Safety Information; Important Notes; Certification; Registration - Britax MARATHON 65 Manual

Safety Information

Important Notes

• Verify that the child seat is securely installed and the harness is
properly adjusted around the child each time the child seat is used
• 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 U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) as:
* The vehicle is driveable from the crash site.
* The vehicle door nearest the child seat was not damaged.
* No vehicle occupants were injured.
* There is no visible damage to the child seat.
* The airbags (if present) did not deploy.
• Adjust the harness to fit the clothes the child is wearing. Remove
bulky coats and/or jackets before putting the child in child seat.
• 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 leave children alone in a vehicle, even for a short time.
• 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.
• Do not leave loose objects, e.g. books, bags, etc., in the back of
a vehicle. In the event of a sudden stop, loose objects will keep
moving, potentially causing serious injuries.
• Do not leave folding vehicle seats unsecured or unlatched. In the
event of a sudden stop, a loose seat back could cause the child seat
not to perform as intended.
• Do not allow children to play with this child seat.
• Do not use anything to raise the child seat off vehicle seat except as
described in these instructions. In a crash, this could cause the child
seat not to perform as intended.
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Certification

This child seat system conforms to all applicable Canadian Motor
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Vehicle Safety Standards (CMVSS 213 and 213.1).
Certified For Use in Motor Vehicles and Aircraft.

Registration

Child restraints could be recalled for safety reasons. You must
register this restraint to be reached in a recall. Send your name,
address, e-mail address if available and the restraint's model
number and manufacturing date to Britax Child Safety, Ltd., P .O
Box 7289, RPO Brunswick Square, Saint John NB E2L 4S6, or call
1-888-427-4829, or register online at www.Britax.ca/registration.
For your convenience, record all the information about your
child seat below. Refer to the Serial Number & Manufactured
Date Label for all information, see page 15.
Model Name and Number: ________________________________________
Serial Number: __________________________________________________
Batch Number: __________________________________________________
Date of Manufacture: _____________________________________________
Safety Information
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