Energy-Absorbing Tether; Child Seat Functions; Switching The Latch Connectors - Britax MARATHON User Manual

Installation: Versa-Tether

Energy-Absorbing Tether

WARNING!
The energy-absorbing
tether has been designed to help
indicate when child seat has been in a
moderate or severe crash and replacement
of child seat is necessary.
Figure A shows the tether when the child seat
is acceptable for continued use (provided the
child seat has not been involved in a crash).
The colored stitching will be intact.
Figures B and C show examples of when the
child seat is unacceptable for continued use. If
one or both of the loops have pulled through
the back side of the shell and/or any of the
colored stitching has ripped, the child seat is
no longer acceptable for use. Discontinue use
of the child seat.
IMPORTANT: Regardless of whether the loops
have pulled through the back side of the shell
and the colored stitching has been ripped,
discontinue use of child seat if it has been
involved in a moderate or severe crash.
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A
b
c

Switching the LATCH Connectors

The LATCH connectors will properly connect
with the LATCH anchors in the vehicle only
when the connectors are correctly aligned and
the harness is not twisted.
To ensure the LATCH connector is properly
aligned with the vehicle's LATCH anchor, the
connector's red release button should face away
from vehicle seat back, and the larger of the two
connector sections is on top (Fig. D).
1 Lift the front of cover to access the LATCH
connector.
2 Slide both connectors through the rear-
facing belt slots to the center of the child
seat so both connectors are on the front
side of the child seat (Fig. E).
3 Loosen the loop on one connector (Fig. F).
4 Thread the other connector through the loop
created in step 3 to switch positions (Fig. G).
5 Slide each connector through the appropriate
rear-facing belt slot to opposite side of the
child seat.
6 Replace the cover and continue with the
installation procedure.

Child Seat Functions

Release
button
Top
d
e
F
G
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