Britax ISOFIX User Manual
Introducing your new child car seat
You must ensure that you follow these instructions carefully and correctly. If this seat is not tted 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
IMPORTANT!
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 vehicle seat belts
should be replaced. Although they may look undamaged, if you
were to have another accident the child seat and your vehicle
seat belts may not be able to protect your child as well as they
should.
No child seat is escape proof
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.
Looking after your child seat
Food and drink may nd their way inside the buckle of the
harness. This can stop it from working properly – it will not click.
Wash in warm water until clean (dia A and B).
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 seat shell
Sponge clean ONLY using hand soap and warm water.
DO NOT take apart, or attempt to take apart, any part of the seat
when cleaning.
DO NOT use solvents, detergents or washing-up liquid as these
may weaken the seat.
DO NOT lubricate or oil any part of the seat.
Removing the cover
Press in and hold the adjuster button with your hand below the
chest pads (dia 1a) pull BOTH shoulder straps forward as far
as possible. Unfasten the buckle by pressing the red harness
buckle button (dia 1c). Undo the press studs from around the
harness straps on either side of the headrest cover, tilt the
headrest forward and lift off the headrest cover. Undo the press
studs on the backrest cover, push the harness buckle and
adjuster strap through the cover, unhook the elastic seam of the
cover from under the edge of the seat shell and gently lift the
backrest cover off the shell.
Re-tting the cover
Simply proceed in the reverse order.
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.
If in doubt
Not all car seats t all cars. For advice as to the suitability of this
restraint for your vehicle please use the vehicle approval list,
on our website at www.britax.eu or call our Customer
Service Helpline on 01264 386034 or email helpline@britax.eu.
IMPORTANT – ISOFIX should only be used with
vehicles which appear on the supplied vehicle
applications list. An up-to-date copy of the list can
also be found on our website.
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.
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).
Britax Excelsior Limited
1 Churchill Way West
Andover
Hampshire SP10 3UW
United Kingdom
A Britax Childcare company
Customer Service Helpline: 01264 386034
Email: helpline@britax.eu
Switchboard: 01264 333343
Fax: 01264 334146
www.britax.eu
Brita x is a regist ered trad emark of Br itax Chi ldcare
WARNING
EXTREME HAZARD!
DO NOT use the child seat on a passenger seat tted with an
active front airbag unless your vehicle manufacturer conrms
that it is safe.
DO NOT use the child seat on rearward facing seats.
DO NOT use the child seat on side facing vehicle seats.
DO NOT use anything, such as a cushion or coat, to raise the child
seat off the passenger seat. In an accident the child seat and your
vehicle seat belts would not be able to protect your child as well as
they should.
DO NOT use the child seat in the home. It has not been
designed for home use and should only be used in your vehicle.
DO NOT attempt to dismantle, modify or add to any part of the
child seat or change the way its harness or your vehicle seat
belts are made or used. The ofcial approval is no longer valid if
modications are made. NO modications may be made to the
child seat other than by the manufacturer.
DO NOT leave children alone in your car, even for a short time.
DO NOT leave loose objects, such as luggage or books, in the
back of your vehicle. They must be properly secured, because
if you have to stop your vehicle 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 vehicle suddenly a loose seat back could injure your
child.
DO NOT allow children to play with or adjust the child seat.
DO keep this user guide in the user guide storage slot.
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 make sure that the child seat 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 t the clothes your
child is wearing before each journey – a tting for winter clothes
may be too slack for a child wearing summer clothes.
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 or in direct sunlight.
DO always keep the child seat secure, even if it is not being used
by your child.
DO make sure that all occupants in the vehicle are correctly
restrained.
DO where necessary, use the insertion guides when installing
the child seat with ISOFIX ttings. Failure to do so may result in
damage to your vehicle seat.
DO make sure that your child seat is rmly latched to its
anchorage points.
