Graco Atlas User 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.
ATLAS
CHILD RESTRAINT/BOOSTER SEAT
www.gracobaby.com
PD319294C 6/15

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1-A Quick Guide to Your Manual
1-B Welcome to the Graco Family
1-C Correct Mode of Use
1-D Before You Begin
Register This Car Seat
If You Need Help
Certification
Car Seat’s Useful Life
Vehicle Seat Protection
Warm Weather Use
1-E Safety Warnings
1 Important Pages 6-21
2 Features Pages 22-27
2-A Car Seat Features

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3-A Forward-Facing Use
3-B Install Forward-Facing with LATCH Straps
3-C Install Forward-Facing with the Vehicle Seat Belt
3 Forward-Facing Pages 28-39
4-A Booster Use
4-B Install Booster
4 Booster Pages 40-49
5-A Securing Child 5-Point Harness
5-B Securing Child Backed Booster
5-C Securing Child Backless Booster
5 Securing Child Pages 50-60

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7-A How to Remove LATCH and Top Tether
7-B Choosing Vehicle Seat Location
7-C Unsafe Vehicle Seat Location
7-D Vehicle Seat Belts
8-A Cleaning Seat Pad
8-B Cleaning Buckle Strap
8-C Cleaning Harness and LATCH Straps
7 Vehicle Information Pages 62-72
6 Accessories Page 61
8 Care & Cleaning Pages 73-77

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1-A Quick Guide to Your Manual
This car seat is for children: Forward-Facing: 22-65 lb (10-30 kg)
Booster: 30-100 lb (14-45 kg)
Car Seat Assembly (On Select Models)
Adult Assembly Required
Cup Holders
To attach cup holders, hook the front of the
cup holder to the shell and rotate it back until it
snaps into place.

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Get to Know Your Car Seat
What Seating Location Should I Use?
Review section 2-A to see all of the features of this car seat.
The best seating location for this car seat is one that:
• Is recommended by your vehicle owner’s manual, and
• Results in a secure installation of this car seat.
Some vehicles have specific requirements for where the car seat can be
installed, so be sure to check your vehicle owner’s manual for available
seating positions, if any. For example, sometimes the center rear seat has a
lap belt only vehicle seat belt, which cannot be used when this car seat is in
Booster mode.
Review section 7-B, 7-C of this manual AND your vehicle owner’s manual.
6. Attach Seat Pad Side Loops
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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Which Installation Method Should I Use?
This car seat can be installed in your vehicle using either the vehicle seat belt
OR the lower anchor attachment. Both are equally safe to use. DO NOT USE
BOTH AT THE SAME TIME.
Vehicle Seat Belt: Review section 7 and your vehicle owner’s manual to
learn how to install your car seat with the vehicle seat belts.
LATCH: The LATCH system allows you to securely attach your car seat
in your car without using the vehicle seat belt. All 2003 and newer model
year vehicles are required to have lower anchor bars, although some
manufacturers began including them earlier. Some vehicle owner manuals
use the term ISOFIX to identify them.
According to accident statistics, the safest
place for your child in any vehicle is the
back seat. The center of the back seat can
be the safest during a possible side impact.

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LATCH consists of lower anchor bars and a tether anchorage bar, which
are built-in to your vehicle, and connecting hooks that are built-in to your
car seat. Lower anchors are used INSTEAD of the vehicle’s seat belt to
secure the child seat to the vehicle. The tether is used IN ADDITION to the
lower anchors OR the vehicle’s seat belt to secure a forward-facing car
seat to the vehicle.
Review your vehicle’s owner manual for exact location and use.
What is LATCH?
Vehicle Tether
Anchorage Bars
Vehicle Lower
Anchor Bars
Typical seat in a passenger
vehicle. Other vehicle types
may have different lower
anchor bar locations.
Vehicle Seat Bight

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When Installing Forward-Facing
Vehicle Seat Belt
There are two types of vehicle seat belts
that can be used. Lap/Shoulder Seat Belt
or Lap Only Seat Belt.
Review section 3-C of this manual AND
your vehicle owner’s manual.
LATCH System
LATCH consists of lower anchor bars,
which are built-in to your vehicle, and
connecting hooks that are built-in your car
seat.
Review section 3-B of this manual AND
your vehicle owner’s manual.
Using The Car Seat Correctly
To make sure your child is secured properly, review section 3 and 4 to fit
your child.

