Harness Height - Britax DECATHLON User Manual

Restraint Functions

Harness Height

Place child in restraint, then secure
1
harness (see pgs. 28–29).
2 Observe where the shoulder harness
is positioned on the child.
Rear Facing Strap Height: Harness
•
straps should be located in the
nearest slot at or below the child's
shoulder.
Forward Facing Strap Height:
•
Harness straps should be located in
the nearest slot at or above the
child's shoulder.
If harness height is okay, continue
3
using child restraint
adjustment. If harness height requires
adjustment, refer to page 31.
Maximum Child Size
Once the top slots become necessary, the
child may continue to use the restraint until
the top of the ears become level with the top
of the restraint shell OR child's weight
exceeds 65 pounds (29 kg) OR height exceeds
49 inches (124 cm) OR top slots are below the
child's shoulders.
30
Rear Facing
Strap Height
without
Forward Facing
Strap Height
Harness Height Adjustment
1 Loosen the harness by pressing the
harness adjuster button while pulling
the shoulder straps forward as far as
possible (fig. A).
2 From the rear of the child restraint,
unhook the shoulder harness from the
yoke (fig. B).
3 Pull straps through the shell and cover,
to the front of the restraint.
• It is not necessary to pull the straps
through the infant pillow.
4 Thread the harness straps through the
appropriate harness height slots (fig.
C).
Reattach harness straps to the yoke
5
(fig. B).
6 Pull harness adjuster strap to tighten
the harness.
Verify that all straps are threaded at the
7
same height and are not twisted.
Restraint Functions
A
B
C
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