4. 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 difficult 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 harness buckle
1.
Open the harness buckle
21
(press the red button).
2.
Open the Velcro fastener on the crotch pad
32
and take off the crotch pad from the
cover.
3.
Put the seat shell into the recline position
4.
Grasp the metal plate
33
from underneath and turn it into a vertical position
5.
Slide the metal plate
33
through the slot
34
6.
Remove the harness buckle
21
7.
Soak the harness buckle
21
in warm water with washing-up liquid for at least an hour.
Then rinse and dry it thoroughly.
Cleaning
CAUTION
Please be sure to use only genuine Britax 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.
CAUTION!
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.
CAUTION!
Never remove the buckle latches
20
from the straps.
• The shoulder pads can be washed in lukewarm soapy water.
Removing the cover
A) Headrest
1.
Move the headrest of the child seat to the upper position.
2.
Take the elastic seam of the cover
35
from the hooks at the back side of the headrest
and remove the cover of the headrest.
B) Cover
1.
Undo the hooks on the bottom side.
2.
Undo the hooks located on the upper back side.
3.
Undo the elastic loop on both sides of the belt guides.
4.
Open the two plastic fasteners on the back side of the cover.
5.
Remove the cover.
Re-fitting the Cover:
Simply follow the steps in the opposite order.
CAUTION!
Never use the child seat in installation method
A
without a correct instal-
led buckle. Make sure that the metal plate
33
is correctly attached.
CAUTION!
Check that the harness straps are not twisted and that they
have been correctly inserted in the belt slots on the cover.
33
34
21
32
35
2. 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 vehicles equipped with ISOFIX ,Top Tether anchoring
systems and 3-point belt (see type list). Please consult your vehicle owner’s
manual for information about the ISOFIX &Top Tether anchoring points and the
installation with 3-point belt. Also check your vehicle owner’s manual for seats
which are approved for child safety seats in the weight classes 9-18 kg, 15-25 kg,
22-36 kg.
You can use your child car seat as follows:
In the direction of travel
Yes
Against the direction of travel
No
1)
with 2-point belt (Vehicle belt)
NO
On seats featuring:
ISOFIX attachments (between seat surface and back-
rest), Top Tether anchoring points (for example on the
parcel shelf, on the floor or behind the backrest) and
3-point belt (Vehicle belt)
Yes
2) 3)
(Please observe the applicable regulations in your country)
1) Use is permitted on a rearward-facing vehicle seat (e.g. in a van or minibus) only if
the vehicle seat is also approved for use by adults. The seat must not be positioned
anywhere where it is in range of an airbag which is being deployed.
2) The safety belt must be approved to ECE R 16 or a comparable standard (see test
label on belt with an “E” or “e” in a circle).
3) If there is a front airbag: Slide the passenger seat a long way back and refer to any
instructions in vehicle owner’s manual.
1. GENERAL SAFETY NOTES
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 seat belts fastened.
• the child safety seat is always secured in the car via the ISOFIX anchoring,
the Top Tether and the 3-point belt (Vehicle belt) or the ISOFIX anchoring and
the Top Tether, even when there is no child in the seat
.
For the protection of your child
• The more snugly the harness fits 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 you 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 Car Seat
Protector, which is available from our range of accessories.
3. APPROVAL
BRITAX
child safety seat
Tested and certified accord-
ing to ECE* R 44/04
Group
Body weight
ADVANSAFIX
1
9 to 18 kg
2
15 to 25 kg
3
22 to 36 kg
The child safety seat has been designed, tested and certified according to the require-
ments of the European Standard for Child Safety Equipment (ECE R 44/04). The test
mark E (in a circle) and the certification number are located on the orange certification
sticker (sticker on the child safety seat).
• This certification will be invalidated if you make any modifications to the child safety
seat.
• The ADVANSAFIX 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 modifications!
Unauthorised technical modifications may reduce or entirely void the seat’s protective
properties.
• Do not make any technical modifications to the child seat.
• Use the child seat only as described in these user instructions.
The ADVANSAFIX offers a variety of mounting options, the following table indicates the
types of installation for the respective groups:
Group
Installation method
Child installation
User Guide
chapter
1 (9-18 kg)
TopTether
+
Vehicle belt
with 5-point harness
A
2 (15-25 kg)
TopTether
+
Vehicle belt
with 5-point harness
A
2 (15-25 kg)
TopTether
Vehicle belt
B
3 (22-36 kg)
TopTether
Vehicle belt
B
1.
Squeeze the adjustment handle
12
at the rear of the headrest
07
and push the
headrest into the lowest position.
2.
Release the adjustment handle
12
to lock into place.
3.
Lift the lower part of the headrest cover and place it over the headrest
4.
Open the left and right buttons on the lower part of the cover
43
and lay the cover
piece on the seating area.
5.
Take the shoulder belts
08
and the buckle latches
20
from the storage compart-
ment
47
and unroll the shoulder belts.
6.
Fold back the two cover pieces and close the left and right poppers
42
on the
lower part of the cover.
