Britax GROW WITH YOU User manual

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Britax Child Safety, Inc.
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A Britax Childcare company
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Table of Contents
Child Seat Features..................................2
Safety Information....................................4
Warning ................................................................. 4
Important Notes..................................................... 5
Registration ........................................................... 6
Certification............................................................ 6
Child Fit information ............................................... 7
Installing the Child Seat...........................8
General Information................................................ 8
Installation in Harness Mode ................................ 10
Installation in Booster Mode................................. 16
Securing Your Child................................17
Harness Mode ..................................................... 17
Booster Mode...................................................... 19
Child Seat Functions..............................21
Adjusting Harness and Head Restraint Height...... 21
Overhang............................................................. 22
Adjusting Buckle Position..................................... 22
Using the Harness Buckle.................................... 24
Using the Chest Clip ............................................ 24
Using the Recline................................................. 24
Using Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH) ............................................................... 25
Using the Lower Connectors................................ 25
Using the Impact Absorbing Tether ...................... 26
Switching Between Modes .................................. 28
Vehicle Compatibility..............................35
Incompatible Vehicle Seat Belts ........................... 35
Vehicle Buckle Positions ...................................... 36
Vehicle Seat Positions .......................................... 36
Maintenance ...........................................37
Removing the Cover ............................................ 37
Replacing the Cover ............................................ 39
Removing the Buckle........................................... 40
Replacing the Buckle ........................................... 41
Cleaning .............................................................. 42
Warranty ..................................................43

Table of Contents
1. Cover
2. Arm Rest
3. Booster Mode Belt Guide
4. Cup Holder And Storage
5. Harness And Head
Restraint Height Adjuster
6. Head Restraint
7. Shoulder Belt Guide
8. Comfort Pads
9. Chest Clip
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14
15
10
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Child Seat Features
Front
10. User Guide Storage
(in pocket behind cover)
11. Harness Buckle
12. Lower Connector
Storage
13. Belly Pad
14. Harness Adjuster
Release Lever (under
ap)
15. Harness Adjuster Strap
16. Recline Adjuster Handle
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Rear
17. Serial Number And
Manufactured Date Label
18. Tether Adjuster
19. Tether Hook
20. Tether Webbing
21. Harness Straps
22. Harness Mode Belt Path
-Green
23. Lower Connector Adjuster
Button
24. Lower Connector Adjuster
25. Lower Connector
Release Button
26. Lower Connector
27. Shell
28. Tether Storage Strap
29. Impact Absorbing Base
30. Harness Yoke
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Warning
Safety Information
Failure to follow all warnings and instructions could
result in SERIOUS INJURY or DEATH.
FIT REQUIREMENTS
• Harness Mode: Use only with children who weigh
between 25 and 65 lbs (11.3 and 30 kg) and whose height
is between 34 and 49 in. (85 and 125 cm) and are at least
2 years of age.
• Booster Mode: Use only with children who weigh
between 40 and 120 lbs (18 and 54 kg) and whose height
is between 44 and 63 in. (110 and 160 cm).
• Snugly adjust the belts provided with this child restraint
around your child. INSTALLATION
• Secure the top anchorage strap provided with this child seat.
• Use only the vehicle’s lap and shoulder belt system when
restraining the child in this booster seat.
• Secure this child restraint with the vehicle’s child restraint
anchorage system if available or with a vehicle belt.
GENERAL USAGE
• Follow all instructions on this child restraint and in the written
instructions.
• Register your child restraint with the manufacturer.
• Britax recommends that the top tether be used at all times
when installing the child seat. Using the top tether will
improve the stability of your child seat and reduce the risk of
injury.
• Britax strongly recommends that children should remain
in a child seat with a 5-point harness until reaching the
maximum weight or height allowed.
• Use this child seat forward-facing only.
• This child seat must be used in upright position in booster
mode.
• In a vehicle with rear designated seating positions, vehicle
owners should be alerted that, according to accident
statistics, children are safer when properly restrained in the
rear seating positions than in the front seating positions.
