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Merritt Manufacturing, Inc.
P.O. Box 17152
Indianapolis, IN 46217-0152
USA

Phone: 317-409-0148
Fax: 317-893-2567
www.eztether.com
E-Mail: [email protected]

The CHURCHiLL

Instructions

for Use

Summary of Contents for CHURCHiLL 2000CS15-D

Page 1: ...The CHURCHiLL Instructions for Use ...

Page 2: ...Up Head Rest to an Adjustable Vehicle Head Rest 28 Installation of EZ Up Head Rest When There is Not a Vehicle Head Rest 30 Installation of Pommel 34 Installation of Hip Strap 36 Installation of Occupant with Hip Strap 38 Installation of Hip Inflection Comfort Pommel 40 Installation of Hip Inflection Insert 41 Care and Cleaning 42 Belt Guide and Cover Removal 42 Fabric Care 43 Support Harness Rein...

Page 3: ...he vehicle s lap and shoulder belt system must always be used This child restraint must be attached to the vehicle s child restraint anchorage system and top tether when using any of the positioning devices Top of child s ears must not be above top of vehicle seat back or head rest if there is one Use this child restraint forward facing only According to accident statistics children are safer when...

Page 4: ... child unattended in this restraint Do not modify this restraint in any way Do not use any accessories unless provided by Merritt Manufacturing Never use this restraint if it has damaged or missing parts Do not place anything between the vehicle seat and the child restraint unless provided for that purpose by Merritt Manufacturing Do not leave loose objects in the passenger compartment of your veh...

Page 5: ...ite www preventinjury org Do not use this restraint once it is older than seven years Keep this instruction booklet Store in pocket underneath restraint This restraint must only be installed in forward facing vehi cle seats Never install this restraint in side fac ing Figure A or rear facing Figure B vehicle seats According to re search sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administra t...

Page 6: ...s of vehicle seat belts with this child restraint B A C Vehicle Seat Belt Compatibility Automatic motor driven vehicle belts Figure A Vehicle belts with the top and or bot tom anchor attached to the vehicle door Figure B Lap only belt Figure C ...

Page 7: ...15 Inch Depth Base 18 Inch Depth Base Churchill Base Available in Two Sizes Page 7 Churchill Features ...

Page 8: ...cer Bar Lower Anchor Snap Hook Support Harness Pull Strap Pull Strap Release Lever Beneath Buttonholes Support Harness Adjusters Lower Anchor Snap Hook Support Harness Pull Strap Churchill Features Continued Instruction Booklet storage Pocket Underneath Base Support Harness ...

Page 9: ...ides Support Harness Locking Clip Tether Extension Assembly Belt Guide Anchor Support Harness Anchor Support Harness Adjuster Churchill Features Continued Tether Hook Tether Extension Assembly Snap Hook and Adjuster ...

Page 10: ...Hip Inflection Comfort Pommel Stay Put Pommel Pommel Positioning Strap Page 10 Churchill Accessories ...

Page 11: ...Page 11 Churchill Accessories Continued EZ Up Head Rest EZ Up Head Rest Support Plate Hip Strap ...

Page 12: ...Page 12 Churchill Accessories Continued Hip Inflection Insert NOTE ThisVest is for positioning only The vehicle lap and shoulder belt must always be used Positioning Vest ...

Page 13: ... from the Sup port Harness pull straps See Arrows Figure B 4 Place the restraint right side up in the vehicle seat Figure C 5 Press down on one of the Support Har ness adjuster buttons while pulling up on the corresponding vertical strap to ex tend it as much as possible Figure D 6 Repeat Step 5 until the strap is com pletely extended A B D Installation of Restraint C ...

Page 14: ...upport Harness over the vehicle head rest If a head rest is not present simply lay it behind the vehicle seat back Figures A and B NOTE When per forming Step 9 if the snap hook does not reach the vehi cle s tether anchor attach the tether ex tension assembly ac cording to the Steps on Pages 18 and 19 9 Attach the top tether snap hook to the vehicle s tether anchor Figure C Snap Hook Spacer Bar A C...

