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Please read this User Guide carefully BEFORE trying to install your child car seat
WARNING
The Hampshire Trading Standards Authority and Britax advise that child car seats should not be bought or sold
After an accident, the child seat and your car seat belts should be replaced. Although they may look undamaged, if you were to have another accident the child seat and your car seat belts may not be able to protect your child as well as they should.
No child seat is escape proof
Belt restraint systems cannot be designed to be completely “child proof” and yet comply with the legal requirements of European Standard ECE R44.
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The child seat and its cover have been carefully designed, manufactured and tested to high safety
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.
Removing the cover
Follow the instructions for removing the harness (see overleaf). Then unfasten the elastics on each side of the cover (if applicable slide the shoulder pads off the harness and remove the head support. and remove the comfort pad).
Gently pull the cover off from the top of the seat, easing the harness buckle and adjuster strap through the slots in the cover.
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
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 side or rearward 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 car 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 car.
DO NOT attempt to dismantle, modify or add to any part of the child seat or change the way its harness or your car seat belts are made or used.
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 car. They must be properly secured.
DO NOT leave folding passenger seats unlatched. If you have to stop your car suddenly a loose seat back could injure your child.
DO make sure that all occupants in the vehicle are correctly restrained.
DO Watch over your baby when using the rocking feature. At all other times make sure the handle is in the stable position to prevent rocking.
DO make sure when using the child seat with a travel system, that it is securely attached to the travel system chassis before setting off.
DO use the safety harness provided with the child seat at all times.
DO make sure the handle is upright and latched properly before carrying your baby in the child seat.
Britax Excelsior Limited
1 Churchill Way West
Andover
Hampshire SP10 3UW
United Kingdom
A Britax Childcare company
Customer Service Helpline: 01264 386034
Email: helpline@uk.britaxeurope.com
Switchboard: 01264 333343
Fax: 01264 334146
www.britax.co.uk
standards.
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. The sun canopy is hand wash only.
Cleaning the harness and seat shell Sponge clean ONLY using hand soap and warm water.
DO NOT take apart, or attempt to take apart, any part of the harness or seat when cleaning.
DO NOT use solvents, detergents or washing- up liquid as these may weaken the harness and the seat.
DO NOT lubricate or oil any part of the seat.
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
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 car please use 
on our website at www.britax.co.uk, call our Customer Service Helpline on 01264 386034 or email helpline@uk.britaxeurope.com.
DO NOT allow children to play with or adjust the child seat.
DO NOT place the child seat on a table or
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.
DO always keep the child seat secure, even if it is not being used by your child.
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.
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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).
Introducing your new child car seat
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