To ensure your child’s safety, please study Vehicle Seating
Positions on page 36 and consult your vehicle owner’s
manual.
• To prevent injury due to deterioration or hidden damage,
discontinue use of this child seat when it is older than nine
(9) years or has been in a moderate or severe crash. See
expiration date on Serial Number and Manufactured Date
Label located on the child seat shell. See page 3.
• Always make sure the child restraint system is secured to
the vehicle, even when unoccupied, since in a crash an
unsecured child restraint system may injure occupants.
The unoccupied child seat can be secured to the vehicle
by attaching the lower connectors to the lower anchors in
the vehicle, or by fastening the vehicle seatbelt across the
unoccupied child seat.
WARNING!
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• The use of non-Britax covers, inserts, toys, accessories,
or tightening devices is not approved by Britax. Their use
could cause this child seat to fail Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standards or not perform as intended in a crash.
• The primary protection for occupants of a vehicle in a
collision is the body of the vehicle itself; a child seat will
not protect a child when a vehicle is seriously impacted.
However, correctly installed, a child seat will substantially
improve chances for survival in most crashes. Make sure
all users fully understand the correct ways to use this child
seat in a vehicle.
Important Notes
• Before each use, check this child seat and its components to
make sure they are in good condition and good working order.
• Do not install with the lower anchors for a child weighing more
than 45 lbs (20.4 kg).
• Discontinue use of this child seat if it has been in a moderate
or severe crash. It is not necessary to replace a car seat after
a minor crash dened by the US National Highway Trafc
Safety Administration (NHTSA) as:
a. The vehicle is drivable from the crash site; and
b. The vehicle door nearest the child seat was not damaged;
and
c. No vehicle occupants were injured; and
d. There is no visible damage to the child seat; and
e. The airbags (if present) did not deploy.
• Verify that the child restraint and child restraint belts or straps
do not interfere with the opening and closing of the vehicle
door.
• Consult vehicle user guide to ensure child restraint installation
does not interfere with function of vehicle seats.
• Snugly adjust the belts provided with the child restraint
around your child. A snug strap should not allow any slack.
You should not be able to pinch excess.
• Ensure the lower harness (waist) straps are rmly adjusted in
a position so that the child’s pelvic area is secure.
• Ensure the upper harness (shoulder) straps are rmly adjusted
so that the child is secure.
• Never leave child unattended.
• Ensure to remove bulky coats, jackets, and/or bulky sports
equipment before putting the child in the child restraint.
• Cover the child seat when the vehicle is parked in direct
sunlight. Metal parts of child seat could become hot enough
to burn a child.
• Store the child seat in a safe place when it is not being used.
Avoid placing heavy objects on top of it.
• Do not, except as described in this booklet, attempt to
disassemble any part of the child seat or change the way the
harness or vehicle’s seat belts are used.
• Never use the harness or adjuster strap to lift or carry this
child seat. Doing so could damage the harness adjuster and
webbing. Always carry this child seat by the shell.
• Third party recommendations are subject to change, so we
recommend you visit their websites for the most up to date
recommendations.
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Registration
Child seats can be recalled for safety reasons. You must
register this child seat to be reached in a recall. Send
your name, address, and the child seat’s model number
and manufacturing date to Britax Child Safety, Inc., P.O.
Box 91167 Allentown, PA 18109-9925, or call 1-888-427-
4829 or 1-704-409-1699, or register online at us.britax.
com/registration. For recall information, call the U.S.
Government’s Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236
(TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.NHTSA.gov.
For your convenience, record all the information about your
child seat below. Refer to the Serial Number & Manufactured
Date Label for all information (see page 2).
Model Name and Number: ____________________________
Serial Number: ______________________________________
Batch Number: ______________________________________
Date of Manufacture:_________________________________
Certification
This restraint is certified for use in motor
vehicles and aircraft when used in harness
mode. This restraint is not certified for
use in aircraft when used in booster mode
because belt-positioning boosters require
lap-shoulder belts not available in aircraft.
Motor Vehicles
This child seat system conforms to all applicable Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS 213).
