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Instruction
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Instruction manual is for: Car Seat Use ❃ ™ • 1000 STE 5-Point Height & Weight Limits.....................................5 Newborn/Toddler Car Seat Rear-facing Installation.................................... 6 ™ • 2000 STE T-Shield Newborn/Toddler Forward-facing Installation................................7 Car Seat Placing Child in Car Seat.................................. 8 • Room-to-Grow Overhead Shield Operations and Adjustments......................... 10 Newborn/
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION No car seat can guarantee protection from Safety First Check List injury in every situation, but proper use helps ❃ reduce the risk of serious injury or death. ✔ Read and understand instruction manual 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 this restraint with a
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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 child seriously injured when an inflating restraint with a vehicle seat belt as air bag hits back of child restraint. shown in this manual. Never put a car seat in a front vehicle s
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WARNINGS - Prevent serious injury or death (continued): DO NOT use car seat if it is damaged or has missing parts. DO NOT use accessories or parts other than those provided by Century or Graco. Their use could alter the performance of the car seat. Rear-facing car seat must be properly leveled: • Too reclined can result in injury or ejection. • Too upright can result in breathing difficulties. Never leave child unattended, even when sleeping. Child may become tangled in harness straps a
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BASIC INFORMATION Certification Unoccupied Car Seat ❃ ❃ Always secure car seat with a vehicle seat belt, This car seat meets or exceeds all applicable even when unoccupied. An unsecured car seat requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety can injure passengers. Standard 213 for use in motor vehicles and aircraft. Warm Weather Car Seat Useful Life ❃ ❃ Car seat parts can get very hot in the sun or DO NOT use after date shown on back of warm weather. car seat due to changing requirements
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HEIGHT & WEIGHT LIMITS Rear-facing: Birth to 22 lbs. (10 kg) Preterm or Low Birth Weight ❃ • Infants from birth to 20 lbs. (9.1 kg) MUST Infants be rear-facing. • Infants or toddlers 20 to 22 lbs. (9.1 to A preterm infant or low birth weight infant may 10 kg) may be rear-facing. be at special risk in a vehicle or aircraft. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, these infants may suffer breathing Rear-facing difficulties if improperly reclined in a car seat. 20 lbs. 22 lbs. 40 lbs.
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REAR-FACING INSTALLATION 1 Adjust car seat to recline position and place rear-facing on vehicle seat. 2 Thread vehicle seat belt through openings and buckle belt. Press down firmly in center of car seat to 3 compress vehicle seat cushion while tightening vehicle seat belt (fig. a). 4 Pull front to back and left to right to check for Openings secure installation (fig. b). Vehicle lap belt MUST stay tight. If not secure, see “Vehicle Seat Belts” section. 5 Towels Check level indicator on car
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FORWARD-FACING INSTALLATION 1 Adjust car seat to upright position and place Tether forward-facing on vehicle seat. Strap 2 Thread vehicle seat belt through openings and behind harness straps (fig. a). Buckle belt. 3 Press down firmly in center of car seat to compress vehicle seat cushion while tightening vehicle seat belt. HINT: Use your knee to press down in center of car seat (fig. b). Openings 4 Pull front to back and left to right to check for secure installation (fig. c). Vehicle lap b
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PLACING CHILD IN CAR SEAT 1 Place child in car seat with child’s back flat against back of car seat. WARNING To prevent serious injury or death: 2 Place harness straps over child’s shoulders and • Keep harness straps snug and insert tongue(s) into buckle. positioned on shoulders. Pull up on tongue(s) to be sure they are locked. • Do not use strap covers, blankets cushions, or padding under harness straps or child unless provided by 3 Century or Graco. Close harness tie: • Child must be dresse
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PLACING CHILD IN CAR SEAT (continued) 3 3 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 (fig. a) (fig. b) 9 5-Point Models T-Shield Models Overhead Shield Models
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OPERATIONS and ADJUSTMENTS 4 1 Harness Straps (fig. a): Recline / Upright Positions (fig. c:): Rear-facing - MUST use Recline position. • To tighten: Pull lower belt. Forward-facing - MUST use Upright position • To loosen: Lift adjuster lever and pull harness straps out. Upright Position: Rotate stand out and push into car seat. 2 Harness Tie (fig. b): Recline Position: Pull stand out and rotate into car seat. • To open: Unhook harness tie from child’s left side of harness straps. Harnes
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OPERATIONS and ADJUSTMENTS (continued) 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 1 1 1 Clip Adjuster Lever Upright Lower Belt Recline (fig. a) (fig. c) (fig. d) 11 (fig. b) 5-Point Models T-Shield Models Overhead Shield Models
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OPERATIONS and ADJUSTMENTS (continued) Overhead Shield Adjustment (fig. e): 6 D Re-attach harness strap loops to Splitter Plate: • To adjust: Press both buttons down and move shield to desired position closest to Slide each harness strap loop onto child. Release buttons to lock shield into Splitter Plate. place. Check by pulling out on shield. NOTE: NOTE: Shield does not need to contact child when in closest position; harness • Make sure both strap loops are securely system restrains chi
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OPERATIONS and ADJUSTMENTS (continued) Loop Loop Splitter Plate Stand (fig. e) (fig. f) 13 All Models
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VEHICLE SEAT BELTS WARNING Not all vehicle seat belts can be used with a car seat. The car seat must be held securely at all times by a lap belt (or lap belt portion of a lap/shoulder belt) that will not change length while driving. To provide the most secure installation of the car seat: • Read the vehicle owner’s manual regarding car seat installation and seat belt use with car seat. • Follow all instruction labels on vehicle seat belt and car seat. If car seat is not held securely af
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VEHICLE SEAT BELTS (continued) Belts Forward of Seat Crease ❃ Vehicle seat belts located forward of seat crease may not securely hold car seat. Check Seat Crease vehicle owner’s manual or see vehicle dealer for car seat installation requirements. • If approved for use with car seat, install car seat and check for secure installation by pulling car seat front to back. If car seat slides forward, DO NOT use these seat belts. Seat Crease 15
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VEHICLE SEAT BELTS (continued) Lap Belts - Manually Adjustable ❃ The locking latch plate on some seat belts may slip and loosen after being buckled on car seat if positioned at a certain angle. If this happens, flip latch plate over (fig. a) and re-buckle. Test installation again to see if this works. If not, move car seat to another seating position. Flip Lap Belts - With Retractor ❃ Lap belts with retractors may or may not hold (fig. a) a car seat securely. Follow these steps to deter
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VEHICLE SEAT BELTS (continued) Passive Restraint - Lap Belt ❃ with Motorized Shoulder Belt DO NOT use with any car seat. Passive Restraint - Lap or ❃ Shoulder Belt Mounted on Door DO NOT use with any car seat. Belts will not stay tight while driving. 17
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VEHICLE SEAT BELTS (continued) Combination Lap/Shoulder Belt ❃ with Sliding Latch Plate Pull on latch plate (fig. a). If belt slides freely Pull through latch plate, a locking clip MUST be used (see Locking Clip section). Some combination lap/shoulder belts with (fig. a) sliding latch plates may be converted into an “automatic locking mode” that will allow use without a locking clip. See vehicle owner’s manual and label on vehicle belts for instructions. Combination Lap/Shoulder Belt ❃ wi
