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Child Restraint / Booster Seat Owner’s 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.
© 2013 Graco
PD246612A
3/13 US
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Table of Contents (cont.)
11.0 Securing the Child Restraint in Your
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
19.0 Using the Tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
19.1 Storing Lower Anchors and Tether . . . . 57
11.1 Using a Child Restraint WITH a
Built-in Harness . . . . . . . . . .33
11.2 With a Vehicle Lap or
Lap/shoulder belt . . . . . . 33-34
11.3 With LATCH . . . . . . . . . . 35-36
20.0 Airplane Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
21.0 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
21.1 Body Support and Harness Covers . . . 59
22.0 Recline Foot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
12.0 Securing Your Child in the
23.0 Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
23.1 Buckle Cleaning Process. . . . . . . . . . . ..62
Child Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-38
13.0 Harness Removal or
24.0 To Remove or Re-attach Seat Cover. . . . 63
25.0 Owners Manual Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
26.0 Replacement Parts and Warranty . . . . . . 64
Re-attaching Harness . . . . . . 39-43
14.0 Using Your Child Restraint
WITHOUT Built-in Harness . 44-46
15.0 Securing Child & Booster Seat in
Vehicle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
16.0 Adjusting Head Support. . . . . . . .48
17.0 Removing or
Re-attaching Back Support . . 49-51
18.0 Securing Child in Vehicle Belt with
Shoulder Belt Positioning Clip..... 52-55
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1.0 Warnings to Parents and Other Users
NEVER PLACE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT IN A VEHICLE
SEATING LOCATION THAT HAS A FRONT AIR BAG. If an air
bag inÀatesꢀ it can hit the child and child restraint with great force
and cause serious injury or death to your child. Refer to your
vehicle owner’s manual for information about side air bags and
child restraint installation.
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Failure to properly use this child restraint increases the risk of serious injury or death in a sharp
turnꢀ 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 ¿gure out on your ownꢀ 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 restraint depending on your child’s size.
2. Inserting the harness straps (if needed) in the proper slots for your child.
3. Selecting a suitable location for the child restraint in your vehicle.
4. Properly routing the vehicle seat belt or LATCH.
5. Properly securing the child restraint in the vehicle using a seat belt designed to restrain
both the child restraint and your child or by using LATCH. Many seat belts are NOT safe to use
with this child restraintꢀ even though they can easily be threaded through or around the child
restraint!
6. Properly securing your child in the child restraint.
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2.0 Registration Information
Model Number:
Date of manufacture:
Purchase Date:
2.1 Register Your Child Restraint
Please ¿ll in the above information. The model number and date of manufacture can be found on a
label on the child restraint. Fill out the prepaid registration postcard attached to the harness 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 nameꢀ addressꢀ and the restraint’s model number and date of manufacture to:
Graco Children’s Products Inc.
Attn: Customer Service
3 Glenlake Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30328
or call 1-800-345-4109 or register online at:
2.2 For Recall Information
Call the U.S. Government’s Vehicle Safety Hotline at: 1-888-327-4236
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2.3 If You Need Help
Please contact our Customer Service Department with any questions you may have concerning
partsꢀ useꢀ or maintenance. When you contact usꢀ please have your product’s model and
date of manufacture ready so that we may help you ef¿ciently. These numbers can be found
on a label on the child restraint.
3.0 Useful Information
3.2 Child Restraint Useful Life
3.1 CertiÀcation
STOP using this child restraint and throw it away 10 years after the
THIS CHILD RESTRAINT
CONFORMS to all applicable
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards and is certi¿ed for
use in motor vehicles.
date of manufacture.
Look for this sticker on rear
of child restraint:
MODEL
NAME
Date of Manufacture
year
month
day
It is certi¿ed for use in Aircraft
only when used with the
GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS, INC.
ATLANTA, GA 30328
Made in China
1-800-345-4109
built-in harness. When used
as a booster without the
harnessꢀ this restraint is NOT
certi¿ed for use in aircraft.
