Baby Trend 1981CT User manual

Shuttle Travel System

MODEL # 1981CT

Instruction Manual

01.06

Convenience through Innovation and thoughtful design

Read all instructions BEFORE assembly and USE of product.

KEEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE USE.

Patents pending, US Patent# 6,834,915 6,811,216 6,913,313 6,916,066

WARNING: Please follow all of these instructions to ensure the

safety of your child. Keep these instructions for future reference.

WARNING: Failure to follow these instructions could result in

serious injury or death. Avoid serious injury from falling or sliding out.

Always use the seat belt and insure that the child is properly positioned

according to these instructions.

WARNING: Never leave child unattended.

* Purses, shopping bags, parcels, diaper bags or accessory items may change the balance of the stroller and

cause hazardous unstable conditions.

* The maximum weight that can be carried in the basket is 5 lbs. The maximum weight that can be carried

in the Parent Tray is 3 lbs. Excessive weight may cause a hazardous unstable condition to exist.

* Be certain the stroller is fully erect and latched in the open position before allowing the child near the

stroller.

* Use of the stroller with a child weighing more than 45 pounds will cause excessive wear and stress on the

stroller and may cause a hazardous unstable condition to exist.

* DO NOT use the stroller on stairways or escalators.

* Never allow your stroller to be used as a toy

* To clean use only mild household soap or detergent and warm water on a sponge or clean cloth.

* Check your stroller for loose screws, worn parts, torn material or stitching on a regular basis. Replace or

repair parts as needed

* Discontinue use of stroller should it malfunction or become damaged. Please contact our customer service

Parts Hotline to arrange for repair or obtain replacement parts.

Please: If you experience any difﬁculty with the use of our product or have a question regarding these instruc-

tions, please contact our Customer Service Department at (800) 328-7363 between the hours of 8:00 am and

4:30 pm Paciﬁc Coast Time. Please do not return to the store as once it is returned it cannot be resold and the

materials and energy used to make it are wasted.

To Contact Us:

Baby Trend, Inc. Customer Service Hot Line

1567 S. Campus Ave. (800) 328-7363

Ontario, CA 91761 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Paciﬁc Standard Time

WARNINGS

* Remove stroller from box. The front wheels, rear wheels, child tray, parent

tray, and canopy need to be installed prior to use.

* To attach the front wheels, unfold stroller as described in the section

following. See ﬁgure 1.

* Lean the stroller backwards so that it rests on the handle and rear frame

tubes and the front wheel tubes are pointing upward. Position the front

wheel assembly at the front tube such that the hole in the swivel assembly

will slide onto the front tube. Please see ﬁgure 2. Push each front wheel

assembly onto the front tube being careful that wheel assembly locks onto

the front leg. Pull on the wheel assembly to ensure that it is securely

attached to the stroller. Please see ﬁgure 2.

* Lean the stroller forward to rest on the front wheels. Assemble the rear

wheels as follows:

1. Slide the rear wheel housings onto each rear stroller leg until locked

into place. The push button on the forward edge of the leg should

snap into the hole in the housing. Please see ﬁgure 3.

2. Slide the rear axle through the housings as shown in ﬁgure 4.

3. Slide each wheel onto the rear axle and secure in place with the

Locking Cap. Snap the solid cap over the Locking Cap. Snap the

Hub Cap onto the wheel. Please see ﬁgure 5. Please see ﬁgure 6 for

order assembly.

Pull on each wheel to ensure that each is ﬁrmly attached to the axle.

* Ensure that the wheels are ﬁrmly locked into place. Do Not use the stroller

if the wheels are not locked into place, but rather contact our customer

service department immediately at (800) 328-7363, between the hours of

8:00am and 4:30pm PCT, for assistance.

TO ENSURE SAFE OPERATION OF YOUR STROLLER, PLEASE FOLLOW THESE

INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. RETAIN THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

Car Seat

Front Wheels

Figure 3.

Parent Tray

PARTS

TO ASSEMBLE STROLLER

Slide axle through

Figure 5.

Child Tray

Figure 4.

Rear Axle

Solid Cap

Locking Cap

Rear Wheels

Figure 6.

Stroller

Figure 1.

Base

Car Seat

Figure 2.

