Britax Boulevard User Manual

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User Guide

Safety Information

Table of Contents

WARNINGS............................................................................

Important Notes.....................................................................

Certification............................................................................

Registration............................................................................

Weight Range/Maximum Height............................................

Installation: Aircraft...............................................................................

Features

Front View..............................................................................

Rear View...............................................................................

Vehicle Compatibility

Vehicle Safety Belts................................................................

Vehicle Seating Positions........................................................

Vehicle Buckle Position..........................................................

Installation: Rear Facing

LATCH Installation.................................................................

Lap/Shoulder Belt Installation................................................

Lap-Belt Installation...............................................................

Installation: Forward Facing

LATCH Installation.................................................................

Lap/Shoulder Belt Installation................................................

Lap-Belt Installation..............................................................

Installation: Versa-Tether®

Safety Information................................................................

Using the Versa-Tether..........................................................

Rear-Facing Tether Connector Strap......................................

Energy-Absorbing Tether.......................................................

Restraint Functions

Switching the LATCH Connector...........................................

Storing the LATCH Connector...............................................

Recline Adjustment...............................................................

Infant Body Pillow.................................................................

Chest Clip.............................................................................

HUGS™ and Comfort Pads...................................................

Harness Buckle......................................................................

Harness Height.....................................................................

Securing Your Child.............................................................................

Care and Maintenance.........................................................................

Warranty..............................................................................................

This product and its components are subject to change without notice.

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WARNING!

DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur:

Infants should remain in a rear-facing child restraint for as

• long a possible. The American Academy of Pediatrics and Britax recommends rear facing until at least 1 year of age and 20 pounds.

Use only with children who weigh between 5 and 65

• pounds (2.3 and 29 kg.) and whose height is 49 inches (124 cm.) or less. Use rear facing for children 5–33 pounds (2.3–15 kg.) and forward facing to a maximum of 65 pounds (29 kg.).

Adjust the belts provided with this child restraint so they

• fit snugly around your child. A snug strap should not allow any slack. It lies in a relatively straight line without sagging. It does not press on the child’s flesh or push the child’s body into an unnatural position.

Secure the top anchorage strap provided with this child

• restraint.

Secure this child restraint with vehicle’s child restraint

• anchorage system if available or with a vehicle belt.

Follow all instructions on this child restraint and in the

• written instructions.

• Use vehicle belt (not LATCH connectors) for installations

• with children weighing more than 48 pounds (21 kg.). Refer to your vehicle’s owner’s manual or contact the vehicle manufacturer for maximum weight rating for their LATCH anchors. Unless specified otherwise by vehicle manufacturer, assume a 48-pound child is vehicle LATCH anchor limit.

HUGS™ pads must be used in forward-facing mode.

• Removal of HUGS pads is optional for rear-facing mode.

• Child Safety, Inc.

This child restraint must not be used in the home, in boats,

• or other non-certified applications.

Based on crash statistics, the National Highway Traffic

• Safety Administration recommends that parents select the back seat as the safest location for a properly installed child restraint. Please study the Vehicle Safety Belts section in this booklet to ensure your child’s safety. If in doubt about installing child restraint, consult your vehicle’s owner’s manual.

Secure this child restraint even when it is not occupied.

• In a crash, an unsecured child restraint may injure vehicle occupants.

When using in a vehicle with air bags, refer to your vehicle‘s

• owner’s manual for child restraint installation instructions and precautions.

Restraint must be in the full upright position when installed

• in forward-facing mode with children who weigh more than 33 pounds (15 kg.).

Never use adjuster strap to lift or carry this child restraint.

• Doing so could cause damage to harness adjuster and webbing. Always carry this child restraint by its shell or tether straps.

The primary protection for occupants of a vehicle in a

• collision is the body of the vehicle itself; a child restraint will not protect a child when a vehicle is seriously impacted. However, correctly installed, a child restraint will substantially improve chances for survival in most crashes.

Safety Information

Important Notes

Verify child restraint is secure and harness is properly adjusted

• around child each time child restraint is used.

Adjust harness to fit clothes the child is wearing. Remove

• bulky coats and/or jackets before putting child in restraint.

Cover restraint when vehicle is parked in direct sunlight. Parts

• of child restraint could become hot enough to burn a child.

Store child restraint in a safe place when it is not being used.

• Avoid placing heavy objects on top of it.

To prevent injury due to deterioration or hidden damage,

• discontinue use of a child restraint that is older than six years or has been in a severe crash. See date of manufacture located on restraint.

Do not leave children alone in a vehicle, even for a short

• time.

Do not, except as described in this booklet, attempt to

• disassemble any part of the child restraint or change the way its harness or vehicle’s restraint belts are used.

Do not leave loose objects, e.g. books, bags, etc., in the back

• of a vehicle. In the event of a sudden stop, loose objects will keep moving, potentially causing serious injuries.

Do not leave folding vehicle seats unlatched. In event of a

• sudden stop, a loose seat back could prevent child restraint from protecting the child as well as it should.

Do not allow children to play with this or any child restraint.

• Do not use anything to raise restraint off vehicle seat except

• as described in these instructions. In a crash, restraint could slide and may not protect the child as well as it should.

Safety Information

Certification

This child restraint system conforms to all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. This restraint is certified for use

in motor vehicles and aircraft.

Registration

Child restraints could be recalled for safety reasons. You must register this restraint to be reached in a recall. Send your name, address, and the restraint’s model number and manufacturing date to Britax Child Safety, Inc., 13501 South Ridge Drive Charlotte, NC 28273, or call 1-888-4BRITAX, or register online at www.BritaxUSA.com. For recall information, call the U.S. Government’s Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236

(TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.NHTSA.gov.