3.3 Second Hand Child Restraint
Graco Children’s Products Inc. advises against loaning or
passing along a child restraint.
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4.0 Features
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The locking clip is stored
on the back of the child
restraint. You will need to
use it with certain types
of vehicle seat belts.
United States Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards have de¿ned a
system for installing child
restraints in vehicles.
The system is called
LATCH (Lower
Anchorage and Tether for
CHildren). LATCH may
ONLY be used IN PLACE
of vehicle belt if vehicle is
equipped with LATCH
anchor points. Please
refer to vehicle owners
manual for LATCH
locations in vehicles.
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5.0 Assembling the Head Support
Adult assembly required.
1. Squeeze height adjust button ™ and push
head support into slots š on the back support
as shown. Head support will click into the back
support.
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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.
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CLICK!
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2. The assembly is now complete.
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6.0 WARNINGS
‡ NO CHILD RESTRAINT CAN GUARANTEE
PROTECTION FROM INJURY. Howeverꢀ
proper use of this child restraint reduces the
risk of serious injury or death to your child.
‡ DO NOT use locking clip in booster mode.
‡ According to accident statisticsꢀ
CHILDREN ARE SAFER WHEN PROPERLY
RESTRAINED IN REAR VEHICLE
‡ DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THIS CHILD
RESTRAINT UNTIL YOU READ AND
SEATING POSITIONS, RATHER THAN
UNDERSTAND THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS FRONT SEATING POSITIONS. For a
MANUAL AND IN YOUR VEHICLE OWNER’S vehicle with a front passenger air bagꢀ refer to
MANUAL. DO NOT let others install or use the
child restraint unless they understand how to
use it.
your vehicle owner’s manual as well as these
instructions for child restraint installation.
‡ NEVER LEAVE YOUR CHILD
‡ 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
can be injured in a vehicle even if you are not
in a crash. Sudden braking and sharp turns
can injure your child if the child restraint is not
properly installed or if your child is not properly
secured in the child restraint.
UNATTENDED.
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‡ NEVER LEAVE A CHILD RESTRAINT
UNSECURED IN YOUR VEHICLE. An
‡ NEVER USE CHILD RESTRAINT IF IT HAS
DAMAGED OR MISSING PARTS. Do not use
unsecured child restraint can be thrown around a cutꢀ frayed or damaged child restraint
and may injure occupants in a sharp turnꢀ
sudden stop or crash. Remove it or make sure
that it is securely belted in the vehicle. If not
using LATCH and tether, make sure LATCH
and tether connectors are properly stored on
back of seat.
harnessꢀ LATCH belt or vehicle seat belt.
‡ THE CHILD RESTRAINT CAN BECOME
VERY HOT IF LEFT IN THE SUN. Contact with
these parts can burn your child’s skin. Always
touch the surface of any metal or plastic parts
before putting your child in the child restraint.
‡ REPLACE THE CHILD RESTRAINT AFTER
AN ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND. An accident
can cause damage to the child restraint that
you cannot see.
‡ NEVER GIVE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT to
someone else without also giving them this
manual.
‡ DO NOT MODIFY YOUR CHILD
RESTRAINT or use any accessories or parts
supplied by other manufacturers.
‡ NEVER USE A SECOND-HAND CHILD
RESTRAINT or a child restraint whose history
you do not know.
DO NOT USE THIS child restraint without
properly assembling it.
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7.0 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.
7.1 WITH Built-In Harness
Your child must meet all requirements:
‡ Weight: 20 to 65 lbs (mass between 9 and 29.5 kg)
‡ Height: 27 to 52 inches (69 and 132 cm) in height
‡ At least one year old and can sit upright unassisted
‡ Shoulders are BELOW top harness slots.
If shoulders are above top harness slotsꢀ child
is too large for built-in harness.
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7.2 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
‡ appro[imately 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 seatꢀ child is too
large for booster seat.
If child is between 30 and 65 lbs and
shoulders are below the upper harness
slots, we highly recommend use of the
built-in harness for as long as possible
(up to 65 lbs).