Page 15: ...p 10 with the other lower an chor snap hook 12 Attach each lower an chor snap hook to it s corresponding vehicle lower anchor Figures E and F 13 Tighten each lower anchor by pulling each strap on the front of the restraint until the restraint is tight against the vehicle seat back Figure G 14 If it was necessary to use the tether eten sion assembly then completely tighten the tether extension as s...

Page 16: ...Page 16 until it is par allel Caution Verify that Spacer Bar is posi tioned behind head rest or vehicle seat back if there is no head rest 15 Tighten the Support Harness by pulling up on each Support Har ness pull strap Figure H 16 Continue to tighten the Support Harness Figure H until both straps are taut and the spacer bar is level parallel to the vehicle seat back as shown Figure I I ...

Page 17: ...ort Harness in Steps 5 7 on Pages 14 and 15 then proceed with the follow ing steps to add the tether extension assem bly 1 Remove the tether ex tension assembly from the box 2 Attach the snap hook on the spacer bar to its mating hole in the tether extension assembly Figures B and C 3 Attach the tether exten sion assembly s snap hook to the vehicle s tether anchor Figure D C D A B ...

Page 18: ...towards the Support Harness Figure E until the Support Harness is taut Figure F NOTE Spacer Bar must be parallel to vehicle floor Figure E If not parallel repeat Steps 5 7 on Pages 14 and 15 and Steps 15 and 16 on Page 17 Caution Verify that Spacer Bar is posi tioned behind head rest or seat back if there is no head rest E F ...

Page 19: ...posite Page 1 Remove the positioning vest from the box 2 Place it in front of the Sup port Harness Figure A 3 Open one of the Velcro flaps Figure A and wrap it around the corresponding Support Harness strap Figure B 4 Velcro the flap to the front side of the vest Figures C and D Installation of Positioning Vest A B C D Page 20 ...

Page 20: ...tight as possible according to Steps 15 and 16 on Page 17 WARNING This vest is for positioning only The vehicle lap and shoulder belt must always be used See Figure F 6 Proceed to the next page for instructions on how to install the occupant in the positioning vest and lap shoulder belt WARNING Top of child s ears must not be above top of vehicle seat back or head rest if there is one E Page 21 F ...

Page 21: ...straint Figure F Opposite Page 1 Open up the vest as shown in Figure A 2 Place the occupant in the restraint 3 Wrap the right side of the vest around the occupant Figure B 4 Wrap the left side of the vest around the occupant and Velcro it to its left side Figure C Installation of Occupant with Positioning Vest A B C ...

Page 22: ...igure E WARNING This vest is for positioning only The vehi cle lap and shoulder belt must always be used Figure H Proceed to the next page for vehicle seat belt installa tion instructions WARNING Top of child s ears must not be above top of vehicle seat back or head rest if there is one Installation of Occupant with Positioning Vest Continued D E F ...

Page 23: ...nt s thighs Figure A 2 Grasp the vehicle s lap and shoulder belt latch plate and route only the lap belt por tion through the first belt guide Figure B 3 Continue to route the lap and shoulder belt around the occupant and through the restraint s belt guide on the opposite side Figure C 4 Secure the vehicle s seat belt by attaching the latch plate to the buckle Figures D and E B C D E A ...

Page 24: ...n in Figures F G and H The lap belt portion must be low over the lower hips and upper thighs The shoulder belt portion must be posi tioned between the occupant s shoulder and neck If the lap and shoul der belt portions are not positioned prop erly then do not use this restraint WARNING Top of child s ears must not be above top of vehicle seat back or head rest if there is one G H ...

Page 25: ...tion of the vehicle seat belt inside the vest s open belt guide Figure A 3 Fold the lower flap over the shoulder portion of the vehicle seat belt Figure B 4 Fold the Upper flap over and attach to the lower flap to trap the shoulder portion of the vehicle seat belt inside the belt guide Figure C Installation of Occupant with Positioning Vest Cont A B C ...