Should the child seat not be in the most reclined position:
Press the recline handle so that the seat is in its most upright position.
7.
Lift the harness buckle
21
and the shoulder pads
19
from the storage bag
14
on
the back side of the seat.
8.
Refitting harness buckle
21
and crotch pad
32
: pull the elastic strip
44
in the sea-
ting area towards you. Group 1 (9-18 kg) use the belt slot closest to the backrest
a
for Group 2 (15-25 kg) use the one furthest away
b
.
9.
Take the harness buckle
21
and hold the metal plate
33
verticaly. Push it with the
narrow side upwards through the belt slot
a or b
into the seat shell from above.
10.
Ensure by looking underneath the seat that the metal plate
33
is in a horizontal posi-
tion and check the installation by pulling on the harness buckle
21
several times.
11.
Guide the two buckle latches
20
together and engage them before putting them
into the harness buckle
21
- this should make a click noise.
CAUTION!
The lap belts must not be twisted or swapped.
12.
Thread the shoulder pads
19
onto the shoulder belts
08
in the correct orientation
as shown ensuring there are no twists. Allign the two loops of the shoulder belts
08
and strap loops of the shoulder pads
19
.
13.
Pull the shoulder belts
08
and the strap loops of the shoulder pads
19
through the
slots
40
.
Tip: Fold up the rear cover part.
14.
Pull the strap loops of the shoulder pads
19
onto the plastic extensions
41
of the
shoulder belt height adjuster
10
.Tip: the strap loops of the shoulder pads should
be the lower loop.
15.
Fold the upper part of the cover downwards.
CAUTION!
The shoulder belts
08
must not be twisted or swapped.
16.
Take the connecting piece
39
from the provided storage on the back side of the
child seat.
17.
Hook the shoulder belts
08
back onto the connecting piece
39
. The left loop on
the left arm of the connecting piece and the right loop on the right arm.
18.
Pull slowly on the adjustment strap
09
and at the same time push the connecting
piece
39
between backrest and the provided storage of the connecting piece.
1.
Put the storage bag
14
forward over the seat.
2.
Loosen the 5-point harness
38
of the child seat as much as possible.
Back side of the child seat:
3.
Press the button of the shoulder belt height adjuster
10
at the rear of the seat shell
and tilt the shoulder belt height adjuster
10
towards you.
4.
Move the shoulder belt height adjuster
10
into the top position and fix the position
by releasing the button of the shoulder belt height adjuster.
5.
Loosen the 5-point harness
38
of the child seat as much as possible. Unhook the
shoulder belts
08
on the back side of the child seat from the connecting piece
39
.
6.
Snap the connecting piece
39
in the provided storage.
7.
Pull below both, the shoulder pads
19
and the two shoulder belts
08
to the front
through the slots
40
(front side of the child seat).
8.
Slide the belt loops off of the plastic extensions
41
of the shoulder belt height adjus-
ter
10
.
Front side of the child seat:
9.
Pull out the adjuster strap
09
as far as possible.
10.
Store the adjuster strap in the adjuster housing
26
.
11.
Pull the shoulder pads
19
through the slots
40
to the front.
12.
Remove the shoulder pads
19
from the shoulder belts
08
and put them in the
storage bag on the rear of the seat.
13.
Open the harness buckle
21
(press the red release button)
14.
Lift the lower part of the rear cover to the top and place it over the headrest.
15.
Open the left and right poppers
42
on the lower part of the cover
43
and lift the
cover piece to the front. Slide the buckle latches
20
down into the storage compart-
ments.
16.
Roll the shoulder belts
08
together and place them also into the storage compart-
ments.
17.
Repositon the two cover parts to the rear and lock the poppers
42
on the left and
right side of the cover back side.
18.
Lift the recline handle and pull at the front to fully recline the child seat.
19.
Pull the elastic strip
44
over the harness buckle
21
.
20.
Grasp the metal plate
33
from underneath and turn it into a vertical position.
21.
Push upwards and slide the metal plate
33
through the slot
34
.
22.
Remove the harness buckle
21
with the crotch pad
32
and store it in the storage
bag
14
.
9. REMOVING THE 5-POINT HARNESS
10. REFITTING THE 5-POINT HARNESS
38
10
39
08
39
19
08
40
41
10
26
09
40
19
08
21
42
43
08
42
12
07
42
43
33
34
44
21
32
21
14
20
08
47
42
32
21
14
44
21
32
20
21
19
08
08
40
19
19
41
10
39
39
09
08
BRITAX RÖMER
Kindersicherheit GmbH
Blaubeurer Straße 71
D-89077 Ulm
Germany
t: +49 (0) 731 9345-199/-299
f: +49 (0) 731 9345-210
www.britax.de
BRITAX EXCELSIOR LIMITED
1 Churchill Way West
Andover
Hampshire SP10 3UW
United Kingdom
t: +44 (0) 1264 333343
f: +44 (0) 1264 334146
www.britax.eu
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