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Graco NAUTILUS PD101777B Owner's Manual

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Do not install or use this child restraint until you read and understand the instructions in this manual.
FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS
INJURY OR DEATH IN A SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH.
PD101777B
© 2009 Graco
Child Restraint/Booster Seat
Owner's Manual
1/09
US

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  • Page 1 Do not install or use this child restraint until you read and understand the instructions in this manual. FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IN A SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH. PD101777B © 2009 Graco Child Restraint/Booster Seat Owner’s Manual 1/09...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1.0 Warnings to Parents and Other Users ......4 2.0 Registration Information ..5 2.1 Register Your Child Restraint 5 2.2 Recall Information.
  • Page 3 Table of Contents (cont.) 12.0 Harness Removal ..38-42 13.0 Using Your Child Restraint WITHOUT Built-in Harness ... 43-45 14.0 Securing Child & Booster Seat in . . Vehicle .

  • Page 4: Warnings To Parents And Other Users

    1.0 Warnings to Parents and Other Users Failure to properly use this child restraint increases the risk of serious injury or death in a sharp turn, sudden stop or crash. Your child’s safety depends on you installing and using this child restraint correctly.

  • Page 5: Registration Information

    You must register this restraint to be reached in a recall. Send your name, address, and the restraint’s model number and manufacturing date to: Graco Children’s Products Inc. 150 Oaklands Blvd. Exton, PA, 19341 or call 1-800-345-4109 or register online at: http://www.

  • Page 6: Features

    3.0 Features Head support Back support Harness covers Harness clip Vehicle belt guide Cupholder Head support side wing buttons Height adjust button Harness adjuster lever (above strap) Harness slots Shoulder belt guide Body support Harness buckle Crotch strap Storage compartment (one on each side) Recline foot...
  • Page 7 United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards have defined a new system for installing child restraints in vehicles. The system is called LATCH (Lower Anchorage and Tether for CHildren). LATCH may ONLY be used storage bars IN PLACE of vehicle belt (on each side if vehicle is equipped with LATCH anchor...

  • Page 8: Assembling The Child Restraint

    4.0 Assembling the Child Restraint Adult assembly required. KEEP GUTTERS CLEAR 1. Lay child restraint flat on back. Grab seat pad fabric in sitting area to expose the gutters MAKE SURE all hands, fingers and other objects are clear of the gutters. 2.
  • Page 9 3. Arms should CLICK into the gutters. Seat assembly should appear as shown CLICK!
  • Page 10 4. Attach 4 elastic loops from the seat pad under the seat exactly as shown in 5. Pull elastic loop on the seat pad through the vehicle belt guide on side of seat and attach to hook as shown . Repeat on other side.
  • Page 11 6. Squeeze height adjust button and push head support into slots on the back support as shown. Head support will click into the back support. You may need to unfasten the hook and loop attachment tape on both sides at the top of the back support to allow for easier access to the slots.
  • Page 12 7. The assembly is now complete.

  • Page 13: Important Information

    • NO CHILD RESTRAINT CAN GUARANTEE PROTECTION FROM INJURY. However, proper use of this child restraint reduces the risk of serious injury or death to your child. • DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT UNTIL YOU READ AND UNDERSTAND THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL AND IN YOUR VEHICLE OWNER’S MANUAL.
  • Page 14 • NEVER LEAVE A CHILD RESTRAINT UNSECURED IN YOUR VEHICLE. An unsecured child restraint can be thrown around and may injure occupants in a sharp turn, sudden stop or crash. Remove it or make sure that it is securely belted in the vehicle. If not using LATCH and tether, make sure LATCH and tether connectors are properly stored on back of seat.

  • Page 15: Height And Weight Limitations

    6.0 Height and Weight Limitations FAILURE TO USE CHILD RESTRAINT IN A MANNER APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR CHILD’S SIZE MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. Instructions for the use of this child restraint differ greatly depending on the size of your child. Be sure you are using the child restraint in the correct mode and with the correct features for your child.

  • Page 16: Without Built-In Harness

    6.2 WITHOUT Built-in Harness Your child must meet all requirements: • Weight: 30 to 100 lbs (mass between 13.6 and 45 kg) • Height: 38 to 57 inches (96 and 145 cm) in height • approximately 3-10 years of age •...

