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SnugRide®
Click Connect™40
©2013 Graco PD261471A 11/13 US
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1.0 Warning to Parents and Other Users .........................................4-5 2.0 Registration Information ..............................................................6-7 2.1 Register Your Child Restraint ....................................................6 2.2 For Recall Information ...............................................................6 2.3 If You Need Help .......................................................................7 2.4 Child Restraint/Base Useful Life ......
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5.0 Features and Components ......................................................20-25 5.1 Adjusting Handle .....................................................................23 5.2 Removing and Attaching Child Restraint .................................23 5.3 Harness Covers (on certain models) .......................................24 5.4 Canopy Attachment .................................................................24 5.5 Head Pillow and Body Support (on certain models) ..........
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1.0 Warnings to Parents and Other Users DO NOT PLACE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT IN A VEHICLE SEATING LOCATION THAT HAS A FRONT AIR BAG. If the air bag inflates, it can hit the child restraint with great force and cause serious injury or death of your child. Check vehicle owner’s manual for information about side air bags and child restraint installation. No child restraint can guarantee protection from injury in every situation. However, proper use of this child restraint reduces the risk of s
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Failure to properly use this child restraint increases the risk of serious injury or death in a sharp turn, sudden stop or crash. Your child’s safety depends on you installing and using this child restraint correctly on every ride. Even if using this child restraint seems easy to figure out on your own, it is very important to FOLLOW THE OWNER’S MANUAL. The manual is located in the base. You also must read your vehicle owner’s manual. Your child’s safety depends on: 1. Choosing a suitable
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2.0 Registration Information Model Number: Date of Manufacture: Purchase Date: 2.1 Register Your Child Restraint Please fill in the above information. The model number and date of manufacture can be found on a label on the bottom of your child restraint. Fill out the prepaid registration postcard attached to the seat pad and mail it today. Child restraints may be recalled for safety reasons. You must register this restraint to be reached in a recall. Send your name, address, the restraint
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2.3 If You Need Help In the U.S.A, please contact our Customer Service Department with any questions you may have concerning parts, use, or maintenance. When you contact us, please have your product’s model number and date of manufacture ready so that we may help you quickly. These numbers can be found on a sticker on the underside of your child restraint. 1-800-345-4109 or www.gracobaby.com www.cpsc.gov www.NHTSA.gov www.seatcheck.org 2.4 Child Restraint/Base Useful Life STOP using this
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3.0 Important Information 3.1 Warnings for Use as a Child Restraint DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT AND BASE UNTIL YOU READ AND UNDERSTAND THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL AND IN YOUR VEHICLE OWNER’S MANUAL. DO NOT let others install or use the child restraint unless they understand how to use it. FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT AND BASE INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IN A SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH. Your child can be injured in a vehicle even if you ar
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According to crash statistics, CHILDREN ARE SAFER WHEN PROPERLY RESTRAINED IN REAR VEHICLE SEATING POSITIONS, RATHER THAN FRONT SEATING POSITIONS. For a vehicle with a front passenger air bag, refer to your vehicle owner’s manual as well as these instructions for child restraint installation. NEVER LEAVE YOUR CHILD UNATTENDED. NEVER LEAVE AN CHILD RESTRAINT AND BASE UNSECURED IN YOUR VEHICLE. An unsecured child restraint or base can be thrown around and may injure occupants in a sharp
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NEVER give this child restraint and base to someone else without also giving them this manual. NEVER use a second-hand child restraint and base or a child restraint whose history you do not know. 3.2 Warnings for Use With a Stroller USE ONLY WITH STROLLERS THAT ARE TM PART OF THE GRACO CLICK CONNECT TRAVEL SYSTEM. Refer to stroller owner’s manual for details about how to attach the child restraint to your stroller. If you do not have an owner’s manual, please call toll-free, 1-800-3
