Britax Chaperone User Manual page 11

18 Installing the Base
Lower Connector System (LCS) Installation
WARNING!
• Only raise the base as described in these instructions. Do not use anything
to raise the base of the infant carrier off the front edge of the vehicle seat. In
a crash, this could cause the infant carrier not to perform as intended.
• The base must ALWAYS be secured in a vehicle as described on pages
18 – 31 before attaching the occupied infant carrier to the base. Never
attach the occupied infant carrier to the base unless the base is properly
secured in a vehicle.
either the LCS or the vehicle belt methods to install this child seat.
• Use
Using both is not approved and may cause the child seat not to perform as
intended.
Before You Begin:
Remove the infant carrier before
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installing the base, if attached.
Verify that your vehicle is equipped
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with LUAS anchors.
* If you car does not have LUAS
anchors, you must use vehicle belt
installation methods.
1 Open the lock-off by lifting the
tabs, and then lifting the lock-
off plate.
Base Installation with LCS
2 Press the LCS adjuster
release button while pulling
the LCS strap to loosen.
3 Press and hold the red release
button on the lower connector
while removing the lower
connectors from the storage
slots.
Attach each lower connector
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to the adjacent vehicle LUAS
anchor by pushing them
firmly onto the vehicle LUAS
anchors until a click is heard.
* Verify that the lower connector
straps are not twisted.
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4 Position the base in the
desired vehicle seating
position equipped with LUAS.
6 Pull on the lower connectors
to verify that the connection is
secure.