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Child Restraint
Owner’s Manual
READ THIS 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.
© 2009 Graco 7/09 US
1762163 PD117812A
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Before You Begin Important Information....................................4 Operations and Adjustments...........................28 Warnings.......................................................6 Basic Information............................................9 What is LATCH?..............................................10 LATCH System................................................ Use LATCH from Vehicle Height & Weight Limits..................................
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Vehicle Seat Belts.............................................38 45 Additional Information.....................................47 Replacement Parts...........................................52 3
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION No child restraint can guarantee protection from injury in every situation, but proper use helps reduce the risk of serious injury or death. READ THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY. For recall information: Child restraints could be recalled for safety reasons. You must register this restraint to be Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 reached in a recall. Send your name, address, and the restraint’s model number and http://www.NHTSA.gov manufacturing date to: Graco Chi
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LATCH Read and understand instruction manual and child restraint labels. LATCH must use child LATCH restraint rear-facing. Do not use child restraint rear-facing in belt or LATCH belt. restraint. understanding all instructions. 5
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- Prevent serious injury or death: WARNINGS Failure to follow these instructions and Choose the correct mode of use for the child restraint labels can result in child child restraint depending on your child’s striking the vehicle’s interior during a size. Infants less than 20 lbs. (9 kg) must sudden stop or crash. Secure child use this child restraint rear-facing. restraint with a vehicle seat belt or Serious crippling injury or death can LATCH that is properly routed as shown result if in
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- Prevent serious injury or death: WARNINGS Never put a child restraint in a front DO NOT use accessories or parts other vehicle seat unless recommended by than those provided by Graco. Their use could alter the performance of the child vehicle owner’s manual. National restraint. Highway Traffic Safety Administration Rear-facing child restraint must be (NHTSA) alerts vehicle owners that properly leveled: according to accident statistics, children are safer in the back seat. For vehi
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- Prevent serious injury or death: (continued) WARNINGS Insert the harness straps in the proper NEVER use the Rear Facing LATCH belt slots for your child. Never leave child and the Forward Facing LATCH belt at unattended, even when sleeping. Child the same time. You can only use one may become tangled in harness straps LATCH belt at a time depending on and suffocate or strangle. which mode you install the child restraint. DO NOT remove LATCH system from child restraint. If using vehicl
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BASIC INFORMATION Child Restraint Useful Life Certification STOP using child restraint and throw it away child restraint. and aircraft. DO NOT use this car Look For: YEAR seat after December Unoccupied Child Restraint Always secure child restraint to LATCH or a Vehicle Seat Protection In a crash, and unsecured child restraint can injure passengers. restraint. Dangerous Vehicle Seats Warm Weather Do not use child restraint on rear-facing or or warm weather. To avoid burns,
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WHAT IS LATCH? LATCH with a symbol (Fig. a) or a colored dot. is called LATCH. LATCH stands for: See your vehicle owner’s manual for exact locations, anchor identification, and Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren. requirements for use with a child restraint. LATCH using one of the anchor symbols(Fig. b or Fig. c). tether anchor point and two lower anchor points. LATCH installations with children weighing more than 48 term ISOFIX to identify the new child
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WHAT IS LATCH? Vehicle Top Tether Anchor Points (Fig. c) LATCH locations. Vehicle Lower Anchor Points (Fig. b) Vehicle Seat Crease (Fig. a) 11
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LATCH SYSTEM LATCH consists of a permanently attached lower As a manufacturer we do not recommend using anchor belt and a top tether strap. the LATCH system in the center position if it ONLY use LATCH in a seating position exceeds 11 inches from the center of one LATCH NEVER anchor to the center of another LATCH anchor. use forward facing and rear facing LATCH belts at the same time. FORWARD FACING LATCH BELT - BLACK REAR FACING LATCH BELT - GRAY Child Restraint Top Vehicle Top Tethe
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HEIGHT & WEIGHT LIMITS Rear-facing:5 to 40 lbs. (2.2-18.1 Kg) Preterm or 1” Low Birthweight Infants MUST be rear-facing. A preterm infant or low birth weight rear-facing. or aircraft. IMPORTANT: According to the American Academy of for use rear-facing with children up to Pediatrics, these infants may suffer reclined in a child restraint. rear-facing below the top of the child restraint. Child should infant and recommend the proper child restraint or ca
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HEIGHT & WEIGHT LIMITS Forward-facing: 20 to 65 lbs. (9 to 29.5 kg) * recommends that children should be at least one year of age before being positioned the child should ride rear facing as long as possible. Outgrowing Child Restraint sitting upright unassisted may be forward-facing. If unable to sit * WARNING unassisted, use rear-facing when below 40 lbs. Prevent serious injury or death: or below the child restraint MUST be
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FEATURES Harness slots Harness strap Harness slots Harness Harness tie bar Forward facing Crotch LATCH storage strap Forward facing bars LATCH belt LATCH Adjustment belt Harness Connector Harness release Rear facing Forward facing Rear facing LATCH belt LATCH belt*** LATCH belt*** Harness adjustment strap Rear facing LATCH Harness straps Splitter plate storage bar tether anchor points behind some seats. A tether anchors the top of the child restraint
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REAR-FACING INSTALLATION WITH LATCH 1 Adjust child restraint to recline position (fig. a). Flip recline feet under child and does not slip from the tightened position. If restraint for rear facing use. it does not stay tight, try another seating LATCH belt is stored. (see fig. c, pg. 37) 7 (fig. f). 2 Place rear-facing Vehicle must with LATCH anchors. For ease of installation, extend LATCH belt 3 Ball MUST be entirely in green zone (fig. f). If to its maximum lengt
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REAR-FACING INSTALLATION WITH LATCH Openings Flip feet under seat 17 LAPC0110A
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FORWARD-FACING INSTALLATION WITH LATCH Adjust child restraint to Upright position Press down firmly in center of child restraint to 1 5 (fig. a). Flip recline feet out for forward facing use. LATCH belt by pulling adjustment belt (fig. d). LATCH belt is 6 stored. (see fig. b, pg. 37) (fig. e). 2 Place forward-facing 7 LATCH anchors. and does not slip from the tightened position. For ease of installation, extend LATCH If it does not stay tight, try another seating belt to
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FORWARD-FACING INSTALLATION WITH LATCH A B Pull to 19
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REAR-FACING INSTALLATION WITH VEHICLE SEAT BELTS 4 (fig. e). WARNING Vehicle lap belt MUST stay tight. LATCH belts MUST be stored when using vehicle seat belt to install child 5 Vehicle must restraint. Store Rear Facing and Forward Facing 1 Ball MUST be entirely in green zone (fig. f). If LATCH belt as shown. (see fig. a). necessary, place rolled towels under child Adjust car seat to recline position. Flip recline feet under seat (fig. b). indicator. Place rear-facing