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7.3 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 heightꢀ
‡ appro[imately 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 seatꢀ your child’s
ears should be below the top of the vehicle seat
cushion / head rest.
Your Graco booster seat can be used with or
without the back support as long as all
requirements are met.
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8.0 Choosing an Appropriate Vehicle Seat Location
8.1 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 vehicleꢀ consult your vehicle owner’s manual or call
Graco Children’s Products Inc.ꢀ1-800-345-4109.
‡ Children are safer when properly
‡ The vehicle seat must face forward.
Do not use child restraints on rear-facing or
side-facing vehicle seats.
restrained in rear vehicle seating positions.
Whenever possible secure the child restraint in
the center position of the seat directly behind
the front seats. Howeverꢀ this position is
sometimes equipped with a lap belt only and
cannot be used when this child restraint is
used without the built-in harness.
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8.2 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 unsureꢀ
consult your vehicle owner’s manual or call Graco Children’s Products Inc.ꢀ 1-800-345-4109.
8.3 SAFE Vehicle Seat Belt Systems
THE FOLLOWING BELT SYSTEMS CAN BE USED WITH YOUR CHILD RESTRAINT, IF the
seat location meets all other requirements of these instructions and those in your vehicle owner's
manual. LATCH can be used in place of the following vehicle belt systems if your vehicle is
equipped with LATCH anchor points. Please refer to vehicle owners manual for LATCH locations.
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8.4 For Built-in Harness Only
‡ Lap Belts - Manually AdMusted
When buckledꢀ the belt is tightened
manually by pulling on the e[cess 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.
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8.5 With OR Without Built-in Harness
‡ Combination LapꢀShoulder Belt with
Locking Latch Plate
Once it is buckledꢀ this type of belt has a
latchplate that will not allow the lap portion
of the belt to loosen. Belt is tightened by
pulling hard on the shoulder portion of the
vehicle belt while pushing down hard on
the child restraint.
‡ Combination LapꢀShoulder Belt with
Sliding Latch PlateThis belt has a
latchplate that slides 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
child restraintꢀ unless your vehicle's seat
belt can be converted in another way as
described in your vehicle owner's manual.
Locking clip
When using booster seat WITHOUT the
built-in harnessꢀ locking clip is NOT
to be used.
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8.6 To Install Locking Clip
1. Tighten the buckled belt by pushing down hard on the child restraint and pulling hard on the
shoulder belt.
2. While pushing down on seatꢀ pinch the two straps together behind the buckle tongue. Unbuckle
the belt without allowing it to slip.
3. Attach locking clip to lap and shoulder belts as shown ™.
4. Rebuckle belt. Check that lap belt does not move
by pulling hard. If belt loosens or lengthensꢀ repeat
procedure.
Remove locking clip when not using child restraint. Store
under it’s tab on the rear of seat.
Test installation to see if child restraint is secure.
If not secureꢀ additional belt tightening may be required:
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‡ Unbuckle vehicle seat belt.
1ꢀ2” (1.25 cm)
‡ Hold belts together and remove locking clip.
‡ Shorten length of lap belt portion slightly by pulling belt
through latch plate. Re-attach locking clip.
‡ Buckle vehicle seat belt. Press child restraint further down
into vehicle seat cushion to help buckle vehicle seat belt. Test
installation to see if child restraint is secure. If not secureꢀ
repeat above steps until secure.
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8.7 UNSAFE Vehicle Belt Systems
DO NOT USE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SYSTEMS TO SECURE THE CHILD RESTRAINT.
LATCH can be used IN PLACE OF the following unsafe belt systems if your vehicle is equipped
with LATCH anchor points. Please refer to the vehicle owners manual for LATCH locations.
NEVER USE unsafe belt systems.
‡ 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 LapꢀShoulder Belt with
Retractor
Each strap has a retractor at one end and
is attached to the latch plate at the other
end.
‡ Passive Restraint - Lap or Shoulder Belt
Mounted on Door
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‡ Passive Restraint -
Lap Belt with Motorized Shoulder Belt
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