Graco 8480- Manuals

Page 2 - Table of Contents

1. Warnings to Parents and Other Users ................. 2. Important Safety Information ........................ 2.1 About Your Child ........................................2.2 About Using this Car Seat in Your Vehicle ............................................ 2.3 When the Car Seat is Not Occup...

Page 3 - Keep this manual; Use of the Car Seat

Our goal is to make every product the best it can be! We are also committed to supporting our products after purchase. If you would like to speak to Graco about your product, please call our Customer Service Department at 1-888-224-6549 or visit our Internet website at www.gracobaby.com. Our knowled...

Page 5 - Safety Information; Instructions for the use of this car seat and your; Be sure you are using the; Failure to use the car seat; only; by an

2. Important Safety Information No car seat can guarantee protection from injury.However, proper use of this car seat reduces therisk of serious injury or death to your child. 2.1 About Your Child Instructions for the use of this car seat and your vehicle’s seat belt differ greatly depending on the ...

Page 6 - With; harness

Your child should use the built-in harness if: child weighs from 20 to 40 lbs. (9 to 18 kg), and is between 27 and 40 inches (69 and 102 cm) in height, and child is at least one year old and can sit upright unassisted, and child’s shoulders are below top harness slots. If shoulders are above top har...

Page 7 - below

Your child should use the VEHICLE shoulderand lap belts BUT NOT the built-in harness if: child weighs from 30 to 80 lbs. (14 to 36 kg), and is between 35 and 54 inches (89 and 138 cm) in height, and child’s ears are below top of booster seat. If tops of ears are above top of seat, child is toolarge ...

Page 8 - YOUR CHILD CAN BE INJURED; in a; THERE ARE MANY KINDS OF VEHICLES,; conforms to all

8 2.2 About Using this Car Seat in Your Vehicle YOUR CHILD CAN BE INJURED in a vehicle even if you are not in a crash. Commonevents such as sudden braking and sharp turnscan injure your child if the car seat is not properly installed or if your child is not properlysecured in the car seat. THERE ARE...

Page 9 - When the Car Seat; WHEN NOT USING THE CAR SEAT

9 THIS RESTRAINT is certified for use in Motor Vehicles. It is certified for use in Aircraft only when used with the built-in harness. When used as a booster without the harness, this restraint is not certified for use in aircraft. For aircraft use see section 5.5, “Using the CarSeat in an Airplane”...

Page 10 - DO NOT MODIFY YOUR CAR SEAT

10 DO NOT PLACE HEAVY OBJECTS ONCAR SEAT while in storage. Heavy objects may deform car seat over a period of time. 2.4 Life and Condition of the Car Seat REPLACE THE CAR SEAT AFTER AN ACCIDENT of any kind. An accident can cause damage to the car seat that you cannot see. EVEN IF THE CAR SEAT IS NOT...

Page 11 - Features and Components

11 3. Features and Components Harness slots Shoulder belt positioners Harness clip Harness straps Harness adjustment strap Crotch strap Harness buckle Harness adjustment button

Page 13 - Following are some basic recommendations for; both; use modes of the car seat. See section 5,

4. Selecting a Suitable Location for the Car Seat Following are some basic recommendations for both use modes of the car seat. See section 5, “Use of the Car Seat with the Built-in Harness”(page 15) for more information about a safe location for the car seat in that mode. According to accident stati...

Page 14 - DO NOT; use this car seat in any vehicle seat

Be Sure Your Vehicle Seat Meets These Requirements THE VEHICLE SEAT MUST FACE FORWARD. DO NOT place car seat in a rear-facing vehicle seat or a side-facing vehicle seat . DO NOT use this car seat in any vehicle seat in which the front of the car seat hangs over the edge of the vehicle seat . ...

Page 15 - Use of the Car Seat with; one year old; Failure to properly adjust the harness straps for your; even with or just above; Positioning the Harness Straps

15 5. Use of the Car Seat with the Built-in Harness Use of this car seat with the built-in harness ismeant for a child: who weighs from 20 to 40 lbs. (9 to 18 kg) and is between 27 and 40 inches (69 and 102 cm) in height, and who is at least one year old and can sit upright unassisted, and whose sho...

