Marathon
TM
Classic
User Guide
PLEASE READ
INSTRUCTIONS
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Safety Information
Warnings ...............................................................................................................2
Important Notes .................................................................................................... 4
Certification ...........................................................................................................5
Registration ........................................................................................................... 5
Important Harness Adjustments ..........................................................................6
Child Seat Features .............................................................................................8
Vehi cle Com patib ility
Compatible Vehicle Seat Belts ............................................................................10
Incompatible Vehicle Belts...................................................................................14
Vehi cle Buck le Positions ......................................................................................15
Vehi cle Seat ing Positions .....................................................................................15
Installation: Rear-Facing
LATCH Installation ................................................................................................ 16
Lap-Shoulder Belt Installation .............................................................................18
Lap Belt Installation .............................................................................................20
Installation: Forward-Facing
LATCH Installation ................................................................................................ 22
Lap-Shoulder Belt Installation ..............................................................................24
Lap Belt Installation .............................................................................................26
Installation: Aircraft .............................................................................................28
Installation: Versa-Tether
®
Safety Information ................................................................................................29
Using the Versa-Tether ......................................................................................... 30
Te t he r C o n n ec t o r S t r ap ........................................................................................31
Energy-Absorbing Versa-Tether ..........................................................................32
Child Seat Functions
Storing the LATCH Connectors ...........................................................................33
Recline Adjustment ..............................................................................................33
Chest Clip .............................................................................................................34
HUGS
™
Chest Pads ..............................................................................................34
Harness Buckle ....................................................................................................35
Adjusting Harness Slot Height ............................................................................35
Securing Your Child ............................................................................................36
Care and Maintenance ........................................................................................38
Warranty ...............................................................................................................42
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This product and its components are subject to change without notice.
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• Use only in a rear-facing position when using it with an infant
weighing less than 20 lbs (9.1 kg).
• Use only with children who weigh between 5 and 65 lbs (2.3 and
29.5 kg) and whose height is 49 inches (124.5 cm) or less. Rear-
facing for children who weigh between 5 and 35 lbs (2.3 and 15.9
kg) and forward-facing for children who weigh between 20 and 65
lbs (9.1 and 29.5 kg).
• Snugly adjust the belts provided with this child restraint around
your child. A snug strap should not allow any slack. It lies in a
relatively straight line without sagging. It does not press into 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 the 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 located under the child seat cover.
• Register your child restraint with the manufacturer.
• To p r e v e n t i n j u r y d u e t o d e t e r i o r a t i o n o r h i d d e n d a m a g e ,
discontinue use of a child seat that is older than six years or has
been in a moderate or severe crash. See Serial Number and
Manufactured Date Label located on child seat (see page 9).
• This child seat must not be used in the home, in boats, or other
non-certified applications.
• Based on crash statistics, the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) recommends that parents select the
back seat as the safest location for a properly installed child seat.
Please study the Vehicle Compatibility (pages 10-13) section in
this booklet to ensure your child’s safety and consult your vehicle
owner’s manual.
• Secure this child seat even when it is not occupied. In a crash, an
unsecured child seat may injure vehicle occupants.
• When using in a vehicle with air bags, refer to your vehicle owner’s
manual for child seat installation instructions and precautions.
• Never use adjuster strap to lift or carry this child seat. Doing so
could cause damage to harness adjuster and webbing. Always
carry this child seat 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 seat will not protect a child
when a vehicle is seriously impacted. However, correctly installed,
a child seat will substantially improve chances for survival in most
crashes. Make sure all users fully understand the correct ways to
use this child seat in a vehicle.
• The use of non-Britax Child Safety, Inc. covers, inserts, toys,
accessories, or tightening devices is not approved by Britax. Their
use could cause this child seat to fail Federal Safety Standards or
not perform as intended in a crash.
• HUGSTM chest pads must be installed for forward-facing use.
Removal of HUGS is optional only for rear-facing use.
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DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur:
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Important Notes
• Verify child seat is secure and harness is properly adjusted around
child each time child seat is used.
• Adjust harness to fit clothes the child is wearing. Remove bulky
coats and/or jackets before putting child in child seat.
• Cover child seat when vehicle is parked in direct sunlight. Parts of
child seat could become hot enough to burn a child.
• Store child seat in a safe place when it is not being used. Avoid
placing heavy objects on top of it.
• 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 seat or change the way its harness or vehicle’s
seat 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 unsecured or unlatched. In event
of a sudden stop, a loose seat back could prevent child seat from
protecting the child as well as it should.
• Do not allow children to play with this or any child seat.
• Do not use anything to raise child seat off vehicle seat except as
described in these instructions. In a crash, child seat could slide
and may not adequately protect the child.
Certification
This child seat system conforms to all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standards. This Child Restraint is Certified for Use in Motor
Vehicles and Aircraft.
Registration
Child seats can be recalled for safety reasons. You must register this
child seat to be reached in a recall. Send your name, address, and
the child seat’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/registration.
For recall information, call the US Government’s Vehicle Safety Hotline at
1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.NHTSA.gov.
Serial Number:___________________________________
Batch Number:___________________________________
Date of Manufacture:______________________________
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DO NOT place a child seat
rear-facing in the front seat of a vehicle with
a passenger air bag. DEATH or SERIOUS
INJURY can occur. See your vehicle owner’s
manual for child seat installations. The back
seat is the safest place for children 12 and
under.
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Important Harness Adjustments
American Academy of Pediatrics recommends: All infants and
toddlers should ride in a Rear Facing Car Seat until they are 2 years
of age or until they reach the highest weight or height allowed by
their car safety seat’s manufacturer.
