Britax Child Seat Lap-Shoulder Belt Installation, Position the lap belt portion through the open

Installation : Rear-facing

Installation : Rear-facing

Lap-Shoulder Belt Installation

•Figure A illustrates a typical rear-facing, lap-shoulder belt installation.

•When not in use, always store LCS connectors in storage slots. See page 28.

1Fully recline the child seat and place it rear- facing on the vehicle seat.

WARNING! This child seat must be in the recline position when installed rear-facing. See Recline Adjustment on page 29.

2Lift the child seat cover and open the rear- facing lock-off farthest from where the vehicle belt will be buckled (Fig. B).

3Pull the vehicle belt out then pass it through the rear-facing belt slot (Fig. C).

•Vehicle belt can be routed over or under the cover.

4Route the vehicle belt across the child seat then through the opposite rear-facing belt slot.

IMPORTANT: The vehicle belt must rest behind the child seat buckle strap.

A Rear-facing

b

c

•The lock-off is properly closed when a positive click is heard.

•To prevent breakage, never extend the lock-off arm beyond its normal open position and always keep the lock-off closed when not in use.

•If your vehicle is equipped with an automatic locking retractor (ALR), use of the lock-offs is not required as long as the ALR is locked. Check your vehicle owner’s manual to determine what type of retractor your vehicle has and how to lock the retractor.

8Verify that the vehicle belt is tight and that the child seat is secure.

•The child seat is secure when it cannot be moved more than 2.5 cm (1 inch) front-to-back or side-to- side at the belt path. If the child seat is not secure, repeat the procedure or use an alternate seating location.

•When properly installed in the rear-facing position, the back angle of the child seat should be 30º – 45º from vertical (not to exceed 45º) when the car is parked on a level surface (Fig. G).

•If necessary, the proper recline angle can be achieved by placing a rolled towel or pool noodle in the crease of the vehicle seat to level the child seat’s base.

e

f
0º	30–45º
g	90º

5	Verify that the vehicle belt is not twisted,
	position the lap belt portion through the open
	lock-off, then buckle (Fig. D).
6	Push the child seat firmly into the vehicle seat
	while removing slack first from lap portion of
	the vehicle belt, then from the shoulder portion	d
	(Fig. E).

7Position the shoulder portion of the vehicle belt

through the open lock-off, tighten belt, close the lock-off arm (Fig. F), and replace the cover.

WARNING! Do not raise the child seat off the front edge of the vehicle seat. This could cause your child seat not to perform as intended.

•Rear-facing installation can be improved by the use of the Versa-Tether. See pages 25 – 27.

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