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Instruction
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Instruction manual is for: Operations and Adjustments......................... 18 ™ Harness Straps 1000 STE 5-Point Newborn/Toddler Car Seat Harness Tie Room-to-Grow Overhead Shield Buckle Newborn/Toddler Car Seat Recline / Upright Positions 5-Point Crotch Strap Adjustment Instructions for these models are the same unless Changing Harness Strap Slots otherwise noted. Overhead Shield Adjustment LATCH belt routing Before You Begin Removing LATCH from V
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION No car seat can guarantee protection from injury in every situation, but proper use helps Safety First Check List reduce the risk of serious injury or death. Read and understand instruction manual READ THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY. and car seat labels. Infants less than 20 lbs. (9.1 kg) must use Registration Information car seat rear-facing. Child restraints (car seats) could be recalled for Do not use car seat rear-facing in vehicle seat safety reasons. You must register
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WARNINGS - Prevent serious injury or death: DO NOT use rear-facing child Failure to follow these instructions restraint in a vehicle seating and car seat labels can result in child position equipped with an air bag. striking the vehicle’s interior during Child’s head and neck may be a sudden stop or crash. Secure car seriously injured when an inflating seat with a vehicle seat belt or LATCH air bag hits back of child restraint. that is properly routed as shown in this manual. Never put a car s
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WARNINGS - Prevent serious injury or death (continued): If car seat is in a crash, it must be Insert the harness straps in the replaced. DO NOT use it again! A proper slots for your child. Never crash can cause unseen damage leave child unattended, even when and using it again could result in sleeping. Child may become serious injury or death. tangled in harness straps and suffocate or strangle. DO NOT use car seat if it is damaged or missing parts. DO NOT remove LATCH system from child r
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BASIC INFORMATION Dangerous Vehicle Seats Do not use car seat on rear-facing or WARNING side-facing vehicle seats. DO NOT use rear-facing car seat in a vehicle seating position Car Seat Useful Life equipped with an air bag. STOP using car seat and throw it away after the date molded into the underside of the infant restraint. Do not use this car Look for: Year seat after December Certification Vehicle Seat Protection This car seat meets or exceeds all applicable requirements of Federal Mot
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WHAT IS LATCH? United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards have defined a new system for Typical seat in a Vehicle installing car seats in vehicles. The system passenger vehicle. Top Tether Anchor is called LATCH. LATCH stands for: Other vehicle types Points Lower Anchorage and Tether for CHildren. may have different LATCH locations. LATCH System for Vehicles: LATCH in the vehicle consists of a top tether anchor point and two lower anchor points. Vehicle Lower Anchor Some vehic
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LATCH SYSTEM LATCH System: LATCH consists of a permanently attached lower anchorage belt and a top tether strap (Fig. a). Car Seat Top Tether Vehicle Top Tether ONLY use LATCH Anchor in a seating position Point recommended by vehicle manufacturer. Vehicle Lower Anchor Points Car Seat (Fig. a) Lower Anchorage Belt (LATCH) 6
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HEIGHT & WEIGHT LIMITS Rear-facing: 5 to 22 lbs. (2.3-10 kg) Preterm or Low Birth Weight Infants from 5 to 20 lbs. (2.3 to 9 kg) Infants MUST be rear-facing. Infants or toddlers 20 to 22 lbs. (9 to A preterm infant or low birth weight infant may be at special risk in a vehicle or aircraft. 10 kg) may be rear-facing. 22 lbs. (10 kg) According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, these infants may suffer breathing Rear-facing difficulties if improperly reclined in a car seat. 30 lbs.
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REAR-FACING INSTALLATION WITH VEHICLE SEAT BELTS Pull front to back and left to right to check for 5 WARNING secure installation (fig. c). Vehicle lap belt MUST stay tight. LATCH belt MUST be stored when using vehicle seat belt to install car seat. If not secure, see “Vehicle Seat Belts” page 25. Store LATCH belt by attaching to openings in 1 top of car seat. (see page 24 fig. m). Check level indicator on car seat. 6 Hook connectors into storage openings Vehicle must be on level ground and
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REAR-FACING INSTALLATION WITH VEHICLE SEAT BELTS LATCH storage (under pad) Openings Towels (fig. d) (fig. a) (fig. b) (fig. c) 9
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FORWARD-FACING INSTALLATION WITH VEHICLE SEAT BELTS Pull front to back and left to right to check for 5 secure installation (fig. d). Vehicle lap belt WARNING MUST stay tight. LATCH belt MUST be stored when using vehicle seat belt to install car If not secure, see “Vehicle Seat Belts” page 25. seat. 6 Attach tether strap hook (A) to anchor Store LATCH belt by attaching to openings in 1 hardware (B) and tighten strap to remove any top of car seat. (see page 24 fig. m). slack (fig. e). If v
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FORWARD-FACING INSTALLATION WITH VEHICLE SEAT BELTS Tether Strap LATCH storage (under pad) Pull to Openings tighten (A) (B) Stand (fig. a) (fig. e) (fig. b) (fig. c) (fig. d) 11
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REAR-FACING INSTALLATION WITH LATCH LATCH belt must be routed through Pull front to back and left to right to check for 1 6 opening in car seat for rear-facing mode. secure installation (fig. d). (see page 22, fig. h) Check that the lower anchorage belt stays tight and does not slip from the tightened Belt must lay flat and not be twisted. position. If it does not stay tight, try another seating position or contact Customer Service (see back cover). Adjust car seat to recline position (see
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REAR-FACING INSTALLATION WITH LATCH Openings Towels (fig. a) (fig. e) (fig. b) (fig. c) (fig. d) 13
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FORWARD-FACING INSTALLATION WITH LATCH LATCH belt must be routed through Pull front to back and left to right to check for 1 6 opening in car seat for forward-facing secure installation (fig. d). (see page 22, fig. i). Check that the lower anchorage belt stays tight and does not slip from the tightened Belt must lay flat and not be twisted. position. If it does not stay tight, try another seating position or contact Customer Service (see back cover). Adjust car seat to upright position (s
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FORWARD-FACING INSTALLATION WITH LATCH Tether Strap Openings Pull to tighten (A) Stand (B) (fig. a) (fig. e) (fig. b) (fig. c) (fig. d) 15
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PLACING CHILD IN CAR SEAT Place child in car seat with child’s back flat 1 against back of car seat. WARNING To prevent serious injury or death: Place harness straps over child’s shoulders and Keep harness straps snug and 2 insert tongue(s) into buckle. positioned on shoulders. Do not use strap covers, blankets, Pull up on tongue(s) to be sure they are locked. cushions, or padding under harness straps or child unless provided by Century or Graco. Close harness tie: 3 Child must be dres
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PLACING CHILD IN CAR SEAT (continued) 3 3 2 2 (fig. a) (fig. b) 17 5-Point Models Overhead Shield Models
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OPERATIONS and ADJUSTMENTS Harness Straps (fig. a): Recline / Upright Positions (fig. c:): 1 4 To tighten: Slide harness lock open Rear-facing - MUST use Recline position. to lift adjuster bar. Pull harness straps Forward-facing - MUST use Upright position down until all slack is removed. (page 21, fig. a-e) Upright Position: Rotate stand out and To loosen: Slide harness lock closed to push into car seat. remove straps from harness plate and adjuster bar. (page 21, fig. a-e) Recline
