Graco Car Booster Seat User manual

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.
© 2012 Graco PD194386A 2/12 US
Booster Seat
Owner’s Manual

Registration Information...............................3
For Recall Information..................................3
If You Need Help..........................................5
Parts List .......................................................6
Warnings to Parents and Other Users........7-9
Assembling the Booster Seat.................10-11
Assembling the Back Support ...............12-17
Weight and Height Limits......................18-19
Vehicle Seat Location Requirements..........20
Vehicle Seat Belt Requirements............21-22
SAFE Vehicle Belt Systems.......................21
UNSAFE Vehicle Belt Systems .................22
Using your Graco Booster Seat .................23-25
Booster Seat Positions.......................................26
Securing your Child in Vehicle .............27-30
Adjusting the Head Support........................31
Removing the Back Support (on certain
models) to Use as Backless Booster.........32
Securing Child in Vehicle with
Shoulder Belt Positioning Clip.............33-36
Airplane Use ...............................................37
Cupholders..................................................37
Instruction Sheet Storage............................38
Care and Maintenance ...........................38-39
Replacement Parts.......................................40
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Table of Contents

Model Number:
Date of Manufacture:
Purchase Date:
Registration Information
Register Your Booster Seat
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at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153), or go
to http://www.NHTSA.gov
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For Recall Information
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Please fill in the above information. The model
number and date of manufacture can be found
on a label underneath your booster 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
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model number and date of manufacture to:
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150 Oaklands Blvd.
Exton, PA 19341
or call 1-800-345-4109
or register online at
http://www.gracobaby.com/carseatregistration

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 NEVER PLACE THIS BOOSTER SEAT
IN A VEHICLE SEATING
LOCATION THAT HAS AN
AIR BAG. If an air bag inflates,
it can hit the child and booster
seat with great force and cause
serious injury or death to your
child. Refer to your vehicle
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about air bags and booster seat installation.

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If You Need Help
Please contact our Customer Service Department
with any questions you may have concerning parts,
use, or maintenance. When you contact us, please
KDYH\RXUSURGXFW¶Vmodel number ready so that
we may help you efficiently. This number can be
found on a sticker on the underside of your booster
seat. 1-800-345-4109 or www.gracobaby.com
Booster Seat Useful Life
STOP using this child restraint and throw it
away 10 years after the date of manufacture.
Look for this sticker on the bottom of the
child restraint:

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Parts List
Adult assembly required.
Tool required: Philips screwdriver
Base
Shoulder belt
positioning clip
Head support
Lower back support
Armrest covers
On certain models

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Warnings to Parents and
Other Users
NO BOOSTER SEAT CAN GUARANTEE
PROTECTION FROM INJURY. HOWEVER,
PROPER USE OF THIS BOOSTER SEAT
REDUCES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY
OR DEATH TO YOUR CHILD.
 DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THIS
BOOSTER SEAT UNTIL YOU READ AND
UNDERSTAND THE INSTRUCTIONS IN
THIS MANUAL AND IN YOUR VEHICLE
OWNER’S MANUAL. DO NOT let others
install or use the booster seat unless they
understand how to use it.
 FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE THIS
BOOSTER SEAT 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 booster seat is not properly
installed or if your child is not properly secured in
the booster seat.

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ARE 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
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instructions for booster seat installation.
 NEVER LEAVE YOUR CHILD
UNATTENDED.
 NEVER LEAVE A BOOSTER SEAT
UNSECURED IN YOUR VEHICLE. An
unsecured booster seat 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.
 REPLACE THE BOOSTER SEAT AFTER
AN ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND. An accident
can cause damage to the booster seat that you
cannot see.
 DO NOT MODIFY YOUR BOOSTER SEAT
or use any accessories or parts supplied by other
manufacturers.
 NEVER USE BOOSTER SEAT IF IT HAS
DAMAGED OR MISSING PARTS. DO NOT
use a cut, frayed or damaged vehicle seat belt.

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 THE BOOSTER SEAT CAN BECOME VERY
HOT IF LEFT IN THE SUN. Contact with these
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surface of any metal or plastic parts before
putting your child in the booster seat.
 THIS CHILD RESTRAINT CONFORMS
to all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards and is certified for use in motor
vehicles. This restraint is NOT certified for use in
aircraft because there is no shoulder belt available.
 NEVER GIVE THIS BOOSTER SEAT to
someone else without also giving them this
manual.
 NEVER USE A SECOND-HAND BOOSTER
SEAT or a booster seat whose history you do not
know.
 NEVER USE THIS BOOSTER SEAT without
the armrests attached to the base.
 DO NOT USE BOOSTER SEAT without seat
pad.

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Assembling the Booster Seat
Step 1.
To adjust armrests,
remove screw and
press in button on side
of base as shown to raise
or lower . Reinsert
screw and tighten.
CHECK to make sure
armrests are securely
attached by pulling up
on them.
Step 2.
Slip armrest covers
(on certain models)
onto armrests as shown.
Step 3.
Slip armrest cover
behind seat cover and
attach hook and loop
tape.
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