Britax ISOFIX COMPATIBLE User manual

Instructions for Installation & Use 1
IMPORTANT: KEEP THIS BOOKLET IN THE PLACE PROVIDED
ON THE CHILD RESTRAINT
Birth to 2-3 years (approx) REARWARD FACING
12 months to 4 years (approx) FORWARD FACING
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
CONVERTIBLE CHILD SEAT
ISOFIX COMPATIBLE
Series No. BS3800A-i20133

Instructions for Installation & Use
2
CHILD SEAT FEATURES - REARWARD FACING 22
SET UP
• GENERAL INFORMATION 24
• CONVERT TO REARWARD FACING 25
• INSTALLING INTO YOUR VEHICLE 26
• RECLINE ANGLE 28
• SEATBELT FOR REARWARD FACING 30
• ISOFLEX®FOR REARWARD FACING 34
• TOP TETHER FOR REARWARD FACING 36
• OPEN ADVANCED SIDE IMPACT CUSHION TECHNOLOGY 39
• HEADREST AND SHOULDER HARNESS 40
• REMOVE CHILD FROM CHILD SEAT 43
• CLOSE ADVANCED SIDE IMPACT CUSHION TECHNOLOGY 44
• REMOVE CHILD SEAT FROM VEHICLE SEATBELT 45
• REMOVE CHILD SEAT FROM VEHICLE ISOFLEX®46
QUICK START GUIDE - a shortened version of the manual
• REARWARD FACING SEATBELT 04
• REARWARD FACING ISOFLEX®06
• FORWARD FACING SEATBELT 08
• FORWARD FACING ISOFLEX®10
MEET YOUR CHILD SEAT 12
IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND WARNINGS 14
SHOULDER HEIGHT MARKERS 16
OUTGROWN YOUR CHILD SEAT 20
CHILD SEAT SUITABILITY GUIDE 21
REARWARD FACING
CONTENTS
Scan QR code
for rearward
facing seatbelt
installation video.
Scan QR code
for rearward
facing ISOFLEX®
installation video.

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CHILD SEAT FEATURES - FORWARD FACING 48
SET UP
• GENERAL INFORMATION 50
• FORWARD FACING RECLINE POSITIONS 51
• INSTALLING INTO YOUR VEHICLE 52
• SEATBELT FOR FORWARD FACING 54
• ISOFLEX®FOR FORWARD FACING 56
• TOP TETHER FOR FORWARD FACING 58
• OPEN ADVANCED SIDE IMPACT CUSHION TECHNOLOGY 61
• HEADREST AND SHOULDER HARNESS 62
• REMOVE CHILD FROM CHILD SEAT 65
• CLOSE ADVANCED SIDE IMPACT CUSHION TECHNOLOGY 66
• REMOVE CHILD SEAT FROM VEHICLE SEATBELT 67
• REMOVE CHILD SEAT FROM VEHICLE ISOFLEX®69
FORWARD FACING
CARE & MAINTENANCE
CONTENTS
CARE AND MAINTENANCE 71
• CLEAN HARNESS BUCKLE 72
• REMOVE COVER 73
• REPLACE COVER 76
ACCESSORIES 79
INSTALLATION OF VEHICLE UPPER ANCHOR POINT 82
IN CASE OF ACCIDENT 87
WARRANTY 92
Scan QR code
for forward
facing seatbelt
installation video.
Scan QR code
for forward
facing ISOFLEX®
installation video.

Instructions for Installation & Use
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QUICK START GUIDE
- REARWARD FACING SEATBELT
4
Hey, before you install me!
Don't forget to note your serial number found on the seat to complete your warranty registration.
9
1
Remove infant insert
Lift up middle cover
10
Fit
rmly
to car
seat
12
13 14
15
8
7 Press
NO TWISTS
Engage
buckle
3
52
Pull
Press
5
6
11
Check angle

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Harness
Straps
not below
green zone
QUICK START GUIDE
- REARWARD FACING SEATBELT
Store
strap
Attach
tether
clip
Pull to tighten
Deploy SICT
Engage Tongues
16
18
20 21 22
25
23
26
24
17
19
Pull
Push
Replace middle cover
Push down
Pull
Replace infant insert
27
28
Remove
slack
Lengthen Top Tether
NO TWISTS NO SLACK
ALWAYS ENSURE:
BUCKLE IS SECURE.
REMOVE SLACK
AND TWISTS FROM
HARNESS AND TOP
TETHER.
Pull
Lift headrest adjuster

