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IMPORTANT:
� DOUBLE CHECK EVERY TIME YOU
USE THIS CAR SEAT.
TM
Marathon CS
User Guide
Double Check Car Seat-to-Vehicle Installation:
� Check that the LATCH or vehicle seat belts connections to the
vehicle are tight and locked.
� Verify the car seat cannot be moved front-to-back or side-to-side
more than one inch (2.5 cm) at the connection point.
Double Check Child-to-Car Seat Installation:
� Tug on the buckle to ensure proper locking.
� Confirm harness straps are snug and over both shoulder
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Table of Contents Safety Information Warnings ...............................................................................................................2 Important Notes ....................................................................................................4 Certification ...........................................................................................................5 Registration ...................................................................................
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WARNING! DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY CAN OCCUR: • Use only in a rear-facing position when using it with an infant back seat as the safest location for a properly installed child seat. weighing less than 20 lbs (9.1 kg) OR is less than 1 year of age. Please study the Vehicle Compatibility (pages 10-11) section in • Use only with children who weigh between 5 and 65 lbs (2.3 and this booklet to ensure your child’s safety and consult your vehicle 29.5 kg) and whose height is 49 inches (124.5 cm) or l
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Safety Information Safety Information Important Notes Certification • Verify child seat is secure and harness is properly adjusted around This child seat system conforms to all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle child each time child seat is used. Safety Standards. This child restraint is certified for use in motor vehicles • Adjust harness to fit clothes the child is wearing. Remove bulky and aircraft. coats and/or jackets before putting child in child seat. • Cover child seat when vehicle is
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1 inch 2.5 cm Safety Information Safety Information Important Harness Adjustments Forward-Facing According to the American Academy of Pediatrics: Use forward-facing only with children: All infants should ride rear-facing until they have reached at least 1 • who are at least one year of age and year of age and weigh at least 20 pounds (9.1 kg). That means that • who weigh between 20 and 65 lbs (9.1 – 29.5 kg) and if your infant reaches 20 pounds (9.1 kg) before her first birthday, she •
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Child Seat Features Child Seat Features 1 7 19 20 21 8 24 9 22 25 10 11 12 13 23 14 26 15 2 16 27 3 4 17 28 5 18 6 ™ 1 Cover 11 HUGS (Harness Ultra Guard 19 Serial Number & Manufactured 24 Shell System) Chest Pads Date (under cover) 2 LATCH Straps 25 Forward-Facing Lock-off ® 12 Harness 20 Versa-Tether (Top Anchorage Strap)- 3 LATCH Adjuster Release Buttons 26 Rear-Facing Lock-off in pouch 13 Buckle 4 LATCH Adjusters 27 LATCH Bar 21 Versa-Tether Storage Pouch 14 Belly Pad 5 LATCH Connector Rele
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Vehicle Compatibility Vehicle Compatibility Incompatible Vehicle Belts Vehicle Buckle Positions WARNING! The following types of vehicle belts are NOT WARNING! The position of the vehicle compatible with this child seat: belt buckle can adversely affect the stability of the child seat. If the buckle lies near the incorrect position ( ) when the vehicle belt is tightened, try fitting the child seat in another seating position in the vehicle OR consult your vehicle owner’s manual to see if yo
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Installation: Rear-Facing Installation: Rear-Facing with the “LATCH Strap Here Rear-Facing” LATCH Installation label on each side of the child seat. (Figs. E • Figure A illustrates a rear-facing LATCH and F). installation. 7 Push the child seat firmly into the vehicle seat • Verify that your vehicle is equipped with LATCH anchors. If LATCH anchors are not available, you while pulling each LATCH strap tight (Fig. G). must use the vehicle belt installation methods. IMPORTANT: Ensure the LA
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Installation: Rear-Facing Installation: Rear-Facing • The lock-off is properly closed when a click is Lap-Shoulder Belt Installation heard. • Figure A illustrates a rear-facing, lap-shoulder • To prevent damage, never extend the lock-off arm belt installation. beyond its normal open position and always keep • When not in use, always store the LATCH the lock-off closed when it is not in use. connectors in the storage slots. See page 29. 2 • If your vehicle is equipped with an automatic
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Installation: Rear-Facing Installation: Rear-Facing • If your vehicle is equipped with an automatic Lap-Belt Installation locking retractor (ALR), use of the lock-offs is not • Figure A illustrates a rear-facing, lap-belt required as long as the ALR is locked. Check your installation. vehicle owner’s manual to determine the type of • When not in use, always store the LATCH retractor your vehicle has, and how to lock the connectors in the storage slots. See page 29. retractor. 1 Reclin
