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- Page 1 NXT fix orcas NXT fix Designed for safe, comfortable journeys day in day out. IMPORTANT READ INSTRUCTION MANUAL before using this child restraint...
- Page 3 NXT fix Important Before using your child seat, ensure to review and familiarise yourself with the features and functions of the child seat by reference to this user manual. Follow the instructions to the letter and keep them for future reference. The instruction manual can be stowed in a handy location on the rear of the backrest of the seat.
- Page 4 NXT fix This child seat offers a variety of installation options. The following table indicates the types of installation for the respective groups: GROUP INSTALLATION METHOD CHILD INSTALLATION HOMOLOGATION isofix + top tether 5 point harness isofix universal vehicle belt...
- Page 5 NXT fix NOTICE Groups 1-2-3 (from 9 to 36 kg) – securing with a vehicle belt and top tether This is a “Universal” child restraint. It is approved to Regulation No. 44, 04 series of amendments, for general use in vehicles and it will fit most, but not all, car seats.
- Page 6 NXT fix Group 1 (from 9 to 18 kg) – securing with the IsoFix system This is an ISOFIX CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM. It is approved to Regulation No. 44, 04 series of amendments for general use in vehicles fitted with ISOFIX anchorage systems.
- Page 7 NXT fix Groups 2 and 3 (from 15 to 36 kg) – securing with vehicle belt and isofix connectors (Semi Universal – See fitting list) This child restraint is classified for Semi- universal use and is suitable for fixing into the seat positions of the cars listed in the fitting list annexed to this manual.
- Page 8 NXT fix IMPORTANT INFORMATION Safety • Warning: for groups 2 and 3 fixed with the isofix system: always use the isofix system together with the vehicle’s safety belt. Do not fix the child seat by means of the isofix attachment points only.
- Page 9 NXT fix • Install the child seat so that its rigid items and plastic parts are not liable, during everyday use of the vehicle, to become trapped by a movable seat or in a door of the vehicle. •...
- Page 10 NXT fix In the event of an accident • All passengers must know how to take the child out of the seat. • Replace the child seat after an accident: it may have suffered damage that is not visible on the outside.
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Page 12: Preparatory Work
NXT fix PREPARATORY WORK Components of the car seat Identify the components of the child seat before using it. 01 Headrest 02 Belt guide (groups 2 and 3) 03 Harness shoulder pads 04 Internal cushion 05 5-point harness buckle... - Page 13 NXT fix 12 Headrest height adjuster handle 13 Top Tether 14 Diagonal seat belt Lock off device (group 1) 15 Harness shoulder strap height adjuster 16 Connecting piece 17 Instruction manual storage compartment 18 Isofix connectors 19 Fabric loop...
- Page 14 NXT fix Preparing isofix Pull the fabric loop found at the rear of the base to pull out both isofix connectors completely. Setting harness and headrest height Check and if necessary adjust the height of the shoulder straps and headrest before fitting the child seat in a car.
- Page 15 NXT fix Adjust the height of the headrest so that the child’s head is well enclosed. The headrest must be adjusted so that there is a space no more two fingers wide between the headrest and your child’s shoulders.
- Page 16 NXT fix Press the button on the harness shoulder strap height adjuster at the rear of the seat shell and tilt the harness shoulder strap adjuster towards you. Slide the harness shoulder strap height adjuster to select the correct height of the shoulder belts.
- Page 17 NXT fix Slide the harness shoulder strap height adjuster to select the highest possible position. Release the harness shoulder strap height adjuster to engage it in the desired position. Squeeze the headrest height adjustment handle on the back of the headrest.
- Page 18 NXT fix USING THE CHILD SEAT Position the child seat on the vehicle seat giving priority to a rear seat position. Use the front seat position may differ in certain countries. Refer to the highway code of the country where you are travelling.
- Page 19 NXT fix Move the vehicle seat’s headrest to its highest position. Take the top tether from the storage bag and lay it over the child seat. Before installing the child car seat identify the location of the top tether anchorage position, usually located on the rear parcel shelf, rear of seat back or floor of the boot.
- Page 20 NXT fix Check that the green safety buttons are visible on both sides. Push the child seat towards the backrest to applying firm, even press 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.
- Page 21 NXT fix • Warning: Hook the snap hook into the Top Tether anchoring point recommended in your vehicle owner‘s guide. Identify the location of the top tether ancorage position, usually located on the rear parcel shelf, rear of the seat back or floor of the boot.
