Britax Horizon User manual

Arm rests
Shoulder belt guide (red)
Lap belt guides Cover
Shoulder strap
WARNING
BBO-664-00
You must ensure that you follow these instructions carefully and correctly. If this seat is not tted securely
and your child is not strapped in correctly, your child and other passengers are at serious risk of injury in the
event of an accident
IMPORTANT!
Please read this User Guide carefully BEFORE trying to install your child car seat
The Hampshire Trading Standards Authority
and Britax advise that child car seats should not
be bought or sold second-hand. Please dispose
of your child seat safely. Do not sell or pass
it on.
After an accident
The child seat and your car seat belts should be
replaced. Although they may look undamaged,
if you were to have another accident the child
seat and your car seat belts may not be able to
protect your child as well as they should.
No child seat is escape proof
Belt restraint systems cannot be designed to be
completely “child proof” and yet comply with the
legal requirements of European Standard
ECE R44.
Looking after your child seat
The child seat and its cover have been carefully
designed, manufactured and tested to high
safety standards.
Cleaning the cover
Please read the labels on the cover for washing
instructions.
DO NOT tumble dry the cover – short spin and
drip dry only.
Cleaning the shell
Sponge clean ONLY using hand soap and
warm water.
DO NOT use solvents, detergents or washing-up
liquid as these may weaken the seat.
Removing and retting the cover
To remove and ret the cover, please use the
methods shown in the diagram below.
IMPORTANT – The cover is a safety feature.
NEVER use the child seat without it. Don’t put
your child’s safety at risk by using other makes
of replacement cover, they could stop the child
seat from protecting your child as well as it
should.
A replacement cover is available from your
Britax stockist or contact Britax Customer
Service Department on 01264 386034.
Guarantee
All Britax products are carefully designed,
manufactured and tested. However, should
this product prove faulty within 12 months of
purchase due to a materials or manufacturing
fault please return it to the original place of
purchase. We will then, at our discretion, either
repair it free of charge or replace it with the
same or a similar product.
For guarantee purposes proof of purchase will
be required. We recommend that you retain
your receipt and attach it to this user guide.
They should be kept in a safe place.
Britax does not accept liability for damage
arising from abuse, misuse or negligence. This
guarantee is not transferable and therefore does
not apply to second-hand products.
Your statutory rights are not affected by this
guarantee.
Possible seating positions (providing that the
child seat can be tted in accordance with the
user guide)
If in doubt
Not all car seats t all cars. For advice as to the
suitability of this restraint for your car please
use on our website at
www.britax.eu, call our Customer Service
Helpline on 01264 386034 or email
[e-mail].
Britax Excelsior Limited
1 Churchill Way West
Andover
Hampshire SP10 3UW
United Kingdom
A Britax Childcare company
Customer Service Helpline: 01264 386034
Email: [e-mail]
Switchboard: 01264 333343
Fax: [phone]
www.britax.eu
Britax is a registered trademark of Britax Childcare
Britax, whilst taking into account child
car seat contact with vehicle seats
throughout the development of new
products, cannot accept responsibility
for damage occurring to vehicle seats
or seat belts.
IMPORTANT – The child seat MUST
only be used with a lap and diagonal
seat belt (approved to UN/ECE
Regulation no. 16 or other equivalent
standards).
DO NOT use the child seat on a
passenger seat tted with an active
front airbag unless your vehicle
manufacturer conrms that it is safe.
DO NOT use the child seat on side facing
vehicle seats.
DO NOT use anything, such as a cushion or coat,
to raise the child seat off the passenger seat.
DO NOT attempt to dismantle, modify or add
to any part of the child seat or change the way
your car seat belts are made or used.
DO NOT use the child seat without the cover
tted.
DO NOT leave loose objects, such as luggage
or books, in the back of your car. They must be
properly secured.
DO NOT leave folding passenger seats
unlatched. If you have to stop your car suddenly
a loose seat back could injure your child.
