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Graco 8481 Owner's Manual

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Booster Seat

OWNER'S MANUAL
Model 8481
Even if using this booster seat seems
easy to figure out on your own, it is very
important to read this manual.
Your child's safety depends on you
installing and using this booster seat
correctly. READ THIS MANUAL! After
following these instructions, return this
manual to the storage pocket on the back
of the booster seat for quick reference.
© 2001 Graco 420-5-01

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  • Page 1: Booster Seat

    Your child’s safety depends on you installing and using this booster seat correctly. READ THIS MANUAL! After following these instructions, return this manual to the storage pocket on the back of the booster seat for quick reference. © 2001 Graco 420-5-01...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Warnings to Parents and Other Users ....2. Important Safety Information ......2.1 About Your Child ......... 2.2 About Using this Booster Seat in Your Vehicle ..........2.3 When the Booster Seat is Not Occupied..2.4 Life and Condition of the Booster Seat..3.
  • Page 3 We are also committed to supporting our products after purchase. If you would like to speak to Graco about your product, please call our Customer Service Department at 1-888-224-6549 or visit our Internet website at www.gracobaby.com.

  • Page 4: Warnings To Parents And Other Users

    1. Warnings to Parents and Other Users DO NOT install or use this booster seat until you read and understand the instructions in this manual and in your vehicle owner’s manual. DO NOT let others install or use the booster seat unless they understand how to use it.

  • Page 5: Important Safety Information

    2. Important Safety Information No booster seat can guarantee protection from injury. However, proper use of this booster seat reduces the risk of serious injury or death to your child. 2.1 About Your Child Use of the booster seat in a manner that is NOT appropriate for your child’s size may increase the risk of serious injury or death.

  • Page 6: About Using This Booster Seat In Your Vehicle

    2.2 About Using this Booster Seat in Your Vehicle YOUR CHILD CAN BE INJURED in a vehicle even if you are not in a crash. Common events such as sudden braking and sharp turns can injure your child if the booster seat and your child are not properly secured.

  • Page 7: When The Booster Seat Is Not Occupied

    THIS CHILD RESTRAINT conforms to all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. THIS RESTRAINT is certified for use in Motor Vehicles. It is NOT certified for use in Aircraft. 2.3 When the Booster Seat is Not Occupied NEVER LEAVE A BOOSTER SEAT UNSECURED IN YOUR VEHICLE.

  • Page 8: Life And Condition Of The Booster Seat

    2.4 Life and Condition of the Booster Seat REPLACE THE BOOSTER SEAT AFTER AN ACCIDENT of any kind. An accident can cause damage to the booster seat that you cannot see. EVEN IF THE BOOSTER SEAT IS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, stop using it and throw it away after the date molded into the back of the booster seat.

  • Page 9: Features And Components

    3. Features and Components Shoulder belt positioners Cut-outs Tether Some vehicles are now (or can be) equipped with tether anchor points behind some vehicle seats. When used properly with the vehicle seat belt, a tether helps reduce injury in a sharp turn, sudden stop or crash.

  • Page 10: To The Booster Seat

    3.1 To Attach the Seat Cover to the Booster Seat 1. Wrap elastic binding around bottom, sides and top of seat as shown 2. Place elastic loops around two pegs on the bottom and two pegs on the top of car seat.

  • Page 11: Selecting A Suitable Location For The Booster Seat

    4. Selecting a Suitable Location for the Booster Seat Following are some basic recommendations for use of the booster seat. According to accident statistics, children are safer when properly restrained in rear vehicle seating positions, rather than front seating positions. For a vehicle with a front passenger air bag, refer to your vehicle owner’s manual as well as these instructions for booster seat installation.
  • Page 12 Be Sure Your Vehicle Seat Meets These Requirements THE VEHICLE SEAT MUST FACE FORWARD. DO NOT place booster seat in a rear-facing vehicle seat or a side-facing vehicle seat DO NOT use this booster seat in any vehicle seat in which the front of the booster seat hangs over the edge of the vehicle seat...