Rear Wheel Housing

Hub Cap

Front Wheels

* To attach the front child tray, push the angled tray onto the post at the

end of right armrest, while pressing downward on the snap button, until

locked into place. Please see ﬁgure 7. Rotate the tray downward until

latched onto the left armrest. Please check that the snap button comes

through and securely latches the tray in place. Please see ﬁgure 8.

* To remove front child tray, press inward on the left side tray release

button and rotate upward on the tray. Please see ﬁgure 9. Please note

that you may remove the tray completely by depressing the snap button

on the right side as shown in ﬁgure 10 while pulling forward on the tray.

Please see ﬁgure 7.

* To attach the parent tray, align the ﬁttings on the ends of the parent

tray with the ﬁttings on the outsides of the handle, make sure to push

the canopy foward See ﬁgure 11a. Push downward on the tray until

locked into place. Please see ﬁgure 11. To remove the parent tray, pull

outward on the bottom edges of the tray and lift upward. Please see

ﬁgure 12.

* The Drop-Top storage basket swings downward to allow easy access

to the basket contents. Lift upward on the rear tube of the basket to

lock in the up position. Please see ﬁgure 13. To lower the basket, pull

rearward on the center of the basket tube and press downward. Please

see ﬁgure 14.

* To remove the canopy, pull outward on the ﬁttings on the canopy as

shown in ﬁgure 15. Push forward on the front frame of the canopy to

open. Please see ﬁgure 16.

Your stroller is now ready to use.

Figure 9.

Figure 7.

Figure 8.

Figure 11. Figure 12.

Figure 13. Figure 14.

Figure 10.

Figure 15. Figure 16.

Front frame

tube

Figure 11a.

• The shoulder straps of the 5-point harness have 2 attachment positions.

Select the position that places the shoulder strap level with, or below

the top of the child's shoulder. To access the harness pull apart seat pad.

Please see ﬁgure 17.

• Carefully place the child in the stroller seat and bring the safety harness

around the child's waist and over the shoulders. Place the crotch strap

between the child's legs. Insert the male end of each shoulder/waist belt

into the buckle on the crotch strap. Tighten the harness to be snug around

the child's waist and over the child's shoulders Please see ﬁgure 18.

TO SECURE THE CHILD

Shoulder Strap

Squeeze

Crotch Strap

Waist

Strap

Adjust for a

snug fit

• To release, apply pressure to both sides of each male clip until the clip is released. See ﬁgure

18a. This process requires a moderate amount of effort so as to prevent an accidental release by

your child.

WARNING: Avoid serious injury from

falling or sliding out. Always use the safety

harness.

STRANGULATION HAZARD:

Child can strangle in loose straps. Never leave

child in seat when straps are loose or undone.

Figure 17.

Figure 18.

Figure 18a.

ATTACHMENT OF THE BABY TREND INFANT CAR SEAT

* To attach the Baby Trend Infant Car Seat, place seat back in the partially

reclined position as described in the seat back positioning section

following. Please see ﬁgure 25 and 26.

* Check that the front child tray is ﬁrmly attached to the stroller

armrests. Pull rearward on the rear edge of the front child tray cover

while lifting upward on the tray cover. Please see ﬁgure 19 and 20.

Remove the tray cover and store in the pocket in the rear of the seat.

Please see ﬁgure 21.

* Position the Infant Car Seat, facing toward the rear of the stroller, so

that the seat shell goes into the front tray and latches into place. The

sides of the car seat will rest on fold joints. Please see ﬁgure 22. Check

that the Infant Car Seat is ﬁrmly locked onto the front tray before

using.

* To remove the Infant Car Seat, squeeze the release handle located at the

foot-end of the seat and carefully lift upward on the seat. Please see

ﬁgure 23.

Figure 19.

Figure 20.

Figure21.

Figure 22. Figure 23.

Rest on

fold joints

Locks

into tray

* The cover of the child/car seat tray may be fastened in the closed position

after your child outgrows the infant car seat. This will prevent an older

child from opening the child tray. To secure the tray cover, remove the

tray from the stroller as shown in the to remove front child tray section.

Install the tray cover. Place the tray with the lid side down on a soft

ﬂat surface. Remove the screw stored under the tray as shown in ﬁgure

24. Insert the screw into the hole in the bottom of the tray and into the

matching hole in the cover. Tighten until snug. Do not over tighten. If

you wish to use the car seat tray function at a later date (for a second

child) remove the screw and store in the tray bottom as before. Please

see ﬁgure 24.

