Navigator Child Car Seat - Kiddicare

Navigator Child Car Seat
Groups 2 & 3
15kgs (33lbs) to 36kgs (79lbs)
Approximately 4 - 11 years
Instructions
Important: Keep for future reference
Please read these instructions carefully before using your Navigator
Keep in the pocket provided on your Navigator

navigator car seat - Instructions
VERY IMPORTANT
Thank you for choosing the Silver Cross Navigator child car seat to transport your child.
It is of great concern that research continues to tell us how many child car seats are still
incorrectly fitted. Please read carefully and fully understand the whole of this instruction
guide before using your Navigator. Failure to do so could put your child in danger.
*DO NOT USE THE Navigator ON A PASSENGER SEAT FITTED WITH A front AIR BAG
unless your vehicle manufacturer confirms it is safe
Contents
Description
page No.
Important safety guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
How to use the Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Parts list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Preparing the Navigator for use in the car
Assemble the Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Adjusting the head rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Adjusting the angle of the back rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Adjusting the base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using the Navigator in the car
Installing the Navigator using a 3 point lap and diagonal seat belt . . . . 10-11
Seat belt buckle position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Releasing your child from the Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Looking after the Navigator
Removing the seat covers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Refitting the seat covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cleaning the seat covers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cleaning the seat shell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

important: safety guide
*DO NOT USE THE NAVIGATOR ON A PASSENGER SEAT FITTED WITH A
FRONT AIRBAG UNLESS YOUR VEHICLE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMS IT
IS SAFE.
IMPORTANT: The Navigator must never be used without the seat
back attached to the seat base.
Do not fit the Navigator on a side or rear facing vehicle seat.
Make sure when using the Navigator with side airbags, your child does not lean into the
area immediately around the airbag. We recommend that you consult with your vehicle
manufacturer for side airbag details.
Please read the whole instruction guide carefully and make sure you fully understand how to
install and use the Navigator correctly.
Always keep the instruction guide with the Navigator in a safe place. An instruction guide
holder is provided on the back of the Navigator.
It is safer to use the Navigator on the rear seat of the car.
Do not use the Navigator in the home it has only been designed to be used in the car.
Do not place anything such as a towel or cushion under the Navigator as this could affect
the performance of the seat in an accident.
Never buy a second hand child car seat.
Always replace the Navigator and your vehicles seat belts after an accident, they may have
unseen damage and may not protect your child as well as they should.
When not in use in the car always secure the Navigator by the vehicle seat belt.
Always secure loose items in the car when travelling.
Cover the Navigator if it is left in direct sun light, plastic and metal surfaces get very hot and
could burn. The seat cover is also likely to fade.
The lap and diagonal seat belt must be used at all times when your child is in the Navigator.
Check the seat belt is not twisted.
Do not make unauthorised modifications or alterations to the Navigator. The official approval
is no longer valid if modifications are made.
The Navigator must never be used without the seat cover being correctly fitted. If you replace
the cover, only use one recommended by the manufacturer.
Do not allow children to play with the Navigator. Do not leave children alone in the car.
Never leave a child unattended in the Navigator either in or outside the car.
Make sure that all folding vehicle seats are securely latched.
Make sure your Navigator does not become trapped in the door of the vehicle or by a
folding passenger seat.
Avoid storing the Navigator near a direct heat source such as a radiator.
Do not place heavy objects on top of the Navigator.
Always store the Navigator in a dry environment.
Check your Navigator regularly for wear and tear.
WARNING: Child car seats can mark vehicle seat upholstery, Silver Cross cannot be held
responsible for damage or marking to vehicle seats.

Navigator Child Car Seat
Groups 2 & 3
15kgs ( 3lbs) to 36kgs (79lbs)
A proximately 4 - 1 years
Instructions
Important: K ep for future reference
Please read these instructions carefu ly before using your Navigator
K ep in the pocket provided on your Navigator
The Navigator must always be fitted forward facing.
how to use the navigator
IMPORTANT: The Navigator must never be used without the seat
back attached to the seat base.
In the United Kingdom the Navigator can be used on the vehicles front* (see page 4) or
rear seat. Do not use on side or rearward facing vehicle seats.
The Navigator can be used from 15kgs (33lbs) to 36kgs (79lbs), about 4 – 11 years
using a 3 point LAP AND DIAGONAL seat belt approved to UN/ECE regulation
no.16 or equivalent standards.
Navigator parts list
1. Adjuster wheel
2. Mode selector
3. Lower belt guides (red)
4. Base
5. Backrest
6. Adjustable headrest
7. Upper belt guide (red)
8. Armrest
9. Instruction label
10. Backrest release lever
11. Fastening clip
12. Instruction guide holder
13. Approval label
14. Telescopic headrest handle
15. Headrest adjuster trigger

