Britax Dualfix Service Manual

PRODUCT OVERVIEW

01 02

ISOFIX attachement points (car)

ISOFIX insert guides

Cover

Headrest

Shoulder pads

BRITAX RÖMER child safety seat

DUALFIX 0+ & 1 0 to 18 kg

*ECE = European Standard for Child safety Equipment

Tested and certied ac

cording to ECE* R 44/04

Group Body weight

Shoulder straps Harness buckle Adjusting button Adjustment strap Recline button

• The child safety seat has been designed, tested and certied according to the requirements of the Euro-

pean Standard for Child Safety Equipment (ECE R 44/04). The test mark E (in a circle) and the certication number are located on the orange certication sticker (sticker on the child safety seat).

• This certication will be invalidated if you make any modications to the child safety seat.

• The DUALFIX child safety seat must only be used to secure your child in the vehicle. It must never be used as a seat or toy in the home.

• Risk of injury due to unauthorised modications! Unauthorised technical modications may reduce or

entirely void the seat´s protective properties. Do NOT make any technical modications to the child seat.

• Use the child seat only as described in the user instructions.

Fabric loop Locking arms

Release button ISOFIX indicators Storage compartment

DUALFIX base

Support leg

Adjustment buttons

Support leg indicator

CARE AND MAINTENANCE

Care for the harness buckle

It is vital for the safety of your child that the harness buckle works correctly. Malfunctions of the harness buckle are usually caused by accumulations of dirt or foreign bodies. Malfunctions are as follows:

• The buckle latches are ejected only slowly when the red release button is pressed.

• The buckle latches will no longer lock home (i.e. they are ejected again if you try to push them in).

• The buckle latches engage without an audible „click“.

• The buckle latches are difcult to insert (you feel resistance).

• The buckle only opens if extreme force is applied.

Remedy

Wash out the harness buckle so that it functions properly once again.

Cleaning the cover

Please be sure to use only genuine BRITAX RÖMER replacement seat covers,

as the seat cover is an integral part of the child safety seat which plays an important role in ensuring that the system works properly. Replacement seat covers are available from your retailer.

• The child seat must not be used without its cover.

• The cover can be removed and washed with a mild detergent using the washing machine‘s cycle for delicate items (30 °C). Please observe the instructions on the washing label of the cover.

• The plastic parts can be cleaned using soapy water. Do not use harsh cleaning agents (such as solvents).

• The harnesses can be washed in lukewarm soapy water.

• The shoulder pads can be washed in lukewarm soapy water.

CAUTION! Never remove the buckle latches CAUTION! The child seat must not be used without the seat cover.

Removing the cover

1. Grasp the recline button 10 and move the seat shell 26 downwards into the upright position.

from the straps.

2. Loosen the harness straps as far as possible.

3. Open the harness buckle

4. Slide the headrest

6. Remove the cover of the headrest

7. Open the poppers on the left and right of the rear part of the cover.

8. Unhook the elastic seam of the cover under the edge of the seat shell. TIP: Start at the handles on the side and at the upper edge of the seat shell.

9. Pull the cover up and over the bezel of the strap adjuster.

10. Feed out the harness buckle

11. Pull the cover upwards a little and then put it with the cutout over the headrest

(press the red button).

to its lowest position.

and the end of the strap from the cover.

Retting the Cover:

Simply follow the steps in the opposite order.

CAUTION! Check that the harness straps are not twisted and that they have

been correctly inserted in the belt slots on the cover.

Removing the shoulder pads:

Loosen the 5-point harness of the child seat as much as possible. Unhook the

shoulder straps

06 on the backside of the childseat from the connecting piece

2. Pull below both, the shoulder pads

front through the slots

3. Slide the belt loops

height adjuster

4. Pull the shoulder pads

5. Remove the shoulder pads

. (Frontside of the childseat)

29 off of the plastic extensions 30 of the shoulder belt

through the slots 29 to the front.

and the two shoulder straps

from the shoulder straps 06.

06 to the

Retting the shoulder pads:

Simply follow the steps in the opposite order.

