Before The First Use; Installing The Child Car Seat; Using The Integrated Removable Infant Carrier; Important - RECARO SALIA ELITE Manual De Instrucciones

3. Before The First Use

At delivery, the RECARO Salia Elite comes with a forward-facing seat shell. To use it for babies below the
age of 15 months and with a body height of less than 76 cm, the back of the shell must face towards the
direction of travel.

4. Installing The Child Car Seat

Insert the insertion aids through the upholstery slit in the backrest and seat and attach to the ISOFIX-
brackets. Ensure that the open side is facing upwards. This is not necessary where insertion aids are
already permanently installed in your car.
Fold out the support leg before installing the child car seat in your vehicle.
CAUTION: The support leg must always be folded out before the seat is installed in the vehicle.
When the length has been set correctly, the support leg indicator turns green as soon as the support leg
is set down on the car floor. If this is not the case, extend the support leg a little further.
IMPORTANT: The indicator must switch to green.
To do so, lift the impact protector on the side of the child car seat facing the vehicle door. Check proper
locking of the impact protector by pushing on it.
NOTICE: Even without the side protectors, the seat provides sufficient protection against side impact. If
the vehicle has enough space available, we recommend activating the side impact protector on the side
pointing towards the vehicle door.
5.1 Using the infant carrier
Your RECARO Salia Elite is equipped with a removable infant carrier for smaller children up to the
approximate age of 12 months, a body height of approximately 76 cm and up to a maximum weight of
10 kg. Before using the infant carrier for the first time, you will have to prepare the child car seat. First,
place the seat shell into the maximum resting position (see Chapter 7). Thereafter, place the headrest
into its top-most position, as shown in Chapter 5.2.
Now, fold up the lateral tabs of the cover as shown and secure them in this position using the Velcro
fasteners. You can now fold the attachment elements (12) of the removal infant carrier forward.
Plug the included insertion funnels (27) onto the rear crossbars of the attachment elements (12).
Pay special attention to ensuring a firm connection with the seat.
To adjust the infant carrier to the size of your child, actuate the lever on the back of the infant carrier (28),
and push the headrest to the desired height. The shoulder belt outlets with the Hero system (26) should
now be at the height of the child's shoulders.
The infant carrier is fitted with an additional seat insert (25) which makes the seat smaller. This needs to
be removed before the head rest is height-adjusted for the first time.
Strapping-in the child
Loosen the seat belt by pressing the belt adjustment button (24) and pulling the belts out towards the front.
To adjust the carrying handle (31) for easier placement of the child, push the two grey buttons on the
carrying handle simultaneously and move the handle into the desired position.
IMPORTANT: Once the child has been placed in the infant carrier and buckled in, the carrying handle
(31) must be returned into the upright position. Once you have released the buttons, make sure that the
carrying handle is properly locked in.
Place the seat belts outwards to the sides before putting your child into the infant carrier. Lay the seat
belts across the child's shoulders towards the front and then the belt tongues on top of one another.
Next, insert the belt tongues into the belt lock, making sure you can audibly hear them lock into place.
Tighten the seat belt by pulling on the adjustment strap. The tighter the belt is strapped across your child,
the safer it will be in the baby seat. Therefore, it is always advisable to take off thick jackets or jumpers
in the car before use.
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