Page 26: ...low over the lower hips and upper thighs Figure D The shoulder belt por tion must be posi tioned between the occupant s shoulder and neck Figure D If the lap and shoulder belt portions are not positioned properly then do not use this restraint WARNING Top of child s ears must not be above top of vehicle seat back or head rest if there is one Installation of Occupant with Positioning Vest Cont ...

Page 27: ...s head rest with the tail lying over the top of the vehicle s head rest Figure A 3 Wrap the tail over the top and around the back of the vehicle s head rest Figures A and B 4 Pull the tail through to the front side of the ve hicle s head rest by pass ing it underneath and between the two bars that support the head rest Figures B and C Page 28 A C B ...

Page 28: ... tail to the loop Velcro on the head rest Figure C Opposite Page and Figure D 6 Verify that the head rest is snugly attached to the vehicle head rest If it is not then repeat Steps 2 5 WARNING Top of child s ears must not be above top of vehi cle seat back or head rest if there is one Installation of the EZ Up Head Rest to an Adjustable Vehicle Head Rest Continued D ...

Page 29: ...lling up on the verticle strap until it is completely loose Figure A 2 Repeat Step 1 for the other Support Harness adjuster strap 3 Remove the head rest support plate from the box See page 11 4 Detach the Velcro flap from the right side of the support plate Figure B 5 Slide the open Velcro flap and the leading edges of the support plate into two adjacent loops in one of the adjuster straps until t...

Page 30: ...t a Vehicle Head Rest Continued notch See Arrow Fig ure C Opposite Page in the support plate 6 Repeat Steps 4 and 5 with the other side of the support plate Figure D opposite page 7 Close the Velcro tabs on each side of the support plate Figures E F and G E G F ...

Page 31: ...upport plate with the tail portion of the head rest facing upwards Figure A 3 Wrap the tail over the top and around the back of the support plate Figure B NOTE It is important to wrap the head rest tightly for optimum perform ance 4 While pressing against the front of the head rest wrap the tail com pletely around the sup port plate Figures C D and E A B C ...

Page 32: ...erify that the head rest is snugly attached to the support plate If it is not then repeat Steps 2 4 6 Tighten the Support Har ness straps as tight as possible according to the steps on Page 17 WARNING Top of child s ears must not be above top of vehi cle seat back or head rest if there is one D E ...

Page 33: ...mel attachment strap through the slot shown in Figure A 2 Pull the attachment strap through to the top of the restraint until both loops See Arrows are visible Figure B 3 Inert pommel flap into the loop in the pommel attachment strap Figures C and velcro the flap back to the pommel Figure D A B D C ...

Page 34: ... strap and pull it around to the front of the re straint Figure E 5 Fasten the buckle as shown in Figures E and F 6 Grasp the loose end of the webbing and pull it tight while pressing down on the top of the pommel Figure G Installation of Pommel Cont E F G ...

Page 35: ...kles are facing up and that the straps are untwisted as shown in Figure A See ar rows 2 The hip strap is shaped like a V See Figure A Grasp the anchor at the bottom of the V From the top of the re straint select the desired slot and insert the anchor into it as shown in Figure B 3 Insert the anchor all the way through to the bottom side of the restraint Figure C 4 Make sure the anchor is flat agai...

Page 36: ...trap into the slot underneath the restraint as shown in Fig ure F 8 Make sure the anchor is flat against the plastic plate between the foam and plastic plate 9 Insert the other end of the short strap through the loop on the side of the restraint Figures G and H 10 Repeat Steps 6 10 for the other side of the restraint 11 Verify that the Hip Strap is installed as shown in Figure I See Arrows Install...

Page 37: ...p Strap Page 11 already attached See Pages 38 and 39 for installation steps if it is ever removed 1 First loosen Figure A then unfasten each buckle and lay both ends of the Hip Strap toward the front of the re straint Figure B 2 Place the occupant in the restraint Figure C 3 Grasp one of the straps and fasten it to its correspond ing buckle Figure D A B C D ...

