Britax Roundabout User Manual page 37

This page will hel p you to recognize the different parts of your Infant
Restraint.
Shoul d er Belt
Adjuster
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Trim Lane1
II'
Base Stabilizer
Foot
Shoulder Height
To ensure that the baby is
properly hel d i n the lnfani
Restraint, the height of the
shoul d er straps (1) can
be
adjusted to the size of the
child by making use of the
appropriate pair of belt slot5
(Za/2b). To change slots
open the trim panel b)
pulling on the cover latch
Remove chest clip from
shoul d er straps by pulling out of slot i n front of clip. Pull the shoul d er
straps out and reinstall through the other pair of slots. Recl o se the
trim panel. Reinstall chest clip.
Belt Tension
To adjust harness tension, open the trim panel by pulling on the
cover latch. To tighten, pul l the narrow adjusting strap (3) until the
shoul d er straps fit the child's body snugly. To loosen, press the
button (4) i n the belt adjuster and pul l on the shoul d er straps.
Positioning
Your baby's back and bottom must rest against the Infant Restraint
without spaces or gaps. Very small babi e s shoul d be supported at
the sides with rolled-up towels or blankets, never under the baby
Belts And Suckle
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Join both buckle tongues
(5) together and
then firmly
insert both tongues
simultaneously into the
buckle (6) so that they lock
with a click. If the tongues
cannot be inserted, press
the release button (7) and
reinsert.
SNUGLY ADJUST THE BELTS PROVIDED WITH THIS CHILD
RESTRAINT AROUND YOUR CHILD.
IMPORTANT: Now pull
on the shoul d er straps where they buckle
(6) to make sure they are securely fastened.
Chest Clip
Connect the belt
positioning chest clip.
Gently slide the clip up until
the shoul d er belts cannot
fall off the baby's shoulders.
Make sure that the chest
clip is positioned so that it
keeps the shoul d er straps
on the infant's shoulders. If
the chest clip is too wide
for a small infant,
temporarily remove the chest clip until the infant has grown and
reinstall when the chest clip correctly positions the shoul d er straps
on the shoulders.
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This Infant Restraint performs better with a lap-shoulder belt than
with a l a p belt alone.
There are several types of safety belts that will not work with the
Infant Restraint and must
NOT
be used:
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Front seat belts with anchorages (top or bottom) i n the door.
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Motor-driven automatic belts of any kind.
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Three-point lap-shoulder belts that have retractors for the shoul d er
section and the l a p section. Such belts have latch plates (tongues]
sewn both to the shoul d er and the l a p sections.
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Non-locking (ELR) two-point l a p belts.
Your vehicle owner's manual will have Information on the types of
seat belts i n your vehicle. If you have belts of the above listed types,
select another seating position. When using the middle rear seat l a p
belt, make sure that the buckle does not catch on the Infant Restraint
frame.
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