Forward-Facing Lap Belt Installation - Britax Marathon User Manual

Installation: Forward-Facing
Forward-Facing
Lap Belt Installation
• Figure A illustrates the forward-facing lap
belt only vehicle belt route.
• When not in use, always store the LATCH
connectors in storage pouches sewn in
cover above rear-facing lock-offs.
1 Place the child restraint forward-facing
on the vehicle seat .
• Restraint must be in the full upright
position when installed in forward-facing
mode with children over 33 pounds (15kg).
2 Pull the vehicle belt out, then pass
it under the LATCH bar, through the
forward-facing belt slots, then under the
LATCH bar on the other side (Fig. B) .
3 Verify that the vehicle belt is not
twisted, then buckle .
4 Kneel on the child restraint to force it
into the vehicle seat while removing slack
from the vehicle belt (Fig. C) .
5 Verify that the vehicle belt is tight and
the child restraint is secure .
• See Checking Buckle Position on page 26.
• Installation can be improved by the use of
the Versa-Tether
Removal
Release the tether, if used, then reverse
the above directions .
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(see pages 23–25).
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B
C