Britax MARATHON 65 User's Guide download pdf (Page 19)

If your vehicle is equipped with an automatic •

locking retractor (ALR), use of the lock-offs is not

required as long as the ALR is locked. Check your

vehicle owner’s manual to determine the type of

retractor your vehicle has, and how to lock the

retractor.

Verify that vehicle belt is tight, locked, and 8

that the child seat is secure.

When properly installed in the rear-facing position, •

the back angle of the child seat should be 30º

– 45º from vertical (not to exceed 45º) when the

car is parked on a level surface (Fig. F).

If necessary, the proper recline angle can be •

achieved by placing a rolled towel or pool noodle in the crease of the

vehicle seat to level the child seat’s base.

Rear-facing installation can be improved by the use of the Versa-Tether•

See pages 25–28.

The child seat is secure when it cannot be moved more than 2.5 cm (1 in.) •

front-to-back or side-to-side at the belt path. If the child seat is not secure,

repeat the procedure or use an alternate seating location.

Installation: Rear-Facing

30–45º

0º

90º

WARNING!

Do not raise the child seat off

the front edge of the vehicle seat. This could cause

your child seat not to perform as intended.

WARNING!

Do not use this seat using a

non-locking, two-point Emergency Locking

Retractor (ELR) vehicle belt.

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Britax MARATHON 65 User's Guide Page 19