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SnugRide®35
Read this manual
KEEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE USE.
Even if using this infant restraint seems easy to figure out on your
own, it is very important to READ,
UNDERSTAND AND FOLLOW THE OWNER’S MANUAL.
Failure to properly use this infant restraint increases the risk of
serious injury or death in a sudden stop or crash.
©2009 Graco PD115605A 7/09 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 Infant Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 2.2 Recall Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 2.3 If You Need Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 3.0 Important Information . . . . . . . . . .
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6.0 Choosing an Appropriate Vehicle Seat Location . . . . . . . . .26-32 6.1 Vehicle Seat Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 6.2 Vehicle Seat Belt Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 6.2.1 UNSAFE Vehicle Belt Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 6.2.2 SAFE Vehicle Belt Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 6.3 LATCH Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 7.0 How to Insta
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No infant restraint can guarantee protection from injury in every situation. However, proper use of this infant restraint reduces the risk of serious injury or death to your child. Failure to properly use this infant restraint increases the risk of serious injury or death in a sharp turn, sudden stop or crash. Your childÊs safety depends on you installing and using this infant restraint correctly. Even if using this infant restraint seems easy to figure out on your own, it is very important to R
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5. Properly routing the vehicle seat belt or LATCH. 6. Properly reclining the infant restraint. 7. Properly securing the infant restraint in the vehicle using a seat belt designed to restrain an infant restraint or by using LATCH. Many seat belts are NOT safe to use with infant restraints, even though they can easily be threaded through the infant restraint! 5
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Model Number: Manufactured in: Purchase Date: 2.1 Register Your Infant Restraint Please fill in the above information. The model number and manufactured in (date) can be found on a label on the bottom of your infant restraint. Fill out the prepaid registration postcard attached to the seat cover and mail it today. Child restraints could be recalled for safety reasons. You must register this restraint to be reached in a recall. Send your name, address, restraintsÊmodel number and manufacturing da
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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 productÊs model number and manufactured in (date) ready so that we may help you efficiently. These numbers can be found on a sticker on the underside of your infant restraint. 1-800-345-4109 or www.gracobaby.com 7
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3.1 Warnings for Use as Infant Restraint • DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THIS INFANT RESTRAINT AND BASE UNTIL YOU READ AND UNDERSTAND THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL AND IN YOUR VEHICLE OWNERÊS MANUAL. DO NOT let others install or use the infant restraint unless they understand how to use it. • FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE THIS INFANT 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 are not in a crash. Sudden brakin
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• SOME SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN, such as pre-term babies or those who have tested positive for positional apnea, may be at increased risk of suffering breathing or other difficulties in an infant restraint. If your child has special needs, we recommend that you have your physician or hospital staff evaluate your child and recommend the proper infant restraint or car bed before using this product. • According to accident statistics, CHILDREN ARE SAFER WHEN PROPERLY RESTRAINED IN REAR VEHICLE SEATIN
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• NEVER USE INFANT RESTRAINT AND BASE IF IT HAS DAMAGED OR MISSING PARTS. DO NOT use a cut, frayed or damaged infant restraint harness, vehicle seat belt or LATCH belt. • THE INFANT RESTRAINT CAN BECOME VERY HOT IF LEFT IN THE SUN. Always touch the surface of any metal or plastic parts before putting your child in the infant restraint. • THIS INFANT RESTRAINT CONFORMS to all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and is certified for use in motor vehicles and aircraft. 3.2 Warning for
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3.3 Additional Warnings for Use as Carrier • FALL HAZARD: ChildÊs movements can slide carrier. NEVER place carrier near 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 soft surfaces
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3.4 Height and Weight Limits TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH DO NOT USE THE INFANT RESTRAINT WITH A CHILD LARGER OR SMALLER THAN THE WEIGHT AND HEIGHT RANGE LISTED BELOW. Your child MUST meet the following requirements: • WEIGHT: 5-35 lbs. (2.3-15.87 kg) AND • HEIGHT: 32 inches (81 cm) or less in height. 12
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FRONT VIEW Handle Harness slots Handle adjustment Handle button adjustment button Harness clip Waist Harness slots Strap Vehicle belt hook Harness buckle tongues Harness buckle Harness Harness adjustment adjustment button strap 13 4.0 Features and Components
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REAR VIEW Release handle Canopy Harness slot Level indicator* OwnerÊs manual pocket Anchor Clip Harness storage for a Metal smaller child junction plate Locking clip Harness adjustment storage** strap *Level The level indicator is attached to the side of the infant restraint and indicates whether or Indicator not the infant restraint is properly reclined. The locking clip is stored on the bottom of **Locking the infant restraint. You will need to use it Clip with certain types of vehicle seat be
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BASE Vehicle belt/LATCH path Lock-off Knob for Adjustable Foot Adjustable Foot LATCH Storage Bars (underneath) LATCH LATCH Adjustment Connector Belt United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards have defined a new system for installing car seats in vehicles. The system is called LATCH. * LATCH may be used IN PLACE of vehicle belt ONLY if vehicle is equipped with LATCH anchor points. Please refer to vehicle ownerÊs manual for LATCH locations. 15
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4.1 Adjusting Handle 1. Press handle adjustment buttons on both sides of handle . 2. Rotate handle until it clicks into any of the 4 positions: Position A: MUST be used when carrying by handle, Position B,C: are convenience Carrying positions, A B Position D: is the sitting position, NEVER use position B in C the vehicle. BOTH handle adjustment buttons must pop out to lock handle in place . 3. Push and pull on the handle to be sure it is locked firmly in D Sitting position. 4.2 Removing a
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4.3 Attaching Canopy 1. Infant restraint comes with four identical canopy support parts. Thread one canopy support completely through sewn channel . 2. Slide straight end of a second support into the straight end of the first support and snap in place . 3. Repeat steps one and two for the other canopy tunnel. The canopy should appear as shown . 4. Attach canopy in the areas between the infant restraint and the base of the handle . 17
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4.4 Head Support (on certain models, styles vary) Some infants may need extra support to keep their head and body in a comfortable position. Unsnap the sides and resnap them with the harness straps threaded through the slots in the cushion or . To prevent ejection in sudden stop or crash: shoulder straps must be threaded through slots and properly positioned on shoulders. Only use head supports and in the bottom or middle harness slots. Models without snaps: Thread the harnes
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4.5 Cold Weather Boot (on certain models, styles vary) Some models come with a cold weather boot. To use, wrap elastic around bottom of seat and attach both elastic loops around vehicle belt hooks as shown . 4.6 Harness Covers (on certain models, styles vary) To prevent ejection in sudden stop or crash: • Always make sure shoulder straps are threaded through slots and properly positioned on shoulders. • Make sure that harness covers do not interfere with placement of the chest clip at armpit
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5.1 Positioning Harness Straps FAILURE TO PROPERLY ADJUST THE HARNESS STRAPS FOR YOUR CHILD INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IN THE EVENT OF A SHARP TURN, SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH. The harness straps must be properly adjusted to fit your child according to the following instructions. 1. Remove infant restraint from base and rotate handle down to sitting position. See „4.1 Adjusting Handle‰ and „4.2 Removing and Attaching Seat‰, page. 16. 2. Place child in infant restraint as shown .
