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www.gracobaby.com 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. PD276106E 4/14...
Important Pages 6-16 1-A Safe Use Checklist 1-B Before You Begin Register This Car Seat If You Need Help Certification Car Seat’s Useful Life Vehicle Seat Protection Warm Weather Use 1-C Safety Warnings 1-D Right Mode of Use Features Pages 17-23 2-A Car Seat Features Rear-Facing Use Pages 24-38...
Rear-Facing Continued 3-C Installing With LATCH Straps 3-D Installing With Vehicle Seat Belt Forward-Facing Use Pages 39-53 4-A Forward-Facing Checklist 4-B Prepare to Install LATCH Forward-Facing 4-C Installing Using the LATCH Strap 4-D Installing Using the Vehicle Seat Belts Belt-Positioning Booster Use Pages 54-68 5-A Booster Seat Checklist 5-B Prepare for Backed Booster Use...
Securing Child Pages 69-81 6-A Securing Child 5-Point Harness 6-B Securing Child Backed Booster 6-C Securing Child Backless Booster 6-D Securing With Belt-Positioning Clip Care & Cleaning Pages 82-86 7-A Cleaning Seat Pad 7-B Cleaning Crotch Buckle 7-C Cleaning Harness and LATCH Straps 7-D Accessories Additional Information Pages 87-99...
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Additional Information Continued 8-D Choosing LATCH or Seat Belts 8-E How to Remove LATCH and Tether 8-F Vehicle Seat Belts...
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1-A 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 instructions in this instruction manual to ensure the steps below are performed correctly.
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SAFE USE CHECKLIST For More Information… Review section 8-A. Choose a suitable location for this car seat in your vehicle. • Never place a child rear-facing in a seating position with an active frontal airbag. • You MUST use a lap and shoulder vehicle seat belt when using as a booster seat.
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SAFE USE CHECKLIST For More Information… Review section 6. Secure your child tightly in this car seat. • Rear-Facing: Harness strap height MUST be at or just below top of child’s shoulders. Top of head must be 1 in. below the headrest adjustment lever. •...
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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 3 Glenlake Parkway Atlanta, GA 30328...
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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.
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STOP using this car seat and throw it away 10 years after the date of manu- facture. Look for this sticker on back of the car seat. 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...
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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. 1-C Safety Warnings No car seat can guarantee protection from injury in every situation, but proper use helps reduce the...
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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. NEVER PLACE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT REAR-FACING IN A VEHICLE SEATING LOCATION THAT HAS AN ACTIVE FRONT AIR BAG. If an air bag inflates, it can hit the child and car seat with great force and cause serious injury or death to your child.
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Choose the correct mode of use for the car seat depending on your child’s size. Infants less than 20 lbs. (9 kg) MUST use this car seat rear-facing. Select a suitable location for the car seat in your vehicle. Secure car seat with a vehicle seat belt or LATCH that is properly routed as shown in this manual.
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DO NOT use accessories or parts other than those provided by Graco. Their use could alter the performance of the car seat. DO NOT remove LATCH system from car seat. If using vehicle seat belt to secure car seat, LATCH connectors must be stored.
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According to the AAP , these infants may suffer breathing issues if improperly reclined in a car seat. When rear-facing, use the corrected age for preemies. Graco advises that you have your physician or hospital staff evaluate your infant and recommend the proper car...
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2-A Install Cup Holders Cup Holders To attach the cup holders, match the right cup holder to the right side of the seat and the left to the left. Align the tab on the cup holder with the slot in the seat and slide down.
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A Headrest/Harness Adjustment Lever B Headrest C Booster Shoulder Belt Guide D Headrest Infant Pillow E Infant Body Pillow F Harness Covers G Harness Straps H Chest Clip I Buckle J Harness Release Lever (under flap) K Harness Adjustment Strap L Recline Handle M Seat Base N Cup Holder...
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