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Safety Information Safety Information
• FAILURE TO FOLLOW EACH OF THE FOLLOWING
INSTRUCTIONS CAN RESULT IN YOUR CHILD STRIKING
THE VEHICLE’S INTERIOR DURING A SUDDEN STOP OR
CRASH. SECURE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT WITH A VEHICLE
BELT AS SPECIFIED IN THIS USER GUIDE.
• USE THE VEHICLE’S LATCH SYSTEM, LAP-SHOULDER BELT
SYSTEM, OR LAP BELT SYSTEM TO SECURE THE
RESTRAINT.
ALWAYS USE THE VERSA-TETHER FOR
CHILDREN WEIGHING MORE THAN 50 POUNDS (22.6 kg).
• Use vehicle belt (not LATCH connectors) for installations with
children weighing more than 48 pounds (21 kg). Refer to the
vehicle owner’s manual or contact the vehicle manufacturer
for the maximum weight rating for their LATCH anchors.
Unless specified otherwise by the vehicle manufacturer,
assume a 48-pound child is the vehicle LATCH anchor limit.
• Install this child restraint only on vehicle seats which face
forward! Do not install this restraint on vehicle seats facing
sideways or backwards!
• Secure this child restraint with the vehicle belts or LATCH
even when it is not occupied. In a crash, an unsecured child
restraint may injure vehicle occupants.
• Based on accident statistics, the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration recommends that parents select the
rear seat as the safest location for a properly installed child
restraint. Please study the section on Vehicle Safety Belts in
this booklet to ensure the safety of your child. If in doubt
about installing your child restraint, consult your vehicle
owner’s manual.
• Britax recommends that all child restraints be installed in the
rear seat.
• The primary protection for occupants of a vehicle in a collision
is the body of the vehicle itself; a child restraint will not
protect a child when the vehicle is seriously impacted.
However, a correctly installed child restraint will substantially
improve the chances for survival in most accidents. Make sure
that you fully understand the correct way to use this child
restraint in your vehicle.
• DO NOT place any child restraint in the front seat of a vehicle
with a passenger air bag unless the air bag is turned off.
DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur. The back seat is the
safest place for children under 12.
• Owners of vehicles with air bags should refer to their vehicle
owner’s manual for child restraint installation instructions.
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