Lap-Shoulder Belt Installation - Britax DECATHLON User Manual

Installation: Forward Facing

Lap-Shoulder Belt Installation

• Figure A illustrates a typical forward
facing lap-shoulder belt installation.
• When not in use, always store the
LATCH connectors in storage slots.
Place the child restraint forward facing
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on the vehicle seat.
•
Restraint must be in the full upright
position when installed in forward facing
mode with children over 33 pounds
(15kg).
• If using Versa-Tether , remove from
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pouch and loosely attach to an approved
tether anchorage point (pg. 22).
2 Pull the vehicle belt out then thread it
through the forward facing belt path.
(fig. B).
3 Verify that the vehicle belt is not
twisted, then buckle (fig. C).
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A
B
C
4 Rotate lever downward to open
forward facing lock-off farthest from
where the vehicle belt will be buckled.
5 Remove slack from the lap portion of
the vehicle belt.
Kneel on the child restraint to force it
6
into the vehicle seat while pulling the
shoulder portion of the vehicle belt
tightly through the lock-off (fig. D).
Hold the shoulder belt tight, then rotate
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the lock-off upward until secured (fig. E).
8 Verify that the vehicle belt is tight and
the child restraint is secure.
• The restraint is tight when it cannot be
moved more than 1" (2.5 cm) at the
belt path.
• Installation can be improved by the use
of the Versa-Tether (pgs. 21–22).
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Removal
Release the Versa-Tether, if used, then
reverse the above directions.
Installation: Forward Facing
D
E
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