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Installation: Forward-Facing Installation: Forward-Facing 6 Attach the remaining LATCH connector to its LATCH Installation adjacent vehicle LATCH anchor (Fig. D) in an • Figure A illustrates a forward-facing LATCH upright position (Fig, C). installation. • An audible click confirms attachment. • Verify that your vehicle is equipped with • Ensure that the LATCH strap is not twisted. LATCH anchors. If LATCH anchors are not NOTE: If an audible click is not heard when available, you must u
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Installation: Forward-Facing Installation: Forward-Facing 5 Verify that the vehicle belt is not twisted and Lap-Shoulder Belt Installation is routed over the LATCH bars, then buckle • Figure A illustrates a forward-facing lap-shoulder (Fig. D). belt installation. 6 Push the child seat firmly into the vehicle seat • When not in use, always store the LATCH connectors in the storage slots. See page 29. while removing slack first from the lap portion of the vehicle belt, then the shoulder p
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Installation: Forward-Facing Installation: Forward-Facing 4 Pull the vehicle belt out, then pass it under Lap-Belt Installation the LATCH bar, through the forward-facing • Figure A illustrates a typical forward-facing, lap- belt path, then under the LATCH bar on the belt installation. opposite side (Fig. B). • When not in use, always store the LATCH TIP: Turning the back of the child seat toward you can connectors in the storage slots. See page 29. make routing the vehicle belt easier (F
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® Installation: Versa-Tether Installation: Aircraft This child seat is certified for aircraft use. Most Safety Information airlines in the U.S. and Canada will allow the use of a child seat as long as it is labeled as an approved WARNING! child seat for airline use and fits properly on the • When using the child seat in forward-facing mode, attach the Versa- aircraft seat. Contact the airline about their policy Tether only to tether anchors designated by the vehicle manufacturer prior to
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® ® Installation: Versa-Tether Installation: Versa-Tether Using the Versa-Tether Tether Connector Strap 1 Consult your vehicle owner’s manual for designated tether anchorage locations. WARNING! Only use the tether connector strap for a rear- 2 Locate the tether on the rear of the child seat OR facing tether installation. and remove the tether from the pouch. 3 Place the tether up and over the child seat Because every vehicle model is different, back. sometimes you cannot find a location to
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® Installation: Versa-Tether Child Seat Functions ® Energy-Absorbing Versa-Tether Storing the LATCH Connectors When the LATCH connector is not in use, lift the cover to access the LATCH storage slots (Fig. D). Fold the The energy-absorbing Versa-Tether was designed to enhance LATCH adjuster and the connector, then slide each the performance of the child seat tether. By introducing a staged set into the adjacent slot. release of the tether webbing, the forward movement of the child seat is
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Child Seat Functions Child Seat Functions Chest Clip Harness Buckle Fastening the Chest Clip Fastening the Harness Buckle 1 Hold the harness buckle with one hand. Fasten the chest clip by pushing the two halves 2 Use your other hand to insert one buckle tongue together until a positive click is heard (Fig. A). at a time into the harness buckle (Fig. D). Releasing the Chest Clip • A proper connection is confirmed with a positive 1 Squeeze the middle tabs together (Fig. B). x 2 d click after
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Securing Your Child Securing Your Child 7 Slide the HUGS™ chest pads down towards the buckle. Buckling and Tightening the Harness Important checklist before tightening the harness: 1 Loosen the harness by lifting the harness 9 Check for proper harness height (see pages 6 – 7). adjuster release lever located on the front 9 Remove slack from around the child’s upper thighs. of the child seat while pulling both shoulder 9 Remove slack between the Hugs™ chest pads and the buckle. straps forward
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Care and Maintenance Care and Maintenance Cover Removal Cleaning the Cover • HAND WASH using cold water and mild soap. WARNING! Do not take apart the harness. Never • LINE or LIE-FLAT DRY to prevent the cover from shrinking. remove the buckle tongues from the harness. They • DO NOT bleach, machine wash, machine dry or iron. cannot be reattached after removal. If reassembled incorrectly, Cleaning the Shell the child seat may not perform as intended. • SPONGE CLEAN using warm water and mild soa
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Care and Maintenance Care and Maintenance Harness Buckle Removal Cleaning the Harness Buckle 1 Fully recline the child seat. If a child eats and drinks while in the child seat, 2 Locate the metal buckle strap retainer on the the harness buckle may need to be periodically bottom of the child seat. checked and cleaned of any food, drink or other 3 Pull the retainer away from the child seat to debris. loosen. • REMOVE BUCKLE as described on page 36. 4 Turn the retainer so the short side will
