Britax 2000005793 Instruction manual

PRINCE

Britax PRINCE

GB

User Guide

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Thank you for choosing Britax
Please read this user guide. Failure to do so could endanger your child.

It is important that you read this User Guide BEFOREtrying to install your child
car seat (surveys have revealed that 7 out of 10 car seats are not installed
correctly or being used properly - Source:RAC). This User Guide will take you
through each stage of using and caring for your child car seat. There are four
stages to follow which will make installing and caring for your child car seat
easier.

Stage 1
Stage 2

Preparing to install your child seat in the car
Installing your child seat in the car

- from 9kg to 18kg

Stage 3

Fitting your child seat in the car

- from 9kg to 18kg

Stage 4

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Contents

Vital information - Read now Page 1

Frequently asked questions

Crucial parts of your child car seat Page 2

Stage 1 Preparing to install the PRINCE in the car

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

Important information - Read before your first journey Page 12

Final checklist Page 13

If in doubt Page 13

Looking after your child car seat

Page 1

• Harness adjustment Page 3-4

• Forward anchorages Page 4

Installing the PRINCE in the car

• Installing with a lap and diagonal seat-belt Page 5-6

• Installing with a lap-belt Page 7

• Reclining the PRINCE Page 8

• Correct buckle position Page 8

Fitting your child in the PRINCE

• Everyday use of the harness Page 9

Looking after the PRINCE

• Removing, cleaning and refitting the cover Page 10

• Cleaning the harness, chest pads and seat

• Removing and cleaning the harness buckle Page 11

• Replacement cover Page 12

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Final Checklist

However safe a child car seat is, however well built it is, your child's safety depends on you. Read through this
final checklist everytime you use the PRINCE in your vehicle.

Have you adjusted the height of the shoulder straps to the correct position for your child?

1.

Have you installed the PRINCE properly?

2.

See page 7, Installing with a lap-belt

3.

Have you checked the seat-belt buckle position?

4.

Have you correctly adjusted the harness to suit your child and the clothes he or she is wearing?

See page 3, Preparing to install the PRINCE in the car.

See page 5, Installing with a lap and diagonal seat-belt

See page 8, Correct buckle position

See page 9, Everyday use of the harness

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If in doubt

If in doubt contact our Customer Service Helpline. It would help if you have the following information to hand
before making any enquiry:

Make and model of vehicle

Year of vehicle

The position of the child seat in your vehicle

Age and weight of your child

Customer Service Department

Britax Excelsior Limited
1 Churchill Way West
Andover

Customer Service Helpline

Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Internet: www.britax.eu
Hampshire SP10 3UW
United Kingdom

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Britax Excelsior Limited
1 Churchill Way West
Andover
Hampshire SP10 3UW
United Kingdom

Britax Römer
Kindersicherheit GmbH
Blaubeurer Straße 71
D-89077 Ulm, Germany

t + 44 (0)1264 333343
f + 44 (0)1264 334146
e [e-mail]
www.britax.eu

t + 49 (0)731 9345 0
f + 49 (0)731 9345 210
e [e-mail]
www.roemer.eu

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Vital information - Read now

page 1

Frequently asked questions

No child seat is escape proof

Second-hand car seats

EXTREME HAZARD - DO NOT use the PRINCE on passenger seats fitted with airbags.
DO NOT use the PRINCE on side facing vehicle seats.

DO NOT use the PRINCE in the home. It has not been designed for home use and should only be used in

your car.

DO NOT use anything, such as a cushion or coat, to raise the PRINCE off the passenger seat. In an accident

the PRINCE and your car seat-belts would not be able to protect your child as well as they should.

DO NOT attempt to dismantle, modify or add to any part of the PRINCE or change the way your car seat-

belts are made or used.

DO cover the PRINCE if your car is left in direct sunshine. Metal and plastic fittings can become hot to touch

in sunny weather.

DO keep this User Guide in a safe place for future reference.

Does the

PRINCE

fit all cars?

All makes, models and years of car differ from one another and it is not guaranteed that this restraint will fit your car.
For advice as to the suitability of this restraint for your car please call our Customer Service Helpline on 01264 386034.

Can I put my child in the

PRINCE

before they reach 9kg in weight?

No, the weight range corresponds with the European Standard applying to child car seats and

PRINCE

has been tested

and approved from 9kg. In addition to weighing 9kg your child should also be able to sit unaided with confidence.