Page 19 - any

5.2 Selecting a Suitable Location for the Car Seat Some seating positions in your vehicle may not be safe locations for this car seat when used with the built-in harness. In fact, some vehicles do not have any seating positions that can be used safely with the car seat.Improper placement of the car ...

Page 20 - use the following types of vehicle belt

Be Sure Your Vehicle Seat Belt Meets These Requirements The vehicle seat belt must be designed to hold thecar seat tightly at ALL times. There are a varietyof seat belt systems that are NOT safe for usewith the car seat because they will not hold thecar seat tightly at all times. We will first descr...

Page 21 - use a lap belt that stays loose and can; use a lap/shoulder combination

DO NOT use a lap belt that stays loose and can move until it locks in a crash or sudden stop . This belt has an Emergency Locking Retractor,E.L.R. It is often seen in combination with amotorized shoulder belt. Since these lap beltswill loosen if pulled on slowly, the car seat mayshift to an unsafe...

Page 23 - This type of vehicle belt is tightened

23 B. Vehicle Belt Systems that are Suitable for Use with the Car Seat The following vehicle belt systems can be usedwith your car seat, IF the seat location meets allother requirements of these instructions ANDTHOSE IN YOUR VEHICLE OWNER’S MANUAL. Lap belt that is manually adjusted and staystight ...

Page 24 - Once it is buckled, this type of; Locking clip

24 harness, you must use a vehicle seat with a lap/shoulder belt. Lap/shoulder combination belt with a lockinglatchplate . Once it is buckled, this type of belt has a latchplate that will not allow the lapportion of the belt to loosen. This vehicle beltdoes not require a locking clip. Lap/shoulder...

Page 25 - Make sure you have selected a suitable location

5.3 Positioning and Securing the Car Seat in Your Vehicle Installation of your car seat varies depending on the type of seat belt system you have in yourvehicle. Carefully review the following pages todetermine the proper installation requirements. There are many kinds of vehicles, seat belts, andoc...

Page 27 - automatically adjusted lap belt

27 6. Buckle the vehicle belt. Make sure the buckle tongue goes into the correct buckle, and not theadjacent one . The vehicle belt should not be twisted or turned. 7. Now the vehicle seat belt must be tightened. Push down hard withyour knee or free hand in the middle of the carseat . Then pull ...

Page 28 - manually adjusted lap belt; is tightened; lap/shoulder combination belt with a; is tightened by pulling

28 A manually adjusted lap belt is tightened by pulling on the excess belt while pushingdown hard on the car seat. However, you mayhave trouble tightening the belt because of theupright angle at which you must pull. You mayhave to unbuckle the vehicle belt, estimate abelt length that will make the...

Page 29 - requires the locking clip, unless your; inch

A lap/shoulder combination belt with a latchplate that can slide freely along the belt requires the locking clip, unless your vehicle’s seat belt can be converted in anotherway that is described in your vehicle owner’smanual. See your vehicle owner’s manual tofind out if your vehicle belt can be c...

Page 31 - When not using tether,; place tether behind

31 a. Make sure tether is securely attached to the car seat. b. Fasten the tether clip tothe anchorpoint . Styles andlocations ofthe anchorpoints vary.Consult yourvehicle owner’s manual about how to use ananchor point in your vehicle. c. Tighten the tether strap securely. To tighten, pullon free e...

Page 32 - Safety Check; Make sure that the car seat is properly secured; EVERY TIME YOU; DO NOT USE; ANY; SEATING LOCATION

32 Safety Check 12. Make sure that the car seat is properly secured by the vehicle seat belt system by performingthe following test EVERY TIME YOU DRIVE WITH YOUR CHILD: Holding the car seat near the vehicle belt path,Twist and pull the car seat firmly forward andto both sides to make sure the veh...