preparing the navigator for use in the car
assemble the navigator
1
A
B
The Navigator seat base and seat back need
to be fastened together.
Position the seat back (A) into the channel at
the back of the seat base. Carefully push the
seat back down making sure the red plastic
housing on the seat back locates correctly
onto the metal frame attached to the seat
base (B) and, the two sprung buttons click
into their positions at the sides of the fixing
channel.
2
The metal frame on the seat base must locate
correctly into the red plastic housing on the
seat back (2).
IMPORTANT: The Navigator must
never be used without the seat back
being attached to the seat base.
2a

preparing the navigator for use in the car
Before you use the Navigator in your vehicle
it is important that the Navigator headrest is
in the correct position for the height of your
child. Your child’s head should be positioned
centrally in the headrest with the upper red
seat belt guide positioned just above your
child’s shoulder (3). The seat belt should lie
over the shoulder and not against the neck.
3
adjusting the headrest
WARNING!
4
The lowest slot must not
be used. This for packing
purposes only.
To adjust the height of the Navigator
headrest, locate the headrest adjuster trigger
which is positioned underneath the top of the
headrest handle (4).
5
Holding the handle, squeeze the headrest
adjuster trigger and move the headrest into
the desired position making sure it clicks
into place (5). There are 5 positions.

preparing the navigator for use in the car
ADJUSTING THE ANGLE OF THE NAVIGATOR BACK REST
6
You can adjust the angle of the Navigator
back rest (6) to help provide your child with
the most comfortable sitting position as long
as the seat back and seat base fit snugly into
the shape of the vehicle seat. The seat back
and seat base must make good contact with
the vehicle seat for maximum support and
stability.
6a
A
B
To adjust the angle of the Navigator seat
back, hold the adjuster wheel (A) and turn
the inner mode selector (B) in a clockwise
direction and then turn the adjuster wheel in
the desired direction.

preparing the navigator for use in the car
ADJUSTING THE NAVIGATOR BASE
7
You can adjust the length of the Navigator
seat base (7) to adapt to the length of your
child’s legs as long as the seat back and seat
base fit snugly into the shape of the vehicle
seat. The seat back and seat base must
make good contact with the vehicle seat for
maximum support and stability.
7a
A
To adjust the Navigator seat base, hold the
adjuster wheel (A) and turn the inner mode
selector (B) in an anticlockwise direction
and then turn the adjuster wheel in the
desired direction.
B

using the navigator in the car
IMPORTANT:
Only use the Navigator from 15kg (33lbs) to 36kg (79lbs).
Your child must not exceed 1.5 metres (approx. 4ft 11ins) in height.
Only use the Navigator with a 3 point lap and diagonal seat belt.
Only use the Navigator with the seat back attached.
Make sure the head rest has been adjusted to fit your child correctly (see diagram
3, page 7).
INSTALLING THE NAVIGATOR USING THE 3 point LAP & DIAGONAL
SEAT BELT
8
Position the Navigator forward facing onto
the vehicle seat, making sure it fits snugly
into the shape of the vehicle seat. The seat
base and seat back must make good contact
with the vehicle seat for maximum support
and stability (8).
10

