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Child Restraint/Booster Seat
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 PD101777B 1/09 US
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Table of Contents 1.0 Warnings to Parents and Other Users 7.3 SAFE Vehicle Seat Belt Systems ................19 ........................4 7.4 For Built-in Harness Only . . .20 2.0 Registration Information.........5 2.1 Register Your Child Restraint 5 7.5 WITH or WITHOUT Built-in 2.2 Recall Information..........5 Harness ....................21 2.3 If You Need Help ..........5 7.6 UNSAFE Vehicle Belt Systems 3.0 Features...................6-7 .....................22-
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Table of Contents (cont.) 12.0 Harness Removal ......... 38-42 13.0 Using Your Child Restraint WITHOUT Built-in Harness........... 43-45 14.0 Securing Child & Booster Seat in . . Vehicle ....................46 15.0 Adjusting Head Support..... 47-48 16.0 Removing Back Support .... 49-51 17.0 Securing Child in Vehicle Belt with Shoulder Belt Positioning Clip 52-55 18.0 Using the Tether..............56 18.1 Storing LATCH and Tether. .57 19.0 Airplane Use ................58 20.0
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1.0 Warnings to Parents and Other Users 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. Even if using this child restraint seems easy to figure out on your own, it is very important to READ THE OWNER’S MANUAL and the vehicle owner’s manual. Your child’s safety depends on: 1. Choosing the correct mode of use for the child restr
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2.2 For Recall Information 2.0 Registration Information Model Number: Call the U.S. Government’s Vehicle Safety Manufactured in: Hotline at: 1-888-327-4236 Purchase Date: (TTY:1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.NHTSA.gov or contact Graco: 1-8
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3.0 Features Head support side wing buttons Harness slots Height adjust button Shoulder belt guide Body support Head support Harness buckle Back support Crotch strap Harness covers Harness clip Storage compartment (one on each side) Vehicle belt Recline guide foot Harness Cupholder adjuster Adjustment lever strap (above strap) Recline handle 6
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United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards have defined a new system for Harness slots installing child restraints (behind straps) in vehicles. The system Strap is called LATCH (Lower guides Tether Anchorage and Tether (behind straps) storage bar for CHildren). LATCH LATCH may ONLY be used storage bars IN PLACE of vehicle belt (on each side if vehicle is equipped of seat) Red Rollers with LATCH anchor Shoulder (behind straps) points. Please refer to belt lock-off vehic
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4.0 Assembling the Child Restraint Adult assembly required. KEEP GUTTERS CLEAR 1. Lay child restraint flat on back. Grab seat pad fabric in sitting area to expose the gutters . MAKE SURE all hands, fingers and other objects are clear of the gutters. 2. MAKE sure the harness straps are securely attached within the “T”-shaped slots around the arms as shown . KEEP GUTTERS CLEAR With your other hand, raise seat back so that both arms LOCK into the gutters . Harness Strap T-slot
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3. Arms should CLICK into the gutters. Seat assembly should appear as shown . CLICK! 9
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4. Attach 4 elastic loops from the seat pad under the seat exactly as shown in . 5. Pull elastic loop on the seat pad through the vehicle belt guide on side of seat and attach to hook as shown . Repeat on other side. 10 DO NOT use the Back Support after December NE PAS utiliser le dossier après décembre NO use el apoyo de la espalda después de diciembre 2014 DO NOT use WITHOUT Back Support after December NE PAS utiliser SANS le dossier après décembre 2017 NO lo use SIN el apoyo de la esp
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6. Squeeze height adjust button and push head support into slots on the back support as shown. Head support will click into the back support. You may need to unfasten the hook and loop attachment tape on both sides at the top of the back support to allow for easier access to the slots. Always use child restraint with head support installed and properly adjusted. CLICK! 11
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7. The assembly is now complete. 12
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5.0 Important Information • NEVER PLACE THIS • NO CHILD RESTRAINT CAN GUARANTEE CHILD RESTRAINT IN A PROTECTION FROM INJURY. However, VEHICLE SEATING proper use of this child restraint reduces the LOCATION THAT HAS A risk of serious injury or death to your child. FRONT AIR BAG. If an air bag • DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THIS CHILD inflates, it can hit the child and child restraint RESTRAINT UNTIL YOU READ AND with great force and cause serious injury or UNDERSTAND THE INSTRUCTIONS IN T
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• NEVER USE CHILD RESTRAINT IF IT HAS • NEVER LEAVE A CHILD RESTRAINT DAMAGED OR MISSING PARTS. Do not use UNSECURED IN YOUR VEHICLE. An a cut, frayed or damaged child restraint unsecured child restraint can be thrown around harness, LATCH belt or vehicle seat belt. and may injure occupants in a sharp turn, • THE CHILD RESTRAINT CAN BECOME sudden stop or crash. Remove it or make sure VERY HOT IF LEFT IN THE SUN. Contact with that it is securely belted in the vehicle. If not these
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6.0 Height and Weight Limitations FAILURE TO USE CHILD RESTRAINT IN A MANNER APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR CHILD’S SIZE MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. Instructions for the use of this child restraint differ greatly depending on the size of your child. Be sure you are using the child restraint in the correct mode and with the correct features for your child. 6.1 WITH Built-In Harness Your child must meet all requirements: • Weight: 20 to 65 lbs (mass between 9 and 29.5 kg) • Heigh
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6.2 WITHOUT Built-in Harness Your child must meet all requirements: • Weight: 30 to 100 lbs (mass between 13.6 and 45 kg) • Height: 38 to 57 inches (96 and 145 cm) in height • approximately 3-10 years of age • the shoulder belt MUST lie across child’s shoulder as shown and the lap portion of the belt is positionned low on the child’s hips. • Child’s ears are BELOW top of booster seat. If tops of ears are above top of seat, child is too large for booster seat. If child is between 30 and 6
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6.3 WITHOUT Back Support Your child must meet all requirements: • weigh between 40 and 100 lbs. (mass between 18 and 45 kg), • and are between 40 and 57 inches (101 and 145 cm) in height, • approximately 4-10 years of age • the shoulder belt MUST lie across child’s shoulder as shown and the lap portion of the belt is positionned low on the child’s hips. When sitting on the booster seat, your child’s ears should be below the top of the vehicle seat cushion / head rest. Your Graco
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7.0 Choosing an Appropriate Vehicle Seat Location 7.1 Vehicle Seat Location 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 Children’s Produ
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7.2 Vehicle Seat Belt Requirements MANY 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 ALL TIMES. Pay careful attention to these systems; some of the seat belts that are not safe to use look very much like seat belts that are safe to use. If you are unsure, consult your vehicle owner’s manual or call Graco Children’s Products Inc., 1-800-345-4109. 7.3 SAFE Vehicle Seat Belt Systems THE FO
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7.4 For Built-in Harness Only • Lap Belts - Manually Adjusted When buckled, the belt is tightened manually by pulling on the excess belt. • Lap Belts with Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) The automatic locking retractor will not permit the 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. 20
