Graco 8J00MTX - Nautilus 3- In 1 Toddler Car Seat User manual

© 2009 Graco PD101777C 6/09 US
READ THIS 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
INJURYOR DEATH INASUDDEN STOP OR CRASH.
Child Restraint/Booster Seat
Owner’s Manual

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Table of Contents
1.0 Warnings to Parents and Other Users
........................4
2.0 Registration Information.........5
2.1 Register Your Child Restraint 5
2.2 Recall Information..........5
2.3 If You Need Help ..........5
3.0 Features...................6-7
4.0 Assembling the Child Restraint 8-12
5.0 ImportantInformation.......13-14
6.0 Height and Weight Limitations . . .15
6.1 WITHBuilt-inHarness......15
6.2 WITHOUT Built-in Harness. .16
6.3 WITHOUT Back Support....17
7.0 Choosing anAppropriate Vehicle
Seat Location ...............18
7.1 Vehicle Seat Location Requirements
.......................18
7.2 Vehicle Seat Belt Requirements
......................19
7.3 SAFE Vehicle Seat Belt
Systems ................19
7.4 For Built-in Harness Only . . .20
7.5 WITH or WITHOUT Built-in
Harness....................21
7.6 UNSAFE Vehicle Belt Systems
.....................22-23
8.0 LATCH......................24
9.0 Using Child Restraint WITH Built-in
Harness.................25-30
10.0Securing the Child Restraint in Your
Vehicle .....................31
10.1 Using a Child Restraint WITH a
Built-inHarness..........31
10.2With a Vehicle Lap or
Lap/shoulder belt ......31-33
10.3WithLATCH..........34-35
11.0 Securing Your Child in the
Child Restraint ............36-37

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Table of Contents (cont.)
12.0 Harness Removal .........38-42
13.0 Using Your Child Restraint WITHOUT
Built-inHarness...........43-45
14.0 Securing Child & Booster Seat in . .
Vehicle ....................46
15.0 Adjusting Head Support.....47-48
16.0 Removing Back Support ....49-51
17.0 Securing Child in Vehicle Belt with
Shoulder Belt Positioning Clip 52-55
18.0 Using the Tether..............56
18.1 Storing LATCH and Tether. .57
19.0 Airplane Use ................58
20.0Accessories.................59
21.0 Recline Foot ................60
22.0 Care and Maintenance ........61
23.0 To Remove Seat Cover ........62
24.0 Owners Manual Storage .......63
25.0 Replacement Parts and Warranty64

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1.0 Warnings to Parents and Other Users
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’s safety depends on you installing and using this child
restraint correctly.
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THE OWNER’S MANUALand 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 restraint, 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:
Manufactured in:
Purchase Date:
2.1 Register Your Child Restraint
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number and manufactured in (date) can be found
on a label underneath your 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 name, address, and the restraint’s
model number and manufacturing date to:
Graco Children’s Products Inc.
150 Oaklands Blvd. Exton, PA, 19341
or call 1-800-345-4109
or register online at:
http://www. gracobaby.com/carseatregistration
2.2 For Recall Information
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 and manufac-
tured in (date) ready so that we may help
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found on a label on the underside of your
child restraint.
USA: 1-800-345-4109
or www.gracobaby.com
Call the U.S. Government’s Vehicle Safety
Hotline at: 1-888-327-4236
(TTY:1-800-424-9153),
or go to http://www.NHTSA.gov
or contact Graco: 1-800-345-4109
or www.gracobaby.com
2.3 If You Need Help

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3.0 Features
Crotch strap
Harness buckle
Harness
clip
Vehicle belt
guide
Cupholder Harness
adjuster
lever
(above strap)
Adjustment
strap
Harness
covers
Harness slots
Height adjust
button
Shoulder belt guide
Recline
handle
Storage compartment
(one on each side)
Body support
Head
support
Head support side wing buttons
Recline
foot
Back
support

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LATCH
Tether
storage bar
Release
buttons
Harness slots
(behind straps)
LATCH
adjuster
Harness
straps
Tether
strap
Red Rollers
(behind straps)
Strap
guides
(behind straps)
LATCH
LATCH
storage bars
(on each side
of seat)
Shoulder
belt
lock-off
United States Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety
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a new system for
installing child restraints
in vehicles. The system
is called LATCH (Lower
Anchors 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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1. Lay child restraint flat on back. Grab seat pad
fabric in sitting area to expose the gutters .
MAKE SURE all hands, fingers and other objects
are clear of the gutters.
2. MAKE sure the harness straps are securely
attached within the “T”-shaped slots around the
arms as shown .
With your other hand, raise seat back so that
both arms LOCK into the gutters .
KEEP GUTTERS CLEAR
KEEP GUTTERS CLEAR
Harness Strap
T-slot
4.0 Assembling the Child Restraint
Adult assembly required.
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3.Arms should CLICK into the gutters.
Seat assembly should appear as shown .
CLICK!
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DO NOT use WITHOUT Back Support after December
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DO NOT use the Back Support after December
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NO use el apoyo de la espalda después de diciembre
2014
2017
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4.Attach 4 elastic loops from the seat pad under
the seat exactly as shown in .
5. Pull elastic loop on the seat pad through the
vehicle belt guide on side of seat and attach to
hook as shown . Repeat on other side.
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6. Squeeze height adjust button and push
head support into slots on the back support
as shown. Head support will click into the back
support.
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.
CLICK!
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

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7. The assembly is now complete.

