•Fisher-Price® recommends that child restraintsbe replaced after eight years to provide the bestassurance that the child restraint: is in reliableworking condition; is well-suited for use in con-stantly changing automobile interior designs;and is reasonably current in relation to Federalregulations. When you replace your booster carseat for any reason, make sure that it can nolonger be used by another child by disposing of it properly.

•When purchased, the pad is not assembled to the booster car seat shell. Please refer to the “Pad Assembly” section on page 16 forinstructions.

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Getting to KnowYour Safe Embrace

Booster Car Seat

Getting to KnowYour Safe Embrace

Booster Car Seat

Adjustable Shoulder Belt Positioner

Maximum Shoulder Height Guideline Indicator

Minimum Shoulder Height Guideline Indicator

Owner’s Manual Storage Pocket

Lap Belt Positioner

Removable Pad

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What Kind of Vehicle BeltSystem Do You Have?

What Kind of Vehicle BeltSystem Do You Have?

Use only the vehicle’s lap and shoulder belt system when restraining the child inthis booster car seat. Using a lap belt onlywill still allow your child’s head to moveforward in a sudden stop or crash, possi-bly causing your child’s head to strike thevehicle’s interior or your child’s knees hardenough to cause injury or death.

There are many different types of vehicle beltsystems. Some vehicle belt systems can NEVERbe used with the booster car seat. For example, alap only vehicle belt will not restrain your childproperly in the booster car seat. The booster car seat requires the use of a vehicle lap andshoulder belt.

Check your vehicle to determine which type of vehicle belt system(s) you have. Your vehiclemay have more than one type of belt system. For example, you may find lap-only belts in thecenter seating locations and lap and shoulderbelts in the side seating locations. If you are notsure which type of vehicle belt system you have,contact your vehicle dealer or manufacturer.

The illustrations on the next page show vehiclebelt systems that can NEVER be used with thebooster car seat. If you do not have a seatinglocation with a usable vehicle belt system, DONOT use the booster car seat. Contact your vehi-cle manufacturer. The vehicle manufacturer maybe able to install a vehicle belt system that willbe able to restrain your child properly in thebooster car seat. NEVER alter your vehicle beltsystem yourself.

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NEVER USE These Vehicle Belt Systems

NEVER USEMotorized Shoulder BeltExplanationThe shoulder beltmoves when the dooris opened or when the vehicle is started.You will not be able to use the booster car seat adjustableshoulder belt positioner properly.

NEVER USE Door Mounted Lap and Shoulder BeltExplanationThe lap and shoulderbelt that are attachedto the vehicle’s doormove when the door is opened. You will not be able to use the booster car seatadjustable shoulder belt positioner properly.

NEVER USE Lap Belt OnlyExplanationThere is no shoulderbelt. A lap and shoulder belt system is required to restrainyour child in thebooster car seat.

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NEVER USE These Vehicle Belt Systems

Selecting a Vehicle Seating Location

for Your Safe Embrace Booster Car Seat

Selecting a Vehicle Seating Location

for Your Safe Embrace Booster Car Seat

Accident statistics show that children are saferwhen properly restrained in rear vehicle seat-ing locations than in front seating locations.Only use the front seat when no acceptable rearseating location is available. If the front seatinglocation is equipped with an airbag, and must beused, adjust the vehicle seat as far back from thedashboard as possible. Consult your vehicleowner’s manual regarding front seat childrestraint use.

The rear seating locations are ALWAYS preferred.

NEVER use vehicle seats that face the rear of the vehicle.

NEVER use vehicle seats thatface the side of

the vehicle.

Front ofVehicle

ALWAYS use vehicle seats that face the front of the vehicle.

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Front of Vehicle

Front of Vehicle

Restraining Your ChildRestraining Your Child

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Once you have selected an acceptable seatinglocation, adjust the vehicle seat back to theupright position.Place the booster car seat on the vehicle seat,firmly against the vehicle seat back.Place your child on the booster car seat, withhis lower back against the booster car seat back.Check to be sure your child’s shoulders areabove the minimum shoulder height guidelineindicator and below the maximum shoulderheight guideline indicator .

NEVER put anything on your vehicle seat(such as a cushion) to raise the boostercar seat. This will create too much slack inthe vehicle belt system. In a sudden stopor crash, a loose vehicle belt system willnot be able to properly restrain your child.

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Route the lap portion of the vehicle lap andshoulder belt over the lap belt positioner,across your child’s lap, and then over theother lap belt positioner. Buckle the vehicle lap and shoulder belt.

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Use only the vehicle’s lap and shoulderbelt system when restraining the child in this booster car seat. Using a lap beltonly will still allow your child’s head tomove forward in a sudden stop or crash,possibly causing your child’s head tostrike the vehicle’s interior or your child’sknees hard enough to cause injury or death.

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Restraining Your ChildRestraining Your Child

Tighten the lap portion of the vehicle lap andshoulder belt by pulling on the shoulder belt.

