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TABLE OF CONTENTS This instruction manual is for: Operations and Adjustments ..........................12 • Harness Straps • NextStep Booster Car Seat • Harness Tie • NextStep SE Booster Car Seat • Buckle Instructions for these models are the same • Recline unless otherwise noted. • Armrests • Tether Strap • Changing Harness Strap Slots • Changing Crotch Strap Slots Before You Begin ❃ Harness System - removal and re-assembly..........................16 Important Information........
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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. ✔ A vehicle combination lap/shoulder belt MUST Registration Information ❃ be used when using car seat without harness system. Child restraints (car seats) could be recalled for safety reasons. You must register this restraint ✔ Do not use vehicle “lap
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WARNINGS - Prevent serious injury or death: x Never use a vehicle “lap-only” belt Failure to follow these instructions across front of child. and car seat labels can result in child striking the vehicle’s interior during a sudden stop or accident. Secure Never put a car seat in a front child restraint with a vehicle seat vehicle seat unless recommended by belt as shown in this manual. vehicle owner’s manual. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) alerts Not all vehicle seat
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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 function of the car seat. Never leave child unattended, even when sleeping. 3
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BASIC INFORMATION Certification Unoccupied Car Seat ❃ ❃ With Harness System: Always secure car seat with a vehicle seat belt, even when unoccupied. An unsecured car seat Car seat meets or exceeds all applicable can injure passengers. requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for use in motor vehicles and aircraft. Without Harness System: Booster seat is certified for use in motor vehicles. Booster seat is NOT certified for use in aircraft. Car Seat Useful Life Warm Weather ❃ ❃
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HEIGHT and WEIGHT LIMITS With Harness System ❃ Outgrowing Car Seat ❃ Child MUST meet all of the following requirements: • Weight is 20 - 40 lbs. (9.1 - 18.1 kg). WARNING • Height is 27 - 43 inches (68.6 - 109.2 cm) tall. To avoid injuries from whiplash, top of child’s ears must be below top edge of • Child is able to sit upright unassisted . headrest. * • Child’s shoulders are not above top harness slots. With Harness System 20 lbs. 30 lbs. 80 lbs. 40 lbs. (9.1 kg) (13.6 kg) (36.3 kg) (18.1 k
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INSTALLATION - with harness system 1 Adjust car seat to semi-upright position and armrests to up position. 2 Place forward-facing on vehicle seat. Lift seat pad flap, thread vehicle seat belt 3 through openings and buckle belt (fig. a). Press down firmly in center of car seat to 4 compress vehicle seat cushion while tightening vehicle seat belt. HINT: Use your knee to press down in center of car seat (fig. b). Pull front to back and left to right to check for 5 secure installation (fig. c)
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INSTALLATION - without harness system 1 Adjust car seat to upright or semi-upright position and armrests to up or down position. 2 Place forward-facing on vehicle seating position with a vehicle lap/shoulder belt. See “Vehicle Seat Belts” section. 3 Tether may be used to stabilize booster seat: Attach tether hook (A) to anchor hardware (B) and tighten strap to remove any slack (fig. a). If tether anchor hardware (B) is not available, see “Installation of Anchor Hardware“ section. If not u
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PLACING CHILD IN CAR SEAT - with harness system Adjust harness system: WARNING Harness straps must be through slots at or just above shoulders. To prevent serious injury or death: 1 • Vehicle seat belt must be routed Place child in car seat with child’s back flat through back of car seat when using against back of car seat. harness system. • Never place vehicle belt in front of 2 Place harness straps over child’s shoulders and child when using harness system. insert tongues into buckle. • D
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PLACING CHILD IN CAR SEAT - with harness system (continued) 3 2 (fig. a) (fig. b) (fig. c) 9
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PLACING CHILD IN CAR SEAT - without harness system Remove harness system (see “Harness System - removal and re-assembly” section). WARNING 1 Place child in car seat with child’s back flat To prevent serious injury or death: against back of car seat. • Shoulder belt MUST be properly 2 positioned over shoulder (NOT Place shoulder belt across child’s chest. touching child’s neck and NOT low 3 off shoulder). Buckle belt and pull shoulder belt to adjust lap belt snugly. • Lap/shoulder belt MUST be
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PLACING CHILD IN CAR SEAT - without harness system (continued) Loops (fig. a) (fig. b) (fig. c) (fig. d) 11
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OPERATIONS and ADJUSTMENTS 1 5 Harness Tie: Tether Straps (fig. d): • To open: Press tab and pull apart (fig. a). • To tighten: Pull loose end of strap. • To close: Snap halves together. Make • To loosen: Lift adjuster. sure harness tie is locked by pulling out on each half. 6 Harness Straps (fig. e): 2 Buckle: A To loosen: Lift adjuster bar and pull harness straps from front of car seat to • To lock: Insert both tongues into buckle. desired length. Pull up on tongues to be sure they are
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OPERATIONS and ADJUSTMENTS (continued) 1 Adjuster 4 2 Loosen Bar Tighten 3 (fig. e) (fig. a) Loosen Tighten Adjuster (fig. b) (fig. c) (fig. d) 13
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OPERATIONS and ADJUSTMENTS (continued) 7 Changing Harness Strap Slots: Changing Crotch Strap Slots: MUST use slots at or just above shoulders. MUST be in slot closest to but not under child. A Lift adjuster bar and pull harness straps A Turn car seat upside down, pry metal out of current slots. rod loose and pull rod out of crotch strap end (fig. i). B Change harness strap slots. CAUTION: Be careful not to damage Make sure harness straps are threaded webbing with screwdriver. through matchi
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OPERATIONS and ADJUSTMENTS (continued) Metal Plate Minimum 2 inches (fig. f) (fig. h) (fig. g) (fig. i) (fig. j) (fig. k) 15
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HARNESS SYSTEM - removal and re-assembly Harness Removal: Re-assembly: •Lift adjuster bar and pull both harness straps When re-assembling harness system, be sure out of current slots. harness straps are not twisted. 1 Thread end of harness strap down through slot •Pull harness strap out of car seat, harness tie, in seat pad, across bottom and back up and tongues. through slot in opposite side of car seat pad. Store all parts for future use. 2 Thread ends through tongues or shields (availab
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HARNESS SYSTEM - removal and re-assembly (continued) 2 4 1 (Without Shield on some models) 17
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VEHICLE SEAT BELTS If car seat with harness system is not held securely after following instructions in this WARNING manual, vehicle seat belt labels, and vehicle Not all vehicle seat belts can be used owner’s manual: with a car seat: • Move car seat to another seating location • Car seat with harness system MUST and try again, or be held securely at all times by a lap belt (or lap belt portion of a • Contact vehicle dealer for possible seat lap/shoulder belt) that will not belt modifica
