Britax CS manual Using the Versa-Tether, Tether Connector Strap

Installation: Versa-Tether®
Using the Versa-Tether
1	Consult your vehicle owner’s manual for
	designated tether anchorage locations.
2	Locate the tether on the rear of the child	OR
	seat and remove the tether from the pouch.
3	Place the tether up and over the child seat
	back.	a
4	Install the child seat using the LATCH
	system or the vehicle belts according to the
	instructions in this manual.
5	Tilt the tether release tab then pull to fully
	extend the tether strap into a “V” shape.

Installation: Versa-Tether®

Tether Connector Strap

NOTE: Britax child seats are shipped with the tether connector strap attached to the Versa-Tether®hook. When not in use with rear-facing installations that have designated tether anchors or forward-facing installations, store the tether connector strap in the tether pouch.

WARNING! Only use the tether connector strap for rear-facing tether installation when there is NOT a designated vehicle tether anchor.

6 Locate the hook on the tether strap and	OR
attach the tether hook to the vehicle’s
designated tether anchor.
• See figure A for a forward-facing installation.	b
• See figures B and C for a rear-facing
installation.

IMPORTANT: The tether should be hooked over, not under, the vehicle tether anchor.

7 Pull the tether adjuster strap to remove all slack. Roll up excess webbing and store in tether pouch.

8 Verify there is tension in the tether strap and	c
that child seat is properly secured.
• The child seat is secure when it cannot be

moved front-to-back or

side-to-side more than 1 in. (2.5 cm) at the belt path.

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Because every vehicle model is different, sometimes you cannot find a location to properly anchor the tether. Use the tether connector strap to assist in creating an anchor point (Fig. D).

1Find a fixed vehicle anchor point that is bolted to the floor.

2If you cannot find an acceptable location to create an anchor point, contact the vehicle manufacturer to identify a suitable tether connection point.

3Route the tether connector strap around the fixed vehicle anchor point.

4Take the metal D-ring and thread it through the webbing loop on the other end of the tether connector strap.

5Pull the metal D-ring all the way through until the tether connector strap is tight around the metal anchor.

6Use the D-ring as an attachment point for hook on tether strap.

d

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