  • Page 13: Vehicle Belt Systems That Are Not Safe For Use With The Booster Seat

    ARE safe for use. If you have questions, contact the vehicle manufacturer or call Graco at 1-888-224-6549. Many seat belt systems are NOT safe to use with the booster seat, even though they can easily be placed around the booster seat.
  • Page 14 DO NOT use any lap-only belt . These vehicle belts will NOT safely restrain your child. 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 15: Vehicle Belt Systems That Are Suitable For Use With The Booster Seat

    If you have one of the previously listed vehicle belt systems, DO NOT use it to secure the booster seat. Look for a vehicle seat location that has a suitable seat belt (see the next section) or contact your vehicle manufacturer about installing a lap/shoulder belt system that can be used to secure the booster seat.

  • Page 16: Use Of The Booster Seat

    5. Use of the Booster Seat Failure to properly secure your child in the booster seat in your vehicle increases the risk of serious injury or death in the event of a sharp turn, sudden stop or crash. The vehicle restraint straps must be properly positioned to fit your child according to the following instructions and those in your vehicle owner’s manual.
  • Page 17 DO NOT use shoulder belt loose or positioned under arm. 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. This could position vehicle lap belt across child’s abdomen and vehicle shoulder belt over neck or face.

  • Page 18: Securing Your Child And The Booster Seat With The Vehicle Lap/Shoulder Belt

    5.1 Securing Your Child and the Booster Seat with the Vehicle Lap/Shoulder Belt 1. Place booster seat firmly against the back of a forward-facing vehicle seat suitable for the booster seat as explained in section 4, “Selecting a Suitable Location for the Booster Seat”...
  • Page 19 4. Place vehicle lap belt across child’s thighs and through the cutouts in the sides of the booster seat. Place shoulder belt in front of the child. Fasten the buckle and pull up on the shoulder belt to tighten Make sure buckle tongue goes into the correct buckle, and not the adjacent one...

  • Page 20: Final Safety Checks

    6. Adjust positioner as high as possible without shoulder belt touching child’s neck. To adjust, unhook bottom of positioner, slide up or down to desired height and thread bottom hook into closest loop below 7. Check to be sure shoulder belt is properly positioned over shoulder and snug against child.

  • Page 21: Using The Booster Seat In An Airplane

    5.2 Using the Booster Seat in an Airplane This Restraint is not certified for Aircraft use. Aircraft seat restraints are not equipped with shoulder straps, so it would be impossible to properly secure a child in the booster seat on an airplane.

  • Page 22: Cleaning And Maintenance

    6. Cleaning and Maintenance BLOT THE SEAT COVER with a damp sponge using a mild soap solution and cool water. If necessary, the cover may be removed and machine washed in cold water on delicate cycle and drip-dry. DO NOT BLEACH. TO REMOVE THE SEAT COVER FOR CLEANING: 1.

  • Page 23: Registering Your Booster Seat

    You must register this restraint to be reached in a recall. Send your name, address and model/serial numbers to: Graco Children’s Products Inc. P.O. Box 100 Elverson, PA, 19520-9974 or call 1-888-224-6549. For recall information, call the U.S. Government’s Auto Safety Hotline at 1-800-424-9393 (202-366-0123 in D.C.

  • Page 24: Replacement Parts

    If you have any questions or need any parts not listed, please call toll-free: 1-888-224-6549 or visit our Internet website, www.gracobaby.com. Return the form at right with payment to: GRACO CHILDREN’S PRODUCTS INC. CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT P.O. BOX 100, MAIN STREET ELVERSON, PA 19520...
  • Page 25 Total: * $15.00 outside the continental U.S. **CA 6%, IL 6.25%, IN 5%, NY 8.25%, OH 5.75%, PA 6%, SC 5% Check or money order enclosed (payable to Graco Children’s Products Inc.) Charge to credit card: Visa MasterCard Discover Account #:...
  • Page 28 Keep this manual in the storage compartment on the back of the booster seat. Graco Children’s Products Inc. Elverson, PA 19520 1-888-224-6549...

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