Safety Information - Britax B-SAFE 35 User Manual

BRITAX Child Safety, Inc.

Safety Information

Failure to follow all warnings and instructions
could result in SERIOUS INJURY or DEATH.
Read all instructions before use of the infant carrier.
• Use only in a rear-facing position when using it in a
vehicle.
• Use only with children who weigh between 4 and
35 pounds (1.8 and 15.8 kg) and whose height is
32 inches (81.3 cm) or less.
• Snugly adjust the belts provided with this child restraint
around your child.
• Secure this child restraint with the vehicle's child
restraint anchorage system if available or with a vehicle
belt. Using both methods is not approved and may
cause the child seat not to perform as intended.
• Follow all instructions on this child restraint and in
the written instructions located in the base storage
compartment. Keep the instructions with the restraint
for future use.
• Register your child restraint with the manufacturer.
• In a vehicle with rear designated seating positions,
vehicle owners should be alerted that, according to
accident statistics, children are safer when properly
restrained in the rear seating positions than in the front
seating positions. To ensure your child's safety, please
study Vehicle Seating Positions on page 37 and consult
your vehicle owner's manual.
• This infant car seat must not be used in shopping
carts, boats, or other non-certified applications.
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• NEVER leave child unattended.
• The use of non-BRITAX covers, inserts, toys,
accessories, or tightening devices is not approved by
BRITAX. Their use could cause this child seat not to
perform as intended in a crash.
• ALWAYS check the back seat upon leaving your
vehicle to prevent leaving a child restrained in the
infant car seat alone in the vehicle.
• Suffocation Hazard: Infant carrier can roll over on soft
surfaces and suffocate child. NEVER place carrier on
beds, sofas, or other soft surfaces.
• Fall Hazard: Child's activity can move carrier. NEVER
place carrier on counter tops, tables, or any other
elevated surface.
• Strangulation Hazard: Children have STRANGLED in
loose or partially buckled harness straps. Fully restrain
the child even when carrier is used outside the vehicle.
• ALWAYS lift infant car seat by handle after installation
in base to verify that it is secure.
• DO NOT use the infant carrier if it is damaged or
broken.
• To prevent injury due to deterioration or hidden
damage, DO NOT use this infant car seat and base if
it is older than six years or has been in a moderate or
severe crash. See date of manufacture located on the
infant car seat and base.
• Always make sure the child restraint system is secured
to the vehicle, even when unoccupied, since in a
crash an unsecured child restraint system may injure
occupants.
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