Installation For Children 22-40 Lbs; Latch - Long Route - Britax Car Seat User Manual

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Installation for Children 22-40 lbs

LATCH – Long Route
Figure A illustrates a
Long Route LATCH
installation. The restraint is shipped with the
LATCH strap and hooks in the long route
configuration.
If choosing to use LATCH verify that your
vehicle is equipped with LATCH anchors (Fig.
B). If LATCH anchors are not installed, you must
use vehicle belt installation methods.
WARNING!
Refer to your vehicle owner's manual or
contact the vehicle manufacturer for the
maximum weight rating for their LATCH
anchors. Use vehicle belt (not LATCH
hooks) for installations with children who
weigh more than the vehicle LATCH
anchor limit. Unless specified otherwise
by the vehicle manufacturer, assume a
40 pound (18.1 kg) child is the vehicle
LATCH anchor limit.
1
The recline bar must be used at all times with this seat.
the recline bar into the holes on the rear of the child seat. Use
a rubber mallet to tap the recline bar ends into the holes. See
page 28 for details.
2
Verify the LATCH strap is routed
long route configuration. (Fig. A)
3
If you need to re-route the LATCH strap from the short route to the
long route configuration, follow the steps below. If it is not necessary
to re-route the LATCH strap, skip to step 4.
a
Uninstall the child seat if installed.
b
Loosen the harness and pull the top of the child seat cover away from
the seat shell.
c
Pull each LATCH hook through the closest belt slot to the front of the
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A
LATCH anchors
b
Insert
the child seat cover in the
under
child seat shell (Fig. C).
d
Press the LATCH adjuster release
button and pull the webbing to fully
extend the LATCH strap.
e
Route the child's left LATCH hook
around to the outside of the seat
shell.
f
Route the child's right LATCH
hook through child's left belt slot
from the front to the back of the
child seat shell.
g
Route the child's right LATCH hook across the
back of the child seat shell.
h
The LATCH strap must route over the harness
straps on the rear of the child seat.
i
Route the child's right LATCH hook through
the child's right belt slot to the front of the
child seat.
j
Route the child's right LATCH hook around to
the outside of the child seat shell.
k
Refit the child seat cover onto the child seat
shell. Verify the LATCH strap is routed under
the child seat cover.
4
Place the child seat sideways on the vehicle
seat with the back of the child seat facing you.
5
You must always use the Versa-Tether when
installing this child seat. Loosen the Versa-
Tether and place it up and over the child seat back.
6
If stored, remove the LATCH hooks from the LATCH storage
pouches on the rear of the child seat.
7
Verify that the LATCH strap is not twisted and attach the closest
LATCH hook to the vehicle seat back to the farthest LATCH anchor
(Fig. D)
The LATCH strap must be routed on the
The LATCH hook MUST hook over the LATCH anchor (Fig. E).
Pull on the hook to confirm attachment.
Installation for Children 22-40 lbs
c
d
e
outside of recline bar.
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