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Hey, before you install me!
Don't forget to note your serial number found on the seat to complete your warranty registration.
QUICK START GUIDE
- REARWARD FACING ISOFLEX®
Push down
Pull to tighten
Press to
lengthen
Connect
ISOFIX
10
12 13
14
4
7
1
6
5 Press
3
Unhook clip on cover
52
11
9
8
Push button
and de-latch

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QUICK START GUIDE
- REARWARD FACING ISOFLEX®
Harness
Straps
not below
green zone
Store
strap
21
23
16
Hook clip on cover
15
24
16
Pull to tighten
18 19 20
17
NO TWISTS NO SLACK
22
Deploy SICT
Engage Tongues
Attach
tether
clip
Pull
ALWAYS ENSURE:
BUCKLE IS SECURE.
REMOVE SLACK
AND TWISTS FROM
HARNESS AND TOP
TETHER.
Lift headrest adjuster

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Store
strap
Pull
Push
Hey, before you install me!
Don't forget to note your serial number found on the seat to complete your warranty registration.
QUICK START GUIDE
- FORWARD FACING SEATBELT
5
6
11
10
14
Push
down
7
3
89
Press
1
Behind Harness
Fit rmly to car seat Engage
buckle
Remove
slack
Under
Hook
4
Lengthen Top Tether
2
Pull to tighten
12 13
NO TWISTS NO SLACK
Attach
tether
clip

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Harness
Straps
not below
green zone
Shoulder Level
25mm max
QUICK START GUIDE
- FORWARD FACING SEATBELT
18
19 20
15
21
22
16
15 Press 17
Lift headrest adjuster
Deploy SICT
Engage Tongues Pull
ALWAYS ENSURE:
BUCKLE IS SECURE.
REMOVE SLACK
AND TWISTS FROM
HARNESS AND TOP
TETHER.

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Hey, before you install me!
Don't forget to note your serial number found on the seat to complete your warranty registration.
QUICK START GUIDE
- FORWARD FACING ISOFLEX®
ISOFIX
Push down
Pull to tighten
Pull
Push
13
12
5
9 10
Remove
slack
14
NO TWISTS
Press to
lengthen
8
3
Push button
and de-latch
7
Connect
Unhook clip on trim
Hook clip on trim Lengthen Top Tether
6
11
4
1
Attach
tether
clip
Press
2

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QUICK START GUIDE
- FORWARD FACING ISOFLEX®
20
Harness
Straps
not below
green zone
Shoulder Level
25mm max
21
19
22
23
24
Store
strap
Pull to tighten
15
16
NO SLACK
15
18
17 Press
Deploy SICT
Engage Tongues Pull
ALWAYS ENSURE:
BUCKLE IS SECURE.
REMOVE SLACK
AND TWISTS FROM
HARNESS AND TOP
TETHER.
Lift headrest adjuster

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REARWARD FACING-
To be used only in a rearward facing position until the child's shoulders either reach the lower
shoulder height marker (approximately 12 months of age) or reach the middle height marker
(approximately 2 to 3 years of age).
FORWARD FACING-
Then to be used in a forward facing position until the child's shoulders reach the upper
shoulder height marker (approximately 4 years of age).
Continue to use this child restraint until the child reaches this limit.
Do not use forward facing until child's shoulders are above the lower shoulder height marker.
Infants are at risk of serious injury if they face forward too early.
Children are at risk of serious injury if they move to booster seats too early.
Children who have outgrown this restraint are safest in a larger child restraint with an in-built
harness or a booster seat until their shoulders reach the upper shoulder height marker of the
restraint.
To ensure that your child gets all the protection designed into the restraint PLEASE READ
AND FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS EXACTLY and use only Britax Safe-n-Sound®
recommended parts and accessories.
If in doubt about the method of installation, consult Britax®Childcare or agent, or a child
restraint fitter or, in New Zealand, to consult the agent for the vehicle.
只用于后向式安装，直到婴儿的肩膀达到靠下的肩高标记（大约12个月的宝宝）或者中部的肩高标
记（大约2-3岁的儿童）。然后用于前向式安装，直到儿童的肩膀达到靠上的肩高标记（大约4岁的儿
童）。
在儿童达到该座椅上限以前必须不断使用这一安全座椅。
在儿童肩高未超过靠下的肩高标记之前不得采用前向式坐姿。
婴儿过早乘坐前向式座椅则可能受到严重的伤害。
儿童过早使用垫高椅则可能受到严重的伤害。
个子比该安全座椅大的儿童最安全的做法是乘坐设有内置安全带的更大汽车座椅或垫高椅，直到他们
的肩膀达到该座椅靠上的肩高标记。
MEET YOUR CHILD SEAT