Can I install the

PRINCE

in the front seat of my car?

Yes, unless a passenger seat airbag is fitted.

Can I install the

PRINCE

using a lap-belt?

Yes, the

PRINCE

is suitable to install using either a lap and diagonal seat-belt or lap-belt.

When do I adjust the height of the harness?

When you first purchase the

PRINCE

, then periodically as your child grows (see "Harness adjustment" on page 3).

Can I buy a spare cover in the same fabric I currently have?

Spare covers are available in SELECTED fabrics only. To find out which fabrics you can choose from please contact our
Customer Service Helpline on 01264 386034.

What do I do if the harness buckle does not click when I fasten it?

If you have just fitted the cover or changed the shoulder strap height, check that you have threaded the harness
correctly (see "Harness Adjustment" on page 3). Alternatively, your buckle may need cleaning; see "Removing and
Cleaning the Harness" on page 11.

Harness systems cannot be designed to be completely “child proof” and yet comply with the legal requirements of
European Standard ECE R44. The harness must be fastened and adjusted correctly at all times and children encouraged
to remain within the harness system.

The Hampshire Trading Standards Authority and Britax advise that child car seats should not be bought or sold second­hand. Many seats sold through local advertising and car-boot sales have been found to be dangerous. Please dispose of
your child car seat safely.

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Crucial parts of your child car seat

You need to know these before installing the PRINCE in your car.

1. Chest pads

2. Harness

3. Buckle

4. Adjuster button (behind the cover)

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5. Adjuster strap

6. Recline bar

7. Release handle

8. Red seat-belt lock

9. Side slot

10. Cover

11. Side slot

12. Connection Piece
(behind seat-belt guard)

13. Base

14. Shoulder slots

15. Shoulder straps

16. Chest pad tabs
(behind shoulder straps)

17. Lap belt guide

18. Seat-belt guard

19. Adjuster strap

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Types of seat-belt

This is a lap
and diagonal

This is a lap-belt

seat belt

Diagonal
section

Lap section

The PRINCE can be used with either a lap and diagonal seat-belt or a lap-belt (approved to UN/ECE
Regulation No.16 or equivalent standards).

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Stage 1 - Preparing to install the PRINCE in the car

You must adjust the height of the shoulder straps BEFORE you install your child seat
in a car.

Harness adjustment

Too high Too low Correct

The shoulder straps MUST be threaded through the slots in the cover and shell nearest the top of your child’s
shoulders. If in any doubt always use the slot above the shoulder rather than below it. However, once you
reach the top slots your child may continue to use the seat until their eye line is above
shell or their weight exceeds 18kg.

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Loosen the harness by pushing
the adjuster button in as you
pull the shoulder straps
forward as much as possible.

2a 2b

Lift the connection piece out
from behind the seat-belt
guard and unhook one
shoulder strap.

Pull the strap through to the
front of the PRINCE and out of
the chest pad.

the top of the seat

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Your connection piece design will be one of the above. Depending
on the design, the shoulder straps will attach to the connection
piece as shown in figure 2a or 2b.

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Chest
Pad Tab

Shoulder
Strap

Forward Anchorage Ruler - see page

Now take the chest pad tab
and twist it so that a thin edge
will go through the slot first.
Push the tab through to the
front of the PRINCE.

Re-thread the chest pad re­taining tab back through your
chosen shoulder slot in the
cover and seat. Make sure it is
not twisted.

Now re-thread the shoulder
strap through the chest pad
and then through your chosen
slot. Make sure the shoulder
strap lies on top of the chest
pad tab and is not twisted.

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Hook the shoulder strap back
onto the connection piece.

Pull the strap forward to remove any slack. Make sure
the harness is threaded through the buckle tongues as
shown above. Repeat from step 2 with the other strap.
Then put the connection piece back behind the seat-belt
guard.

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Forward Anchorages

The PRINCE can be securely fitted in many cars using their existing seat-belts. However, some

Forward Anchorage Ruler

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types of car design can prevent you from making a good installation due to the position of the
seat-belt lower anchorage points (an anchorage point is the point where your seat-belt and buckle
are attached to the vehicle).

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Lower
anchorage poin

Put the ruler printed on the left-hand side of this
page on your car seat in the position shown
above. Now decide if both of the lower anchorage
points are in line with the grey or red area of the
ruler. If they are in the grey area, as shown above,
then you can use this position for the PRINCE.