- Page 22 NXT fix Removing the child seat To release the child seat from the vehicle, simultaneously pull back the buttons on the connectors on both side of the seat. Pull seat away from the vehicle seat ISOFIX connection points. Loosen the top tether strap and release it from the tether anchorage.
- Page 23 NXT fix Insert the vehicle seat belt in its buckle to lock it. You shall hear a click. CLICK CLIC Open the lock off devices located on the top corners of the car seat. Pass the diagonal belt across the top of the...
- Page 24 NXT fix Tension the vehicle seat belt well, check that there are no twists and that it runs smoothly through the belt guides of the child seat. Close the lock off devices. • Warning: check that the straps holding the car seats to the vehicle are tight and not twisted.
- Page 25 NXT fix Securing your child with 5-point harness. Press the red button on the buckle to open it. Open the harness and lay them on the sides of the child seat. Sit the child in the child seat. Make sure that your child’s back lies flat against the backrest of the...
- Page 26 NXT fix Bring the two buckle tongues together, engage them and insert them into the buckle. A click indicates when the buckle is closed correctly. Pull the shoulder pads downwards to position them correctly on the shoulders and chest of the child.
- Page 27 NXT fix • Warning: check that the harness straps restraining the child are not twisted. • Warning: check that the harness straps are adjusted to the child’s body. Freeing the child from the seat Press the central adjuster and, at the same time, pull both shoulder harness to loosen them as much as possible.
- Page 28 NXT fix Removing the child seat Release the vehicle seat belt, unthread it from the child seat and allow it to retract. • Warning: secure the child seat with the vehicle belts even when there is no child in it, to prevent the child seat to moving around in the vehicle while driving.
- Page 29 NXT fix Press the red button on the buckle to open it. Remove the internal cushion. Unhook the shoulder straps from the connecting piece on the back side of the child seat. Snap the connecting piece in the instruction...
- Page 30 NXT fix Pull the shoulder straps out of the backrest of the seat, roll them together and place them into the storage compartments. Remove the straps of the shoulder pads from the metal bar on the headrest height adjuster...
- Page 31 NXT fix Pull the shoulder pads through the slots to the front. Remove the crotch pad from the buckle. Adjust the backrest angle to the most reclined position. Hold the metal plate of 5-point harness buckle vertically. Pull it out with the narrow side upwards...
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Page 32: Installing The Car Seat
NXT fix INSTALLING THE CAR SEAT Place the child seat facing in the direction of travel on the vehicle seat. Installation with isofix connectors (optional) If your vehicle is not equipped with isofix insert guides, clip the two insert guides which are included with the seat. - Page 33 NXT fix Check that the green safety buttons are visible on both sides. Push the child seat towards the backrest to apply firm, even pressure on both sides. Shake the child 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.
- Page 34 NXT fix Have your child sit down in the child seat. Pull out the vehicle seat belt and guide it in front of your child to the vehicle seat buckle. Engage the buckle tongue in the vehicle seat buckle.
- Page 35 NXT fix Guide the diagonal seat belt section into the beltguide of the headrest. Tip: If the backrest conceals the belt guide on the headrest, adjust the headrest upwards. The diagonal seat belt section can now be easily inserted. Now return the headrest to the proper height.
- Page 36 NXT fix Removing the child seat To release the Isofix fastening, pull the red button, first on one side, then on the other. Slide the Isofix locking arms back into the seat shell. Release the car seat belt, unthread it from the child seat and allow it to retract.
- Page 37 NXT fix Put the strap loops of the shoulder pads onto the metal bar on the headrest height adjuster handle on the rear of the seat. CAUTION: The strap loops of the shoulder pads should go through the longer bar of the headrest height adjuster handle.
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Page 38: Care And Maintenance
NXT fix CARE AND MAINTENANCE Cleaning Clean plastic parts, the harness straps, the buckle and the anti-slip material of the shoulder pads with a wet cloth. Do not use harsh cleaning agents. Never use chemical cleaning or bleaching agents. - Page 39 NXT fix...
- Page 40 NXT fix #MadeOfSeattle Made in China © 2018 Diono, Diono UK 2nd Floor, Dale House, 35 Dale Street, Manchester, M1 2HF | United Kingdom #DI-000246 diono.com...
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