WARNING! DO NOT place a child

restraint in the front seat of a vehicle with a passenger air bag. DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur. The back seat is the safest place for children under 12.

Safety Information

Weight Range Rear-Facing

Weight 5-33 pounds (2.3-15 kg).

Forward-Facing

Weight 20 pounds (and 1 year) - 65 pounds (9-29 kg.)

Maximum Height

Rear-Facing

The child is too tall when the top of the head is 1 inch from the top of the restraint.

Forward-Facing

Use of the seat should be discontinued when any of the following occurs:

The top of the ears are above the top of the

• restraint The top harness slots fall below the child’s

• shoulders The child exceeds the weight capacity of the

• seat

Aircraft Installation

This child restraint is certified for aircraft use. Most airlines in the U.S. and Canada will allow use of a child restraint if it is labeled as an approved child restraint for airline use and fits properly on plane. Contact the airline about their policy prior to traveling.

The FAA recommends that a child weighing

• up to 40 pounds use a certified, harnessed child restraint while traveling on an aircraft. Install your child restraint in a window seat to

• avoid blocking the aisle. If the aircraft lap belt is too short, ask the flight

• attendant for a belt extender.

Rear-Facing Installation

For rear-facing aircraft installation (fig. D), follow Rear-Facing Lap-Belt Installation instructions on pages 14–15.

Forward-Facing Installation

For forward-facing aircraft installation (fig. E), follow Forward-Facing Lap-Belt Installation instructions on page 20.

Installation: Aircraft

Features

Cover

1�

Headrest Adjustment

2�

Knob LATCH Bar

3�

LATCH Adjuster

4�

LATCH Release Button

5�

LATCH Connector

6�

Headrest

7�

Harness Slots

8�

Comfort Pads

9�

Infant Body Pillow

10�

Chest Clip

11�

HUGS ™ (Harness Ultra

12�

Guard System) Shoulder Pads Harness

13�

Harness Buckle

14�

Belly Pad

15�

Harness Adjuster Lever

16�

(under flap) Harness Adjuster Strap

17�

Recline Handle

18�

Forward-Facing Lock-Off

19�

Rear-Facing Lock-Off

20�

Base

21�

Versa-Tether® Adjuster

22�

and Hook (inside pouch) Belt Guard

23�

Features

IMPORTANT: When not in use, this user

guide should be stored under the cover. DO NOT discard foam inserts found under the cover.

Vehicle Compatibility

Vehicle Safety Belts

NOTE: The information in this section only applies

to installation with vehicle safety belts. IMPORTANT: Vehicle seats and safety belts differ

from vehicle to vehicle. Refer to your vehicle’s owner’s manual for specific information about vehicle safety belts and their use with child restraints. Some vehicles have no seating positions which are compatible with this child restraint or any other child restraint. If in doubt, contact the vehicle manufacturer for assistance.

This child restraint can fit securely in most vehicles using existing vehicle belts. However, some vehicle designs prevent a secure fit of the child restraint due to position of the vehicle belt lower anchorage points.

The owner’s manual for your vehicle will have information on the types of vehicle belts in your vehicle. If your belt type is listed below, select another seating position or use Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) connectors.

The following types of vehicle belts are not compatible with this child restraint:

Front vehicle belts with top or bottom anchorage points in the door. (Fig. A) Motor-driven, automatic vehicle belts. (Fig. B) Lap-shoulder belts that have seperate retractors for shoulder section and lap section in which

lap section retractor does not lock. Non-locking, two-point Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) vehicle belts. Lap-shoulder ELR vehicle belts without use of the lock-off.

NOTE: Refer to your vehicle’s owner’s manual to determine the kind of retractors used in your vehicle and how to operate them.

Vehicle Seating Positions

Vehicle Compatibility

WARNING!

with this child restraint. Side-facing or rear-facing seats CANNOT be used. See diagram below.

Forward-facing vehicle seats MUST be used

Vehicle Buckle Position

WARNING!

affect stability of the child restraint. In a crash, an improperly positioned buckle could become loose and the child would be unprotected.

The position of vehicle belt buckle can

If buckle lies near position marked as wrong ( ) when vehicle belt is tightened, try fitting child restraint in another seating position in vehicle.

If it is not possible to achieve correct position ( ) for buckle, another seating position MUST be used.

Installation: Rear Facing

LATCH Installation

Figure A illustrates a typical rear-facing LATCH

• installation. Verify that your vehicle is equipped with LATCH

• anchors. If LATCH anchors are not available, you must use vehicle belt installation methods.

NOTE: LATCH connectors must be in an upright position (as shown in figure B) and strap should be tight and not twisted to ensure proper installation.

If stored, remove LATCH connectors from storage

1�

slots under cover (see page 28). Press and hold first LATCH adjuster button,

2�

then pull LATCH strap to full length. Repeat for remaining LATCH connector. Fully recline restraint then place it sideways on

3�

vehicle seat with front facing toward you. Verify LATCH strap is not twisted, then attach

4�

Release Button

closest LATCH connector to vehicle seat back to farthest LATCH anchor from you (fig. C).

NOTE: It may be necessary to switch LATCH connectors as shown on page 27 if ANY of the

following conditions exist:

LATCH connector is not in an upright position as

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shown in figure B. LATCH strap is twisted.

•

A positive click is NOT heard when LATCH connector

•

and LATCH anchor are connected.

NOTE: If a positive click is not heard, but LATCH

•

connector is in an upright position, you should not switch LATCH connector. The strap may be too tight or twisted, or there may be debris in LATCH connector.

Rotate seat into rear-facing position.

5�

Verify LATCH strap is not twisted, then attach

6�

remaining LATCH connector to adjacent LATCH anchor (fig. D).

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