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NWL0000656225B 8/17
www.gracobaby.com
TurboBooster
TakeAlong
®
TM
Read This Instruction Manual
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.
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- Page 1 NWL0000656225B 8/17 www.gracobaby.com TurboBooster TakeAlong ® Read This Instruction Manual 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.
- Page 2 1 Important Pages 5-19 1-A Quick Guide to Your Manual 1-B Welcome to the Graco Family 1-C Before You Begin Register This Car Seat If You Need Help Certification Car Seat’s Useful Life Vehicle Seat Protection Warm Weather Use 1-D Safety Warnings...
- Page 3 3 Booster Pages 22-25 3-A Booster Use 3-B Install Backed Booster 3-C Install Backless Booster 4 Securing Child Pages 26-35 4-A Securing Child Backed Booster 4-B Securing Child Backless Booster 5 Accessories Page 36...
- Page 4 6 Vehicle Information Pages 37-40 6-A Choosing Vehicle Seat Location 6-B Unsafe Vehicle Seat Location 6-C Vehicle Seat Belts 7 Care and Cleaning Page 41 8 Fold and Carry Feature Pages 45-46...
- Page 5 1-A Quick Guide to Your Manual This car seat is for children: Booster: 40-100 lb (18.1-45 kg) 43-57 in. (110.1-145 cm) Car Seat Assembly (On Select Models) Adult Assembly Required 1. Open the Seat Base To open the seat base, grab both arm rests and pull apart. You will hear a “click”...
- Page 6 2. Attach Headrest to Backrest With the back side up, align the bottom of the headrest with the grooves on the backrest. Squeeze the headrest adjustment lever and slide the two pieces together. Check to make sure they are attached by trying to pull them apart.
- Page 7 3. Headrest pad With the headrest in the upper most position, flip seat over and insert the fabric from the headrest underneath the fabric on the lower backrest as shown. 4. Attach Backrest to Base CLICK! With the base completely open, attach the backrest by inserting the seat back CLICK!
- Page 8 Your Graco Booster Seat is Now Ready To Use...
- Page 9 Get to Know Your Car Seat Review section 2-A to see all of the features of this booster seat. What Seating Location Should I Use? The best seating location for this booster seat is one that: • Is recommended by your vehicle owner’s manual, and •...
- Page 10 Using The Car Seat Correctly To make sure your child is secured properly, review section 3 and 4 to fit your child. When Installing As a Booster Vehicle Seat Belt There is one type of vehicle seat belt that can be used: Lap/Shoulder Seat Belt.
- Page 11 Booster Installation Use Lap/Shoulder Belt Only Review section 3 Position Lap Belt Highback Backless Lap belt must go under armrest and lie low across your child’s hips and thighs. Review section 3 Position Shoulder Belt Shoulder belt lies across shoulder between neck and edge of shoulder in the red zone as shown.
- Page 12 1-B Welcome to the Graco Family! Your child’s safety depends on you. No car seat can guarantee protection from injury in every situation, but proper use helps reduce the risk of serious injury or death. Even if this car seat seems easy to figure out on your own, you must follow the detailed...
- Page 13 Child restraints could be recalled for safety reasons. 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. Attn: Customer Service P .O. Box 169, Elverson, PA 19520-9901 or call 1-800-345-4109 or register online at www.gracobaby.com/carseatregistration...
- Page 14 For future reference or if you change addresses, record the model name, model number, date of manufacture and purchase date of this car seat on the below. You can find this information either on the registration card if you still have it or on the date label located on the back of the car seat.
- Page 15 Graco Children’s Products Inc. advises against loaning or passing along a car seat unless you know the complete history of the product. We also advise against purchasing a car seat second...
- Page 16 Vehicle Seat Protection Protect vehicle seat. Use a car seat mat, towel, or thin blanket under and behind car seat. Warm Weather Use Car seat parts can get very hot in the sun or warm weather. To avoid burns, always check before putting child in car seat.