REMEMBER -

Although your seat-belt anchorage points fall
within the shaded area, a better installation may
be achieved by reclining the PRINCE.

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Lower
anchorage point

If either of the lower anchorage points are in the red
area, as shown above, then you should use another
position, for example the middle of the rear seat
using the lap belt.

If you are installing your seat on the other side of
the car use the ruler printed on page 3.

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Stage 2 - Installing the PRINCE in the car

Installing with a lap and diagonal seat-belt

IMPORTANT - Do not use any load bearing contact points other than those described in the instructions and

marked in the child restraint.

Have you adjusted the harness to the correct position for your child?
If not, see Stage 1 on page 3.

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Place the PRINCE forward facing on the car seat and
pull the harness tight.

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Fasten the seat-belt.

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Before going any further make sure that the lap section of the
seat-belt passes below both lap belt guides.

2

Pass the seat-belt through both side slots.

Lap belt
guide

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Press the red lock open.

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Pull the diagonal section through the red lock. Make
sure that the seat belt is not twisted.

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7a

Carefully kneel on the PRINCE to push it into the car
seat. Pull the seat-belt here to tighten the lap section...

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...and then pull the diagonal section of the
seat-belt tight here...

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Skeleton
view

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...keep pulling the diagonal section as you push the red
lock into grip the seat-belt.

The PRINCE should now be secure - see 'Buckle
Position' on page 8.

Removing the PRINCE from the car

Unfasten the seat-belt and unthread it from the red diagonal belt guide.

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Installing with a lap belt

IMPORTANT - Do not use any load bearing contact points other than those described in the instructions and

marked in the child restraint.

Have you adjusted the harness to the correct position for your child?
If not, see Stage 1 on page 3.

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Place the PRINCE forward facing
on the car seat and pull the harness

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tight.

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Pass the lap belt through both side
slots.

Lap belt
guide

Before going any further make sure that the the lap belt passes below
both lap belt guides.

3

Fasten the lap belt.

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Carefully kneel on the PRINCE to
push it into the car seat and pull the
lap belt tight.

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Skeleton
view

The PRINCE should now be
secure - see buckle position on
page 8.

Removing the PRINCE from the car

Simply unfasten the seat-belt.

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Reclining the PRINCE

The PRINCE has a choice of three recline positions for your child‘s comfort. It can be used in either an upright,
reclined or sleeping position.

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Squeeze the recline bar and release
handle together. Then slide the base
into the required position. Let go of the
release handle and make sure that the

IMPORTANT

Each time you adjust the PRINCE, check that it is still
secure and that the seat-belt is tight. If there is any
slack in the seat-belt then re-tighten it before starting
your journey.

PRINCE has locked into place.

Correct buckle position

The position of the seat-belt/lap belt buckle can affect the stability of the PRINCE. In an accident this
could stop the PRINCE from protecting your child as well as it should.

If, when the seat-belt/lap belt is
properly tightened, the buckle lies in
the position marked as wrong ( ) then
try fitting the PRINCE in another
seating position in your car.

REMEMBER ­Check that the PRINCE is secure
before each journey.

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Stage 3 - Fitting your child in the PRINCE

Have you checked the position of the ‘seat-belt’ buckle? If not see ‘Correct
buckle position’ on page 8.

Everyday use of the harness

1

Loosen the harness by pushing the adjuster button in

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as you pull the shoulder straps forward as much as
possible.

3

Check that the harness is not twisted and pull the
harness up to tighten the lap sections which are

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(a

(b)

Click!

Unfasten the buckle by pressing the red button (a) and
place your child in the seat. Fit the harness around your
child and fasten the buckle up (b).

4

Pull the adjuster strap forward making sure the harness
is a comfortable but

FIRM fit around your child.

designed to fit low down on your child’s body.

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Finally, pull both chest pads down from your childs'
shoulders onto their chest.

REMEMBER -

The chest pads are an important
safety feature. Never use the
PRINCE without them.

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Stage 4 - Looking after the PRINCE

Removing the covers

1

Loosen the harness by pushing the adjuster button in
as you pull the shoulder straps forward as much as
possible.

2

Pull the connection piece out from behind the
seat-belt guard. Unhook the shoulder straps from the
connection piece. Pull them through to the front of
the seat and out of the chest pads.

