Lap Belt Installation - Britax Chaperone User Manual

28 Installing the Base

Lap Belt Installation

Before You Begin:
9 Remove the infant carrier before
installing the base.
Ensure that the lower connectors
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are in the storage slots in the base.
9 Check that your vehicle seat belt
is compatible with infant carrier
use. See pages 11 – 15 for more
information.
1 Position the base in the desired
vehicle seating position.
3 Pull the vehicle belt out and
route under both belt guides.
Base Installation with Lap Belt
2 Open the lock-off by pressing
down on the lock-off plate,
lifting the tabs, and then lifting
the lock-off plate.
4 Verify that the vehicle belt is
not twisted and then buckle.
5 Push the base firmly into the
vehicle seat while removing
all slack from the vehicle belt.
7 Close the lock-off plate over
the webbing and close both
lock-off tabs while pressing
firmly on the lock-off plate.
* The lock-off is properly secured
when the tabs lay flat against
the lock-off plate.
* If the lock-off will not close,
remove the excess vehicle belt
webbing and tuck it under the
base.
Verify that the vehicle belt is tight and that the base is secure. The
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base is secure when it moves less than 2.5 cm (1 in.) front-to-back
or side to side at the vehicle belt path.
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6 Route any excess webbing
from the vehicle belt through
the lock-off.
8 Place the infant carrier into
the base and press down until
a click is heard.
* Pull up on the carrier handle to
confirm attachment.