Britax P14715800 User guide

AlpineTM Base Accessory

User Guide

Guía del usuario

THIS USER GUIDE CONTAINS A MANDATORY ARBITRATION CLAUSE AND

CLASS ACTION WAIVER (“ARBITRATION AGREEMENT”) THAT AFFECTS YOUR

LEGAL RIGHTS, REQUIRES YOU TO ARBITRATE DISPUTES, AND LIMITS THE

MANNER IN WHICH YOU CAN SEEK RELIEF.

IMPORTANT

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Impreso en China. Este producto y sus componentes se encuentran sujetos a cambios

sin previo aviso

P14715800_B:03.23

WILLOWTM, ALPINETM, CLICKTIGHT® and BRITAX®

are trademarks owned by Britax. All

subject to change without notice.

ESTA GUÍA DEL USUARIO CONTIENE UNA CLÁUSULA DE ARBITRAJE

OBLIGATORIO Y RENUNCIA A DEMANDA COLECTIVA (“ACUERDO DE

ARBITRAJE”) QUE AFECTA SUS DERECHOS LEGALES, REQUIERE QUE

ARBITRE LAS DISPUTAS Y LIMITA LA MANERA EN QUE PUEDE SOLICITAR

COMPENSACIÓN.

IMPORTANTE

Table of Contents

Alpine Base Accessory Overview ��2

Safety Information ��3

Important Notes ......................................................................................................................................... 5

Registration ..................................................................................................................................................... 6

ReboundReduceTM Stability Bar ....................................................................................................7

Using the Base Accessory ��8

Overhang .......................................................................................................................................................... 8

Adjusting the Recline Angle ..........................................................................................................8

ClickTight Indicator .................................................................................................................................10

Lap-Shoulder Belt Installation ...................................................................................................... 11

Lap Belt Installation ................................................................................................................................14

Lower Connector Installation ....................................................................................................... 17

Attaching the Child Restraint (Sold Separately) to the Base ......................21

Removing the Child Restraint (Sold Separately) from the Base .............. 21

Uninstalling the Base ..........................................................................................................................22

Using the Lower Anchors ................................................................................................................ 25

Vehicle Compatibility �� 26

Warranty ��29

Arbitration Agreement ��31

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Alpine Base Accessory Overview

1. ReboundReduceTM

Stability Bar

2. Recline Button

3. ClickTight Locking Point

4. Recline Angle Indicator (2)

5. Recline Foot (under base)

6. Belt Guides (2)

7. ClickTight

8. ClickTight Handle

9. ClickTight Indicator Window

10. Lower Connectors

11. Lower Connector Storage

Compartment Lid

12. Serial Number & Manufacture

Date Label (under lid)

13. User Guide Storage

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Read these instructions before use of the base accessory.

• This user guide is for the Alpine base accessory ONLY. Instructions

in the infant child restraint (sold separately) user guide MUST be

followed. Refer to the user guide that came with the original infant

child restraint (sold separately).

• Not all carriers are compatible with the Aspen base accessory.

See us.britax.com/support/frequently-asked-questions for full

compatibility information.

• Use only in a rear-facing position when using it in a vehicle.

• Secure this base accessory with the vehicle’s child restraint

anchorage system if available or with a vehicle belt. Using both

methods is not approved and may cause the base accessory not

to perform as intended.

• Register your base accessory with the manufacturer.

• This base accessory can only be used in the following classes of

vehicles: multi-purpose passenger vehicles, passenger cars, or

trucks.

Safety Information

WARNING!

Failure to follow all warnings and instructions

could result in SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH�

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• 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 25 and consult

your vehicle owner’s manual.

• NEVER leave child unattended.

• DO NOT use the base accessory if it is damaged or broken.

• To prevent injury due to deterioration or hidden damage, DO NOT

use this base accessory if it is older than six (6) years or has been

in a moderate or severe crash. See expiration date on the date of

manufacture label located on the base accessory.

• Always make sure the base accessory is secured to the vehicle,

even when unoccupied, since in a crash an unsecured base

accessory may injure occupants.

• Do NOT route belt(s) through ClickTight

handle opening for any installation

method.

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Important Notes

• Do not, except as described in this booklet, attempt to

disassemble any part of the base accessory or change the way

the vehicle’s seat belts are used.

• Do not allow children to play with this base accessory.

• Do not use anything to raise the base accessory off vehicle seat

except as described in these instructions. In a crash, this could

cause the base accessory not to perform as intended.

• Store the base accessory in a safe, dry place when it will not be

used for an extended period of time. Do not place heavy objects

on top of it.

• 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 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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ReboundReduceTM Stability Bar

Attaching the ReboundReduceTM Stability Bar

1. Push the ReboundReduceTM Stability

Bar into the receivers on the base

until a click is heard.

2. Pull up on the ReboundReduceTM

Stability Bar to verify that it is secure.

NOTE: The ReboundReduceTM Stability

Bar cannot be removed once installed.

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Adjusting the Recline Angle

IMPORTANT: Vehicle must be parked on a

level surface.

1. Press the recline adjustment button.

2. Position the base on the vehicle seat in

contact with the seat back.

Before installing:

‐Check that your vehicle belt is compatible with the base

accessory by referring to your vehicle owner’s manual and page

27 in this user guide.

Using the Base Accessory

Overhang

It is important that the base rests

completely at on the vehicle seat with no

side overhang. It is permissible to allow up

to 4.7” (or 11.9 cm) of the base to hang over

the edge of the vehicle seat.

