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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.
PD156938C
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Before You Begin Important Information....................................4 Operations and Adjustments.......................... 28 Warnings.......................................................5 • Harness Straps .............................. 28 Basic Information............................................9 • Harness Tie.................................... 30 What is LATCH?..............................................10 • Buckle............................................
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Read and understand instruction manual and child restraint labels. Infants less than 20 lbs. (9 kg) must use child Vehicle Seat Belts.............................................38 restraint rear-facing. • Locking Clip......................................45 Additional Information.....................................47 Do not use child restraint rear-facing in • Tether Storage ................................ 47 vehicle seat with air bag. • Bod
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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 Call the U.S Government’s Vehicle Safety reasons. You must register this restraint to be Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 reached in a recall. Send your name, address, (TTY: 1–800–424–9153), or go to and the restraint’s
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- Prevent serious injury or death: WARNINGS NEVER PLACE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT IN A VEHICLE SEATING LOCATION THAT HAS A FRONT AIR BAG. If an air bag inflates, it can hit the child and child restraint with great force and cause serious injury or death to your child. Refer to your vehicle owner’s manual for information about side air bags and child restraint installation.
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- Prevent serious injury or death: WARNINGS Failure to follow these instructions and Choose the correct mode of use for child restraint labels can result in child the child restraint depending on your striking the vehicle’s interior during a child’s size. Infants less than 20 lbs. sudden stop or crash. Secure child (9 kg) must use this child restraint restraint with a vehicle seat belt or rear-facing. LATCH that is properly routed as shown in this manual. Serious crippling injury o
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- Prevent serious injury or death: (continued) WARNINGS DO NOT use accessories or parts other If vehicle seat belt does not hold child than those provided by Graco. Their use restraint securely, read “Vehicle Seat Belts” section. Never put a child restraint could alter the performance of the child in a front vehicle seat unless restraint. recommended by vehicle owner’s Rear-facing child restraint must be manual. National Highway Traffic Safety properly leveled: Administration (NHTSA)
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- Prevent serious injury or death: (continued) WARNINGS DO NOT remove LATCH system from child restraint. If using vehicle seat belt NEVER use the Rear Facing LATCH belt to secure child restraint, LATCH and the Forward Facing LATCH belt at connectors must be stored. the same time. You can only use one (see section “LATCH storage”) LATCH belt at a time depending on which mode you install the child Never attach two restraint. LATCH connectors to one vehicle lower anchor point unless sp
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BASIC INFORMATION Child Restraint Useful Life Certification This child restraint meets or exceeds all STOP using child restraint and throw it away applicable requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle after the date MOLDED into the back of the Safety Standard 213 for use in motor vehicles child restraint. and aircraft. Look for the date molded into the seat Unoccupied Child Restraint in the location shown. Always secure child restraint to LATCH or a vehicle seat belt, even when unoccupied. Veh
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WHAT IS LATCH? If vehicle is equipped with LATCH, the vehicle United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety lower anchor points may be visible at the vehicle Standards have defined a new system for seat crease. If not visible, they may be marked installing child restraints in vehicles. The system 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 Tethers for CHildren.
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(continued) WHAT IS LATCH? Vehicle Typical seat in a Top Tether Anchor passenger vehicle. Points Other vehicle types may have different (Fig. c) LATCH locations. Vehicle Lower Anchor Points (Fig. b) Vehicle Seat Crease (Fig. a)
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LATCH SYSTEM LATCH consists of a permanently attached lower LATCH lower vehicle anchor points are defined anchor belt and a top tether strap. as 11 inches from the center of one LATCH ONLY use LATCH in a seating position anchor to the center of another LATCH anchor. recommended by vehicle manufacturer. NEVER If allowed by your Vehicle Owners Manual, the use forward facing and rear facing LATCH belts center seating position may be used if the at the same time. anchor spacing is 11” or greate
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HEIGHT & WEIGHT LIMITS Rear-facing:5 to 40 lbs. (2.2-18.1 Kg) Preterm or • Infants who weigh less than 20 lbs. 1” Low Birthweight Infants (9 kg) MUST be rear-facing. A preterm infant or low birth weight • Infants or toddlers 20 to 40 lbs. infant may be at special risk in a vehicle (9 to 18.1 kg) may be rear-facing. or aircraft. IMPORTANT: This child restraint is certified According to the American Academy of for use rear-facing with children up to Pedi
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HEIGHT & WEIGHT LIMITS (continued) Outgrowing Child Restraint Forward-facing: 20 to 65 lbs. (9 to 29.5 kg) • Child must not exceed 50 inches (127 cm). WARNING The top of the child’s ears should be at or below the child restraint seat back. Prevent serious injury or death: • Toddlers 20 to 65 lbs. • Top of child’s ears must be at (9 to 29.5 kg) who are capable of or below the child restraint sitting upright unassisted may be seat back.
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FEATURES Harness slots Tether strap** Harness strap Harness slots Harness Tether storage Harness tie buckle bar Forward facing Tether hook Crotch LATCH storage strap Forward facing bars LATCH belt LATCH Adjustment belt Harness (stored) Connector Harness release cover plate lever Rear facing Forward facing Rear facing LATCH belt LATCH belt*** LATCH belt*** (stored) Harness adjustment strap Rear facing LATCH Harness straps Splitter plate storage bar **Vehicles are now (or ca
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REAR-FACING INSTALLATION WITH LATCH 1 Adjust child restraint to recline position Check that the lower anchor belt stays tight (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 Make sure Forward Facing LATCH belt is position or contact Customer Service. stored. (see fig. c, pg. 37) Check level indicator on child restraint 7 (fig. f). 2 Place rear-facing on ve
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(continued) REAR-FACING INSTALLATION WITH LATCH Openings Tether fig. a Flip feet under seat LATCH fig. f fig. b fig. c fig. d fig. e 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 compress vehicle seat cushion while tightening forward facing use. LATCH belt by pulling adjustment belt (fig. d). Make sure Rear Facing LATCH belt is 6 Pull front to back and left to right at belt path stored. (see fig. b, pg. 37) to check for secure installation (fig. e). 2 Place forward-facing on vehicle seat 7
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(continued) FORWARD-FACING INSTALLATION WITH LATCH A B Pull to Tighten Tether fig. f LATCH fig. a fig. e fig. b fig. c fig. d
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REAR-FACING INSTALLATION WITH VEHICLE SEAT BELTS 4 Pull front to back and left to right at the belt path to check for secure installation. (fig. e). WARNING Vehicle lap belt MUST stay tight. If not secure, see “Vehicle Seat Belts” page 38. LATCH belts MUST be stored when using vehicle seat belt to install child Check level indicator on child restraint. 5 Vehicle must be on level ground and child restraint. in child restraint when checking level indicator. Store Rear Facing and Forward Fa