  • Page 17: Without Back Support

    When sitting on the booster seat, your child’s ears should be below the top of the vehicle seat cushion / head rest. Your Graco booster seat can be used with or without the back support as long as all requirements are met.

  • Page 18: Choosing An Appropriate Vehicle Seat Location

    If you are not sure where to place the child restraint in your vehicle, consult your vehicle owner’s manual or call Graco Children’s Products Inc.,1-800-345-4109. • Children are safer when properly restrained in rear vehicle seating positions.

  • Page 19: Vehicle Seat Belt Requirements

    TIGHTLY AT ALL TIMES. Pay careful attention to these systems; some of the seat belts that are not safe to use look very much like seat belts that are safe to use. If you are unsure, consult your vehicle owner’s manual or call Graco Children’s Products Inc., 1-800-345-4109. 7.3 SAFE Vehicle Seat Belt Systems...

  • Page 20: For Built-In Harness Only

    7.4 For Built-in Harness Only • Lap Belts - Manually Adjusted When buckled, the belt is tightened manually by pulling on the excess belt. • Lap Belts with Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) The automatic locking retractor will not permit the lap belt to lengthen once it is buckled.

  • Page 21: With Or Without Built-In Harness

    7.5 With OR Without Built-in Harness • Combination Lap/Shoulder Belt with Locking Latch Plate Once it is buckled, this type of belt has a latchplate that will not allow the lap portion of the belt to loosen. Belt is tightened by pulling hard on the shoulder portion of the vehicle belt while pushing down hard on the child restraint.

  • Page 22: Unsafe Vehicle Belt Systems

    7.6 UNSAFE Vehicle Belt Systems DO NOT USE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SYSTEMS TO SECURE THE CHILD RESTRAINT. LATCH can be used IN PLACE OF the following unsafe belt systems if your vehicle is equipped with LATCH anchor points. Please refer to the vehicle owners manual for LATCH locations. NEVER USE unsafe belt systems.
  • Page 23 • Passive Restraint - Lap Belt with Motorized Shoulder Belt DO NOT use vehicle belts that are attached to the door in any way or that move along a track to automatically surround the passenger when the door is closed. •...

  • Page 24: Latch

    8.0 LATCH Newer vehicles have one or more seating positions with LATCH anchorage systems. If vehicle is equipped with LATCH, the vehicle lower anchor points may be visible at the vehicle seat crease. If not visible, they may be marked with this symbol See your vehicle owner’s manual for Vehicle exact locations, anchor identification, and...

  • Page 25: Using Child Restraint With Built-In

    9.0 Using Child Restraint WITH Built-in Harness SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH. Snugly adjust the belts provided with this child restraint 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.
  • Page 26 3. Unbuckle harness straps 4. Check the crotch strap: Choose the position that is closest to but not under your child. To change crotch strap position, push crotch belt up through the bottom of the child restraint and grab it from the top to pull out Reinsert crotch strap in the desired position.
  • Page 27 5. The harness straps must go into the slots even with or just above the shoulders If straps are in proper slots go to page 31. 6 . To adjust harness straps: a) Turn seat around, so you will have access to the rear of the seat.
  • Page 28 7. Pull strap ends through slots at front of seat and reinsert them in the desired slots . Check that the straps are not twisted. MAKE SURE harness straps are inserted into the same slots on each side of the seat. Remove body support when not using harness in the lowest slot position.

  • Page 29: Harness

    8. Use plastic strap guides as Harness a guide to feed the harness up over the red rollers. Make sure straps to feed straps OVER red rollers MUST and plastic strap guides go over Make sure that the tether strap rollers.
  • Page 30 11. Check that the straps are inserted at the same level. Pull on harness to make sure it is secure REMEMBER to check the shoulder straps and crotch strap position as your child grows and move them to the next position when necessary.