Unfasten the buckle.

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Gently pull the cover off from the top of the seat,
easing the buckle, chest pads and harness straps through
their slots.

To refit the cover simply reverse the above instructions.
Make sure the shoulder straps are threaded through
the chest pads and that there are no twists in the

Gently pull the cover off the seat, easing the shoulder
straps and chest pads through the slots in the corner of
the cover.

IMPORTANT

- The cover is a safety feature.

NEVER use the PRINCE without it.

harness.

Cleaning the covers

Please read the labels on the covers for washing
instructions. The covers are machine-washable.

Cleaning the harness, chest pads and seat

ONLY USE mild hand soap and warm water.

DO NOT take apart, or attempt to take apart, any of

the harness when cleaning the harness and seat. It is
unnecessary and dangerous to do so.

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DO NOT tumble dry the covers — drip dry only.

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DO NOT use solvents, detergents or washing-up

liquid as these may weaken the harness and the seat.

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Removing and cleaning the harness buckle

Food and drink may find their way inside the buckle of the PRINCE harness. This can stop it from working
properly. Follow the instructions below if you DO NOT hear a click when fastening the buckle.

1

With one hand pulling on the buckle and the other
hand under the seat, twist the end bracket, found

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Clean buckle with mild hand soap and water. Rinse

thoroughly with warm water.
underneath the seat, sideways and then push it up
through the slot.

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Then latch and unlatch the tongues into the buckle
several times until a strong audible click is heard. If you
still cannot hear a strong audible click after latching the
buckle several times run the buckle under warm water

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To re-fit the buckle to your car seat hold the end

bracket sideways and insert it into the seat slot. Make

sure the red buckle button faces away from your child

seat.
again.

lf the buckle still does not return to its original working
When the buckle does fasten with an audible click
leave it to dry.

order, contact the Britax Customer Services Helpline

on [phone].

IMPORTANT - NEVER lubricate or oil any part

of the harness buckle.

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Replacement cover

The PRINCE, its cover and chest pads have been carefully designed, manufactured and tested to high safety
standards.

Don’t put your child's safety at risk by using other makes of replacement cover or chest pads. They could stop
the PRINCE from protecting your child as well as it should.

Replacement covers are available from your Britax stockist.

Important Information - Read before your first journey

DO make sure that the PRINCE does not become trapped by a folding passenger seat or in the door of your car.
DO make sure that you adjust the harness to fit the clothes your child is wearing before each journey - a fitting

for winter clothes will be too slack for a child wearing summer clothes.

DO cover the PRINCE if your car is left standing in direct sunshine. Metal and plastic fittings can become hot to

touch in sunny weather and the cover fabric may also become faded.

DO put the lightest passenger behind the PRINCE if you do not have rear seat-belts in your car. In the event of

an accident, they will cause less damage than a heavier person.

DO store the PRINCE in a safe place when it is not being used. Avoid placing heavy objects on top of it and do

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not store near direct heat sources, e.g. radiators.

DO always keep the PRINCE secure, even if it is not being used by your child.
DO NOT leave loose objects, such as luggage or books, in the back of your car. They must be secured, because

if you have to stop your car suddenly loose objects will keep moving and can then cause serious injuries.
Large and heavy loose objects are a particular risk.

DO NOT leave folding passenger seats unlatched. If you have to stop your car suddenly a loose seat back could

injure your child.

DO NOT leave children alone in your car, even for a short time.
DO NOT allow children to play with or adjust the PRINCE.

Britax, whilst taking into account child car seat contact with vehicle seats throughout the development
of new products, cannot accept responsibility for damage occuring to vehicle seats or seat-belts.

After an accident

After an accident, the PRINCE and your car seat-belts should be replaced. Although they may look undam­aged, if you were to have another accident the PRINCE and your car seat-belts may not be able to protect
your child as well as they should.

Guarantee

All Britax products are carefully designed, manufactured and tested. However, should this product prove
faulty within 12 months of purchase due to a materials or manufacturing fault please return it to the
original place of purchase. We will then, at our discretion, either repair it free of charge or replace it with
the same or a similar product.

For guarantee purposes proof of purchase will be required. We recommend that you retain your receipt
and attach it to the User Guide. They should be kept in a safe place.

Britax does not accept liability for damage arising from abuse, misuse or negligence. This guarantee is not
transferable and therefore does not apply to second-hand products.

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