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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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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Step 4.
Your Graco booster seat
is now ready to use.
See page 33, “Securing
Child in Vehicle
with Shoulder Belt
Positioning Clip”.
FOR MODELS with a
back support continue
on to Step 5.

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Assembling the Back Support
(on certain models)
Step 5a.
Flip head support and lower back support over
as shown .
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Step 5.
On certain models, your lower back support pad may
not be attached to the back support. Place lower back
support pad around edges of support as shown. Then
fasten lower elastic strap to the metal hook on the other
side of the seat pad. If your lower back support pad is
already attached go to Step 5a.

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Step 7.
Attach elastic strap to metal hook on other side of
seat pad as shown . If your elastic strap is already
attached you can skip to Step 8.
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Step 6.
Squeeze red adjustment button and slide two pieces
together until they snap into place .
CHECK to make sure two pieces are securely snapped
together by pulling on them.
SNAP!
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Step 8.
Flip seat over and insert the fabric from the head
support underneath the fabric on the lower back support
as shown .
To make insertion of fabric easier, slide the upper and
lower back pieces apart by squeezing the red adjustment
button.
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Step 9.
Attach backrest to base. “U”-shaped hooks on bottom
of backrest will interlock with bars on base .
Make sure that no part of the seat covering interferes
when attaching backrest to the base.
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Step 10.
Once backrest is securely attached to the base, push
backrest up as shown .
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Step 11.
Your Graco booster
seat is now ready to use.
See page 23-30, “Using
your Graco Booster Seat”
and “Securing Your Child
in Vehicle”.

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risk of serious injury or death.
Weight and Height Limits
To use this Graco booster seat, your child MUST
meet ALL of the following requirements:
With back support
(approximately 3 to 10 years old) :
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(mass between 13.6 and 45 kg), and
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in height, and
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zone as shown in and the
lap portion is positioned low
on the childs hips, and
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of booster seat. If tops of ears
are above top of seat, your
child is too large for the
booster seat
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Without back support
(approximately 4 to 10 years old) :
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(mass between 18 and 45 kg), and
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(101 and 145 cm) in height, and
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in red zone as shown in
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low on the childs hips, and
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below the top of the vehicle
seat cushion / head rest.
Your Graco booster seat can be
used with or without the back
support (on certain models) as
long as the above requirements are met.
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IMPROPER PLACEMENT OF THE
BOOSTER SEAT INCREASES THE RISK OF
SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. Some seating
positions in your vehicle may NOT be safe for this
booster seat. Some vehicles do not have any seating
positions that can be used safely with the booster
seat. If you are not sure where to place the booster
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1-800-345-4109.
Vehicle Seat Location Requirements
 Children are safer when properly restrained in
rear vehicle seating positions. Whenever possible
secure the Graco booster seat in the center position
of the seat directly behind the front seats. However,
this position is often equipped with a lap belt only
and cannot be used.
 The vehicle seat MUST face forward.