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Harness Height, Forward-Facing (A)
Harness straps at or just above the child’s
shoulders and top of child’s ears below top of
headrest (B). Review section 3.
Buckle Position (C)
The correct slot is the one that is closest to
your child without being underneath them.
Review section 3.
Harness Tightness (D)
If your fingers slide off the harness straps
without pinching the straps, it is tight enough.
Review section 3.
For Forward-Facing, You Need to Adjust:
A
C
B
D

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Use the top tether strap when
using forward-facing (A)
When used properly, the top tether
helps reduce injury in a sudden
stop or crash.
Review section 3
Car Seat Does Not Move More
than 1” (2.5 cm) at the Belt
Path (B)
Review section 3
Harness Straps at or Just
Above Child’s Shoulders (C)
Review section 3
Chest Clip Even With Armpits(D)
Review section 3
Cannot Pinch Harness Straps
at the Shoulder (E)
Review section 3
Forward-Facing Installation
B
A
D E
C

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Vehicle Seat Belt
Only use the Lap/Shoulder seat
belt configuration.
Review section 4-B, 4-C of this
manual AND your vehicle owner’s
manual.
When Installing As a Booster

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Use Lap/Shoulder Belt Only
Position Lap Belt
Lap belt must go in front of
armrest and lie low across your
child’s hips and thighs.
Position Shoulder Belt
Shoulder best lies across shoulder
between neck and edge of
shoulder.
For Booster, You Need to Adjust:

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Never Use Lap Belt Only
Review section 4
Lap Belt In Front of Armrest and
Lies Low Across Hips and Thighs
Review section 4
Shoulder Belt Lies On the
Shoulder, Between the Neck and
Edge of Shoulders
Review section 4
Booster Installation

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22 lb
(10 kg)
30 lb
(14 kg)
40 lb
(18.1 kg)
65 lb
(30 kg)
100 lb
(45 kg)
Forward-Facing with 5-Point Harness 22-30 lb
(10-14 kg) and can sit upright unassisted MUST
be forward facing. 30-65 lb (14-30 kg) SHOULD be
forward-facing.
Booster Mode with Vehicle Lap/Shoulder Seat Belt 30-65
lb (14-30 kg) CAN be in high back booster mode. Over 65
lb (30 kg) MUST be in booster mode.
1-C Correct Mode of Use
1-B Welcome to the Graco Family!
Your child’s safety depends on you. No car seat can guarantee protection
from injury in every situation, but proper use helps reduce the risk of serious
injury or death.
Even if this car seat seems easy to figure out on your own, you must follow
the detailed instructions in this instruction manual to ensure the steps below
are performed correctly.

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1-D Before You Begin
Please fill out the prepaid registration postcard attached to the harness
and mail it in today or register online at www.gracobaby.com/
carseatregistration.
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.
Attn: Customer Service
3 Glenlake Parkway Atlanta, GA 30328
or register online at www.gracobaby.com/carseatregistration
or call 1-800-345-4109
For recall information, 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.
Register This Child Restraint

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Model Name_________________________
Model Number _______________________
Date of Manufacture __________________
Date of Purchase _____________________
For future reference or if you change addresses, record the model name,
model number, date of manufacture and purchase date of this car seat on the
below. You can find this information either on the registration card if you still
have it or on the date label located on the back of the car seat.
In the U.S.A, 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 and date of
manufacture ready so that we may help you efficiently. These numbers can
be found on a sticker on the back side of your car seat.
For additional resources or to get your car seat checked by a child
passenger safety technician, please visit the following web sites:
www.nhtsa.gov • www.seatcheck.org • www.safekids.org
If You Need Help

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STOP using this car seat and throw it away 7 years after the date of
manufacture. Look for date of manufacture label on back of the car seat.
Graco Children’s Products Inc. advises against loaning or passing along a car
seat unless you know the complete history of the product. We also advise
against purchasing a car seat second hand.
This child restraint meets or exceeds all applicable requirements of Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213 for use in motor vehicles.
This child restraint is certified for use in aircraft only when used with
the internal harness system. Use only on forward-facing aircraft
seats. Follow the instructions for vehicle installation. See section 3-C.
This child restraint is NOT certified for use in aircraft when used as a
booster seat because aircrafts do not have shoulder belts.
Contact the airline for their specific polices.
Certification
Car Seat’s Useful Life
Protect vehicle seat. Use a car seat mat, towel, or thin blanket under and
behind car seat.
Vehicle Seat Protection

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Car seat parts can get very hot in the sun or warm weather. To avoid burns,
always check before putting child in car seat.
Warm Weather Use
Failure to follow these instructions and child restraint’s
labels can result in child striking the vehicle’s interior
during a sudden stop or crash.
1-E Safety Warnings
No car seat can guarantee protection from injury
in every situation, but proper use helps reduce the
risk of serious injury or death. READ THIS MANUAL
CAREFULLY.

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! Review your vehicle owner’s manual for more
information about air bags and car seat use.
! If your vehicle does not have a back seat, review your
vehicle owner’s manual.
! Select a suitable location for the car seat in your vehicle.
! Secure car seat with a vehicle seat belt or LATCH that
is properly routed as shown in this manual.
! 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 7-D and your vehicle
owner’s manual.
! Always secure car seat with LATCH or a vehicle seat
belt, even when unoccupied. In a crash, an unsecured
car seat can injure passengers.
! 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.