- Page 17 1-D Safety Warnings No car seat can guarantee protection from injury in every situation, but proper use helps reduce the risk of serious injury or death. READ THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY. Failure to follow these instructions and child restraint’s labels can result in child striking the vehicle’s interior during a sudden stop or crash.
- Page 18 DO NOT use car seat if it is damaged or missing parts. DO NOT use accessories or parts other than those provided by Graco. Their use could alter the performance of the car seat.
- Page 19 Never leave child unattended, even when sleeping. The American Academy of Pediatricians (AAP) and National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) recommend that children should use a built-in harness system car seat for as long as possible until they reach the maximum forward-facing weight or height for their car seat. After reaching the maximum forward-facing weight or height, they also recommend that children 4 feet 9 inches (145cm) tall or under should ride in a belt-positioning booster seat.
- Page 20 2-A Car Seat Features A Headrest B Shoulder Belt Guide C FastAction™ Fold Strap D Cup Holder...
- Page 21 A Headrest Adjustment Lever B Belt Positioning Clip (Inset)
- Page 22 3-A Booster Use Booster Use With Back: 40-100 lb (18.1-45 kg) 43-57 in. (110.1-145 cm) at least 4 years old Booster Use Without Back: 40-100 lb (18.1-45 kg) 43-57 in. (110.1-145 cm) at least 4 years old • Place car seat forward-facing in the vehicle back seat. •...
- Page 23 • Never use a vehicle lap-only belt across front of child. • DO NOT position vehicle shoulder belt under the child’s arm or back. • DO NOT allow child to slouch or slide down in the booster seat. • DO NOT position vehicle belt over top of armrests. Never Use a Vehicle •...
- Page 24 3-B Install Booster 1. Place Car Seat Forward-Facing in Back Seat of the Vehicle Place forward-facing in vehicle seat. The bottom of the seat should sit as flat as possible on the vehicle seat. 2. Thread the Vehicle Seat Shoulder Belt Through Seat Belt Guide on the Headrest See section 4-A to secure your child.
- Page 25 3-C Install Backless Booster 1. Remove the Backrest (on select models) Pull up on the FastAction™ fold strap that is in the middle of the seat base and pull the seat back off of the base. Store the seat back in the trunk or in your home. 2.
- Page 26 4-A Securing Child Backed Booster Use only the vehicle lap and shoulder belt system when restraining the child in the booster seat. 1. Place Child In Seat Have your child sit in the booster seat, with his/her back flat against the back of the booster seat. 2.
- Page 27 3. To Raise or Lower Headrest Support Push down adjustment lever and lift or lower headrest. The belt guides should be even with or just above the shoulders.
- Page 28 4. Buckle the Vehicle Lap/Shoulder Seat Belt Be sure the lap portion of the vehicle seat belt goes under both armrests and the shoulder belt goes under the armrest on the buckle side. Be sure the lap portion of the vehicle seat belt lies low across your child’s hips.
- Page 29 Is Everything Correct? Never Use Lap Belt Only Lap Belt under Armrest and Lies Low Across Hips and Thighs Shoulder Belt Lies On the Shoulder in the Red Zone, Between the Neck and Edge of Shoulders...
- Page 30 4-B Securing Child Backless Booster Use only the vehicle lap and shoulder belt system when restraining the child in the booster seat. 1. Place Child In Seat Have your child sit in the booster seat, with his/her back flat against the back of the vehicle seat. 2.
- Page 31 3. Buckle the Vehicle Lap/Shoulder Seat Belt Be sure the lap portion of the vehicle seat belt goes under both armrests and the shoulder belt goes under the armrest on the buckle side. Be sure the lap portion of the vehicle seat belt lies low across your child’s hips.
- Page 32 Is Everything Correct? Never Use Lap Belt Only Lap Belt under Armrest and Lies Low Across Hips and Thighs Shoulder Belt Lies On the Shoulder, in the Red Zone Between the Neck and Edge of Shoulders...
