Warnings; Safety Information; Important Notes; Certification - Britax PINNACLE CLICKTIGHT User Manual

WARNING!
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DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur:
• Harness mode: use only with children who weigh between 11.3
and 29.4 kg (25 and 65 lbs) and whose height is between 76.2 and
147.3 cm (30 and 58 in.) and are at least 2 years of age.
• Booster mode: use only with children who weigh between 18.1 and
54.4 kg (40 and 120 lbs) and whose height is between 114.3 and
157.5 cm (45 and 62 in.).
• Snugly adjust the belts provided with this child restraint around
your child.
• Secure the top tether strap provided with this child seat.
• Secure this child restraint with the vehicle's lower connector
system if installed in a seating position that is equipped with a lower
universal anchorage system or by means of a vehicle seat belt and
by means of a tether strap.
• This child restraint system must be used only in a forward-facing
seating position equipped with a a lower universal anchorage
system (LUAS) or with a vehicle seat belt.
• Use only the vehicle's lap and shoulder belt system when
restraining the child in this booster seat.
• Follow all instructions on this child restraint and in the written
instructions.
• Register your child restraint with the manufacturer.
• Use this child seat forward-facing only.
• This child seat cannot be in the reclined position when used in
booster mode.
• This child seat can only be used in the following classes of vehicles:
multipurpose passenger vehicles, passenger cars or trucks.
• In a vehicle with rear designated seating positions, vehicle
owners should be alerted that, according to accident statistics,
children are safer when properly restrained in the rear seating
positions than in the front seating positions. To ensure your
child's safety, please study Vehicle Seating Positions on page 39
and consult your vehicle owner's manual.
• To prevent injury due to deterioration or hidden damage,
discontinue use of this child seat when it is older than nine years
or has been in a moderate or severe crash. See Serial Number
and Manufactured Date Label located on the child seat shell.
See page 3.
• Always make sure the child restraint system is secured to the
vehicle, even when unoccupied, since in a crash an unsecured
child restraint system may injure occupants.
• The use of non-BRITAX covers, inserts, toys, accessories,
or tightening devices is not approved by BRITAX. Their use
could cause this child seat to fail Canada Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards or not perform as intended in a crash.
• Prevent the Side Impact Cushions from being punctured. Puncture
damage will cause the cushions not to perform as intended in a
crash.
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Important Notes

• Do not install with LUAS for a child weighing more than 18.1 kg
(40 lbs) in harness mode.
• Discontinue use of this child seat if it has been in a moderate
or severe crash. It is not necessary to replace a car seat after a
minor crash defined by the US National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) as:
* The vehicle is driveable from the crash site; and
* The vehicle door nearest the child seat was not damaged; and
* No vehicle occupants were injured; and
* There is no visible damage to the child seat; and
* The airbags (if present) did not deploy.
• Cover the child seat when the vehicle is parked in direct sunlight.
Metal parts of child seat could become hot enough to burn a child.
• Store the child seat in a safe place when it is not being used.
Avoid placing heavy objects on top of it.
• Do not, except as described in this booklet, attempt to
disassemble any part of the child seat or change the way the
harness or vehicle's seat belts are used.
• Never use the harness or adjuster strap to lift or carry this child
seat. Doing so could damage the harness adjuster and webbing.
Always carry this child seat by the shell or tether straps.

Certification

This child seat system conforms to all applicable Canada Motor
Vehicle Safety Standards (CMVSS 213 and 213.2).
is certified for use in motor vehicles and aircraft when used in
harness mode. This restraint is not certified for use in aircraft when
used in booster mode because belt-positioning boosters require
lap-shoulder belts not available in aircraft.
For aircraft installation, follow the instructions on pages 14 -15
while routing the lap belt over the CLICKTIGHT in the closed
position. The top tether cannot be used.
– Install your child seat in a window seat to avoid blocking the
aisle.
– If the aircraft lap belt is too short, ask a flight attendant for a
belt extender.
– Your child may experience discomfort if the buckle is located
in the seating area of the child seat after installation.
– Inflatable aircraft lap belts are not compatible with this child
seat.
– This seat may not fit all aircraft. Contact your airline prior to
travel to verify fit.

Safety Information

This restraint
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