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5.0 Important Information
NEVER PLACE THIS
CHILD RESTRAINT INA
VEHICLE SEATING
LOCATION THAT HAS A
FRONTAIR BAG. If an air bag
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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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CHILDRENARE SAFER WHEN PROPERLY
RESTRAINED IN REAR VEHICLE
SEATING POSITIONS, RATHER THAN
FRONT SEATING POSITIONS. For a
vehicle with a front passenger air bag, refer to
your vehicle owner’s manual as well as these
instructions for child restraint installation.
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UNATTENDED.
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PROTECTION FROM INJURY. However,
proper use of this child restraint reduces the
risk of serious injury or death to your child.
DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THIS CHILD
RESTRAINT UNTILYOU READ AND
UNDERSTAND THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS
MANUALAND IN YOUR VEHICLE OWNER’S
MANUAL. DO NOT let others install or use the
child restraint unless they understand how to
use it.
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.

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NEVER LEAVE ACHILD RESTRAINT
UNSECURED IN YOUR VEHICLE.An
unsecured child restraint can be thrown around
and may injure occupants in a sharp turn,
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.
REPLACE THE CHILD RESTRAINTAFTER
AN ACCIDENT OFANY KIND. An accident
can cause damage to the child restraint that
you cannot see.
STOP USING
CHILD
RESTRAINTAND
THROW IT AWAY
after the date
molded onto the
bottom of the child
restraint as shown.
DO NOT MODIFY YOUR CHILD
RESTRAINT or use any accessories or parts
supplied by other manufacturers.
NEVER USE CHILD RESTRAINT IF IT HAS
DAMAGED OR MISSING PARTS. Do not use
a cut, frayed or damaged child restraint
harness, 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.
THIS CHILD RESTRAINT CONFORMS to
all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
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when used with the built-in harness. When used
as a booster without the harness, this restraint
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NEVER GIVE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT to
someone else without also giving them this
manual.
NEVER USEA SECOND-HAND CHILD
RESTRAINT or a child restraint whose history
you do not know.
DO NOT USE THIS child restraint without
properly assembling it.
DONOT use WITHOUT Back Support after December
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NOlo use SIN el apoyo de la espalda después de diciembre
DONOT use the Back Support after December
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NOuse el apoyo de la espalda después de diciembre
2014
2017

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FAILURE TO USE CHILD RESTRAINT INAMANNER 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.
6.0 Height and Weight Limitations
Your child must meet all requirements:
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If shoulders are above top harness slots, child
is too large for built-in harness.
6.1 WITH Built-In Harness

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6.2 WITHOUT Built-in Harness
Your child must meet all requirements:
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(mass between 13.6 and 45 kg)
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(96 and 145 cm) in height
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shoulder as shown and the lap portion of the
belt is positionned low on the child’s hips.
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If tops of ears are above top of seat, child is too
large for booster seat.
If child is between 30 and 65 lbs
(13.6 kg and 29.5 kg) 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(29.5 kg)).

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6.3 WITHOUT Back Support
Your child must meet all requirements:
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(mass between 18 and 45 kg),
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(101 and 145 cm) in height,
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shoulder as shown and the lap portion of the
belt is positionned low on the child’s hips.
When sitting on the booster seat, 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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7.0 Choosing an Appropriate Vehicle Seat Location
7.1 Vehicle Seat Location Requirements
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 vehicle, consult your vehicle owner’s manual or call
Graco Children’s Products Inc.,1-800-345-4109.
Children are safer when properly
restrained in rear vehicle seating positions.
Whenever possible secure the child restraint in
the center position of the seat directly behind
the front seats. However, 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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edge of vehicle seat.
IMPROPER PLACEMENT OF THE CHILD RESTRAINT
INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

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7.2 Vehicle Seat Belt Requirements
7.3 SAFE Vehicle Seat Belt Systems
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 unsure,
consult your vehicle owner’s manual or call Graco Children’s Products Inc., 1-800-345-4109.
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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7.4 For Built-in Harness Only
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When buckled, the belt is tightened
manually by pulling on the excess 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.