Aircraft
For aircraft installation, follow the instructions on
pages 14- 15. The tether cannot be used.
‐Install your child seat in a window seat to avoid blocking the
aisle.
‐If the aircraft lap belt is too short, ask a ight attendant for a
belt extender.
‐Your child may experience discomfort if the buckle is located
in the seating area of the child seat after installation.
‐Inatable aircraft lap belts are not compatible with this child
seat.
‐This seat may not t all aircraft. Contact your airline prior to
travel to verify t.
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Child Fit information
Harness Mode
Children must:
1. Be at least two years of age; and
2. Weigh between 25 and 65 lbs
(11.3 and 30 kg); and
3. Stand between 34 and 49 in (85
and 125 cm) in height; and
4. The top of the child’s ears
must be below the top of
the head restraint when
seated; and
5. The harness straps must
be in the closest position
at or above the child’s
shoulders when seated.
Booster Mode
NOTE: Britax recommends booster mode only after
the child outgrows harness mode.
Children must:
1. Weigh between 40 and 120 lbs (18.1 and 54 kg); and
2. Stand between 44 and 63 in (110 and 160 cm)
in height; and
3. The top of the child’s
ears must be below
the top of the head
restraint; and
4. The vehicle shoulder
belt must lay straight
across the center of
the child’s chest, with
the shoulder belt guide
positioned above the child’s shoulders and does not
contact the child’s neck; and
5. The lap part of the vehicle seat belt should be worn
under the armrests and rest low on the child’s upper
thighs.
Shoulder level
Above
Shoulder Level
Below
Shoulder Level
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Installing the Child Seat
General Information
Harness Mode
• Use this child seat in harness mode with children at
least 2 years of age and who weigh between 25 and
65 lbs (11.3 – 30 kg) and who stand between 34 and
49 in (85 – 125 cm) in height. Britax recommends
using harness mode until your child outgrows its t
requirements. See the Child Seat Fit Information section
on page 7 for more information.
• This seat may be used in either the upright or recline
position in harness mode (see gures at right).
WARNING!
Install forward-facing only.
DO NOT use anything to raise the child seat o of the
vehicle seat.
Do not install with the lower anchors for a child weighing
more than 45 lbs (20.4 kg).
Britax recommends that the top tether be used at all
times when installing the child seat. Using the top tether
will improve the stability of your child seat and reduce
the risk of injury.
Upright Position Reclined Position
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Booster Mode
Position forward-facing only in a seating position with a
lap-shoulder belt.
Use only the vehicle’s lap and shoulder belt system when
securing a child in booster mode. Never secure a child
with a lap belt only in booster mode.
Always secure the unoccupied child seat to the vehicle
by attaching the lower connectors to the lower anchors
in the vehicle, or by fastening the vehicle seatbelt across
the unoccupied child seat.
If the lower anchors in your vehicle prevent proper
vehicle belt fit across your child you cannot use LATCH
to position this seat in booster mode. See below.
The vehicle belt fits properly when
the vehicle shoulder belt lays straight
across the center of the child’s chest,
above the child’s shoulder and does
not contact the child’s neck (A). The
lap part of the vehicle belt should be
worn under the armrests and rest low
on the child’s upper thighs (B).
• This child seat can be used in booster mode with
children who weigh between 40 and 120 lbs (18 and 54
kg) and stand between 44 and 63 in (110 and 160 cm)
in height. Britax recommends using booster mode only
once your child has outgrown harness mode.
• This child seat must be
used in upright position in
booster mode.
• In booster mode,
this child seat can be
positioned on the vehicle
seat using the LATCH
system. Use the vehicle’s
lap-shoulder belt to
secure the child. Ensure
that the LATCH system
does not interfere with the
vehicle belt function and
alignment when securing
your child.
WARNING!
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Installation in Harness Mode
Lap-Shoulder Belt
1. Pull seat cover forward.
2. Pull the vehicle belt out
and route along the green
belt path. Verify that the
belt is not twisted and then
buckle.