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3.3 Additional Warnings for Use as a Carrier FALL HAZARD: Child’s movements also can move carrier. NEVER place carrier on edges of countertops, tables or other high surfaces. Always stay within arms reach whenever carrier is not on floor/ground. BE SURE handle locks into position before lifting carrier. NEVER place carrier on the top of a shopping cart. SUFFOCATION HAZARD: Infant carrier can roll over on soft surfaces and suffocate child. Never place carrier on beds, sofas or other
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3.4 Height and Weight Limits TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH, DO NOT USE THE CHILD RESTRAINT WITH A CHILD LARGER OR SMALLER THAN THE WEIGHT AND HEIGHT RANGE LISTED BELOW. Your child MUST meet the following requirements: WEIGHT: 4-40 lbs. (1.8 kg-18 kg) AND HEIGHT: 35 inches (89 cm) or less in height. 12
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4.0 Choosing an Appropriate Vehicle Seat Location 4.1 Vehicle Seat Requirements IMPROPER PLACEMENT OF THE CHILD RESTRAINT INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. Some seating positions in your vehicle may not be safe for this child restraint. Some vehicles do not have any seating positions that can be used safely with the child restraint. If you are not sure where to place the child restraint in your vehicle, consult your vehicle owner’s manual or call Graco at 1-800-345-410
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The VEHICLE seat must face forward. DO NOT use child restraint on vehicle seats with seat backs that will not lock in an upright position. DO NOT use seats that can fold down without having to release a lock or latch of some kind. These seats can fly forward and strike the child in a sudden stop or crash. 4.2 Vehicle Seat Belt Requirements A FEW SEAT BELT SYSTEMS ARE NOT SAFE TO USE WITH THE CHILD RESTRAINT. THE VEHICLE SEAT BELT MUST BE DESIGNED TO HOLD THE CHILD RESTRAINT TIGHTLY AT A
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4.2.1 UNSAFE Vehicle Belt Systems LATCH can be used IN PLACE OF the vehicle belt system. Please refer to vehicle owner’s manual for LATCH locations. DO NOT use any of the following systems to secure the child restraint. Lap Belts with Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) This lap belt stays loose and can move until it locks in a crash or sudden stop. Combination Lap/Shoulder Belt with Retractor Each strap has a retractor at one end and is attached to the latch plate at the other end. Pas
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4.2.2 SAFE Vehicle Belt Systems THE FOLLOWING BELT SYSTEMS CAN BE USED WITH YOUR CHILD RESTRAINT, IF the seat location meets all other requirements of these instructions and those in your vehicle owner’s manual. LATCH can be used in place of the vehicle belt system in designated locations. Please refer to vehicle owner’s manual for LATCH locations. When using child restraint without the base, adjust the belt as described in this section for these types of vehicle seat belts. When using th
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The automatic locking Lap Belts with Automatic retractor will not permit the Locking Retractor (ALR) lap belt to lengthen once it is buckled. Tighten the belt by feeding the belt back into the retractor while pushing down hard on the child restraint. Once it is buckled, this type of Combination Lap/Shoulder Belt belt has a latch plate that will not with Locking Latch Plate allow the lap portion of the belt to loosen. Belt is tightened by pulling hard on the shoulder portion of
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This belt has a latch plate that slides Combination Lap/Shoulder freely along the belt. Belt with Sliding Latch Plate This belt MUST be converted to prevent movement of the lap portion of the belt. You must use a locking clip (provided with the child restraint) when using the child restraint without the base unless your vehicle’s seat belt can be converted in another way as described Locking clip in your vehicle owner’s manual. 1 To Install Locking Clip: (DO NOT use with base) /2 inc
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4.3 LATCH Locations Newer vehicles may have one or more seating positions with LATCH anchorage systems. If vehicle is equipped with LATCH, the vehicle lower anchor points may be visible at the vehicle seat crease. If not visible, they may be marked with the symbol . See your vehicle owner’s manual for exact locations, anchor identification, and requirements for use with a child restraint. LATCH lower vehicle anchor points are defined as 11 inches from the center of one LATCH an
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5.0 Features and Components FRONT VIEW Handle Head support Chest Harness clip straps Handle adjustment button Hip Handle slots adjustment button Vehicle Crotch belt strap slots hook Harness buckle tongues Harness Harness adjustment Harness buckle strap adjustment button 20
