Graco Baby Seat User manual

Instruction
Manual
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Avoid injury or death -
Read and understand this manual!
Use rear-facing only!

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Important Information.....................................1
Warnings......................................................2
Basic Information.............................................4
Vehicle Seat Belts............................................ 16
Locking Clip................................................... 21
Using with a Stroller....................................... 22
Additional Information....................................23
• Care and Cleaning
• Aircraft Use
• Second Hand Car Seat
This instruction manual is for:
• Vanté Newborn/Infant Car Seats With
3-Point Harness
• Vanté Newborn/Infant Car Seats With
5-Point Harness
Instructions for these models are the same
unless otherwise noted.
FBefore You Begin
FSpecial Information
Height & Weight Limits....................................5
Installation With Base..................................... 6
Installation Without Base................................8
Placing Child in Car Seat................................10
Operations and Adjustments......................... 12
• Buckle
• Harness Tie
• Adjustable Handle
• Removing Car Seat from Base
• Adjustable Base
• Adjusting or Changing Harness Straps
• Changing Crotch Strap Positions
FCar Seat Use

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
No car seat can guarantee protection from
injury in every situation, but proper use helps
reduce the risk of serious injury or death.
Child restraints (car seats) could be recalled for
safety reasons. You must register this restraint
to be reached in a recall. Fill out the
registration card attached to car seat and mail
today or send your name, address, and the
restraint’s model number and manufacturing
date to:
Century Products
P.O. Box 100
Elverson, PA 19520-9973
or call 1-800-837-4044
For recall information:
• Call the U.S Government’s Auto Safety
Hotline at 1-800-424-9393
(202-366-0123 in D.C. area)
• www.nhtsa.dot.gov
• Call Century Products 1-800-837-4044
•Read and understand instruction manual
and car seat labels.
•Use car seat rear-facing only.
•Do not use in vehicle seat with air bag.
•Secure children in back seat whenever
possible.
•Never leave child unattended.
•Install car seat securely.
•Only use a Vanté base when
using car seat/carrier with a base.
•Do not use after date shown on back of
car seat.
•Do not allow anyone (babysitter, relatives,
etc.) to use car seat without first
understanding all instructions.
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FRegistration Information
FSafety First Check List

WARNINGS - Prevent serious injury or death:
DO NOT use rear-facing child restraint in
a vehicle seating position equipped with
an air bag. Child’s head and neck may
be seriously injured when an
inflating air bag hits back of child
restraint.
Never put a car seat in a front vehicle
seat unless recommended by vehicle
owner’s manual. National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
alerts vehicle owners that, according
to accident statistics, children up to
age 12 are safer in the back seat. For
vehicles with air bags, refer to vehicle
owner’s manual for child restraint
installation information.
If car seat is in a crash, it must be
replaced. DO NOT use it again! A crash
can cause unseen damage and using it
again could result in serious injury or
death.
Failure to follow these instructions and
car seat labels can result in child striking
the vehicle’s interior during a sudden
stop or crash. Secure child restraint
with a vehicle seat belt as shown in this
manual.
Use car seat rear-facing only. Serious
crippling injury or death can result if
infant faces front of vehicle.
Vehicle seat belt system MUST hold
car seat securely. Not all vehicle seat
belts can be used with a car seat. If
vehicle seat belt does not hold car seat
securely, read “Vehicle Seat Belts”
section.
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DO NOT use car seat if it is damaged or
missing parts.
DO NOT use accessories or parts other
than those provided by Century or
Graco. Their use could alter the
performance of the car seat.
Car seat must be properly leveled:
• Too reclined can result in injury or
ejection.
• Too upright can result in breathing
difficulties.
Never leave infant unattended, even
when sleeping.
Strangulation Hazard: Child can strangle
in loose harness straps. Never leave child
in carrier when straps are loose or
undone.
Fall Hazard: Child’s movement can slide
carrier. Never place carrier near edges
of countertops, tables or other elevated
surfaces.
Suffocation Hazard: Infant carrier can
roll over on soft surfaces and suffocate
child. Never place carrier on beds, sofas
or other soft surfaces.
Avoid serious injury due to falls. Be sure
handle “locks” into carrying position
before carrying infant. If handle is not
securely locked, car seat can flip forward
causing infant to fall and be seriously
injured.
WARNINGS - Prevent serious injury or death (continued):

DO NOT use after date shown on back of
car seat due to changing requirements and
normal wear and tear.
Look for:
BASIC INFORMATION
This car seat meets or exceeds all applicable
requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard 213 for use in motor vehicles and
aircraft.
Always secure car seat with a vehicle seat belt,
even when unoccupied. An unsecured car seat
can injure passengers.
Protect vehicle seat. Use a car seat mat, towel
or thin blanket under and behind car seat.
Car seat parts can get very hot in the sun
or warm weather.
To avoid burns, always check before putting
child in car seat.
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Do not use car seat on rear-facing or
side-facing vehicle seats.
Do not use this car
seat after December Year
FCertification
FUnoccupied Car Seat
FCar Seat Useful Life
FDangerous Vehicle Seats
FVehicle Seat Protection
FWarm Weather

This car seat is designed for rear-facing use
only by an infant whose:
• Weight is less than 22 lbs (10 kg) and;
• Height is less than 29 inches (73.7 cm)
HEIGHT & WEIGHT LIMITS
A preterm or low birth weight infant may
be at special risk in a vehicle or aircraft.
According to the American Academy of
Pediatrics, these infants may suffer breathing
difficulties if improperly reclined in a car seat.
Century advises that you have your physician or
hospital staff evaluate your infant and
recommend the proper car seat or car bed
before you and your infant leave the hospital.
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FPreterm or Low Birth Weight
Infants

INSTALLATION WITH BASE
Place base rear-facing on vehicle seat.
(Refer to illustration on Page 7)
Thread vehicle lap belt through base belt Tabs
and buckle belt.
NOTE: Vehicle shoulder belt must NOT be
placed under belt Tabs.
Press down firmly on base to compress vehicle
seat cushion while tightening vehicle lap belt
(fig. a).
Pull front to back and left to right to check for
secure installation (fig. b). Vehicle lap belt
MUST stay tight.
If not secure, see “Vehicle Seat Belts” section.
Put car seat in base and pull up on car seat to
be sure it is locked in base.
Place child in car seat and check for secure
installation (see ).
Adjust handle to a position behind car seat.
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Check level indicator on base.
Ball MUST be entirely in green zone (fig. c).
If necessary adjust Foot.
NOTE: Vehicle must be on level ground and
child in car seat when leveling.
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(fig. a) (fig. b) (fig. c)
Tabs
Foot
INSTALLATION WITH BASE
(continued)
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Place car seat rear-facing on vehicle seat.
(Refer to illustration on Page 9)
Thread vehicle lap belt through car seat Slots
and buckle belt.
NOTE: Vehicle shoulder belt must NOT be
placed through car seat Slots.
Press down firmly on car seat to compress
vehicle seat cushion while tightening vehicle
lap belt (fig. a).
Pull front to back and left to right to check for
secure installation (fig. b). Vehicle lap belt
MUST stay tight.
If not secure, see “Vehicle Seat Belts” section.
Check level indicator on car seat.
Ball MUST be entirely in green zone (fig. c). If
necessary place rolled Towels under car seat
at vehicle seat crease.
NOTE: Vehicle must be on level ground and
child in car seat when leveling.
INSTALLATION WITHOUT BASE
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Adjust handle to a position behind car seat.