Diagonal
Lap
Explora ISOFIX
GB
User Guide
9-18Kg (Group 1)
A
B
Cover
Shoulder strap slots
Chest pads
Harness buckle
Insertion
guides
Comfort pad
Adjuster button
(underneath cover)
Recline handle
(underneath front of seat)
Adjuster strap
Safety button
Tension button
Foot prop handle
Foot prop
Elastic stowage strip
Headrest
Quick removable cover
Yoke (behind belt shield)
Seat belt clamp
Clamp lever
Green catch release handle
Catch arm
Seat shell
Upper Routing guide
Lap belt routing guide
User guide storage slot (under child seat)
Harness adjuster
Harness strap
Chest pad strap
Chest pad attachment arm
Harness strap
BBO-674-00
User guide storage ap - pull to open
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1. Adjusting the child seat
1a
1c
1f
1b
1e
1d
2. Installing the child seat using your in-car
ISOFIX ttings
IMPORTANT – The child seat is semi-universal. For advice as to the suitabilit y of the
child seat for your vehicle you MUST use the vehicle applications list, on
our website at w ww.britax.eu, call our Customer Service Helpline on 01264 386034 or
email helpline@britax.eu.
2a
2b
2c
2d
2f
2e
2g
2h
Installing the child seat
If required, clip the two insertion guides
onto the two ISOFIX anchorage points
on the vehicle seat (between seat and
backrest). The cut out on the insertion
guide must point upwards (dia 2a). The
insertion guides should be removed when
not in use.
Pull the green catch release handle at the
base on the back of the seat out to extend
the two catch
arms fully (dia 2b).
Unfold the foot prop from the base.
Press the safety buttons on the lef t and
right side of the seat base together
(dia 2c).
TIP - This ensures that both hooks on the
locking arms are open and ready to use.
Guide both catch arms into the inser t
guides until the arms engage on both
sides (dia 2d). “CLICK!”
IMPORTANT – The green markings on
the safety buttons must now be visible on
both sides (dia 2e).
Pull on the child seat to ensure it is
engaged on both sides (dia 2f).
Press the tension button whilst pushing
the child seat against the backrest of the
vehicle seat (dia 2g).
Turn the foot prop handle anticlockwise
and pull out the foot prop until it rests
rmly on the oor of the vehicle (dia 2h).
IMPORTANT – The foot prop must never
be suspended in mid-air or suppor ted by
other objects. Also ensure that the foot
prop does not raise the child seat from the
vehicle seat surface.
3. Removing the child seat installed with
ISOFIX ttings
3a
3b
3c
Turn the foot prop handle anti-clockwise to
shorten it (dia 3a).
Press the safety buttons on the lef t and
right side of the child seat to release it from
the vehicle (dia 3b).
The catch arms release.
Press and hold the tension button whilst pushing the catch arms into the seat base at the
same time (dia 3c).
Fold the foot prop onto the bottom side of the seat base.
4. Installing the child seat in your vehicle
using a lap and diagonal seat belt
4g
4h
4a
4f
4c
4e
IMPORTANT – Do not twist the belt
Firmly push the child seat into your vehicle
seat using your body weight. Pull and hold
the diagonal belt . Pull at to remove all
slack in the lap belt and insert the diagonal
belt into the upper routing guide. (dia 4c).
IMPORTANT – Do not twist the belt.
Whilst holding the diagonal belt tight pull
up on the clamp lever until it engages
(dia 4d).
IMPORTANT – The diagonal seat belt
section may only be clamped on the side
of the vehicle seat buckle
IMPORTANT – Ensure catch arms are
stowed.
Unfold the foot prop and place the child
seat facing forward on the vehicle seat.
Pull up on the adjustment handle and pull
the seat shell forward into the reclining
position.
Pull out the vehicle seat belt and place it
between the seat shell and the seat base
(dia 4a).
Turn the foot prop handle anticlockwise
and pull out the foot prop until it rests
rmly on the oor of the vehicle (dia 4e).
IMPORTANT – The foot prop must never
be suspended in mid-air or suppor ted by
other objects. Also ensure that the foot
prop does not raise the child seat from the
vehicle seat surface.
IMPORTANT – After installing the child
seat you need to check the position of the
seat belt buckle.
Checking the position of the seat
belt buckle
If, after following the installation
instructions, your seat belt buckle looks
like this (dia 4f) the child seat should now
be secure. To check this try to pull the seat
forward by the harness. It should feel rm,
not loose.
Engage the buckle tongue in the vehicle
seat buckle. CLICK!
Place the lap belt section in the lap belt
routing guides on both sides of the seat
base.
