Page 4 - Your child’s safety depends on:
4 Failure to properly use this infant 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 infant restraint correctly. Even if using this infant restraint seems easy to figure out on yourown, it is...
Page 6 - Register Your Infant Restraint; • Call the U.S. Government’s Auto Safety Hotline; Recall Infor mation; Registration Information
6 Model Number: Manufactured in: Purchase Date: 2.1 Register Your Infant Restraint Please fill in the above information. The numbers can be found on alabel underneath your infant restraint. Fill out the prepaid registrationpostcard attached to the seat cover and mail it today. Child restraints could...
Page 7 - If You Need Help
7 2.3 If You Need Help In the U.S.A. or Canada, please contact our Customer ServiceDepartment with any questions you may have concerning parts, use,or maintenance. When you contact us, please have your product’smodel and serial numbers ready so that we may help you efficiently. These numbers can be ...
Page 8 - Features and Components; OR
Vehicle belt/LATCH* path 8 Each model of the infant restraint comes with different harnessoptions. To adjust your infant restraint properly, it is very important to follow the instructions that are appropriate for themodel you have purchased. 3.0 Features and Components OR 5-Point Harness 3-Point Ha...
Page 13 - Removing and Attaching Base; Press handle adjustment buttons on; Push and pull on the handle to be
13 3.3 Removing and Attaching Base 3.4 Adjusting Handle To remove infant restraint, squeeze handle atback of seat and lift infant restraint from baseas shown . To put infant restraint in base, push infantrestraint down until it clicks into base. Pullup on infant restraint to be sure it islatched fir...
Page 15 - Cold Weather Boot
Some infants may need extra support to keep their head and body in a comfortable position. Unsnap the sidesand resnap them with the harness straps threaded through the slots in the cushion . If your model does not includea head support, you may wantto use a rolled towel or a blanket for support . MA...
Page 16 - Impor tant Infor mation; War nings for Use as Infant Restraint; • DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THIS INFANT RESTRAINT
16 4.0 Impor tant Infor mation 4.1 War nings for Use as Infant Restraint • DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THIS INFANT RESTRAINT AND BASE UNTIL YOU READ AND UNDERSTAND THEINSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL AND IN YOUR VEHICLEOWNER’S MANUAL. DO NOT let others install or use the infant restraint unless they understand...
Page 18 - War ning for Use With a Stroller
18 • DO NOT MODIFY YOUR INFANT RESTRAINT AND BASE or use any accessories or parts supplied by other manufacturers. • NEVER USE INFANT RESTRAINT AND BASE IF IT HAS DAMAGED OR MISSING PARTS. DO NOT use a cut, frayed or damaged infant restraint harness, LATCH belt or vehicle seatbelt. • THE INFANT REST...
Page 19 - cords can cause strangulation.; Additional Warnings for Use as Carrier
• FALL HAZARD: Child’s movements can slide carrier. NEVER place carrier near edges of countertops, tables or otherhigh surfaces. Always stay within arms reach whenever carrier isnot on floor/ground. BE SURE handle locks into position before lifting carrier. NEVER place carrier in the top of a shoppi...
Page 20 - Height and Weight Limits; Your child MUST meet all requirements:
20 4.4 Height and Weight Limits Your child MUST meet all requirements: • WEIGHT: 20 lbs (9 kg) or less • HEIGHT: 26 inches (66 cm) or less FAILURE TO USE INFANT RESTRAINT IN A MANNER APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR CHILD’S SIZE MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
Page 21 - Infant Restraint Location; Vehicle Seat Requirements; • Whenever possible, secure the infant
21 5.0 Infant Restraint Location 5.1 Vehicle Seat Requirements IMPROPER PLACEMENT OF THE INFANT RESTRAINT INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. Some seating positions in your vehicle may not be safe for this infantrestraint. Some vehicles do not have any seating positions that can be used s...
Page 22 - Vehicle Seat Belt Requirements; • The VEHICLE seat must face forward.; consult your vehicle owner’s manual or Graco
22 5.2 Vehicle Seat Belt Requirements • The VEHICLE seat must face forward. • DO NOT use infant restraint on vehicle seats with seat backs that will not lock in an upright position. DO NOT use seats thatcan fold down without having to release a lock or latch of somekind. These seats can fly forward ...
