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