Rear-Facing Installation; Latch Installation - Britax HIGHWAY 65 User Manual

Rear-Facing Installation

LATCH Installation

Before You Begin:
• Check that your vehicle has lower anchors.
* Refer to your vehicle owner's manual or contact the vehicle
manufacturer for the maximum weight rating for their lower
anchors. Use vehicle belt (not lower connectors) for installations
with children who weigh more than the vehicle lower anchor limit.
Unless specified otherwise by the vehicle manufacturer, assume
a 40 lb (18.1 kg) child is the vehicle lower anchor limit.
• Remove the lower connectors from the storage slots in the
base. Press the adjuster release button and pull the strap to full
length. Repeat for the second strap.
• Recline this child seat to position 3 and place rear-facing on the
vehicle seat (see page 15).
* When properly installed in the rear-facing
position, the back angle of the child seat
should be at least 30˚ for children and up
to 45˚ from vertical for infants unable to
maintain head and neck control (not to
exceed 45˚) when the car is parked on a
level surface. Use the blue line as a guide
to achieve the proper recline angle for rear-
facing installations. The blue line will be parallel to the ground
when the child seat angle is at the center of the angle range
(30 – 45˚). If necessary, the proper recline angle can be achieved
by placing a rolled towel or pool noodle in the vehicle seat bight.
• Britax recommends that the Versa-Tether is used at all times.
Using the tether will improve the stability of the child seat and
reduce the risk of injury. Check your vehicle owner's manual for
tether anchor locations. See page 18 for possible rear-facing
tether configurations.
Install with the LATCH as shown above.
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Firmly press the lower
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connectors onto the adjacent
lower anchors.
• A click confirms attachment.
• Verify that the lower connector
strap is not twisted.
TIP: You may need to turn the front
of the child seat toward you
for easier access to the lower
anchors.
NOTE: If a click is not heard when
connecting either lower connector, the
lower connector strap may be twisted,
or there may be debris in the lower
connector. Correct either situation
before continuing with the installation
process.
Push the child seat down
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while pulling each lower
connector strap to tighten.
Rear-facing installations can
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be improved by the use of
the Versa-Tether (see pages
17 – 19).
Checklist
9 Check that all connections are secure.
9 Check that the lower connector straps are not twisted.
9 Check that the child seat cannot be moved front to back or side to side
more than 1 in. (2.5 cm) at the belt path. If the child seat is not secure,
repeat installation or use a different seating location.
9 Check that the back angle of the child seat is 30º – 45º from vertical
(not to exceed 45º) when the car is parked on a level surface.
* If necessary, the proper recline angle can be achieved by
placing a rolled towel or pool noodle in the vehicle seat bight.
Rear-Facing Installation
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