  • Page 31: Vehicle

    10.0 Securing the Child Restraint in Your Vehicle TURN, SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH. Carefully follow these instructions and those in your vehicle owner’s manual to be sure your child restraint is properly positioned and held tightly at all times. 10.1 Using Child Restraint WITH Built-in Harness 10.2 With a Vehicle Lap or Lap/shoulder Belt: Lower anchors must be stored when using vehicle belt.
  • Page 32 4. Tighten vehicle seat belt Push down hard with your knee or free hand in the middle of the child restraint . Then pull and tighten the shoulder portion of the lap/shoulder belt. 5. While pulling the shoulder portion of the lap/shoulder belt, lay the shoulder belt inside the opened lock-off and snap the lock-off over the...
  • Page 33 6. If a vehicle top tether anchor is available, secure the tether to hold seat in place. See Section 18.0 Using the Tether, page 56. When not using the tether, hook it on the tether storage bar on the rear of the seat, see page 57. 7.

  • Page 34: With Latch

    10.3 With LATCH Use vehicle belt (not LATCH connectors) for installations with children weighing more than 48 pounds (21.7 kg). NOTE: Some vehicle manufacturers have lower maximum weight ratings for LATCH anchors, so you must consult your vehicle owner’s manual or call the vehicle manufacturer to confirm the limits on your vehicle’s LATCH anchors.
  • Page 35 6. NEVER put two LATCH connectors on one vehicle LATCH anchor unless specifically allowed by the vehicle manufacturer 7. All LATCH seating positions have tether anchors. Secure the top of the seat using the tether strap. See Section 18.0 Using the Tether, page 56.

  • Page 36: Securing Your Child In The

    EVERY TIME you place your child in the child restraint. • Avoid bulky clothing. 1. Place child in child restraint with child’s back flat against back of car seat. 2. Place harness straps over child’s shoulders and insert tongues into buckle until they click into place CHECK that straps are not twisted.
  • Page 37 3. Fasten harness clip . Position harness clip at middle of child’s chest, level with armpits. 4. Tighten the harness straps by pulling the adjustment strap on the front of the seat 5. Make sure straps are flat and snug against child’s shoulders and thighs.

  • Page 38: Harness Removal

    12.0 Harness Removal 1. Remove harness straps. Open chest clip and harness buckle 2. Face the rear of the seat and remove the belt straps from metal junction plate shown . 3. Remove crotch strap by pushing the strap retainer on bottom of seat, up through slot.
  • Page 39 4. Grab the crotch strap buckle and pull it completely out 5. Pull on the adjustment strap on the front of the seat to lock the metal junction plate into place. 6. Grab hold of the shoulder straps and pull them out of their respective slots on the seat pad.
  • Page 40 7. On the rear of the seat, detach 2 lower seat pad elastic straps from hooks as shown in 8. Also detach the elastic straps that are threaded through the vehicle belt guides on the sides of the seat as shown in .

  • Page 41: Harness Strap

    10. Remove harness straps from arms as shown in Store the body support, harness covers, crotch pad cover and harness straps in safe place for future use. Harness Strap 11. Move seat pad fabric out of the way then raise seat back so that both arms LOCK into the gutters You should hear a CLICK when the arms lock into the gutters.
  • Page 42 12. Tuck seat pad in between the gap of the back support and seat area of the booster seat to allow 2 elastic straps to show at the rear of the seat. 13. Attach 2 seat pad elastic straps onto the hooks on the rear of the child restraint as shown in 14.

  • Page 43: Built-In Harness

    13.0 Using Your Child Restraint WITHOUT Built-in Harness CRASH. In a crash, the child restraint provides NO protection for your child unless the vehicle lap/ shoulder belt is properly secured. Follow these instructions carefully to properly secure your child. WARNING: Use only the vehicle lap and shoulder belt system when restraining the child in the booster seat.
  • Page 44 DO NOT use shoulder belt loose or positioned under arm DO NOT place shoulder belt behind child’s back INCORRECT INCORRECT Lap portion of lap/shoulder belt MUST be low and snug on hips, just touching thighs. DO NOT allow child to slide down in booster seat If child will not keep vehicle belt properly positioned, DO NOT use this booster seat.
  • Page 45 Vehicle seat headrest should not create a gap between vehicle seat and booster seat . The front of booster seat MUST NOT hang over front of vehicle seat INCORRECT INCORRECT...

  • Page 46: Vehicle

    1. Place booster seat firmly against the back of a forward-facing vehicle seat equipped with a lap/shoulder belt only. 2. Place child in car seat with child’s back flat against back of car seat. 3. Position lap/shoulder belt through shoulder...

