Useful information, Doubles fitting (carry 2 children) – phil&teds kiwi explorer buggy single & double User Manual
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Adjusting the handle height
Y
our Kiwi Explorer Buggy
TM
is set at the lower handle height.
T
o
increase the handle height:
•
R
emove the sun hood (pop the snap fasteners and gently pull
the sun hood wire free of frame).
•
D
isconnect the snap fasteners that secure the sling to the
frame, near the handle.
•
D
epress both nib springs located underneath each side of the
handle, and pull the handle up until springs re-engage. It can
be easier to un-zip each side of the main sling for this step.
The handle height is now reset.
•
R
eattach your sling to the snap fasteners but use the
lowest
fastener on each side of the handle. Zip the sling into place.
•
R
eattach the sun hood: carefully insert the sun hood wire
through the holes on the sling and frame; attach the snap
fasteners at the top of the sun hood to the
middle
fasteners on
each side of the handle.
•
T
o
lower the handle
, reverse the above steps. In this position,
the snap fasteners on the sling attach to the middle fasteners
on each side of the handle; the sun hood attaches to the top
fasteners on the handle.
Using the sun hood
•
T
o lock forward, secure the snap fasteners at each side of the
front of the sun hood to the fabric on the sling.
•
T
o fold the sun hood down or when folding the buggy
, release
the snap fasteners at the sun hood front. Lay the sun hood back.
•
T
o remove the sun hood, release the snap fasteners on the
frame and fabric, on each side.
The wire sits in a slot, so can
only remove when angled forward of the open position, with top
snaps released. Gently pull the support wire from the holes on
each side of the buggy
.
Using the storm cover and sun/insect mesh cover
•
U
nfold the cover
. Place over the sun hood, with the single snap
fastener to the buggy front.
•
Fasten the cover with snap fasteners on the footplate and to each
side of the buggy
.
•
Fasten together snap fasteners at the rear/top of the cover
around the frame handle.
•
A
lways use the webbing straps to remove the snap fasteners.
•
Fold/unfold covers carefully
. When cold, plastic hardens, loses
suppleness and may crack.
Useful Information
Doubles storm cover and sun/insect mesh cover
1
U
nfold the cover
.
2
P
lace over the sun hood, with the single snap fastener to the
buggy front.
3
Fasten the cover with one snap fastener on the footplate and two
on each side of the buggy
.
4
P
ress together the velcro at the rear of the cover around the
handle bar
, forming a roof for the rear seat.
5
A
lways use the webbing straps to remove the snap fasteners.
Fold/unfold carefully - plastic may harden and crack when
cold.
W
arning: Ensure the parcel tray is securely in place as this is
the footrest for the rear doubles position
Doubles Fitting (carry 2 children)
W
ARNING: Never use the Double Buggy without a child in the front seat.
•
P
ut the brakes on. Fit the rear sling (RS) to the doubles bar
(same as the main sling for Kiwi Explorer Buggy
TM
).
•
A
ttach anti-fly straps at front of RS to sides of double bar
.
•
Insert each end of the bar into the plastic lined tubes on each
side of the buggy
.
•
D
epress the ‘nib spring’ on each side and slide the bar home.
Check the buttons pop out once through. (See diagram below
.)
•
P
lace the older/heavier child in the front seat
first
.
•
P
lace the younger/lighter child in RS.
Always get child in RS
out
first
.
•
T
he parcel tray is used as the RS foot rest. Connect the RS to
the tray using the snap fasteners and extra flap provided with
RS.
•
S
ecure children with adjusted safety harnesses.
T
o remove the doubles kit:
•
P
ut the brakes on.
•
D
epress the button springs on each side of the doubles bar
.
•
P
ull bar out.
The complete double buggy