Lap-Shoulder Belt Installation - Britax BOULEVARD CS User Manual

Installation: Rear-Facing

Lap-Shoulder Belt Installation

• Figure A illustrates a rear-facing, lap-
shoulder belt installation.
• When not in use, always store the LATCH
connectors in the storage slots. See page 30.
1 Recline the child seat and place it rear-
facing on the vehicle seat. This child
seat must be in the recline position when
installed rear-facing. See Recline Adjustment
on page 30.
2 Lift the cover to open the rear-facing lock-off
farthest from where the vehicle belt will be
buckled (Fig. B).
3 Pull the vehicle belt out, then pass it
LATCH bar and through the rear-facing belt slot
(Fig. C).
• The vehicle belt can be routed over or under
cover.
4 Route the vehicle belt across seat then
through the opposite rear-facing belt slot
and under the LATCH bar.
IMPORTANT: The vehicle belt must rest behind
the child seat buckle strap.
5 Verify that the vehicle belt is not twisted,
position the lap belt portion through the open
(Fig. D).
lock-off, then buckle
6 Push the child seat firmly into the vehicle
seat while removing slack first from the lap
portion of the vehicle belt, then the shoulder
portion (Fig. E).
7 Position both sections of the vehicle belt
through the open lock-off, tighten belt, close
the lock-off arm (Fig. F) and replace the
cover.
• The lock-off is properly closed when a click
is heard.
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• To prevent damage, never extend the lock-
off arm beyond its normal open position and
always keep the lock-off closed when it is
not in use.
• If your vehicle is equipped with an
automatic locking retractor (ALR), use of
lock-offs is not required as long as the
ALR is locked. Check your vehicle owner's
manual to determine the type of retractor
your vehicle has, and how to lock the
retractor.
8 Verify that vehicle belt is tight and that the
child seat is secure.
• The child seat is secure when it cannot
be moved more than 1 in. (2.5 cm) front-
to-back or side-to-side at the belt path.
If the child seat is not secure, repeat the
procedure or use an alternate seating
location.
• When properly installed in the rear-facing
position, the back angle of the child seat
should be 30º– 45º from vertical (not to
exceed 45º) when the car is parked on a
level surface (Fig. G).
• If necessary, the proper recline angle can
be achieved by placing a rolled towel or
pool noodle in the seat bight to level the
child seat's base.
WARNING! Do not raise the child seat off the front edge of
the vehicle seat. This could cause your child seat not to perform as
intended.
• Rear-facing installation can be improved by the use of the Versa-
Tether . See pages 25–28.
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Installation: Rear-Facing
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