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Registration Information
Expressway
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User Guide
Child restraints could be recalled for safety reasons. You must
register this restraint to be reached in a recall. Send your name,
address and the restraint's model number and manufacturing
date to Britax Child Safety, Inc. 13501 South Ridge Drive
Charlotte, NC 28273 or call 1-888-4BRITAX. For recall
information, call the U.S. Government's Auto Safety Hotline at
1-800-424-9393 (202-366-0123 in DC
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Introduction Table of Contents This product fulfills the requirements of the U.S. Federal Motor Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle Safety Standards and is certified for use in motor Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 vehicles and aircraft. The Britax Expressway can be installed in Feature Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 motor vehicles or aircraft using the seat belts and in motor Ch
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Safety Information Safety Information seat differ from vehicle to vehicle. Please study the section on Compatible Seat Belts in this booklet for the safety assurance of your child. If in doubt about installing your child seat using the vehicle safety belts, consult your motor vehicle handbook or your Britax retailer. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAN RESULT IN The primary protection for occupants of a motor vehicle in YOUR CHILD STRIKING THE VEHICLE'S INTERIOR DURING A a collision is
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Feature Identification Feature Identification Cover TM Versa-Tether Comfort Pads Lock-off Shoulder Hook & Loop Chest Clip Slots Fastener TM HUGS Shoulder Yoke Pull Rings Straps Hook & Loop Buckle Side Slot Fastener Lap-Belt Guide Harness Belly Pad Release Button Base Recline Release Harness Handle Adjuster TM ISOFIT Connectors 4 5
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Adjusting Harness Height Checking Harness Height The shoulder harness MUST be threaded through the slots in the 3 From rear of seat, remove c- cover and shell nearest the top of your child’s shoulders. If in any clips from HUGS straps. (See doubt always use the slot above the shoulder rather than below it. Figure B) 4 Unhook the shoulder straps from the yoke. (See Figure C) 5 Pull all straps through the shell and cover, to the front of the seat. B 6 Thread the harness straps through the appropri
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Compatible Seat Belts Compatible Seat Belts NOTE: The information in this section only applies if you are installing the Expressway using the vehicle seat belts. Before you install the child seat in your vehicle, first note that some vehi- cles have no seating positions which are compatible with the Expressway (or any other child seat). If in doubt, return to the dealer for help. The following are seat belts that will not work with the Expressway: Front seat belts with top or bottom anchorag
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Important Notes Incompatible Seating Positions DO - Follow these fitting instructions in the order shown and get to know your Expressway before installing it in your vehicle. DO - Keep these instructions available for further reference. DO - Secure the Expressway in your vehicle even when it is not occu- pied. In a crash, an unsecured child seat may injure vehicle occupants. Use the Expressway only in vehicle seats which face forward! DO - Make sure that you adjust the harness to fit the clothe
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TM TM Installation: ISOFIT Connectors Installation: ISOFIT Connectors 5 Connect the second ISOFIT LATCH Bars connector to the LATCH bar. Closed IMPORTANT: The ISOFIT straps must be routed around the shell. If the connections are made with a direct route to the LATCH bars, Open re-route the straps as shown in Figure E, then continue. C 6 With one hand, push the child IMPORTANT: Before installing the seat down into the vehicle seat Expressway in your vehicle, make cushion, while pulling the each s
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Installation: Lap & Shoulder Belt Installation: Lap & Shoulder Belt IMPORTANT: Before installing the 4 Press to open the lock-off. (See Expressway in your vehicle, make Figure C) sure that the shoulder slots are at NOTE: Although the Expressway Shoulder the correct level for your child. has two forward facing lock-offs, See "Checking Harness Height" you will only need to use one. on page 6). Lap Always use the lock-off that is far- 1 Place the child seat forward fac- thest away from where the
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Installation: Lap Belt Only Installation: Lap Belt Only 4 With one hand, push the child IMPORTANT: Before installing the seat down into the vehicle seat Expressway in your vehicle, make cushion, while tightening the seat sure that the shoulder slots are at belt with the other. (See Figure C) the correct level for your child. See "Checking Harness Height" 5 Verify that the seat belt is tight on page 6). and the child seat is secure. 1 Place the Expressway facing See "Checking Buckle Position" C
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TM TM Versa-Tether Versa-Tether IMPORTANT: Britax recommends that the tether be used at all 4 Locate an acceptable position in your vehicle to anchor the teth- times, regardless of the installation method. Using the tether will er. There are two possible locations as illustrated below. improve the stability of your child seat and reduce the risk of injury. a. The tether is attached to a metal anchor located on the speak- Before attaching your tether, check your vehicle's owner manual. er shelf
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Using the Puzzle Buckle Checking Buckle Position NOTE: This section does not apply when If the buckle's tongues cannot be inserted ISOFIT is used. properly (if click is not heard), press the red button on the buckle to release, The position of the vehicle belt buckle can then re-insert tongues. affect the stability of your Expressway. In an accident this could prevent your Periodically clean the buckle to ensure Expressway from protecting your child as proper operation. Refer to "Cleaning well
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Securing Your Child Securing Your Child Once all adjustments have been two pieces of the buckle together made to properly fit your child in - they connect like parts in a puz- the child seat and the child seat zle - and insert them together into has been secured properly in the the buckle. You should hear a vehicle, follow these instructions click to indicate that the buckle is to restrain your child in the securely fastened. Expressway. 8 Gently pull up on the harness 1 Loosen the harness by p
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Care and Maintenance Aircraft Use Your Expressway is certified for 3 Remove comfort pads, shoulder use on an aircraft, using tradi- pads and d-rings from the harness. tional seat belt routing. Most 4 To remove the belly pad, you airlines in the U.S. and Canada must remove the buckle: will allow you to use a child a Fully recline the seat. seat if it is labeled for use on aircraft and fits properly in the b Locate the metal plate beneath aircraft seats. Prior to travel, the seat which secur
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Care and Maintenance Care and Maintenance Cleaning the Harness and Child Seat Shell b Pull the fabric cover off of the seat to expose the crotch strap. You can now grasp the metal plate under the seat, by which the strap is DO NOT - Take apart or attempt to take apart any of the harness secured to the seat shell. when cleaning the harness and seat. It is unnecessary and dangerous c Push the metal plate upwards, on its side, to do so. through the slot in the shell. (See Page 25) DO NOT - Use so
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Warranty Information Warranty Information This Child Restraint was manufactured by Britax Child Safety, Inc. Britax or the retailer selling this product be liable to you for any dam- Britax Child Safety, Inc. ("Britax") warrants this product to the origi- ages, including incidental or consequential damages, arising out of nal retail purchaser as follows: the use or inability to use this product. LIMITED ONE-YEAR WARRANTY LIMITATIONS OF WARRANTIES AND OTHER WARRANTY TERMS AND STATE LAW RIGHTS Thi
