Britax ADVOCATE - Manual (Page 10)

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BRITAX Child Safety, Inc. ADVOCATE User Guide
Forward-Facing Installation
LATCH Installation
Do not use LATCH to attach this child restraint with a
child weighing more than 40 lbs (18 kg).
6. Attach the Versa-Tether
to a designated anchor
(see vehicle owner’s
manual) and remove
slack (see page 29).
7. Store excess webbing in
the elastic strap.
1. Remove the lower
connectors from the
storage slots in the
base. Press the adjuster
release button and pull
the lower connector
strap to full length.
Repeat for the second
strap.
2. Remove the Versa-
Tether from the pouch
and place it up and over
the child seat back.
3. Adjust this child seat to
position 1 or 2 and place
forward-facing on the
vehicle seat (see page
26). Ensure that no more
than 20% or 3 in. (7.6 cm)
of the base hangs over
the edge of the vehicle
seat.
IMPORTANT: Your child
seat may not perform as
intended if the base of the
child seat is not flat on the
vehicle seat.
4. Firmly press the lower
connectors onto the
adjacent lower anchors.
a. A click confirms
attachment.
b. Verify that the lower
connector strap is
not twisted.
5. Push the child seat down
while pulling each lower
connector strap to tighten.
Forward-Facing Installation with LATCH
3"
9 Check that all connections are secure and straps are not
twisted.
9 Check that no more than 20% or 3 in. (7.6 cm) of the
base hangs over the edge of the vehicle seat.
9 Check that the child seat cannot be moved front to back
or side to side more than 1 in. (2.5 cm) at the belt path.
If the child seat is not secure, repeat installation or use a
different seating location.
9 Check that any excess Versa-Tether webbing is contained
within your vehicle and secured in the elastic strap.