- Page 33 Using Belt Positioning Clip 1. Make Sure Vehicle’s Seat Shoulder Belt Lays in the Red Zone As Shown If the vehicle’s seat shoulder belt lays outside this zone, you MUST use the belt positioning clip. 2. Attach Belt Positioning Clip The shoulder belt positioning clip MUST be attached to the slot on the bottom of the base.
- Page 34 4. Free End of Strap Should Face Front of Seat 5. Place Child in Seat, Buckle Child In Seat and Attach Belt Positioning Clip With child’s back flat against the back of the vehicle seat, buckle child in. Then slide the clip onto the vehicle’s seat shoulder belt as shown.
- Page 35 6. Adjust the Belt Positioning Clip to Fit Your Child Lengthen Shorten Lengthen or shorten the belt length as shown. Clip should fit right at the top of shoulder as shown. Be sure the lap portion of the vehicle seat belt lies low across your child’s hips.
- Page 36 5 Accessories Cup Holders Lift cup holder up and rotate. Align the cup holder’s tabs with the slots and push the cup holder CLICK! down. You will hear a “Click” when cup holder is in place. Backless Booster Carry Bag...
- Page 37 6-A Choosing Vehicle Seat Location Review Your Vehicle’s Owner Manual for Seating Locations The best seating location for this car seat is one that: • Is recommended by your vehicle owner’s manual, and • Results in a secure installation of this car seat In the event there is no available back seat and / or you have no other option, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recommends that you take the following steps: •...
- Page 38 6-B Unsafe Vehicle Seat Location Never install this car seat in any of the following vehicle seating locations: rear-facing or side-facing booster mode with vehicle vehicle seats lap belt only seat belt...
- Page 39 6-C Vehicle Seat Belts Review Your Vehicle’s Owner Manual for Vehicle Seat Belt Use Vehicle Seat Belt Terms Retractor A device that winds up the unused vehicle seat belt. It is often hidden inside the panels on the walls of the vehicle or in the vehicle seatback.
- Page 40 Identify Your Seat Belt Type There is one type of vehicle seat belt The following types of vehicle seat belts CANNOT be used safely with this car seat: that can be used with this car seat: Lap Belt Only 2 Lap Belt with Motorized connection points.
- Page 41 7 Care and Cleaning Refer to seat pad care tag for washing instructions. Refer to carry bag’s care tag for washing instructions. Cleaning Seat Pad To Remove Seat Cover Separate the seat back from the seat base. Flip the base over to expose the bottom of the base.
- Page 42 At the back edge, pull the tab towards the front of the base and remove. Repeat for other side. Turn the base over. Undo the fastening strip and remove the seat pad. Reverse the steps to attach the pad to the base.
- Page 43 To clean the fold strap pad, locate the plastic retainer on the bottom of the base. Rotate the plastic retainer and push it through the slot. From the front, pull the plastic retainer up through the slot. Slide the fold strap pad off the strap.
- Page 44 To remove the seat back pad, from the back of the seat back, pull the pad out of the slot. Repeat for the other side and remove the pad. Reverse the steps to put the seat back pad back on. To remove the headrest pad, from the back, undo the elastic straps.
- Page 45 8-A Fold and Carry Feature Backed Booster 1. Remove Backrest Pull up on the FastAction™ Fold strap that is in the middle of the seat base and pull the backrest off of the base. 2. Slide Backrest Into Base Face backrest down so cushions are on the inside.
- Page 46 Backless Booster 1. Pull up on the FastAction™ Fold strap and fold the CLICK! seat. You will hear a click when it is locked. 2. Insert seat into the backless booster carry bag and zip closed.
- Page 47 Notes:...
- Page 48 Replacement Parts To purchase parts or accessories in the United States, please contact us at the following: www.gracobaby.com 1-800-345-4109 Store instruction manual in the pouch that is under the base seat pad with the instruction book icon as shown.
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