Safety Information; Important Notes; Registration - Britax ADVOCATE Guia Del Usuario

Britax Child Safety, Inc.

Safety Information

Failure to follow all warnings and instructions could result
in SERIOUS INJURY or DEATH.
FIT REQUIREMENTS
• Use only in a rear-facing position when using it with
an infant weighing less than 20 lbs (9.1 kg).
• Use only with children who weigh between 5 and 65
lbs (2.3 and 29.4 kg) and whose height is 49 in. (124.5
cm) or less. Use rear-facing for children who weigh
between 5 and 40 lbs (2.3 and 18 kg). Use forward-
facing for children who weigh between 20 and 65 lbs
(9.1 and 29.4 kg).
• Snugly adjust the belts provided with this child
restraint around your child.
INSTALLATION
• Secure the top anchorage strap provided with this
child restraint.
• Secure this child restraint with the vehicle's child
restraint anchorage system if available, or with a
vehicle belt.
• Use the buckle slot closest to, but not underneath, your
child when installing the child seat.
GENERAL USAGE
• Follow all instructions on this child restraint and in the
written instructions.
• Register your child restraint with the manufacturer.
• 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 33
and consult your vehicle owner's manual.
• 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.
• To prevent injury due to deterioration or hidden
damage, discontinue use of this child seat if it is
older than ten years or has been in a moderate or
severe crash (see below). See Serial Number and
Manufactured Date Label on child seat (pages 2-3).
• The use of non-Britax covers, inserts, toys,
accessories, or tightening devices is not approved
by Britax. Their use could cause this child seat not to
perform as intended in a crash.
• ADVOCATE ONLY - Prevent the Side Impact Cushions
from being punctured. Puncture damage will cause the
cushions not to perform as intended in a crash.
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ADVOCATE/BOULEVARD CLICKTIGHT User Guide

Important Notes

• Do not install with the lower anchors for a child weighing
more than:
– ADVOCATE: 30 lbs (13.6 kg) rear facing or 35 lbs
(15.8 kg) forward facing.
– BOULEVARD: 35 lbs (15.8 kg) rear facing or 40 lbs
(18 kg) forward facing.
• Do not use the top tether strap with rear-facing installations.
• Ensure that the shell cover is properly secured behind
the red markers to allow for proper functioning of the
CLICKTIGHT mechanism (see page 37).
• 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, defined by the US National
Highway Traffic 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.
• 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 adjuster strap to lift or carry this
child seat. Doing so could cause damage to harness
adjuster and webbing. Always carry this child seat by its
shell or tether straps.

Registration

Child restraints could be recalled for safety reasons. You must
register this restraint to be reached in a recall. Send your
name, address, e-mail address if available and the restraint'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: ___________________________________
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