Installation: Forward Facing

 

LATCH Installation

 

• Figure A illustrates a typical forward-facing LATCH

 

installation.

 

• Verify that your vehicle is equipped with LATCH anchors.

 

If LATCH anchors are not available, you must use vehicle

 

belt installation methods.

 

NOTE: LATCH connectors must be in an upright

 

position (as shown in figure B) and strap should be

 

tight and not twisted to ensure proper installation.

 

1�If stored, remove LATCH connectors from storage

A

slots under cover (see page 28).

2�Press and hold first LATCH adjuster button,

 

then pull LATCH strap to full length. Repeat for

 

remaining LATCH connector.

 

3�Place restraint sideways on vehicle seat, with back

 

of restraint facing toward you.

Top

• Restraint must be in full upright position when

installed in forward-facing mode with children over

 

33 pounds (15 kg.).

 

Britax recommends use of Versa-Tether® to improve installation. Remove Versa-Tether from pouch and

loosely attach to an approved tether-anchorage point

B

(see page 24).

4�Verify LATCH strap is not twisted, then attach closest LATCH connector to vehicle seat back to farthest LATCH anchor from you (fig. C).

NOTE: It may be necessary to switch LATCH connectors as shown on page 27 if ANY of the following conditions exist:

LATCH connector is not in an upright position as shown in figure B.

LATCH strap is twisted.

A positive click is NOT heard when LATCH connector

and LATCH anchor are connected.

C

NOTE: If a positive click is not heard, but LATCH

 

connector is in an upright position, you should not

 

switch LATCH connector. The strap may be too tight or twisted, or there may be debris in LATCH connector.

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Britax Boulevard manual Installation Forward Facing