CAUTION! Never use the child seat without correct installed shoulder pads.

EASY ACCESS FUNCTION

The DUALFIX 360° seat rotation which makes it easier to get your child into or out

of the child seat (Easy Access Function).

The DUALFIX has a grey safety button between group 0+ and group 1. The grey safety button 20 prevents that the child seat is used by mistake in the wrong group for your child.

When used in rearward facing mode: Group 0+ (0-13 kg)

1.Grasp the recline button the child seat into the most reclined position.

2.Press the grey rotation button

turn the seat 90° into the Easy Access

mode

and put

CAUTION! Before every journey:

make sure that the rotating part of the child seat is fully engaged by making

sure the child seat is in a xed position.

Group 1 (9-18 kg)

1. Grasp the recline button the child seat whilst pressing the grey safety button 20 into the most upright position.

2.Press the grey rotation button 23 and

turn the seat 90° into the Easy Access

mode

and put

CAUTION! Before every journey:

make sure that the rotating part of the child seat is fully engaged by trying to turn the seat around in both directions.

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which must be pressed when changing

When used in forward facing mode: Group 1 (9-18 kg)

1. Grasp the recline button put the child seat into the most upright position.

2. Press the grey rotation button 23

and

and turn the seat 90° into the Easy

Access mode

CAUTION! Before every journey:

make sure that the rotating part of the child seat is fully engaged by trying to turn the seat around in both directions.

and

USE IN THE VEHICLE

Please observe the instructions on the use of child restraint systems described in your vehicle owner’s manual.

The seat may be used in all vehicles equipped with the ISOFIX anchoring systems. Please consult your vehicle owner’s manual for information the seats which are approved for child safety seats in the weight class 0-18 kg.

The fastening with ISOFIX and support leg is based on semiuniversal approval. The seat may be used only in those vehicles cited in the enclosed vehicle type list. This type list is constantly updated. The latest version can be obtained from us or from www.britax.eu / www.roemer.eu. You can use your child car seat as follows:

In the direction of travel Yes

Against the direction of travel Yes

With 2 point or 3 point vehicle belt No On seats featuring:

ISOFIX attachments (between seat surface and backrest)

(Please observe the applicable regulations in your country)

1) In the direction of travel 9-18 kg / Against the direction of travel 0-18 kg

2) In the direction of travel 9-18 kg: if there is a front airbag: Slide the passenger seat a long way back and refer to any instructions in vehicle owner’s manual. Against the direction of travel 0-18 kg: DO NOT use on a passenger seat with a front airbag!

0–18 kg

9–18 kg

NEXT CHILD SAFETY SEATS

BRITAX RÖMER Child safety seats

Rearward facing Forward facing Group Body weight

MAX-WAY 1 – 2 9 – 25 kg MULTI-TECH 2 1 – 2 9 – 25 kg

KIDFIX /KIDFIX SICT 2 – 3 15 – 36 kg KID / KID plus 2 – 3 15 – 36 kg

Testing and certication

in accordance with ECE R 44/04

Yes

CARE INSTRUCTIONS

To ensure the full protective effect of the child safety

seat:

• In the event of an accident with an impact speed above 10 km/h it is possible that the child safety seat may have been damaged, but that the damage may not be immediately obvi ous. In this case the child safety seat must be replaced. Please dispose of it properly.

• Regularly check all important parts for damage. Make sure that the mechanical components in particular are all in perfect working order.

• To prevent damage, ensure that the child safety seat does not become jammed between hard objects (car door, seat runners etc.).

• Always have the child safety seat checked if it has been damaged (e.g. if it is dropped).

• Never lubricate or oil parts of the child seat.

• In order to properly protect your child, it is imperative that you install and use the DUALFIX exactly as described in this manual.

Please observe the waste disposal regulations in your country.

Disposal of packaging Container for cardboard

Cover Residual waste, thermal utilisation

Plastic parts In accordance with the labelling in the

designated container

Metal parts Container for metals

Harness straps Container for polyester

Buckle &latch Residual waste

0–18 kg 9–18 kg 0~4 y

DUALFIX

User instructions

www.britax.eu

EDV-Nr. 2000009861 14/08

Take the time to carefully read through these instructions, and always keep them ready to hand in the designated pocket on the child seat.