Page 38: ...tion of Occupant with Hip Strap Cont 4 Tighten the strap by pulling up on it s free end Figure E 5 Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for the other side of the Hip Strap 6 Figure F shows the occupant with the Hip Strap installed F E ...

Page 39: ...traint Figure A insert the end of the attachment strap in one of the first two slots See arrows Figure A 3 Pull the attachment strap through to the bottom of the restraint Figure B 4 Continue to pull the at tachment strap around to the front side of the re straint Figure C 5 Attach the attachment strap to the Velcro on the front of the hip inflec tion comfort pommel Figure D A B D C ...

Page 40: ... the front of the restraint up and place the hip inflec tion insert under neath the restraint with the Velcro patches See Ar rows Figure A facing up 3 Line up the front and side edges of the base with hip inflection insert Figure A 4 Place the restraint on top of the hip inflection insert Figure B A B ...

Page 41: ...p one of the belt guide anchors twist it 90 degrees and insert it through its locator slot Figure A 2 Repeat Step 1 for the other belt guide as sembly Figure B 3 Pull both of the belt guide anchors through to the top side of the restraint and lay them aside Figures C and D NOTE Leave the other end of the Belt Guide attached to the base ...

Page 42: ...hing per Steps 2 4 2 Machine wash on gentle cycle using mild soap detergent with the wash and rinse cycles set on cold 3 Machine dry in dryer on low heat cycle 4 Do not iron F E 4 With the restraint up side down detach all of the cover attach ment flaps from the Velcro on the bottom side of the restraint Figure E 5 Remove the cover and foam from the re straint Figure F Page 43 ...

Page 43: ...o re install it Note Figures A D show the top of the restraint 1 Place the restraint right side up Figure A 2 Orient the Support Harness as shown in Figure A with the adjusters See arrows facing up 3 From the bottom of the re straint insert each Support Harness anchor into its cor responding slot making sure the anchors are flat against the top side of the restraint Figures B D A B D C ...

Page 44: ... NOTE Figures A D show the top of the restraint 1 Place the restraint right side up and orient the belt guide assembly as shown in Figure B 2 From the bottom of the restraint insert belt guide assembly anchor into its corresponding slot Figure C making sure the anchor is flat against the top side of the restraint Figure A 3 Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for the other belt guide assem bly Figure D Cover Rei...

Page 45: ... Care and Cleaning Continued 1 Place foam insert on the plastic base Figure A 2 Place cover over foam insert and around the bottom of the base Figure B 3 Place the restraint up side down and attach the Velcro tabs See arrows Figure C A B C ...

Page 46: ...ide of the restraint through the slot as shown in Figure A 2 Pull the anchor completely through the cover foam and plastic shell to the bot tom side of the restraint Figure B 3 After completely inserting the anchor pull back on the webbing to locate the anchor flat against the bot tom of the plastic shell See Arrow Figure C Belt Guide Reinstallation A B C ...

Page 47: ...ge 48 Care and Cleaning Continued D E 4 Repeat Steps 1 3 for the other belt guide Figures D F 5 See Figure G for the correct belt guide ori entation after assem bly G Belt Guide Reinstallation Continued F ...

Page 48: ...ions Please note that the upholstery fabric is subject to some degree of wear as a result of normal use This kind of normal wear is not covered under warranty To make a claim under this warranty you must contact Merritt via telephone at 317 409 0148 or write to the company using the ad dress on the back cover of this booklet PLEASE COMPLETE AND MAIL THE OWNER REGISTRATION CARD WITHIN THIRTY DAYS O...

Page 49: ... THEREFORE IN THOSE STATES THE LIMITATIONS LISTED ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU THIS WARRANTY AFFORDS YOU WITH SPE CIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS DEPENDING ON THE STATE IN WHICH YOU RESIDE BINDING ARBITRATION Any dispute controversy or claim whether in contract tort or other wise whether pre existing present or future and including statutory common law intentional torts and equ...

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