The Hampshire Trading Standards Authority and Britax advise that child car seats should not be bought or sold second-hand. Please dispose of your child seat safely. Do not sell or pass it on.
After an accident, the child seat and your vehicle seat belts should be replaced. Although they may look undamaged, if you were to have another accident the child seat and your vehicle seat belts may not be able to protect your child as well as they should.
No child seat is escape proof
Harness systems cannot be designed to be completely “child proof” and yet comply with the legal requirements of European Standard ECE R44. The harness must be fastened and adjusted correctly at all times and children encouraged to remain within the harness system.
Looking after your child seat
Food and drink may find their way inside the buckle of the harness. This can stop it from working properly – it will not click. Wash in warm water until clean (dia A and B).
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Cleaning the cover
Please read the labels on the cover for washing instructions. DO NOT tumble dry the cover – short spin and drip dry only.
Cleaning the seat shell
Sponge clean ONLY using hand soap and warm water.
DO NOT take apart, or attempt to take apart, any part of the seat when cleaning.
DO NOT use solvents, detergents or washing-up liquid as these may weaken the seat.
DO NOT lubricate or oil any part of the seat.
Removing the cover
Press in and hold the adjuster button with your hand below the chest pads (dia 1a) pull BOTH shoulder straps forward as far as possible. Unfasten the buckle by pressing the red harness buckle button (dia 1c). Undo the press studs from around the harness straps on either side of the headrest cover, tilt the headrest forward and lift off the headrest cover. Undo the press studs on the backrest cover, push the harness buckle and adjuster strap through the cover, unhook the elastic seam of the cover from under the edge of the seat shell and gently lift the backrest cover off the shell.
Re-fitting the cover
Simply proceed in the reverse order.
IMPORTANT – The cover is a safety feature. NEVER use the child seat without it. Don’t put your child’s safety at risk by using other makes of replacement cover, they could stop the child seat from protecting your child as well as it should.
A replacement cover is available from your Britax stockist or contact Britax Customer Service Department on 01264 386034.
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Guarantee
All Britax products are carefully designed, manufactured and tested. However, should this product prove faulty within 12 months of purchase due to a materials or manufacturing fault please return it to the original place of purchase. We will then, at our discretion, either repair it free of charge or replace it with the same or a similar product.
For guarantee purposes proof of purchase will be required. We recommend that you retain your receipt and attach it to this user guide. They should be kept in a safe place.
Britax does not accept liability for damage arising from abuse, misuse or negligence. This guarantee is not transferable and therefore does not apply to second-hand products.
Your statutory rights are not affected by this guarantee.
If in doubt
Not all car seats fit all cars. For advice as to the suitability of this restraint for your vehicle please use the vehicle approval list,
on our website at www.britax.eu or call our Customer Service Helpline on 01264 386034 or email helpline@britax.eu.
IMPORTANT – ISOFIX should only be used with vehicles which appear on the supplied vehicle applications list. An up-to-date copy of the list can also be found on our website.
Britax, whilst taking into account child car seat contact with vehicle seats throughout the development of new products, cannot accept responsibility for damage occurring to vehicle seats or seat belts.
IMPORTANT – The child seat MUST only be used with a lap and diagonal seat belt (approved to UN/ ECE Regulation no. 16 or other equivalent standards).
Britax Excelsior Limited
1 Churchill Way West
Andover
Hampshire SP10 3UW
United Kingdom
A Britax Childcare company
Customer Service Helpline: 01264 386034
Email: helpline@britax.eu
Switchboard: 01264 333343
Fax: 01264 334146
www.britax.eu
Britax is a registered trademark of Britax Childcare
WARNING
EXTREME HAZARD!
DO NOT use the child seat on a passenger seat fitted with an active front airbag unless your vehicle manufacturer confirms that it is safe.
DO NOT use the child seat on rearward facing seats. DO NOT use the child seat on side facing vehicle seats.
DO NOT use anything, such as a cushion or coat, to raise the child seat off the passenger seat. In an accident the child seat and your vehicle seat belts would not be able to protect your child as well as they should.
DO NOT use the child seat in the home. It has not been designed for home use and should only be used in your vehicle.
DO NOT attempt to dismantle, modify or add to any part of the child seat or change the way its harness or your vehicle seat belts are made or used. The official approval is no longer valid if modifications are made. NO modifications may be made to the child seat other than by the manufacturer.
DO NOT leave children alone in your car, even for a short time.
DO NOT leave loose objects, such as luggage or books, in the back of your vehicle. They must be properly secured, because if you have to stop your vehicle suddenly loose objects will keep moving and can then cause serious injuries. Large and heavy loose objects are a particular risk.
DO NOT leave folding passenger seats unlatched. If you have to stop your vehicle suddenly a loose seat back could injure your child.
DO NOT allow children to play with or adjust the child seat. DO keep this user guide in the user guide storage slot.
DO cover the child seat if your car is left in direct sunlight. Fittings can become hot to touch in sunny weather and the cover may become faded.
DO make sure that the child seat does not become trapped by a folding passenger seat or in the door of your car.
DO make sure that you adjust the harness to fit the clothes your child is wearing before each journey – a fitting for winter clothes may be too slack for a child wearing summer clothes.
DO store the child seat in a safe place when it is not being used. Avoid placing heavy objects on top of it and do not store near direct heat sources or in direct sunlight.
DO always keep the child seat secure, even if it is not being used by your child.
DO make sure that all occupants in the vehicle are correctly restrained.
DO where necessary, use the insertion guides when installing the child seat with ISOFIX fittings. Failure to do so may result in damage to your vehicle seat.
DO make sure that your child seat is firmly latched to its anchorage points.
Yoke (behind belt shield) 
Green catch release handle
User guide storage slot (under child seat)