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Rear-Facing Installation
Lap-Shoulder Belt Installation
Before You Begin:
•Check that your vehicle belt is compatible for use with child seats. See pages 8 – 13 for more information.
* If your vehicle seat belt system includes a locking feature, use of the
•This child seat must be reclined to position 3 and placed
* When properly installed in the
position, the back angle of the child seat should be at least 30˚ for children and up
to 45˚ from vertical for infants unable to
maintain head and neck control (not to exceed 45˚) when the car is parked on a level surface. Use the blue line as a guide to
achieve the proper recline angle for rear-
facing installations. The blue line will be parallel to the ground when the child seat angle is at the center of the angle range (30
–45˚). If necessary, the proper recline angle can be achieved by placing a rolled towel or pool noodle in the vehicle seat bight.
•Britax recommends that the
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