FRONT CHILD / CAR SEAT TRAY COVER

SEAT BACK POSITIONING

WARNING: The upright position should be

used only for a child that is at least 6 months old.

* The seat has a multiple position recline that is controlled by a strap and

buckle assembly behind the seat. To recline the seat, loosen the strap

through the buckle and adjust to the required recline position. Please see

ﬁgure 25. To place the seat back in a more upright position, press upward

on the seat back with one hand while pulling the straps through the buckle

with the other. See ﬁgure 26. The strap will lock automatically.

Strap must go across slot on either side of central seat body when

adjusting seat back height. See ﬁgure 26a.

BRAKES

WARNING: Always set brakes when the

stroller is not being pushed so that the stroller will

not roll away. Never leave stroller unattended on a

hill or incline as the stroller may slide down the hill.

* To engage brakes, apply light downward pressure to the brake lever

located on each rear wheel. The stroller may require slight forward or

rearward movement in order to line up the teeth on the brake with each

wheel brake cluster. See ﬁgure 27. Check that the stroller will not move

and that the brakes are properly applied. To release, gently lift up on the

brake lever.

Figure 25.

Figure 26.

Figure 27.

Figure 24.

Screw storage

boss-factory

installed screw

for later use

Hole in tray to lock down lid

after car seat use

Figure 26a.

Figure 28.

* To open the canopy, push forward on the front frame of the canopy. To

close canopy, pull the front edge toward the rear of the stroller until folded.

Always fold the canopy prior to folding the stroller frame. Please see

ﬁgure 28. The canopy may be moved forward to block the sun or wind.

Push forward on the front frame tube or rearward on the rear frame tube

to adjust. Please see ﬁgure 29.

CANOPY

TO REMOVE FRONT CHILD TRAY

* To remove front child tray, press inward on the tray release button on the

left armrest and pull up on the tray. Please see ﬁgure 9. Also, the tray

may be completely removed by depressing the snap button on the right

side as shown in Figure 10 while pulling forward on the tray

BASKET

* The Drop-Top storage basket swings downward to allow easy access to

the basket contents. Lift upward on the rear tube of the basket to lock in

the up position. Please see ﬁgure 30. To lower the basket, pull rearward

on the center of the basket tube and press downward. Please see ﬁgure

31.

Figure 29.

Figure 30.

Figure 31.

Front frame

tube

Rear frame

tube

TO UNFOLD STROLLER

Figure 33.

TO FOLD STROLLER

Figure 32.

* Close the canopy as described in the Canopy section above. Place seat

back in fully reclined position by unbuckling recline strap. Pull

stroller backward several inches to rotate the front wheels to the front.

Please see ﬁgure 32. To fold the stroller slide the red fold lock with

your thumb while squeezing the large red fold button in the center of the

handle and push downward on the handle. Once the stroller begins to

fold, release the red handle and pull rearward on the child tray until the

stroller is folded. Please see ﬁgure 33. Secure the stroller in the folded

position by fastening the fold locking latch,

located on the right side of the stroller at the

intersection of the handle and the armrest,

over the extended rivet on the lower frame

tube. The latch should easily reach the rivet.

If not, check for interferance-DO NOT force

the stroller. Please see ﬁgure 34.

Figure 35.

Figure 36.

* Release the folding latch, which is located on the right side. See ﬁgure

35.

* Lift up on the stroller handle with both hands until the stroller frame is

erect and locked in the open position. See ﬁgure 36. The stroller has

spring-loaded latches on both sides of the frame. Test that both latches are

fully engaged prior to placing your child in the stroller.

Figure 34.

CLEANING SEAT PAD

* The seat pad may be removed for washing. To remove the seat pad, unsnap

the two straps on the rear of the seat as shown in ﬁgure 37. Unfasten the

seat belt and pull the waist belts and crotch strap through the cutouts in

the pad as shown in ﬁgure 38. Pull downward on the front edge of the

seat pad to remove from the stroller as shown in ﬁgure 39. Please see the

care label on the rear of the seat for washing instructions. To re-install the

pad, follow these instructions in reverse order.

IF YOU EXPERIENCE ANY DIFFICULTY IN USING THIS PRODUCT,

PLEASE CONTACT OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT (800) 328-7363

BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8:00AM AND 4:30PM PACIFIC COAST TIME FOR ASSISTANCE.

STOP

Figure 37.

Figure 38.

Figure 39.

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