Press down the clamp lever of the dark
red seat belt clamp on the same side of
the seat as the vehicle seat buckle. Insert
the diagonal seat belt section in the belt
clamp (dia 4b).
If, after following the above instructions,
your seat belt buckle looks like this
(dia 4g) the child seat is NOT correctly
installed.
Try another seating position in your car.
The child seat should now be secure.
To check pull forward rmly on the
harness. There should be little or no
movement (dia 4h).
If you are in any doubt contact Customer
services on 01264 386034 or use our
Fit- nder ser vice at w ww.br itax.eu.
To remove the child seat from the car,
simply reverse these instructions.
6. Retting the SAFESTRAP™
Push the adjuster button in and at the same
time pull BOTH shoulder straps forward as
far as possible (dia 5a).
Turn the seat around and open the User
Guide storage ap. Lift the harness adjuster
at the back of the seat shell and move it
up so that the shoulder strap slots in the
headrest are in the top position.
Unhook the harness strap from the yoke at
the back of the child seat. Pull the harness
strap through the shoulder strap slot to the
front of the seat (dia 5b).
Remove the chest pad strap from the chest
pad attachment arm. Pull the chest pad
strap through the shoulder strap slots to the
front of the seat (dia 5c).
Feed the harness strap all the way out of
the SAFESTRAP™ mechanism until it is
released (dia 5d).
Making sure the harness strap is not twisted
push the loop end of the harness strap up
through the front of the SAFESTRAP™
mechanism and pull through (dia 6a).
Ensure there is enough slack and thread
the harness strap down over the bar of
the SAFESTRAP™ mechanism and pull
through (dia 6b).
Feed the harness strap under the
SAFESTRAP™ mechanism. Push through
the harness strap until it appears out the
top of the chest pad. Ensure the strap is not
twisted (dia 6c).
Push the chest pad strap through the
shoulder strap slot towards the back of the
seat. Attach the chest pad strap to the chest
pad adjustment arm (dia 6d).
Push the harness strap through the
shoulder strap slot towards the back of the
seat. Attach the harness strap to the yoke.
Ensure the harness strap and the chest pad
strap are not twisted (dia 6e).
Pull through all the excess slack to close
the indicator (dia 6f).
5. Removing the SAFESTRAP™
9-18kg
5a 5b
5c 5d
6a 6b
6c 6d
6e 6f
4b
4d
9-18kg 9-18kg
9-18kg
9-18kg
9-18kg
Harness adjustment
With one hand press the adjuster button
and with your other hand BELOW the
chest
pads, pull both shoulder straps
forward as far as possible to loosen the
harness (dia 1a).
Your child’s head MUST be centralised
within the headrest (dia 1b).
The shoulder strap slots in the cover and
shell MUST be level with the top of your
child’s shoulders. If in any doubt always
position the slots slightly above the
shoulder rather than below it (dia 1b).
However, once you reach the top position
your child may continue to use the seat
until their eye line is above the top of the
seat shell or their weight exceeds 18kg.
Unfasten the buckle by pressing the red
harness buckle button (dia 1c).
To fasten the buckle; rst t the two upper
sections together, then push them rmly
into the lower section until you hear a
positive “CLICK” .
To tighten the harness
Sit your child in the child seat and t the
harness. Tighten the harness by pulling
the adjuster strap for ward until the gap
on the SAF ESTRAP™ indicator is less
than 2cm wide. This indicates that the
harness should be comfortable but rmly
tted around your child. Make sure the
harness straps are not t wisted.
IMPORTANT – The lap section of the
harness should rest as forward and as low
as possible over your child’s pelvis.
Finally, ensure the chest pads are pulled
down onto your child’s chest (dia 1d).
Reclining the child seat
The child seat can be used in either an
upright, or reclined position (dia 1e).
Squeeze the recline handle
(dia 1e inset), underneath the front of the
child seat, and slide the child seat shell
into the desired position.
To adjust the height of the headrest
and harness to t your child:
Loosen the harness straps as far as
possible.
Tip the headrest forward. The headrest
adjuster is now unlocked.
Slide the headrest up or down until the
shoulder straps are at the correct height.
Push the headrest back onto the seat shell
to lock the headrest adjuster again
(dia 1f).
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