Britax ISOFIX - Manual

Introducing your new child car seat
You must ensure that you follow these instructions carefully and correctly. If this seat is not fitted securely and your child is
not strapped in correctly, your child and other passengers are at serious risk of injury in the event of an accident
IMPORTANT!
Please read this User Guide carefully BEFORE trying to install your child car seat
The Hampshire Trading Standards Authority and Britax advise
that child car seats should not be bought or sold second-hand.
Please dispose of your child seat safely. Do not sell or pass it on.
After an accident, the child seat and your vehicle seat belts
should be replaced. Although they may look undamaged, if you
were to have another accident the child seat and your vehicle
seat belts may not be able to protect your child as well as they
should.
No child seat is escape proof
Harness systems cannot be designed to be completely “child
proof” and yet comply with the legal requirements of European
Standard ECE R44. The harness must be fastened and adjusted
correctly at all times and children encouraged to remain within
the harness system.
Looking after your child seat
Food and drink may find their way inside the buckle of the
harness. This can stop it from working properly – it will not click.
Wash in warm water until clean (dia A and B).
Cleaning the cover
Please read the labels on the cover for washing instructions.
DO NOT tumble dry the cover – short spin and drip dry only.
Cleaning the seat shell
Sponge clean ONLY using hand soap and warm water.
DO NOT take apart, or attempt to take apart, any part of the seat
when cleaning.
DO NOT use solvents, detergents or washing-up liquid as these
may weaken the seat.
DO NOT lubricate or oil any part of the seat.
Removing the cover
Press in and hold the adjuster button with your hand below the
chest pads (dia 1a) pull BOTH shoulder straps forward as far
as possible. Unfasten the buckle by pressing the red harness
buckle button (dia 1c). Undo the press studs from around the
harness straps on either side of the headrest cover, tilt the
headrest forward and lift off the headrest cover. Undo the press
studs on the backrest cover, push the harness buckle and
adjuster strap through the cover, unhook the elastic seam of the
cover from under the edge of the seat shell and gently lift the
backrest cover off the shell.
Re-fitting the cover
Simply proceed in the reverse order.
IMPORTANT – The cover is a safety feature. NEVER use the child
seat without it. Don’t put your child’s safety at risk by using other
makes of replacement cover, they could stop the child seat from
protecting your child as well as it should.
A replacement cover is available from your Britax stockist or
contact Britax Customer Service Department on 01264 386034.
Guarantee
All Britax products are carefully designed, manufactured and
tested. However, should this product prove faulty within 12
months of purchase due to a materials or manufacturing fault
please return it to the original place of purchase. We will then, at
our discretion, either repair it free of charge or replace it with the
same or a similar product.
For guarantee purposes proof of purchase will be required. We
recommend that you retain your receipt and attach it to this user
guide. They should be kept in a safe place.
Britax does not accept liability for damage arising from abuse,
misuse or negligence. This guarantee is not transferable and
therefore does not apply to second-hand products.
Your statutory rights are not affected by this guarantee.
If in doubt
Not all car seats fit all cars. For advice as to the suitability of this
restraint for your vehicle please use the vehicle approval list,
on our website at www.britax.eu or call our Customer
Service Helpline on 01264 386034 or email [email protected].
IMPORTANT – ISOFIX should only be used with
vehicles which appear on the supplied vehicle
applications list. An up-to-date copy of the list can
also be found on our website.
Britax, whilst taking into account child car seat contact
with vehicle seats throughout the development of new
products, cannot accept responsibility for damage
occurring to vehicle seats or seat belts.
IMPORTANT – The child seat MUST only be used
with a lap and diagonal seat belt (approved to UN/
ECE Regulation no. 16 or other equivalent standards).
Britax Excelsior Limited
1 Churchill Way West
Andover
Hampshire SP10 3UW
United Kingdom
A Britax Childcare company
Customer Service Helpline: 01264 386034
Email: [email protected]
Switchboard: 01264 333343
Fax: 01264 334146
www.britax.eu
Britax is a registered trademark of Britax Childcare
WARNING
EXTREME HAZARD!
DO NOT
use the child seat on a passenger seat fitted with an
active front airbag unless your vehicle manufacturer confirms
that it is safe.
DO NOT use the child seat on rearward facing seats.
DO NOT use the child seat on side facing vehicle seats.
DO NOT use anything, such as a cushion or coat, to raise the child
seat off the passenger seat. In an accident the child seat and your
vehicle seat belts would not be able to protect your child as well as
they should.
DO NOT use the child seat in the home. It has not been
designed for home use and should only be used in your vehicle.
DO NOT attempt to dismantle, modify or add to any part of the
child seat or change the way its harness or your vehicle seat
belts are made or used. The official approval is no longer valid if
modifications are made. NO modifications may be made to the
child seat other than by the manufacturer.
DO NOT leave children alone in your car, even for a short time.
DO NOT leave loose objects, such as luggage or books, in the
back of your vehicle. They must be properly secured, because
if you have to stop your vehicle suddenly loose objects will keep
moving and can then cause serious injuries. Large and heavy
loose objects are a particular risk.
DO NOT leave folding passenger seats unlatched. If you have to
stop your vehicle suddenly a loose seat back could injure your
child.
DO NOT allow children to play with or adjust the child seat.
DO keep this user guide in the user guide storage slot.
DO cover the child seat if your car is left in direct sunlight.
Fittings can become hot to touch in sunny weather and the cover
may become faded.
DO make sure that the child seat does not become trapped by a
folding passenger seat or in the door of your car.
DO make sure that you adjust the harness to fit the clothes your
child is wearing before each journey – a fitting for winter clothes
may be too slack for a child wearing summer clothes.
DO store the child seat in a safe place when it is not being used.
Avoid placing heavy objects on top of it and do not store near
direct heat sources or in direct sunlight.
DO always keep the child seat secure, even if it is not being used
by your child.
DO make sure that all occupants in the vehicle are correctly
restrained.
DO where necessary, use the insertion guides when installing
the child seat with ISOFIX fittings. Failure to do so may result in
damage to your vehicle seat.
DO make sure that your child seat is firmly latched to its
anchorage points.
Diagonal
Lap
Explora ISOFIX
GB User Guide
9-18Kg (Group 1)
A B
Cover
Shoulder strap slots
Chest pads
Harness buckle
Insertion
guides
Comfort pad
Adjuster button
(underneath cover)
Recline handle
(underneath front of seat)
Adjuster strap Safety button
Tension button
Foot prop handle
Foot prop
Elastic stowage strip
Headrest
Quick removable cover
Yoke (behind belt shield)
Seat belt clamp
Clamp lever
Green catch release handle
Catch arm
Seat shell
Upper Routing guide
Lap belt routing guide
User guide storage slot (under child seat)
Harness adjuster
Harness strap
Chest pad strap
Chest pad attachment arm
Harness strap
BBO-674-00
User guide storage flap - pull to open
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