Britax Regent Manual De Usuario
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The recline bar must be used at all times
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with this child seat. Insert the recline bar into
the holes on the rear of the child seat. Use
a rubber mallet to tap the recline bar ends
into the holes. See page 28 for details.
Verify the LATCH strap is routed
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under
the child seat cover and the comfort foam
in the short route configuration (Fig. A ).
NOTE:
If you need to re-route the LATCH strap from the long route
to the short route configuration:
Uninstall the child seat.
a
Loosen the harness and pull the top of the child seat cover away
b
from the seat shell.
Route the child’s right LATCH connector through the child’s right
c
belt slot to the rear of the child seat shell continuing through the
child’s left belt slot to the front of child seat shell (Fig. B).
Route the vehicle belt
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under
the child seat
cover, around to the outside of the seat shell
near the vehicle buckle (Fig. C).
The vehicle belt must be routed on the
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outside of
the recline bar.
Verify that the vehicle belt is not twisted and
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then buckle (Fig. D).
Push the child seat firmly into the vehicle
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seat while removing slack from the vehicle
belt.
Lock the vehicle belt according to the
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instructions in your vehicle owner’s manual.
Attach the Versa-Tether
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®
hook to the
designated tether anchor (if available
according to the vehicle owner’s manual) for the chosen seating
position. Remove all slack from tether to secure. Store any
excess webbing in a LATCH storage pouch on the back of the
cover. See pages 26 – 27.
Verify that all connections are secure, the vehicle belt is tight
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and the child seat is stable.
The child seat is secure when it cannot be moved more than 1 inch front-
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to-back or side-to-side at the belt path. If the child seat is not secure,
repeat this procedure or use an alternate seating position.
LATCH – Short Route
Figure A illustrates a typical
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Short Route LATCH
installation. The restraint is shipped with the LATCH
strap and connectors in the long route configuration.
If choosing to use LATCH, verify that your vehicle is
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equipped with LATCH anchors. If LATCH anchors are
not installed, you must use vehicle belt installation
methods.
Installation for Children 22 – 40 lbs.
Installation for Children 40 – 80 lbs.
C
A
D
WARNING!
The Versa-Tether must be used at all times in this
mode of installation. Refer to your vehicle owner’s manual or
contact the vehicle manufacturer for the maximum weight rating
for their LATCH anchors. Use vehicle belt (not LATCH connectors) for
installations with children who weigh more than the vehicle LATCH
anchor limit. Unless specified otherwise by the vehicle manufacturer,
assume a 40 pound (18.1 kg) child is the vehicle LATCH anchor limit.
B