Britax strongly recommends that children ride rear-facing to the
highest weight or height specified.
Rear-Facing
Use rear-facing only with children:
• who weigh between 5 and 35 lbs (2.3 – 15.9 kg) and
• the top of the child’s head is at least 1” (2.5 cm) or
more below the top of the child seat (Fig. A) and
• the harness straps are in the nearest slots at or
below the child’s shoulders.
If the child cannot be secured within these requirements because the
child exceeds height or weight requirements, review the forward-facing
guidelines on page 7.
If the child cannot be secured within these requirements because the
child is too small, selection of a different child seat (such as an infant
carrier) may be required.
IMPORTANT: See Adjusting Harness Slot Height on page 35.
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Do NOT use the child seat rear-facing if any of the following apply:
• the child is less than 5 lbs (2.3 kg) in weight or
• the child exceeds 35 lbs (15.9 kg) in weight or
• the top of the head is less than 1” (2.5 cm) from the top of the child
seat (Fig. A) or
• the harness straps are in a slot above the child’s shoulders.
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Do NOT use the child seat forward-facing if any of the following apply:
• the child is less than 20 lbs (9.1 kg) in weight or
• the child exceeds 65 lbs (29.5 kg) in weight or
• the child exceeds 49” (124.5 cm) in height or
• the top of the ears are above the top of the child seat or
• the top harness slots fall below the child’s shoulders, parallel to level
ground (Fig. B)
1 inch
2.5 cm
Rear-Facing
.
Forward-Facing
Use forward-facing only with children:
• who weigh between 20 and 65 lbs (9.1 – 29.5 kg) and
• 49” (124.5 cm) or less in height and
• the top of the child’s ears are below the top of the child seat and
• the harness straps are in the nearest slots at or above the child’s
shoulders, parallel to level ground (Fig. B).
IMPORTANT: When using forward-facing recline mode, it may
become necessary to adjust the harness to the next higher set of slots
than would be used when the seat is upright.
See Adjusting Harness
Slot Height on page 35.
Shoulder level
Above Shoulder Level
Below Shoulder Level
UprightReclined
Forward-Facing Harness Height
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1 Cover
2 LATCH Strap
3 LATCH Adjuster Release Button
4 LATCH Adjuster
5 LATCH Connector Release Button
6 LATCH Connector (stored under
cover)
7 Harness Slots
8 Comfort Pads
9 Chest Clip
10 Body Pillow
11 Harness Holders
12 HUGS
™
(Harness Ultra Guard
System) Chest Pads
13 Harness Strap
14 Harness Buckle
15 Belly Pad
16 Harness Adjuster
Lever (under cover)
17 Harness Adjuster Strap
18 Recline Handle
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19 Serial Number & Manufactured
Date Label (under cover)
20 Versa -Tether
®
(Top Anchorage Strap)
- in pouch
21 Versa -Tether Storag e Po uch
22 Harness Yoke
23 Belt Guard
24 Shell
IMPORTANT: When not in use, this user
guide should be stored under the cover.
DO NOT discard the foam inserts found
under the cover.
25 Forward-Facing Lock-off
26 Forward-Facing Belt Path
27 Rear-Facing Belt Path
28 Rear-Facing Lock-off
29 LATCH Bar
30 Base
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with Sliding Latch Plate
a Has a latch plate that freely
slides along the vehicle belt
webbing.
b Has a retractor that can be
switched to function as an
ALR by pulling the vehicle belt
fully out until a clicking sound
can be heard when retracting.
* To u s e a c h i l d s e a t w i t h t h i s
type of vehicle belt, you will
need to switch to the ALR
mode or use child seat lock-
offs.
Compatible Vehicle Seat Belts
NOTE: The information in this section only applies to installation with
vehicle safety belts.
Vehicle seats and safety belts differ from vehicle to vehicle. Refer
to your vehicle owner’s manual for specific information about your
vehicle safety belts and their use with child seats.
Lap-Shoulder (3-Point) Belt
1. ALR (Automatic Locking Retractor) with Sliding Latch Plate
a Has a latch plate that freely
slides along the vehicle belt
webbing.
b Has a retractor that stops the
belt from being pulled out
again once the belt webbing
has been pulled out at least
24 in. (61 cm).
c Tightens by feeding the
belt webbing back into the
retractor.
2. ELR (Emergency Locking Retractor) with Locking Latch Plate
a Has a latch plate that does
not allow the lap part of the
belt to become loose after it is
buckled.
b Has a retractor that locks only
in an emergency situation
such as sudden stop or crash.
3. Switchable Retractor in ALR
Latch
Plate
Latch
Plate
Latch Plate
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6. Locking Latch Plate
a Has a latch plate that does
not allow the belt to become
loose after it is buckled.
2 Tightens by pulling on the belt
webbing.
Lap Belt
5. ALR (Automatic Locking Retractor)
a Has a latch plate that is sewn
into the webbing.
b Has a retractor that stops the
belt from being pulled out
again once the belt webbing
has been pulled out at least
24 in. (61 cm).
4. ELR (Emergency Locking Retractor) with a Sliding Latch Plate
a Has a latch plate that freely
slides along the vehicle belt
webbing.
b Has a retractor that locks only
in an emergency situation
such as sudden stop or crash.
IMPORTANT: This belt type requires the
use of the lock-offs built into the seat for
rear- and forward-facing installations.
c Tightens by feeding the
belt webbing back into the
retractor.
Latch Plate
Latch Plate
Latch Plate
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