  • Page 47: Adjusting Head Support

    15.0 Adjusting Head Support When using with or without the built-in harness. BEFORE adjusting the head support height, have your child lean forward slightly. Squeeze the red adjustment handle top of seat and pull back support up until it snaps into one of the 5 height positions. To lower, squeeze red adjustment handle and push down.
  • Page 48 To adjust head support side wings, push buttons on top of seat down and rotate wings to desired position.

  • Page 49: Removing Back Support

    16.0 Removing Back Support To use booster seat WITHOUT back support, remove harness straps if attached (see section 12.0 Harness Removal, p.38-42) then continue with the following steps: 1. Detach 2 lower elastic straps from rear of seat as shown 2.
  • Page 50 3. Pull the seat pad out of the way to reveal red buttons as shown in . Slide the buttons to release the back support from the base and lower it into a flat position. When removing back support, you must support the back support when sliding the red buttons that disengage the back support from the base.
  • Page 51 5. Once back support is separated , store back support with all the harness straps, head support, body support and crotch pad cover in safe place. 6. Reattach the elastic straps at the back of the seat and through the vehicle belt guide on the sides of seat as shown.

  • Page 52: Securing Child In Vehicle Belt With

    17.0 Securing Child in Vehicle with Shoulder Belt Positioning Clip The shoulder belt MUST lie across child’s shoulders in red zone as shown If shoulder belt lies outside this zone, the shoulder belt positioning clip MUST be used. To attach clip to booster seat: 1.
  • Page 53 2. Pass the clip and the strap through the loop as shown and pull strap up. 3. NOTE: Free end of strap should face front of seat.

  • Page 54: Shoulder Belt Positioning Clip

    tighten clip against the child’s shoulder. The lap portion MUST pass through the vehicle belt guide and be positionned low on the hips. The belt MUST NOT be twisted. Shoulder belt positioning clip Shoulder belt positioning clip REAR VIEW OF CHILD SITTING IN SEAT...
  • Page 55 5. Lap portion of lap/shoulder belt MUST be low and snug on hips, just touching thighs. DO NOT allow child to slide down in booster seat CORRECT...

  • Page 56: Using The Tether

    Contact your vehicle dealership for the proper anchor location and installation. You may purchase tether anchor parts kit by calling Graco Customer Service at 1-800-345-4109. 1. Check that tether is securely attached to child restraint.
  • Page 57 1. For ease of storing, extend LATCH to its maximum length. 2. Locate the storage bars on back of child restraint. 3. Fasten ends of tether anchors onto their respective storage bars as shown. 4. Tether and lower anchors storage should look like this when complete.

  • Page 58: Airplane Use

    1. Airlines have some restrictions about the use of child restraints. 2. Install your car seat on an airplane in the same way it is installed in an automobile with a lap belt (see Section 10.1, Using Child Restraint WITH Built-in harness, pp. 31-33).

  • Page 59: Accessories

    20.1 Body Support & Harness Covers To prevent ejection in sudden stop or crash: • Always make sure shoulder straps are threaded through slots and properly positioned on shoulders. • Never allow body support to bunch or fold behind child. •...

  • Page 60: Recline Foot

    21.0 Recline Foot Your child restraint has 3 recline positions: adjust recline foot before installing child restraint. 1. To recline seat, pull recline handle out tilt seat back to extend foot as shown 2. To set seat to upright position, pull recline handle out and tilt seat foward to retract...

  • Page 61: Care And Maintenance

    Remove objects with tweezers and/or clean with a cotton swab. If you cannot get the harness to remain tight with the buckle securely locked, do not use this child restraint. Call Graco at 1-800-345-4109 to purchase a replacement harness or buckle.

  • Page 62: To Remove Seat Cover

    Seat Cover: clean with a damp sponge using mild soap and cool water. If necessary, cover may be removed for cleaning. 1. Remove harness and crotch straps (see Section 12.0, Harness Removal, p.38). 2. Remove elastic loops from seat as indicated 3.

  • Page 63: Owners Manual Storage

    24.0 Owners Manual Storage Your Owner’s Manual can be stored on the bottom of the seat inside the slot in the footrest as shown.

  • Page 64: Replacement Parts And Warranty

    25.0 Replacement Parts and Warranty To purchase parts or accessories or for warranty information in the United States, please contact us at the following: www.gracobaby.com 1-800-345-4109...

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