Graco 8488 User manual

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Car Seat/Booster Seat
Owner’s Manual
Model 8488
READ THIS MANUAL.
Do not install or use this car seat until you read and
understand the instructions in this manual.
FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE THIS
CAR SEAT INCREASES THE RISK OF
SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IN A
SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH.
© 2001 Graco 431-9-01

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1.0 Warnings to Parents and Other Users . . . . . .3
2.0 Registration Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
2.1 Register Your Car Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
2.2 Recall Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
2.3 If You Need Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
3.0 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-6
4.0 Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-10
4.1 Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
4.2 Height and Weight Limitations . . . . . . . . . . .9
4.2.1 WITH Built-In Harness System . . . . .10
4.2.2 WITHOUT Built-In Harness System .10
5.0 Car Seat Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-16
5.1 Vehicle Seat Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . .11
5.2 Vehicle Seat Belt Requirements . . . . . . . .12
5.2.1 UNSAFE Vehicle Belt Systems . . . . .12
5.2.2 SAFE Vehicle Belt Systems . . . . . . .14
6.0 Using Car Seat With Built-In Harness . . .17-24
6.1 Positioning the Harness Straps . . . . . . . . .17
6.2 Securing the Car Seat in Your Vehicle . . . .21
6.3 Securing Your Child in the Car Seat . . . . .23
7.0 Using Car Seat Without Built-In Harness . . .25-27
7.1 Harness Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
7.2 Securing Child and Booster
Seat in Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
8.0 Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28-29
8.1 Using the Tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
8.2 Airplane Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
8.3 Cupholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
9.0 Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30-33
10.0 Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34-35
Table of Contents

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Failure to properly use this car seat 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 car seat correctly.
Even if using this car seat seems easy to figure out on
your own, 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 car
seat 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 car seat in
your vehicle.
4. Properly routing the vehicle seat belt.
5. Properly securing the car seat in the vehicle
using a seat belt designed to restrain the car seat
and your child. Many seat belts are NOT safe to
use with this car seat, even though they can easily
be threaded through or around the car seat!
6. Properly securing your child in the car seat.
1.0 Warnings to Parents and
Other Users

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Model Number:
Manufactured in:
Purchase Date:
2.0 Registration Information
2.1 Register Your Car Seat
2.3 If You Need Help
Please fill in the above information. The model number
can be found on a label underneath your car seat. 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 and model number to:
Graco Children’s Products Inc.
P.O. Box 100
Elverson, PA, 19520-9974
or call 1-888-224-6549
Please contact our Customer Service Department with
any questions you may have concerning parts, use, or
maintenance. When you contact us, please have your
product’s model number ready so that we may help
you efficiently. This number can be found on a
sticker on the underside of your car seat.
1-888-224-6549 or www.gracobaby.com
• 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
• Graco: 1-888-224-6549 or www.gracobaby.com
2.2 Recall Information

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Harness slot
Harness clip
Harness strap
Crotch strap
Harness
buckle
3.0 Features
Cupholder (certain models)
Shoulder belt
positioner
Harness
adjustment strap
Harness
adjustment
button
Harness
adjustment
button plate
Harness
buckle
tongue