Important Child Seat Usage Information - Britax BOULEVARD 65 Manual

Safety Information

Important Child Seat Usage Information

All infants must ride rear-facing at least until they have reached
1 year of age and weigh 9.1 kg (20 lbs).
Infant positioning insert may be necessary for small infants
to achieve a snug fit of the harness around your child. Infant
positioning insert sold separately.
Britax advises that parents strongly consider the following when
using this child seat.
• Children should be secured with a harness system until they exceed
the weight or height limits specified.
• Britax 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 requirements below. 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 7.
Rear-Facing: 2.3 – 18.1 kg (5 – 40 lbs)
Use rear-facing with children:
• who weigh between 2.3 and 18.1 kg (5
– 40 lbs) and
• when the top of the child's head is at
least 2.5 cm (1 in.) 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 Harness Height Adjustment on page 16.
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A
Rear-Facing
Forward-Facing: 9.1 – 29.5 kg (20 – 65 lbs) and at least 1 year of age
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 on page 6.
Use forward-facing only with children:
• who are at least one year of age and
• who weigh between 9.1 and 29.5 kg (20 – 65 lbs) and
• who are 124.5 cm (49 in.) or less in height 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 Harness Height Adjustment on page 16.
Above Shoulder Level Position 1
Below Shoulder Level
Shoulder Level
b
Forward-Facing Harness Height
Safety Information
Position 2
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