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ISOFIX COMPATIBLE
There will be straps fitted to each side of the lower part of the seat. Britax®flexible strap
ISOFIX Compatible connector technology is known as ISOFLEX®.
WHAT ARE ISOFIX LOW ANCHORAGES IN A VEHICLE?
ISOFIX low anchorages are fixed, standardised anchoring points for securely installing an
ISOFIX compatible child restraint in a vehicle fitted with ISOFIX low anchorages. They are an
alternative method of installing the child restraint without using the car's seatbelt.
ISOFIX is an international standard for vehicle child seat anchorages.
This anchoring technology minimises installation mistakes by optimising the protective eect of
the connection between vehicle and ISOFIX compatible child restraint.
ADVANCED SIDE IMPACT CUSHION TECHNOLOGY (SICT™) PROTECTION
WHY DO I NEED ADVANCED SIDE IMPACT CUSHION TECHNOLOGY (SICT™)?
In the event of an accident, your child must be optimally protected at any age, especially for
the most common types of accidents, frontal and side collision. With side collisions, children
are at most risk, because compared to a frontal collision, side collisions have less crumple
zone to disperse the energy released during impact.
WHAT IS IT?
Our Advanced SICT™– Side Impact Cushion Technology with crumple zone feature is
designed to provide optimum safety to your child in the event of a side impact collision.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
With maximum safety and flexibility in mind, Advanced SICT™can be used when the child
seat is positioned next to the vehicle door. When deployed, it is uniquely designed to enhance
protection in the event of a side impact collision. Combined with the energy absorbing
protective shell, Advanced SICT™significantly reduces the risk of injury to your child.
MEET YOUR CHILD SEAT

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• Fit the restraint firmly to the car seat.
• Fit the harness firmly to the child.
• A loose restraint or harness is dangerous.
• Supervision of children is needed because they may be able to undo the buckles and
adjusters.
• Use the restraint exactly as shown in the instructions.
• DO NOT LEAVE CHILDREN UNATTENDED IN THE CAR.
• Do not alter or modify this restraint.
• Repairs must only be done by the manufacturer or agent.
• Do not allow the restraint to come into contact with polishes, oils, bleach and other
chemicals.
• Destroy the restraint if it has been in a severe crash, even if no damage is visible. See
page 87 & 88.
• DO NOT USE THIS RESTRAINT WITHOUT THE COVER.
• Always secure the loose end of the top tether strap. Do not use the child restraint where
this top tether strap may fall into a split in the seat back or o the side of the seat.
• ALWAYS ATTACH TOP TETHER HOOK AND REMOVE SLACK.
• To ensure infant’s back is evenly supported, do not put more than one nappy on the baby
and make sure the nappy is not thickly folded at the back.
• DO NOT USE A REAR FACING CHILD RESTRAINT WHERE AN AIRBAG IS FITTED IN
FRONT OF THE SEATING POSITION.
• Do not harness an infant wrapped in a blanket or swaddled. Any blanket or wrap must
only be placed over the harness and infant.
• Rearward and forward facing child restraints should always be correctly installed, properly
adjusted and used as instructed by the manufacturer instructions.
• If your vehicle is not fitted with an anchor point, please contact a Safety Restraint Fitting
Station authorised by the relevant State Government Body for correct fitment of the
restraint. In New Zealand contact the agent for the vehicle. The top tether strap must be
attached to an upper anchorage point using an extension strap if necessary.
• Do not use on any vehicle seat which faces sideways or rearwards.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND WARNINGS