For the protection of all vehicle occupants:

In the case of an emergency stop or an accident, persons or objects which are not properly secured in the car can cause injury to other vehicle occupants. For this reason, please always check that...

• the backrests of the vehicle seats are locked (e.g. that the latch on a folding rear seat bench is engaged).

• all heavy or sharp-edged objects in the vehicle (e.g. on the parcel shelf) are secured.

• all persons in the vehicle have their seatbelts fastened.

• the child safety seat is always secured in the car via the ISOFIX anchoring, even when there is no child in the seat.

For the protection of your child :

• The more snugly the harness ts over your child‘s body, the safer your child will be.

• Please do not ever leave your child unattended in the child safety seat in the vehicle.

• Use on the rear seat:

Move the front seat forward far enough that your child‘s feet cannot hit the backrest of the front seat (to prevent risk of injury).

• The child safety seat can get hot in direct sunshine. Caution: Children‘s skin is delicate and could be injured as a result. Protect the child seat against intensive direct sunlight when it is not currently in use.

• Only allow your child to enter and exit the vehicle on the pavement side.

• Make stops during longer journeys to give your child an opportunity to run about and play.

To protect your vehicle:

Some vehicle seat coverings made of more delicate materials (e.g. velour, leather, etc.) may develop wear marks when child seats

are used. For optimum protection of your seat covers, we recommend using the BRITAX RÖMER Car Seat Protector, which is

available from our range of accessories.

INSTALLATION

Preparatory work

1. If your vehicle is not equipped with the ISOFIX insert guides as

standard, clip the two insert guides 02 which are included with the seat* with the cut-out facing upwards onto the two ISOFIX attachment points 01 of your vehicle.

TIP: The ISOFIX attachment points are located between the surface

and the backrest of the vehicle seat.

2. Move the head restraint on the vehicle seat to the upper position.

* The insert guides make it easier to install the child safety seat with the aid of the ISOFIX attachment points and prevent damage to the seat covering. When not in use, they should be removed and stored in a safe place. On vehicles with a folding backrest the insert guides must be removed before the backrest is folded. Any problems which occur are usually caused by dirt or foreign objects on the insert gui-

des and on the hooks. Clean off any dirt or foreign objects to remedy this type of problem.

SECURING YOUR CHILD

1. Pull the grey fabric loop 11 to pull

out both locking arms

2. Place the child seat in the direc-

tion of travel rearward-facing on the vehicle seat.

12 02

3. Grasp the child seat with both

hands and slide the two locking arms 12 rmly into the insert guides 02 until the locking arms engage with a clicking noise on both sides. The green ISOFIX indicators on both sides.

CAUTION! The locking arms

are only correctly engaged if both of the ISOFIX indicators 14 are completely green.

must now be visible

4. Push the child seat with a sub-

stantial amount of force as far back as it will go.

RECLINE POSITIONS

5. Pull the support leg

from the back of the child seat as possible.

6. Push both adjustment buttons

and pull out the support leg 17

until it rests rmly on the oor of

the vehicle.

as far away

INFANT INSERT

7. The support leg indicator

be completly green

CAUTION! The support leg 17 must never be suspended in midair or supported by other objects. Also ensure that the support leg

does not raise the DUAL-

FIX base 16 from the car seat surface.

must

8. Shake the child safety seat to

make sure it is safely attached and re-check to the ISOFIX indicators 14 to make sure that both of them are completely green.

Your car seat is now fully installed

9. Follow the steps in the section

„SECURING YOUR CHILD“.

ROTATION FUNCTION + CHANGE GROUPS

A correctly adjusted headrest

ensures optimal protection for your child in the safety seat: The headrest 04 must be adjusted so that the shoulder straps 06 are at the same level as your child’s shoulders or slightly above. The shoulder straps 06 must run at shoulder height or a little above the height of the child’s shoulders.

