Safety Information - Britax ADVOCATE Canadian User Manual

Britax Child Safety, Inc.

Safety Information

Warnings
WARNING!
Failure to follow all warnings and instructions could result
in SERIOUS INJURY or DEATH.
FIT REQUIREMENTS
• Use only in a rear-facing position when using it with an
infant weighing less than 9.1 kg (20 lbs).
• Use rear-facing for children who weigh between 2.3 and
18 kg (5 and 40 lbs) and whose height is 124.5 cm (49
in.) or less. Use forward-facing for children who weigh
between 10 and 29.4 kg (22 and 65 lbs) and whose
height is 124.5 cm (49 in.) or less AND are able to walk
unassisted.
• Snugly adjust the belts provided with this child restraint
around your child.
INSTALLATION
• Secure the top anchorage strap provided with this child
restraint.
• This child restraint system must be used only in a forward-
facing vehicle seating position equipped with a vehicle
seat belt or a lower universal anchorage system (LUAS).
• Do not use this seat in a position where the recline
indicator ball is outside of the allowable range for the
chosen installation method (see 28).
• This seat must not be used in a position other than
upright for forward-facing lap-shoulder belt and lap belt
installations
• Use the buckle slot closest to, but not underneath, your
child when installing the child seat.
GENERAL USE
• Follow all instructions on this child restraint and in the
written instructions.
• Britax strongly recommends that children should remain
in a child seat with a 5-point harness until reaching the
maximum weight or height allowed.
• Register your child restraint with the manufacturer.
• This child seat can only be used in the following classes
of vehicles: multi-purpose passenger vehicles, passenger
cars, or trucks.
• 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 34 and consult
your vehicle owner's manual.
• 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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• To prevent injury due to deterioration or hidden damage,
discontinue use of this child seat if it is older than ten (10)
years or has been in a moderate or severe crash (see
below). See Serial Number and Manufactured Date Label
on child seat (pages 4 - 5).
• 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.
• The primary protection for occupants of a vehicle in a
collision is the body of the vehicle itself; a child seat will
not protect a child when a vehicle is seriously impacted.
However, correctly installed, a child seat will substantially
improve chances for survival in most crashes. Make sure
all users fully understand the correct ways to use this child
seat in a vehicle.
Important Notes
• Before each use, check this child seat and its components to
make sure they are in good condition and good working order.
• Do not install with the lower anchors for a child weighing more
than:
ADVOCATE ONLY: 13.6 kg (30 lbs) rear facing or 15.8 kg (35 lbs)
forward facing.
BOULEVARD ONLY: 15.8 kg (35 lbs) rear facing or 18 kg (40 lbs)
forward facing.
• Do not use the top tether strap with rear-facing installations.
• Ensure the car seat cover is properly secured prior to each use.
• Ensure that the seat pan cover is properly secured behind
the CLICKTIGHT bar to allow for proper functioning of the
CLICKTIGHT mechanism (see page 37).
• Discontinue use of this child seat if it has been in a moderate
or severe crash. It is not necessary to replace a car seat after a
minor crash, defined by the US National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) as:
a.
b. The vehicle door nearest the child seat was not
c.
d. There is no visible damage to the child seat; and
e.
• Cover the child seat when the vehicle is parked in direct
sunlight. Metal parts of child seat could become hot enough to
burn a child.
• Store the child seat in a safe place when it is not being used.
Avoid placing heavy objects on top of it.
• Do not, except as described in this booklet, attempt to
disassemble any part of the child seat or change the way the
harness or vehicle's seat belts are used.
• Never use the harness adjuster strap to lift or carry this child
seat. Doing so could cause damage to harness adjuster and
webbing. Always carry this child seat by its shell or tether
straps.
ADVOCATE/BOULEVARD CLICKTIGHT User Guide
The vehicle is drivable from the crash site; and
damaged; and
No vehicle occupants were injured; and
The airbags (if present) did not deploy.
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