Britax CRUISER User Manual

Recall Information

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.
460-R Greenway Industrial Drive
Fort Mill, SC 29715

or call

1 (888) 4 BRITAX

For recall information,
call the U.S. Government's Auto Safety Hotline
at 1-800-424-9393.
In the DC area call 1 [phone].

Fill out the registration card attached to your Cruiser and mail
it in today!

CRUISER

Booster Seat for Lap / Shoulder Belts

For children between 30 - 60 lbs

BRITAX Child Safety, Inc.
460-R Greenway Industrial Drive
Fort Mill, SC 29715
Tel: (888) 4BRITAX

#1 2/99 PN 000-258

Table of Contents

I n t ro d u c t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Get to know your Cru i s e r. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Install Using Lap & Shoulder Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Incompatible Seating Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

How to Care for your Cru i s e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

I m p o rtant Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2

Wa rr a n t y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4

Recall Inform a t i o n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover

Never use this Cruiser in a vehicle front seat with an airbag
unless the airbag is off!
Never use this Cruiser with a lap belt only!
Never use this Cruiser with a shoulder belt only!
Use only with a lap / shoulder belt!

Introduction

This product fulfills the re q u i rements of the U.S. Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standards and is certified for use in motor vehicles.
This restraint is not certified for aircraft use. It is only intended for
use as a forw a rd facing car seat for children weighing between 30

- 60 lbs.; and is not to be used in the home, in boats, or other non­c e rtified applications.

Introduction (Continued)

FAILURE TO FOLLOW EACH OF THE FOLLOWING INSTRUC­TIONS CAN RESULT IN YOUR CHILD STRIKING THE VEHICLE'S
INTERIOR DURING A SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH.

SECURE THE CHILD SEAT WITH A VEHICLE BELT AS SPECIFIED
IN THIS INSTRUCTION BOOKLET.

USE ONLY THE VEHICLE’S LAP AND SHOULDER BELT SYSTEM
WHEN RESTRAINING THE CHILD IN THIS BOOSTER SEAT.

Under no circumstances should you use the Cruiser with two
point seat belts (lap belt only or shoulder belt only). Your child
will be seriously injured in the event of a crash!

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recom­mends, according to accident statistics, that parents select the
rear seat as the safest location for a child car seat. However,
the actual dimensions of the seat and details of the safety belts
used to attach the child seat differ from vehicle to vehicle.
Please study the section on Compatible Seat Belts. If in doubt,
consult your motor vehicle handbook and your Britax dealer.

The primary protection for occupants of a motor vehicle in a
collision is the structure of the vehicle itself, and a child seat will
not protect a child when the vehicle sustains very serious dam­age. However, a child in a child seat correctly installed, will
substantially improve the chances for survival in all accidents.
Make sure that you understand the correct way to use this child
seat in your vehicle.

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Get To Know Your Cruiser

Install Using Lap & Shoulder Seat Belt

This page will help you to recognize the diff e rent parts of your
C ru i s e r.

WA R N I N G !

DO NOT place any child seat on front seat with air bag unless air
bag is turned off - DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur. - T h e
back seat is the safest place for children 12 and under.

USE ONLY THE VEHICLE’S LAP AND SHOULDER BELT SYSTEM
WHEN RESTRAINING THE CHILD IN THIS BOOSTER SEAT.

S e c u re this child restraint even when it is not occupied. In a crash
an unsecured child restraint may injure other occupants.

Sliding Head Support

Seat belt Guide

Seat belt
Guide

Cover
Zip At
Back

To protect your child in a crash, you must use the Cruiser together with
seat belts that are compatible. Diff e rent vehicles have diff e rent types of
seat belts. The Cruiser must be used only with a lap & shoulder seat belt.

Under no circumstances should you use the Cruiser with a two point seat
belt (lap belt only or shoulder belt only.) Your child will be seriously
i n j u red in the event of a crash! T h e re are lap & shoulder seat belts that

will not work with the Cru i s e r. If your car has seat belts which are
attached to the door at the top or at the bottom, such belts will not work
with the Cru i s e r. Cruiser is only intended for use in vehicle seats that are
f o rw a rd facing. This restraint is not intended for use in seats that are
re a rw a r d facing or side facing. Do not use it in such seats.

This restraint is not certified for aircraft use. Aircraft seats have only lap
belts.

If you have any questions about what kind of belts you have, please re f e r
to your vehicle's instruction book or re t u r n to the store where your pur­chased the Cru i s e r. The store will be happy to help you determine if the
belts are compatible with the use of the Cru i s e r.

The Cruiser has been carefully designed, manufactured, and tested.
Replacement covers are available from your Britax dealer or calling

customer service at 1-888-4BRITA X .

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This is a lap and shoulder seat belt.
A. Shoulder section.
B. Lap section.

1. Place the Cruiser in your car,
making sure it is pushed firm l y
back into the passenger seat. Sit
your child on the Cru i s e r.

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