using the navigator in the car
INSTALLING THE NAVIGATOR USING THE 3 point LAP & DIAGONAL
SEAT BELT
9
Place your child in the Navigator. Carefully
pull the lap and diagonal seat belt out and
fasten it across the Navigator and your child
making sure the seat belt is not twisted.
Thread the lap section of the seat belt under
both armrests on the booster seat making
sure the belt is positioned across your child’s
thighs, not stomach. Make sure the seat belt
not the seat belt buckle (see seat belt buckle
position page 12) rests on the lower red seat
belt guide on the side of the seat base. Pull
the diagonal belt to remove any slack from
the lap section and then pass it under the
arm rest next to the seat belt buckle. Slide the
diagonal section of the seat belt into the red
upper seat belt guide on the opposite side to
the seat belt buckle. Make sure the red upper
seat belt guide is positioned correctly with the
diagonal section of the belt lying over your
child’s shoulder and not against the neck (9).
Remove any remaining seat belt slack by
gently pulling the diagonal belt section.
No child car seat is escape proof. To
help encourage your child to stay
restrained in their child seat always
make sure your child seat is correctly
adjusted for the size of your child.
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using the navigator in the car
IMPORTANT:
Make sure the diagonal section of the seat belt runs freely through the centre of the
red upper seat belt guide to ensure the seat belt will recoil correctly.
Do not install the Navigator into a seat where the vehicle upper seat belt anchorage
point is either level or forward of the Navigator’s red upper seat belt guide.
seat belt buckle position
10
When you have fitted the Navigator it is
important to check the position of the seat
belt buckle. No part of the seat belt buckle
should rest on the red lower belt guide (10).
11
If any part of the seat belt buckle has been
pulled around the seat shell into the red
lower belt guide (11) the seat is not suitable
and must not be used. Try another seating
position in the car.
12

using the navigator in the car
RELEASING YOUR CHILD FROM THE NAVIGATOR
To release your child from the Navigator, carefully undo the seat belt.
LOOKING AFTER the navigator
REMOVING THE SEAT COVERS
Seat Base
Remove the seat back from the seat base. To remove the seat back, locate the plastic
release lever located behind and at the base of the seat back. Press the release lever
down and detach the backrest. Unhook all the elastic straps securing the seat cover
to the base. Carefully remove the cover from behind the plastic housing of the mode
selector. The seat cover should now be detached from the seat base. To remove the
arm rest cover, unhook the elastic straps and lift the two plastic retaining strips over
the edge of the seat shell.
Front panel
Unfasten the two Velcro straps positioned behind and on each side of the front panel.
Carefully slide both sides of the front panel out of the side channels located in the
side housings of the seat. This is made easier if you slide the front panel evenly and
the seat back is removed from the seat base.
Headrest
Adjust headrest to the highest position. .Unfasten the 3 press studs at the back of
the headrest. Unhook the 2 elastic straps at the top of the headrest. Remove the outer
sides of the cover from the Velcro attachments. Very carefully remove the cover which
is tucked behind the polystyrene insert. The cover should now be detached.
Back panel
Locate where the cover wraps round the top of the tubular back frame and remove
from the Velcro attachment. Carefully slide each side of the back panel from the
channels located in the back of the side housings. (This is made easier if you slide
the back panel evenly and towards the top of the back rest)
13

LOOKING AFTER the navigator
REFITTING THE SEAT COVERS
Refit the covers by carefully reversing the instruction in the section “Removing the seat
covers”. If you have detached the seat back to remove the seat covers
you must refit the seat back before using the Navigator. (Refer to
Assemble the Navigator section)
IMPORTANT: Make sure you refit the seat covers correctly they are an important
safety feature. Do not use the Navigator without seat covers and only use covers
recommended by the manufacturer. Do not put your child’s safety at risk.
CLEANING THE SEAT COVERS
Hand wash only at a maximum of 30 degrees. (See wash care labels on the back
of the Navigator seat covers).
Do not iron, dry clean or tumble dry.
Dry flat, away from direct heat and sunlight.
CLEANING THE SEAT SHELL:
Wipe clean using a mild soap and warm water.
You must not remove, dismantle or alter any part of the seat shell.
You must not oil or lubricate any part of the seat shell.
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warranty
This Silver Cross product is guaranteed for a period of twelve months against faulty
workmanship.
NOTICE
1. 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.
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, consult either the child restraint manufacturer or the retailer.
5. Only suitable if the approved vehicles are fitted with 3 point/static/ with
retractor safety–belts, approved to UN/ECE Regulation No 16 or other
equivalent standards.
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Silver Cross (UK) Ltd
Nesfield House
Broughton Hall
Skipton
North Yorkshire
BD23 3AN
Telephone: 01756 702412
Website: www.silvercross.co.uk
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