Safety Information; Warnings; Certification; Registration - Britax HIGHWAY 65 User Manual

Safety Information

Certification

This child seat system conforms to all applicable Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS 213).
For Use in Motor Vehicles and Aircraft.

Registration

Child restraints could be recalled for safety reasons. You must
register this restraint to be reached in a recall. Send your name,
address, e-mail address if available and the restraint's model
number and manufacturing date to Britax Child Safety, Inc. P .O.Box
91167 Allentown, PA 18109-9925, or call 1-888-427-4829, or register
online at www.BritaxUSA.com/registration. For recall information,
call the U.S. Government's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236
(TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.NHTSA.gov.
For your convenience, record all the information about your child
seat below. Refer to the Serial Number & Manufactured Date
Label for all information, see page 11.
Model Name and Number: _________________________________________
Serial Number: ___________________________________________________
Batch Number: ___________________________________________________
Date of Manufacture: ______________________________________________

Important Child Seat Usage Information

Rear-Facing: 5 – 40 lbs (2.3 – 18.1 kg)
American Academy of Pediatrics recommends: All infants and
toddlers should ride in a Rear Facing Car Seat until they are
2 years of age or until they reach the highest weight or height
allowed by their car safety seat's manufacturer.
Britax strongly recommends that children ride rear-facing to the
highest weight or height specified.
WARNING! REAR-FACING use of this child seat is
ONLY for children who meet ALL of the following requirements.
If the child cannot be secured within these requirements
because they are too small, use of the infant positioning insert
or selection of a different child seat (such as an infant car seat)
may be required. If the child cannot be secured within these
requirements because the child is too large, review the forward-
facing guidelines on page 5.
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This Restraint is Certified
An infant positioning insert may be necessary for small infants
to achieve a snug fit if the child is between 5 and 11 lbs (2.3
and 5 kg) and the lowest harness slots fall above the infants
shoulders. The infant positioning insert is sold separately at select
retailers and on www.britaxusa.com.
The included infant body pillow may be used
to achieve better fit and support for smaller
infants. See page 15.
Use rear-facing with children:
• who weigh 5 – 40 lbs
(2.3 – 18.1 kg) and
• when the top of the child's head is at
least 1 in. (2.5 cm) below the top of the
child seat shell (Fig. A) and
• when the harness straps are at or slightly below the child's
shoulders (Fig. A).
IMPORTANT: See Adjusting the Harness Height on page 12.
HUGS pads may need to be removed to acheive a snug fit in rear
facing mode (approx. 3 mos. or younger).
Forward-Facing: 20 - 65 lbs (9.1 - 29.5 kg)
Britax strongly recommends that children should be secured with
a harness system until they exceed the weight or height limits
specified.
WARNING! FORWARD-FACING use of this child seat
is ONLY for children who meet ALL of the requirements below.
If the child cannot be secured within these requirements
because they are too large, another type of child seat (such
as a booster) may be required. If the child cannot be secured
within these requirements because the child is too small,
review the rear-facing information above.
Use forward-facing only with children:
• who weigh 20 – 65 lbs (9.1 – 29.5 kg) and
• who are 48 in. (121.9 cm) or less in height and
• when the top of the ears are below the top of the child seat
shell and
• when the harness straps are at or above the child's shoulders,
parallel to level ground (Fig. B).
IMPORTANT: When using position 2, it may be necessary to adjust
the harness to a higher position than when the seat is in position 1.
See Adjusting the Harness Height on page 12.
Position 1
Above Shoulder Level
Below Shoulder Level
Shoulder Level
b
Forward-Facing Harness Height
Safety Information
A
Rear-Facing
Position 2
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