3. Push the child seat rmly
into the vehicle seat while
removing all slack from
the lap part (A) and the
shoulder part (B) of the
vehicle belt.
NOTE: Ensure that the
vehicle belt is locked as
directed by your vehicle
owner’s manual.
NOTE: The child seat is
secure when it 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
the installation or use a
different seating location.
Before you begin:
• Check your vehicle owner’s manual to determine what type of
vehicle belt you have and how it can be locked for use with child
seats.
• Check that your vehicle has a top tether anchor.
• Britax recommends that the top tether be used at all times when
installing the child seat. Using the top tether will improve the
stability of your child seat and reduce the risk of injury. Check your
vehicle owner’s manual for tether anchor locations.
• Loosen the tether and place it over the child seat back to keep it
from becoming pinned between the child seat and vehicle seat
during installation.
• Adjust the child seat to desired position and place forward facing
on the vehicle seat.
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4. Firmly press the tether
hook over a designated
vehicle tether anchor.
Remove slack.
5. Secure excess webbing
with the elastic strap.
Lap-Shoulder Belt
Or
Or
NOTE: To ensure
proper installation of
the child seat: Route
the lap and shoulder
portions of the vehicle
seat belt through the
gap/notch in the seat
shell as shown.
9All connections are secure and vehicle belt is not twisted.
9Vehicle belt is locked as directed by your vehicle owner’s
manual.
9Child restraint cannot be moved front to back or side to side
more than 1 in. (2.5 cm) at the belt path. If the child restraint
is not secure, repeat the installation or use a different seating
location.
9Excess top tether webbing is contained within your vehicle
and secured.
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LATCH
1. Pull seat cover and seat
pan forward to access the
lower connectors.
2. Route the lower
connector strap along the
green belt path behind the
seat pan and rmly press
the lower connectors
onto their adjacent lower
anchors. A click helps
conrm attachment.
NOTE: Verify that the
strap is not twisted.
3. Push the child seat rmly
into the vehicle seat while
removing any slack from
the lower connector strap
to remove slack.
NOTE: The child seat is
secure when it 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
the installation or use a
different seating location.
Before you begin:
• Check that your vehicle has lower anchors.
• Use the vehicle belt (not lower connectors) for harness mode
installations with children who weigh more than 45 lbs (20.4 kg).
• Check that your vehicle has a top tether anchor.
• Britax recommends that the top tether be used at all times when
installing the child seat. Using the top tether will improve the
stability of your child seat and reduce the risk of injury. Check your
vehicle owner’s manual for tether anchor locations.
• Loosen the tether and place it over the child seat back to keep it
from becoming pinned between the child seat and vehicle seat
during installation.
• Adjust the child seat to desired position and place forward facing
on the vehicle seat.
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4. Firmly press the tether
hook over a designated
vehicle tether anchor.
Remove slack.
5. Secure excess webbing
with the elastic strap.
LATCH
9All connections are secure and strap is not twisted.
9Child restraint cannot be moved front to back or side to side
more than 1 in. (2.5 cm) at the belt path. If the child restraint
is not secure, repeat the installation or use a different seating
location.
9Excess top tether webbing is contained within your vehicle
and secured.
Or
Or
NOTE: Do not install by this method for a child weighing
more than 45 lbs (20.4 kg).
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Lap Belt
1. Pull seat cover forward.
2. Pull the vehicle belt out
and route along the green
belt path.
NOTE: Verify that the
strap is not twisted.
3. Push the child seat rmly
into the vehicle seat while
removing all slack from the
lap part.
NOTE: Ensure that the
vehicle belt is locked as
directed by your vehicle
owner’s manual.
NOTE: The child seat is
secure when it 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
the installation or use a
different seating location.
Before you begin:
• Check your vehicle owner’s manual to determine what type of
vehicle belt you have and how it can be locked for use with child
seats.
• Check that your vehicle has a top tether anchor.
• Britax recommends that the top tether be used at all times when
installing the child seat. Using the top tether will improve the
stability of your child seat and reduce the risk of injury. Check your
vehicle owner’s manual for tether anchor locations.