Page 23 - • Lap Belts with Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR); This lap belt stays loose and can move until it locks; UNSAFE
LATCH can be used IN PLACE OF the vehicle belt system. Pleaserefer to vehicle owners manual for LATCH locations. • Lap Belts with Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) This lap belt stays loose and can move until it locks in a crash or sudden stop. • Combination Lap/Shoulder Belt with Retractor Each str...
Page 24 - • Lap Belts - Manually Adjusted
5.2.2 SAFE Vehicle Belt Systems THE FOLLOWING BELT SYSTEMS CAN BE USED WITH YOURINFANT RESTRAINT, IF the seat location meets all other requirementsof these instructions and those in your vehicle owner's manual. LATCHcan be used in place of the vehicle belt system. Please refer to vehicleowners manua...
Page 25 - Locking clip
• Combination Lap/Shoulder Belt with Sliding Latch Plate This belt has a latchplate thatslides freely along the belt. This belt MUST be converted to prevent movement of the lap portion of the belt. You must use the locking clip provided with the infant restraint, unless your vehicle's seat beltcan b...
Page 27 - Positioning Har ness Straps; The harness straps must be properly; Remove infant restraint from base and rotate handle down to; Determine which pair of harness slots are even; Using Infant Restraint
27 6.1 Positioning Har ness Straps FAILURE TO PROPERLY ADJUST THE HARNESS STRAPSFOR YOUR CHILD INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUSINJURY 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. R...
Page 30 - CHECK that the loops are completely within junction plate slots
30 FOR SMALLER BABY: Use the lower harness slots (if they are even with or just below your child’s shoulders) and the upper strap loops . The ends of the straps must hang in front of the metal plate as shownin , not as shown in . CHECK that the loops are completelywithin junction plate slots . CHECK...
Page 31 - Securing Child in Infant Restraint; Open harness clip by
31 6.2 Securing Child in Infant Restraint Failure to properly secure your child in the infant restraint/carrierincreases the risk of serious injury or death from suffocation orfalls, or in the event of a sudden stop or crash. Even when usedonly as a carrier, make sure the harness straps are properly...
Page 32 - Buckle harness to the latch between child’s legs. Make sure that; . CHECK that both straps; are flat and tight on child’s shoulders.; a) CHECK that harness straps are not
5. Buckle harness to the latch between child’s legs. Make sure that you hear a “click.” DO NOT use the infant restraint ifthe harness does not latch in place.Call Graco at 1-888-224-6549. 6. From the back, pull strap through harness tightener to tighten the strapsas shown . CHECK that both straps ar...
Page 34 - Using Vehicle Belt; Remove infant restraint from base, regardless of whether or not
34 6.3 Installing the Infant Restraint/Base Using Vehicle Belt You must carefully follow the instructions provided by your vehiclemanufacturer, in addition to the information in this manual. Be sureyou have read and understood section 5, “Infant Restraint Location”on p.21-26. Make sure vehicle is on...
Page 35 - . The seat belt should not
35 3. Thread the seat belt: 4. Buckle the seat belt. Make sure the buckle tongue goes into the correct buckle . The seat belt should not be twisted or turned. Infant restraint with seat belt Base with seat belt Belt MUST gounder tongue
Page 41 - Additional Infor mation; Storage bars
7.1 Airplane Use Install in an airplane the same way as in anautomobile. Notify the airline ahead of timethat you intend to bring the seat on board. Use only in forward-facing aircraft seat. Follow the flight attendant’sinstructions about infant restraint placement. Do not use this infantrestraint i...
Page 42 - Underside of base
42 4. Repeat step 3 for LATCH with adjustment belt. After fastening onto storage bar, pull on adjustment belt to make sure LATCH is securely fastened. 5. LATCH storage should look like this when complete . Underside of base
Page 43 - Cleaning and Maintenance; and pull the anchor
43 7.3 Cleaning and Maintenance TO REMOVE AND WASH INFANT RESTRAINT PAD, follow instructions in “6.1 Positioning Harness Straps”, p. 27-30.On 5-point harness models,push aside the small tab thatholds the anchor buckles inplace and pull the anchor buckles out of their indentations.Push a corner of ea...
Page 44 - IF YOU NEED HELP; If you have any questions or need any parts not listed, please call
44 How to Order: Complete the form that follows. Your infant restraint model and serial numbers MUST be included on the form to ensure proper replacement parts. Your model number can be found on asticker on the underside of your infant restraint. Payment mustaccompany your order. Parts may also be o...