►The shoulder straps 06 must not

run behind the back of the child or at ear height or above the ears.

10. Pull the adjusting ring

the headrest

11. Move the headrest 04 to the

correct shoulder strap height and check that it is properly engaged by lightly sliding the head rest 04 downwards.

upwards.

12. Open the harness buckle

13. Press the adjusting button 08 and at the same time pull both shoulder

straps 06 forwards. Do not pull on the shoulder pads 05 .

14. Have your child sit down in the child seat.

15. Guide the two buckle latches

them into the harness buckle 07 - this should make a clicking noise.

16. Pull on the adjustment strap against your child‘s body.

CAUTION! Pull out the adjusting strap to the front. CAUTION! The hip straps 22 must be positioned as low as possible over

your child‘s hips.

For the safety of your child, before every journey in the car check that...

• the child seat is engaged on both sides with the ISOFIX locking arms 12 in the ISOFIX attachment points and that both ISOFIX indicators 14 are completely green;

• the child seat is securely fastened;

• the support leg is rmly on the vehicle oor and the support leg indicator

• the straps of the child seat are close to the body without constricting the child;

• the shoulder straps

• the shoulder pads 05 are in the right position on your child‘s body;

• the buckle latches 21 are engaged in the harness buckle 07.

CAUTION! If your child attempts to open the ISOFIX release buttons 13 or the harness buckle 07 ,

make sure to stop at the earliest opportunity. Check that the child safety seat is correctly attached and make sure that your child is properly secured. Teach your child about the dangers involved.

are correctly adjusted and the straps are not twisted;

is green;

(press red button)

together and engage them before putting

until the harness lies at and is close

The DUALFIX can be put into multiple different positions. You can change

the recline position while the child is installed in the car seat. The most recline position gives your child the most comfort for sleeping. For younger children from 0-6 months use the seat in its most recline position with the infant insert to ensure your child spine is supported whilst sleeping. To change the positions grasp the recline button

the desired position.

and push the seat into

The infant insert can be used for children between 0 - 6 months. The infant insert ensures your baby´s spine is supported during travel. Installation of the infant insert:

1. Place the infant insert into the

child seat and lay both shoulder straps 06 over the infant insert

2. Slide the harness buckle 07

and the crotch pad through the opening of the infant insert.

CAUTION! Make sure that your

child is always securely fastened.

Removing the child seat with ISOFIX

1. Push both adjustment buttons 18 and slide the lower section of the support leg 17 into the upper section until it is fully stored.

Release the adjustment buttons 18 to x it in its storred position

2. Push the green ISOFIX indicator 14 and the red release button 13 on the two locking arms 12 towards each other. The locking

arms 12 release.

3. Slide the ISOFIX locking arms

back into the seat shell 26

→ A rattling noise is produced when the locking arms are pushed back in.

TIP: The locking arms are protected against damage when they are pushed back into the seat base.

CAUTION! Remove the child safety seat from the vehicle.The child safety seat must never be transported in the car if it is not

properly secured.

The DUALFIX has a grey safety button between group 0+ and group 1. The grey safety button 20 prevents that the child seat is used by mistake in the wrong group for your child.

A) To change from rearward facing to forward facing:

into the

and

1. Grasp the recline button press the child seat whilst pressing the grey safety button most upright position.

2. Press the grey rotation button 23 and turn the seat into the direction of travel.

CAUTION! Before every journey:

make sure that the rotating part of the child seat is fully engaged by trying to turn the seat around in both directions.

CAUTION! Do not use the child

seat forward facing when your child is below 9 kg.

which must be pressed when changing

B) To change from forward facing to rearward facing:

1.Grasp the recline button press the child seat into the most upright position

2.Press the grey rotation button turn the seat against the direction of travel --> now the child seat is in the mode for group 1 (9-18 kg) rearward facing

If you want to use the child seat in group 0+ (0-13 kg) rearward facing: Grasp the recline button the child seat whilst pressing the grey safety button 20 into the most reclined position

CAUTION! Before every journey:

make sure that the child seat is in the

right group and conguration for your

child

and

and press

and