Britax BB0-651 User Manual

IMPORTANT!

You must ensure that you follow these instructions carefully and correctly. If this seat is not ﬁtted securely and your child is not strapped in correctly, your child and other passengers are at serious risk of injury in the event of an accident

Please read this User Guide carefully BEFORE trying to install your child car seat

The Hampshire Trading Standards Authority and Britax advise that child car seats should not be bought or sold second-hand. Please dispose of your child seat safely. Do not sell or pass it on.

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

No child seat is escape proof

Belt restraint systems cannot be designed to be completely “child proof” and yet comply with the legal requirements of European Standard ECE R44.

Looking after your child seat The child seat and its cover have been carefully designed, manufactured and tested to high safety standards.

Cleaning the cover Please read the labels on the cover for washing instructions.

DO NOT tumble dry the cover – short spin and drip dry only.

Cleaning the shell Sponge clean ONLY using hand soap and warm water.

DO NOT use solvents, detergents or washingup liquid as these may weaken the seat.

Pull-out tray and cup holder

IMPORTANT – DO NOT place pencils or

other sharp pointed objects into the pull-out tray or cup holder.

NEVER put hot liquids into the pull-out tray or cup holder.

Small items held in the tray may fall into the casing of the booster section from time to time. In this case simply tip the seat forward to allow them to fall out through the user guide slot.

In some vehicles seat shape and interior design may prevent use of the pull out tray and cup holder.

IMPORTANT – The cover is a safety feature.

NEVER use the child seat without it. Don’t put your child’s safety at risk by using other makes of replacement cover, they could stop the child seat from protecting your child as well as it should.

A replacement cover is available from your Britax stockist or contact Britax Customer Service Department on 01264 386034.

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 this 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.

Your statutory rights are not affected by this guarantee.

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

A Britax Childcare company

Customer Service Helpline: 01264 386034 Email: helpline@uk.britaxeurope.com Switchboard: 01264 333343 Fax: 01264 334146

www.britax.co.uk

Britax, whilst taking into account child car

seat contact with vehicle seats throughout the development of new products, cannot accept responsibility for damage occurring to vehicle seats or seat belts.

Diagonal

Lap

IMPORTANT – The child seat MUST only

be used with a lap and diagonal seat belt (approved to UN/ECE Regulation no. 16 or other equivalent standards).

WARNING

DO NOT use the child seat on

a passenger seat ﬁtted with an active front airbag unless your vehicle manufacturer conﬁrms that it is safe.

DO NOT use the child seat on side or rearward

facing vehicle seats.

DO NOT use anything, such as a cushion or coat,

to raise the child seat off the passenger seat.

DO NOT attempt to dismantle, modify or add

to any part of the child seat or change the way your car seat belts are made or used.

DO NOT use the child seat without the cover

ﬁtted.

DO NOT leave loose objects, such as luggage

or books, in the back of your car. They must be properly secured.

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 child seat.

DO NOT place hot liquids or sharp objects in

the cup holder.

DO cover the child seat if your car is left in

direct sunlight. Fittings can become hot to touch in sunny weather and the cover may become faded.

DO keep this user guide safe for future

reference in the storage slot (under seat).

DO make sure that the child seat does not

become trapped by a folding passenger seat or in the door of your car.

DO store the child seat in a safe place when it

is not being used. Avoid placing heavy objects on top of it and do not store near direct heat sources.

DO always keep the child seat secure, even if it

is not being used by your child.

Introducing your new child car seat

Sliding headrest

Backrest

Lower belt guides (red)

Booster section

Pull-out cup holder

User Guide storage slot

(under cover)

Headrest adjuster

Upper belt guides

(dark red)

Pull-out tray

BB0-651-00 1/5

User Guide

Children weighing 15-36kg (approx 4-11 years)

1 Adjusting the child seat

1a 1b 1c 1d

IMPORTANT – You must check

that the headrest is in the correct position for your child before each journey.

With the seat supported, squeeze the headrest adjuster at the back of the headrest (dia 1a).

Move the headrest up or down so that the head is positioned centrally as in the picture (dia 1b).

When the headrest is in the correct position let go of the headrest adjuster and ensure it has locked into place.

To adjust the backrest, place one hand on the seat section and push ﬁrmly on the backrest until you feel and hear a click (dia 1c). The backrest will now pivot freely and does not need to click into another position.

Push the child seat back until it is touching the car’s seat back (dia 1d). The cars seat backrest can be moved to a desired angle.

IMPORTANT – The backrest of

the child seat MUST always be in contact with the cars seat back AND the base section of the child seat MUST always be in contact with the car’s seat base.

2 Installing the child seat in your car

IMPORTANT – This child seat MUST only be used with a lap and diagonal seat belt (approved to UN/ECE regulation no. 16 or equivalent standards).

If one or both sections of the child seat are not in contact with both sections of the car’s seat you MUST angle the car seat more upright

(dia 1e).

IMPORTANT – Have you adjusted

the headrest to the correct position for your child and ensured that the seat has an appropriate recline angle?

2a 2b 2c 2d 2e

IMPORTANT – You MUST NOT use

the child seat for a child weighing more than 36kg.

Place the child seat forward facing in your car, ensuring it is pushed ﬁrmly into the car seat. Feed the diagonal section of the seat belt through the dark red upper belt guide on the

OPPOSITE side to the buckle (dia 2a).

IMPORTANT – When installing

the child seat, the vehicle seat must be kept in a normal upright position at all times. Reclining the vehicle seat will adversely affect the performance of the seat in a crash.

Fasten the seat belt across your child. The lap section of the seat belt should rest on the red lower belt guides on each side of the child seat (dia 2b).

2g 2h

IMPORTANT – The lap section of

the seat belt should rest as forward and as low as possible over your child’s pelvis.

Remove as much slack as possible from the seat belt and make sure it is ﬁtted comfortably, but tightly and is not twisted (dia 2c).

IMPORTANT – You must use the

upper belt guide at all times.

IMPORTANT – Ensure that the

diagonal section of the belt lays over the shoulder of the child and NOT against the neck.

Tighten the seat belt by pulling the diagonal section in the direction of the arrow

If your vehicle has an adjustable seat belt upper anchorage, adjust its height so that the seat belt passes

(dia 2d).

through the centre of the upper belt guide on the child seat and pull the seat belt to tighten

IMPORTANT – The child seat must

not be installed in a position where the seat belt anchorage point is level with, or forward of, the upper belt guide (dia 2e).

Correct buckle position

IMPORTANT – Once you have installed the child seat it is

important that you check the position of the seat belt buckle to ensure a secure installation.

If the seat belt buckle looks like this then the seat belt buckle position is correct (dia 2f).

If the seat belt buckle looks like this, where the buckle is being pulled around the shell into the red lower belt guide (dia 2g), try another seating position in the car.

IMPORTANT – Do not leave your child seat loose. Always

fasten the seat belt across the child seat when it is not being used by your child to prevent the seat being hurled forward in the event of an accident.

3 Looking after the child seat

3a 3b

Removing the cover

Unhook the elastics which hold the main cover section in place (dia 3a). The red spots show their location.

Unhook the elastic from the hook at the front of the seat (dia 3b).

If the seat belt does not lie within the red lower belt guides then the seat is not properly installed (dia 2h).

If you are in any doubt contact Customer Services on 01264 386034.

To release your child simply undo the seat belt.

3c 3d

Unhook the elastics from the hooks on the underside of the seat (dia 3c).

Unhook the elastics which hold the headrest cover section in place (dia 3c). The red spots show their location. The edges of the headrest cover section can now be pulled away from the seat.