Page 33 - Make sure that the harness and crotch straps are

33 5.4 Securing Your Child in the Car Seat with the Built-in Harness Adjust the harness system snugly every time youplace your child in the car seat. Be aware thatsomething as simple as changing a jacket mayrequire a change in the length of the harness. Bypulling the adjustment strap, the whole syst...

Page 35 - Final Safety Check; Check that harness straps are tight and not; Using the Car Seat in an; ONLY when the built-in

35 6. Rethread the shoulder harness strap through the harness clip . 7. Position the harness clip at the middle of thechild’s chest, level with the armpits and away from the child’s neck. Final Safety Check 8. Check that harness straps are tight and not twisted. Check that the harness clip and all...

Page 36 - Use of the Car Seat without; whose ears are; top of booster seat. If tops; the upper harness slots. We highly

36 For the safety of your child, use the car seat in forward-facing aircraft seats only. Follow the flight attendant’s instructions about car seatplacement. Install your car seat on an airplanethe same way it is installed in an automobile. Always be sure that the airplane seat belt isadjusted so tha...

Page 38 - or; when your child weighs more

38 DO NOT use shoulder belt loose or positioned under arm.Lap portion of lap/shoulder belt MUST be low and snug on hips, just touching thighs. DO NOT allow child to slide down in booster seat. This could position vehicle lap belt across child’s abdomen and vehicle shoulder belt over neck or face. If...

Page 40 - until it is needed; Securing Your Child and the; Use of the tether is not required when using the

40 plate) on the rear of the seat . 7. Store the harness in a cool dry place until it is needed again. Then reinstall byreversing these instructions.See the illustration on page 46 to check the correct path for the harness. 6.2 Securing Your Child and the Booster Seat with the Vehicle Lap/Shoulder...

Page 41 - exactly as shown

41 4. Have your child sit in the seat so that the child’s bottom rests against the back of the car seat. 5. Place vehicle lap belt across child’s thighsand through thecutouts in the sides of the booster seat.Place shoulder belt in front of the child.Fasten the buckle and pull up on theshoulder belt ...

Page 42 - Final Safety Checks; and; across the face or neck.

42 7. Adjust positioner as high as possible without shoulderbelt touching child’s neck.To adjust, unhook bottom ofpositioner, slide up or downto desired height and threadbottom hook into closestloop below . 8. Check to be sure shoulder belt is properly positioned over shoulder and snug againstchil...

Page 43 - Cleaning and Maintenance

43 6.3 Using the Booster Seat in an Airplane This Restraint is not certified for Aircraft use. Aircraft seatrestraints are not equipped with shoulder straps, so itwould be impossible to properly secure a larger child in the booster seat on an airplane. 7. Cleaning and Maintenance BLOT THE SEAT COVER...

Page 46 - Secure the seat; pegs on the; and and; two; pegs on the; top; of

46 Push the fabric up so that the tab under theadjustment plate is underthe cloth . Snap the adjustment plate back on the seat . Make sure that the adjustment plate is attached securelyto the seat and that thestrap moves freely whenthe button is pushed. Thread the harness strapsthrough the appro...

Page 47 - Registering Your Car Seat

47 8. Registering Your Car Seat Model No.Serial No.Purchase Date Dear Customer, Please fill in the above information. The modeland serial numbers can be found on a label underneath your car seat. Fill out the prepaid registration postcard attachedto the seat cover and mail it today. Child restraints...

Page 48 - Instructions for ordering car seat parts:; IF YOU NEED HELP; If you have any questions or need any parts not; Return the form at right with payment to:

48 9. Replacement Parts Instructions for ordering car seat parts: Complete the form that follows. Your car seatmodel and serial numbers MUST be included onthe form to ensure proper replacement parts. Yourmodel number can be found on a sticker on theunderside of your car seat. Payment must accompany ...

Page 56 - Graco Children’s Products Inc.

Graco Children’s Products Inc. Elverson, PA 19520 1-888-224-6549 Keep this manual in the storage compartment on the back of the car seat.