IMPORTANT NOTES!•Make sure the lap portion of the vehicle lap

and shoulder belt is positioned low on yourchild’s lap. If it is positioned high on yourchild’s abdomen, your child may suffer aninternal injury in a sudden stop or crash.

•You do not need to use a locking clip with this booster car seat. A locking clip may berequired with other car seats that need to besecured to a vehicle seat using the vehicle’s lapand shoulder belt. These car seats usually areequipped with a belt system that restrains achild. The Safe EmbraceTM Booster Car Seat isa belt positioning car seat that allows you toproperly position the vehicle lap and shoulderbelt to restrain your child.

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Additional Vehicle Belt SystemInformation: Some vehicle belt systems havelabels with instructions for use with car seats. Readthe instructions on your vehicle’s belt or refer to yourvehicle owner’s manual for specific instructions onhow to tighten your vehicle belt system.

Push the latch up to open the adjustableshoulder belt positioner.Place the vehicle shoulder belt on theadjustable shoulder belt positioner. Fit the latch under the bar to close theadjustable shoulder belt positioner.

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Restraining Your ChildRestraining Your Child

Pull the adjustable shoulder belt positionerout slightly and move it up or down to position the vehicle shoulder belt over yourchild’s shoulder.

IMPORTANT NOTE! Make sure the vehicleshoulder belt moves freely through the adjustableshoulder belt positioner. Pull the vehicle shoulderbelt out and release it. The vehicle shoulder beltneeds to be able to self adjust and stay snugagainst your child at all times.

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NEVER allow the shoulder belt to be moved off of your child’s shoulder. It is critical that your child not move the shoul-der belt out of position after you haveadjusted it.

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Restraining Your ChildRestraining Your Child

Make sure the vehicle shoulder belt is noton your child’s face, neck or arm.

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Fit the bottom of the pad onto the seating areaof the shell.

Fit the top of the pad onto the top of the shell.

Insert one of the pad fastener straps under-neath one of the adjustable shoulder strap posi-tioners. Fasten the pad fastener strap to theinside of the pad. Repeat this procedure toattach the other pad fastener strap.

Tuck the edges of the pad around the adjust-able shoulder belt positioner track on each sideof the shell.

Turn the booster car seat around so that theback faces you. Fasten the three elastic straps ( , and ) to the fastening plate, as shown.

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Any Questions?Any Questions?

Cleaning and WashingCleaning and Washing

•If you have any questions about proper use of yourSafe EmbraceTM Booster Car Seat or would like toorder replacement parts, please call Fisher-Price®

Consumer Affairs, toll-free at 1-800-432-KIDS,between 8 AM and 6 PM EST, Monday throughFriday. Hearing-impaired consumers usingTTY/TDD equipment, please call 1-800-382-7470.Or, write to: Fisher-Price® Consumer Affairs 636 Girard Avenue East Aurora, New York 14052

•This Owner’s Manual is also available in Spanishand French. Please call Fisher-Price® ConsumerAffairs at 1-800-432-KIDS if you would like onesent to you.

•Este Manual del Usuario está disponible en español y en francés. Si desea obtener uno, comuníquese conel Departamento de Asistencia al Consumidor deFisher-Price®, marcando 1-800-432-KIDS.

•Ce Guide d’utilisation est également disponible en français et en espagnol. Pour en recevoir unexemplaire, veuillez communiquer avec le Service à la clientèle de Fisher-Price® au 1-800-432-KIDS.

•Remove the pad from the shell.•Machine wash the pad in cold water and mild

detergent. Do not use bleach. Tumble dry onlow heat.

•To clean the shell, use a mild cleaning agentand damp cloth. Rinse with clean water toremove soap residue.

•Replace the pad on the shell (see “PadAssembly” instructions on page 16).

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Register Your Safe Embrace Booster Car Seat

Register Your Safe Embrace Booster Car Seat

Child restraints could berecalled for safety reasons. Youmust register this restraint tobe reached in a recall. Send

your name, address, the restraint’smodel number and manufacturing date

(located on the back side of the seat back) to:Fisher-Price, Inc., 636 Girard Avenue, East Aurora, New York 14052, or call 1-800-432-5437. For recall information, call the U.S. Government’s Auto Safety Hotline at 1-800-424-9393 (202-366-0123 in theWashington D.C. area).

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Safety CheckSafety Check

SHOULDER HEIGHT of your childneeds to be above the minimum shoulderheight guideline indicator and below the maximum shoulder height guideline indicator .

ADJUST the vehicle seat back to theupright position. Make sure the booster carseat is positioned firmly against the vehicleseat back, and your child’s lower back isagainst the booster car seat back.

FASTEN the vehicle lap and shoulder beltafter properly routing the lap portion acrossyour child’s lap and the shoulder belt overyour child’s shoulder.

EVALUATE to be sure the vehicle lap and shoulder belt is properly positioned andcomfortably tight against your child.

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