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PM-1439AB 7/01 Use rear-facing only!
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TABLE OF CONTENTS ™ This instruction manual is for the 4-in1 Travel Use ❃ Solutions Series and Infant Car Seats: ® Height & Weight Limits.....................................5 • SmartFit Plus 22 ® • SmartFit Plus 22V Installation With Base..................................... 6 ® • SmartFit Supreme Installation Without Base................................7 ® • SmartFit Supreme Placing Child in Car Seat.................................. 8 Instructions for all models are the same unless othe
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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. ✔ Use car seat rear-facing only. Registration Information ❃ ✔ Do not use in vehicle seat with air bag. Child restraints (car seats) could be recalled for safety reasons. You must register this restraint ✔ Secure children in back seat whenever to be re
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WARNINGS - Prevent serious injury or death: DO NOT use rear-facing child restraint in Failure to follow these instructions and a vehicle seating position equipped with car seat labels can result in child striking an air bag. Child’s head and neck may the vehicle’s interior during a sudden be seriously injured when an inflating stop or crash. Secure child restraint with air bag hits back of child restraint. a vehicle seat belt as 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 Strangulation Hazard: Child can strangle missing parts. in loose harness straps. Never leave child in carrier when straps are loose or undone. DO NOT use accessories or parts other than those provided by Century/Graco. Fall Hazard: Child’s movement can slide Their use could alter the performance of carrier. Never place carrier near edges the car seat and cause serious injury or of countertops, ta
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BASIC INFORMATION Certification Car Seat Useful Life ❃ ❃ This car seat meets or exceeds all applicable DO NOT use after date shown on back of requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety car seat due to changing requirements and Standard 213 for use in motor vehicles and normal wear and tear. aircraft. Do not use this car Look for: Year seat after December Vehicle Seat Protection Unoccupied Car Seat ❃ ❃ Always secure car seat with a vehicle seat belt, Protect vehicle seat cover. Use a car sea
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HEIGHT & WEIGHT LIMITS This car seat is designed for rear-facing use Preterm or Low Birth Weight ❃ only by an infant whose: Infants • Weight is less than 22 lbs. (10 kg) and; A preterm or low birth weight infant may • Height is 29 inches (73.6 cm) or less be at special risk in a vehicle or aircraft. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, these infants may suffer breathing difficulties if improperly reclined in a car seat. Century advises that you have your physician or hospital st
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INSTALLATION WITH BASE 1 Place base rear-facing on vehicle seat. 2 Thread vehicle lap belt through base belt Tabs and buckle belt. NOTE: Vehicle shoulder belt must NOT be placed under belt Tabs. 3 Press down firmly on base to compress vehicle seat cushion while tightening vehicle lap belt (fig. a). 4 Pull front to back and left to right to check for secure installation (fig. b). If not secure, see “Vehicle Seat Belts” section. Tabs 5 Put car seat in base and pull up on car seat to be sure it
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INSTALLATION WITHOUT BASE 1 Place car seat rear-facing on vehicle seat. Thread vehicle lap belt through car seat Slots 2 and buckle belt. NOTE: Vehicle shoulder belt must NOT be placed through car seat Slots. Slots Press down firmly on car seat to compress 3 vehicle seat cushion while tightening vehicle lap belt (fig. a). 4 Pull front to back and left to right to check for secure installation (fig. b). If not secure, see “Vehicle Seat Belts” section. Towels Ball MUST be in green zone (fig. c)
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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 2 lock buckle. • Keep harness straps snug and positioned on shoulders. Periodically Pull up on buckle to be sure it is locked. check adjustments. • Do not use strap covers, blankets cushions, or padding under harness Close harness tie: 3 straps or child unless provided by • Position harness tie at arm
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PLACING CHILD IN CAR SEAT (continued) 3 3 2 2 (fig. a) (fig. b) 9 3-Point Models 5-Point Models
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OPERATIONS and ADJUSTMENTS 3 1 2-Piece Harness Tie: Buckle: • To open: Squeeze tabs and pull apart. 3-Point Models • To close: Snap halves together. Make • To buckle: Push tongue down into slot. sure harness tie is locked by pulling out Pull up on tongue to be sure it is locked. on each half. • To unbuckle: Press red button and pull tongue out. 5-Point Models • To buckle: Insert both tongues into buckle. Pull up on tongues to be sure 2 Adjustable Handle: they are locked. • Handle has fo
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OPERATIONS and ADJUSTMENTS (continued) 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 Handle Foot (fig. a) (fig. b) 11 3-Point Models 5-Point Models
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OPERATIONS and ADJUSTMENTS continued Changing Harness Strap Slots (fig. c): 7 Changing Crotch Strap Positions (fig. d): 6 Harness straps must be through slots at or just Buckle tongue must be in slot closest to but below shoulders. not under child. • Press Tab to release metal Rod and lift Rod 5-Point Models Only out of side Pockets. • From bottom of car seat, remove crotch strap Clip. • Slide metal Rod out of Loops of harness straps. • From top of car seat, rethread crotch strap through desir
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OPERATIONS and ADJUSTMENTS (continued) Tab Loops Rod Pockets Slots Openings Clip (fig. d) (fig. c) 13 5-Point 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 Seat Crease crease may not securely hold car seat. Check 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