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IMPORTANT:
IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND WARNINGS
TO BE USED WITH A LAP-SASH OR LAP-ONLY SEATBELT OR ISOFIX LOW
ANCHORAGES IN THE BACK OF MOST CARS WITH FORWARD FACING SEATS.
GENERAL
• Do not attach the lower attachment connectors of two separate child restraints to the
same ISOFIX low anchorages in your car.
• Always attach the top tether strap to the child restraint upper anchorage in your car.
• Child restraint lower attachment connectors and the ISOFIX low anchorages in your car
are designed to withstand only those loads imposed by a correctly fitted child restraint.
• Babies and children below 4 years old must not sit in the front seat of a vehicle unless
allowable by the Regional Road Rules. Check your Regional Road Rules.
• Protect all webbing from abrasion and cutting by sharp corners and edges.
• The restraint should not be purchased or sold as a second hand item. It is recommended
not to use child restraints older than 10 years as the protection in an accident may be
reduced.
• THIS RESTRAINT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR USE WHERE THE TOP TETHER STRAP MAY
FALL INTO A SPLIT IN THE SEAT BACK OR OFF THE SIDE OF THE SEAT.
• Seatbelt extenders are not recommended to be used if the seatbelt is not long enough to
secure the child restraint. If seatbelts are too short then seek advice from a child restraint
fitter and consider their recommendations before using a seatbelt extender. If you use
a seatbelt extender then ensure that the seatbelt buckle does not enter the rearward or
forward facing belt paths.
• A rear facing child restraint should not be used in the front seat if a passenger airbag is
fitted and cannot be disabled.
• Ensure babies and toddlers are adequately shaded from direct sunlight through side or
rear windows.
• Check the car is ventilated by opening windows or using the car's ventilation system
taking in external air. Recirculation setting is not suitable for providing ventilation.
• THIS RESTRAINT MUST BE ATTACHED TO A CHILD RESTRAINT UPPER ANCHORAGE
POINT IN THE CAR. REFER TO CAR OWNER'S HANDBOOK FOR LOCATION OF
UPPER ANCHORAGE POINTS. REFER TO A CHILD RESTRAINT FITTING STATION IF
NO UPPER ANCHORAGE POINTS ARE IN THE MOTOR CAR. Refer to pages 82 to 86.

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SHOULDER HEIGHT MARKERS
Shoulder height markers are featured clearly on the child seat (as seen in diagram).
The markers provide an indicator for when your child has outgrown the child's seat rearward
or forward facing modes.

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SHOULDER HEIGHT MARKERS
Your child MUST be
forward facingforward facing if
their shoulders are
above the middle
marker.
If your child's shoulders are above the
upper marker they have outgrown the seat
(see page 20).
Your child can be
rearward facingrearward facing
OR forward facingforward facing
if their shoulders are
between the lower
and middle marker.
Britax®
recommends
using this restraint
in rearward
facing as long as
possible.
Your child MUST be
rearward facingrearward facing if
their shoulders are
below lower marker.
Lower Height
Marker
Upper Height
Marker
Middle Height
Marker

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SHOULDER HEIGHT MARKERS
IMPORTANT: Follow this advice.
OR

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SHOULDER HEIGHT MARKERS
OR
Middle Height Marker
Lower Height Marker Middle Height
Marker
Lower Height
Marker
Lower Height Marker
Upper Height
Marker
Middle Height
Marker
Child Use (Forward Facing)
Older Baby (Rearward Facing) Older Baby (Forward Facing)
Newborn (Rearward Facing)

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OUTGROWN YOUR CHILD SEAT
When your child has outgrown this seat, you can use:
• Or a dedicated booster seat with vehicle
lap-sash seatbelt until 6 to 8 years of age or
until 8 to 10 years of age (or seatbelt and
compatible child harness).
• A convertible booster seat with in-built harness
until approximately 4 years old and then as
a booster seat with vehicle lap-sash seatbelt
until approx 6 to 8 years of age (or seatbelt
and compatible child harness).
• A harnessed child seat with in-built harness
suitable for children approximately 6
months to 8 years old.