Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Britix Marathon Britax
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R8:xx/04 P216800 Marathon User Guide.
T able of Contents S a f e t y I n f o r m a t i o n ................................ 2 - 5 Child Restraint Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 V e h i c l e S a f e t y B e l t s ................................. 8 V ehicle Seating Positions .
3 2 • U s e on l y in a r ea r -fa c i ng pos i t i on whe n usi n g re s t ra i n t wi t h an inf a n t we i g hi n g le ss th a n 2 0 po u n ds (9 kg ) . T he Am e ri c a n Aca d e my of Pe d i at r i cs re c o mm e n d s re a r -fa c i ng un ti l at le a st 1 ye ar of age an d 20 po u n ds .
5 4 Safety Information Safety Information IM P O R T ANT • V e r if y th at th e ch i l d re s t r ai n t is se c ur e and tha t th e ha r ne s s is pr ope r l y ad j us t e d ar o u nd th e ch i ld ea ch tim e the ch il d re st r a in t is u se d .
Restraint Features Restraint Features 7 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 19 18 20 21 22 23 24 17 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 19 18 20 21 22 23 24 17 Ha r ne s s S l ot s Co m fo r t.
V ehicle Seating Positions V ehicle Safety Belts 9 8 NO T E : The i nf o r ma t i on i n th i s sec t i on a pp l i e s on l y to in s t al l a ti o n wi t h ve h ic l e be l ts .
T op Release Button Installation: Rear -Facing Installation: Rear -Facing 11 10 LA TCH Installation • Fi gu re A il lu st ra te s a t yp ic al r ea r -fa ci ng LA TC H in st al la ti on . V er i fy th a t you r veh ic l e is eq u ip p ed wi th LA TC H a nc h o rs .
Installation: Rear -Facing Installation: Rear -Facing 13 12 Lap-Shoulder Belt Installation • Fi g ur e A ill u st r at e s a typ i ca l rea r -f ac i ng lap - sh o ul de r be l t i ns t al la t io n .
Installation: Rear -Facing Lap-Belt Installation • Fig ur e A il lus tr at es a typ ic al rear -f ac in g la p- bel t i ns ta lla ti on . • Wh en not in use , alw ay s sto re LA TCH co nn ect or s in stor ag e pouc he s sewn i n co ve r ab ov e re ar -f ac in g lo ck -o f fs .
T op Release Button Installation: Forward-Facing Installation: Forward-Facing 17 16 LA TCH Installation • Fig ur e A illu st ra te s th e for wa rd -f ac in g LA TC H ha rn es s ro ut in g. V er i f y th at you r v e hi c le is eq ui p pe d w i th LA TC H a nc h o rs .
Installation: Forward-Facing Installation: Forward-Facing 19 18 Pu s h th e ch i l d r es t r ai n t in t o th e v eh i c le se a t wh il e pu l li n g th e sh o u l de r po r ti o n of th e veh i c l e be l t tig h t l y th r oug h th e lo c k -o f f (F i g.
Switching the LA TCH Connectors Installation: Forward-Facing 21 20 Lap-Belt Installation • F ig ure A il lu st ra te s th e fo rw ar d- fa cin g lap- be lt -on ly ve hi cle be lt rou te . • Wh en no t in us e, al wa ys st or e the LA TCH co nn ect or s in stor ag e pouc he s sew n in c ov er ab ov e re ar -f ac in g lo ck -o f fs .
V ersa-T ether ® Installation in Aircraft 23 22 Th i s chi l d re st r a in t is cer t i fi e d for ai r c ra f t use . Mo st ai r li n e s in th e U .
V ersa-T ether ® V ersa-T ether ® 25 24 Using the V ersa-T ether ® Con sul t you r vehi cl e’ s ow ner ’ s ma nua l for ap p r ov e d t e th e r -a n ch o ra g e l o ca t io n s. Lo c at e tet h e r on re a r of r es t r ai n t an d re m ov e te t he r co m po n en t s f r o m p ou c h.
Checking Buckle Position 26 W ARN IN G: Th e pos it io n of the ve h i cl e be lt bu c kl e ca n af f ec t th e st a b il i t y of t h e chi l d re st r a in t . In a n ac c i de n t , an i m pr ope r l y p o s i ti o n ed bu c k le c o ul d be c o me l o os e a nd th e ch i l d w o ul d be u np r ote c t ed .
Securing Y our Child Securing Y our Child 29 28 Once the child restra int has bee n in s t al l e d in the ve h i cl e , fo l lo w th e s e in s t ru c t io n s to se c u r e th e ch i l d.
Adjusting Harness Height Checking Harness Height 31 30 Ha r n es s He i g ht A dj u s t me n t Lo o s en har n e ss by lif t i ng har n e ss adj u s te r le v e r wh il e p u l li n g s h ou l d er str a p s fo rw a r d as f ar a s p o ss i b le ( Fi g .
Care and Maintenance Care and Maintenance 33 32 Cover Removal W ARNING: DO N O T tak e a pa r t or a t t em p t to t a ke a p a rt t h e har n e ss . It i s u n ne c e ss a r y a n d d a n ge r o u s to do so . NE V E R r e m o ve th e bu c k l e t on g u e s f r o m the ha r n es s .
Care and Maintenance Care and Maintenance 35 34 Buckle Removal Fu l l y r e c l in e th e ch i l d r est r ai n t . Lo c a te th e me ta l buc k l e- s t ra p re t ai n e r on b ot t o m o f th e re s t r ai n t . Pu l l re t ai n e r awa y fr o m ch il d re s t r ai n t to l oo s e n.
W arranty 36 This child restraint was manufactured by Britax Child Safety , Inc. (“Britax”). Britax ® warrants this product to the original retail purchaser as follows: LIMITED ONE-YEAR WARRANTY This product is warranted against defective materials or workmanship for one year from the date of original purchase.
R8:xx/04 P216800 Marathon User Guide.
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