• Loosen the tether and place it over the child seat back to keep it
from becoming pinned between the child seat and vehicle seat
during installation.
• Adjust the child seat to desired position and place forward facing on
the vehicle seat.
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4. Firmly press the tether
hook over a designated
vehicle tether anchor.
Remove slack.
5. Secure excess webbing
with the elastic strap.
Lap Belt
9All connections are secure and vehicle belt is not twisted.
9Vehicle belt is locked as directed by your vehicle owner’s
manual.
9Child restraint cannot be moved front to back or side to side
more than 1 in. (2.5 cm) at the belt path. If the child restraint
is not secure, repeat the installation or use a different seating
location
9Excess top tether webbing is contained within your vehicle
and secured.
Or
Or
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Installation in Booster Mode
Lower Anchors
1. Pull seat cover and seat
pan forward to access
lower connectors.
2. Route the lower
connector strap along the
green belt path behind the
seat pan and rmly press
the lower connectors
onto their adjacent lower
anchors. A click helps
conrm attachment.
NOTE: Verify that the
strap is not twisted.
3. Pull the end of the
lower connector
strap to remove slack.
4. Firmly press the tether
hook over a designated
vehicle tether anchor.
Remove slack.
5. Secure excess webbing
with the elastic strap.
Before you begin:
IMPORTANT: It is not necessary to use lower anchors or
tether to position this child restraint in booster mode. To
use this seat in booster mode without lower anchors, see
instructions for Securing Your Child on page 17.
IMPORTANT: Use lower anchors to secure the child seat
to the vehicle seat even when unoccupied, since in a crash
an unsecured child restraint system may injure occupants.
Secure your child using the vehicle’s lap-shoulder belt
system.
• Check that your vehicle has lower anchors.
• Check that your vehicle has a top tether anchor. Do not use top
tether without securing lower connectors.
• Loosen the tether and place it over the back of the child seat to
keep it from becoming pinned between the child seat and vehicle
seat during positioning.
• Adjust the child seat to the upright position and place forward
facing on the vehicle seat.
Or
Or
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WARNING!
Securing Your Child
Harness Mode
Before you begin:
Always check the seat area for debris and remove it to prevent
interference with the harness adjuster mechanism.
1. Loosen the harness if
necessary.
a. Press release lever
b. Pull both harness
straps forward.
2. Open the chest clip.
a. Press tabs.
b. Pull apart.
3. Release the buckle and
place the harness straps
around the armrests.
4. Place the child in the
restraint with child’s back
at against the seat.
Never route the vehicle belt over the child when using this
child seat in harness mode.
Adjust the belts provided with this child seat so they fit
snugly around your child. A snug strap should not allow
any slack. It lies in a relatively straight line without sagging.
It does not press on the child’s flesh or push the child’s
body into an unnatural position.
Verify that the child seat is secure and the harness is
properly adjusted around the child each time the child seat
is used.
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5. Position the harness
straps around the child
(See page 21).
NOTE: Adjust the harness
to fit the clothes the child
is wearing. Remove bulky
coats, jackets and/or
bulky sports equipment
before putting the child in
the child seat.
6. Fasten the harness
buckle. Proper connection
is conrmed with a click
after inserting each buckle
tongue.
7. Pull the harness adjuster
strap to tighten the
harness.
NOTE: The harness
should have a snug fit
around the child. A snug
strap should not allow
any slack. It lies in a
relatively straight line
without sagging. It does
not press on the child’s
flesh or push the child’s
body into an unnatural
position. You should not
be able to pinch excess.
8. Fasten the chest clip and
place at armpit level.
Pull the harness adjuster
away from the child seat
(parallel to the ground) to
tighten.
Do not pull sideways.
Before traveling, verify that the:
9Harness straps are not twisted.
9Harness is snug.
9Buckle is fastened.
9Chest clip is at the child’s armpit level.
9Remove bulky coats, jackets and/or bulky sports
equipment before putting the child in the child seat.
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