4.7”

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3. Move the base up or down until the

entire blue marker is completely visible

between the two lines on the recline

angle indicators.

IMPORTANT: After the child is secured in

the child restraint (sold separately) and

the child restraint (sold separately) is

attached to the base, ensure that the

entire blue marker is completely visible

between the two lines on the recline angle

indicator.

If there is a problem achieving the proper

recline angle after installing, try another

approved seating position in your vehicle or:

a. Uninstall the base and lower the

recline angle adjustment foot to the

lowest position.

b. Remove the base from the vehicle and

place a rolled towel or pool noodle in

the vehicle seat bight.

c. Place the base against the towel or

pool noodle and install.

NOTE: If a towel or pool noodle is needed

for the recline angle, the recline angle

adjustment foot on the base should remain

in its lowest position.

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CLICKTIGHT OPEN CLICKTIGHT CLOSED

YES NO

ClickTight Indicator

The ClickTight indicator window will be ENTIRELY GREEN (a) when the ClickTight

is fully open and (b) when it is closed correctly.

a. When ClickTight is fully open, the indicator

window will be entirely green.

b. When ClickTight is closed correctly, the

indicator window will be entirely green.

NOTE: If any red is visible, continue to push

ClickTight closed until only green can be seen.

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b

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Lap-Shoulder Belt Installation

1. Place the base on the vehicle seat.

2. Open the ClickTight.

a. Grab the ClickTight handle and

squeeze the button.

b. Lift the ClickTight handle.

NOTE: When ClickTight is fully open and

button is released the indicator window

will be ENTIRELY GREEN.

3. Pull the lap and shoulder belt across

the base.

NOTE: Ensure the vehicle belt

is not twisted.

NOTE: Do not lock/switch the vehicle belt

retractor. The ClickTight replaces the need

for a locked/switched vehicle belt.

Do not route belt(s) through ClickTight

handle opening.

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4. Tuck the vehicle belt under the

ClickTight and belt guides and

buckle the vehicle belt.

NOTE: Ensure the lap and

shoulder belts are both tucked

under the ClickTight completely.

5. Remove slack from the vehicle belt.

NOTE: Overtightening the belt may

prevent the ClickTight from closing.

6. Close the ClickTight by pushing down

on the ClickTight handle.

NOTE: Ensure indicator in window

is ENTIRELY GREEN.

NOTE: A click helps conrm the

ClickTight is secure.

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CLICKTIGHT OPEN CLICKTIGHT CLOSED

YES NO

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Base Installation with Lap-Shoulder Belt

9The base is secure when it moves less than 1” (2.5 cm) front-to-

back or side-to-side at the vehicle belt path.

9The entire blue marker is completely visible between the two lines

on the recline angle indicators.

9Lap and shoulder belt are both routed under both belt guides

and the ClickTight.

9Lower connector storage compartment lid is closed and secure

prior to attaching carrier.

9ClickTight indicator window is entirely green and no red is visible.

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1. Place the base on the vehicle seat.

2. Open the ClickTight.

a. Grab the ClickTight handle and

squeeze the button.

b. Lift the ClickTight handle.

NOTE: When ClickTight is fully open the

indicator window will be ENTIRELY GREEN.

3. Pull the lap belt across the base

NOTE: Ensure the vehicle belt is not

twisted.

Lap Belt Installation

IMPORTANT: Vehicle belt MUST be locked

according to your vehicle owner’s manual.

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4. Tuck the vehicle belt under the

ClickTight and belt guides and

buckle the vehicle belt.

NOTE: Ensure the vehicle belt

is tucked under the ClickTight

completely.

5. Lock the vehicle belt according to your

vehicle owner’s manual.

NOTE: Overtightening the vehicle belt

may prevent the ClickTight from closing.

6. Close the ClickTight by pushing down

on the ClickTight handle.

NOTE: Ensure indicator in window

is ENTIRELY GREEN.

NOTE: A click helps conrm the

ClickTight is secure.

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CLICKTIGHT OPEN CLICKTIGHT CLOSED

YES NO

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Base Installation with Lap Belt

9The base is secure when it moves less than 1” (2.5 cm) front-to-

back or side-to-side at the vehicle belt path.

9The entire blue marker is completely visible between the two lines

on the recline angle indicators.

9Lap belt is routed under both belt guides and the ClickTight.

9Vehicle belt is locked.

9Lower connector storage compartment lid is closed and secure

prior to attaching carrier.

9ClickTight indicator window is entirely green and no red is visible.

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1. Place the base on the vehicle seat.

2. Open the ClickTight.

a. Grab the ClickTight handle and

squeeze the button.

b. Lift the ClickTight handle.

NOTE: When ClickTight is fully open

the indicator window will be ENTIRELY

GREEN.

3. Open the storage compartment lid

and remove the lower connectors

and lengthen. Close the storage

compartment lid.

Lower Connector Installation 1

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4. Tuck the lower connector strap under

the ClickTight and belt guides.

NOTE: Ensure the strap is tucked under

the ClickTight completely.

NOTE: Ensure the connector strap

is not blocking the locking point for

the ClickTight.

5. Push the lower connectors onto

the vehicle lower anchors until a

click is heard.

NOTE: Pull the lower connectors to

verify they are secure.

6. Pull the adjustment strap to

remove slack.

NOTE: Overtightening the belt may

prevent the ClickTight from closing.

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