DO NOT leave children alone in your car, even
for a short time.
DO NOT allow children to play with or adjust the
child seat.
DO cover the child seat if your car is left in direct
sunlight. Fittings can become hot to touch in
sunny weather and the cover may become faded.
DO keep this user guide safe for future
reference.
DO make sure that the child seat does not
become trapped by a folding passenger seat or
in the door of your car.
DO store the child seat in a safe place when it is
not being used. Avoid placing heavy objects on
top of it and do not store near direct heat sources.
DO always keep the child seat secure, even if it
is not being used by your child.
DO make sure that all occupants in the vehicle
are correctly restrained.
DO make sure when using positions with side
airbags, that your child does not lean into the
area immediately around the airbag (consult
your vehicle manufacturer for details).
Introducing your new child car seat
Diagonal
Lap
Removing and Retting the cover
Lift the cover from the back and push the shoulder strap and shoulder belt guide through the slot in the
cover . Put both hands under the cover at the back and lift the cover up and forwards over the shell .
To ret the cover, simply follow the steps for removing the cover in reverse order.
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IMPORTANT – The child seat MUST
only be installed using a lap and
diagonal seat belt.
Place the child seat in your car
ensuring it is pushed rmly into the
seat (dia 1a).
A– Shoulder strap
B– Red seat belt guide
Sit your child on the seat. Make sure
that the shoulder strap is long enough
for the red seat belt guide to lie over
your child’s shoulder (dia 1b).
If necessary use the methods shown
to shorten the strap (dia 1c)
Fasten the seat belt across your
child. The lap section of the seat belt
should rest on the red lap belt guides
on each side of the child seat
(dia 1e).
1. Installing the child seat in your car (approx 4-11 years)
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IMPORTANT – The lap section of the
seat belt should rest as forward and
as low as possible over your child’s
pelvis.
Adjust the seat belt to suit your child’s
body. Tighten the seat belt by rst
pulling at and then and to
remove as much slack as possible
and make sure that the seat belt is
not twisted (dia 1f).
Attach the red shoulder belt guide to the diagonal section of the car seat belt,
by slotting each side through the shoulder belt guide, and (dia 1g).
Adjust the shoulder strap so that the guide sits just above your child’s shoulder
(dia 1g inset). This ensures that the seat belt sits correctly over your child’s
shoulder and not across the neck. Remove as much slack as possible and
make sure the belt is not twisted. Your child should now be secure.
Re-threading the shoulder belt guide
Should the shoulder belt guide come undone from the strap, use the following
method to re-thread it (dia 1h).
1With the child seat facing away from you, thread the end of the strap
through the bottom of the guide.
2Roll the guide towards you into the position shown.
3Feed the short end of the strap through the gap in the guide.
4Now do the same with the longer length of strap.
When both sides of the strap are through the gap, the guide is properly
attached 5, pull the strap tight. Roll the guide away from you into the position
shown.
Your shoulder belt guide should now look like this 6(dia 1h).
Correct buckle position
IMPORTANT – Once you have installed the child seat it is
important that you check the position of the seat belt buckle to
ensure a secure installation.
If the seat belt buckle looks like this (dia 1i) then the seat belt
buckle position is correct.
If the seat belt buckle looks like this (dia 1j), where the buckle
is being pulled around the shell into the red lower belt guide, try
another seating position in the car.
IMPORTANT – Do not leave your child seat loose. Always fasten
the seat belt across the child seat when it is not being used by
your child to prevent the seat being hurled forward in the event of
an accident.
If the seat belt does not lie within the lap belt guides then the
seat is not properly installed (dia 1k).
If you are in any doubt please contact our Customer Service
Helpline on 01264 386034.
To release your child simply undo the seat belt.
15-36kg
or lengthen the strap (dia 1d).
1a 1b 1c 1d 1e
1f 1g
1i 1j 1k
1h
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