Graco CarGo 8485 User manual

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Car Seat/Booster Seat
Owner’s Manual
Model 8485
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.
© 2001 Graco 426-7-01

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1.0 Warnings to Parents and Other Users . . . . . .3
2.0 Registration Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
2.1 Register Your Car Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
2.2 Recall Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
2.3 If You Need Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
3.0 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-6
4.0 Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-10
4.1 Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
4.2 Height and Weight Limitations . . . . . . . . . . .9
4.2.1 WITH Built-In Harness System . . . . .10
4.2.2 WITHOUT Built-In Harness System .10
5.0 Car Seat Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-16
5.1 Vehicle Seat Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . .11
5.2 Vehicle Seat Belt Requirements . . . . . . . .12
5.2.1 UNSAFE Vehicle Belt Systems . . . . .12
5.2.2 SAFE Vehicle Belt Systems . . . . . . .14
6.0 Using Car Seat With Built-In Harness . . .17-24
6.1 Positioning the Harness Straps . . . . . . . . .17
6.2 Securing the Car Seat in Your Vehicle . . . .21
6.3 Securing Your Child in the Car Seat . . . . .23
7.0 Using Car Seat Without Built-In Harness . . .25-27
7.1 Harness Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
7.2 Securing Child and Booster
Seat in Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
8.0 Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28-29
8.1 Using the Tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
8.2 Airplane Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
8.3 Cupholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
9.0 Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30-31
10.0 Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32-33
Table of Contents

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Failure to properly use this car seat 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 car seat correctly.
Even if using this car seat seems easy to figure out on
your own, it is very important to READ THE OWNER’S
MANUAL and the vehicle owner’s manual.
Your child’s safety depends on:
1. Choosing the correct mode of use for the car
seat 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 car seat in
your vehicle.
4. Properly routing the vehicle seat belt.
5. Properly securing the car seat in the vehicle
using a seat belt designed to restrain the car seat
and your child. Many seat belts are NOT safe to
use with this car seat, even though they can easily
be threaded through or around the car seat!
6. Properly securing your child in the car seat.
1.0 Warnings to Parents and
Other Users

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Model Number:
Serial Number:
Purchase Date:
2.0 Registration Information
2.1 Register Your Car Seat
2.3 If You Need Help
Please fill in the above information. The model and
serial numbers can be found on a label underneath
your car 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
recall. Send your name, address and model/serial
numbers to:
Graco Children’s Products Inc.
P.O. Box 100
Elverson, PA, 19520-9974
or call 1-888-224-6549
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 serial numbers ready so that we
may help you efficiently. These numbers can be found
on a sticker on the underside of your car seat.
1-888-224-6549 or www.gracobaby.com
• Call the U.S. Government’s Auto Safety Hotline
at 1-800-424-9393 (202-366-0123 in D.C. area)
• www.nhtsa.dot.gov
• Graco: 1-888-224-6549 or www.gracobaby.com
2.2 Recall Information

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Harness slot
Harness clip
Harness strap
Harness
adjustment strap Crotch strap
Harness
buckle
Harness
adjuster
3.0 Features
Cupholder (certain models)
Shoulder belt
positioner

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**Vehicles are now (or can be) equipped with tether
anchor points behind some seats. A tether anchors
the top of the car seat to the body of the vehicle.
When used properly with the vehicle seat belt,
a tether helps reduce injury in a sudden stop
or crash.
Locking clip
storage*
Harness
plate
Tether strap**
Owner’s manual
storage compartment
Expiration date
Adjuster
bar
Tether clip —
Adjuster
bar lock
*The locking clip is stored on the back of
the car seat. You will need to use it with
certain types of vehicle seat belts.

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•DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THIS CAR 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 car seat unless they understand
how to use it.
•FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE THIS CAR 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 car seat is not
properly installed or if your child is not properly
secured in the car seat.
• According to accident statistics, CHILDREN 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 vehicle
owner’s manual as well as these instructions for car
seat installation.
•NEVER LEAVE YOUR CHILD UNATTENDED.
•NEVER LEAVE A CAR SEAT UNSECURED IN
YOUR VEHICLE. An unsecured car 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 CAR SEAT AFTER AN ACCIDENT
OF ANY KIND. An accident can cause damage to
the car seat that you cannot see.
4.0 Important Information
4.1 Warnings

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•STOP USING CAR SEAT AND THROW IT AWAY
after the date molded into the back of the car seat.
•DO NOT MODIFY YOUR CAR SEAT or use any
accessories or parts supplied by other manufacturers.
•NEVER USE CAR SEAT IF IT HAS DAMAGED OR
MISSING PARTS. DO NOT use a cut, frayed or
damaged car seat harness or vehicle seat belt.
•THE CAR SEAT 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
the car seat.
•THIS CHILD RESTRAINT CONFORMS to all
applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
and is certified for use in motor vehicles. It is
certified for use in Aircraft ONLY when used with
the built-in harness. When used as a booster
without the harness, this restraint is NOT certified
for use in aircraft.
•NEVER GIVE THIS CAR SEAT to someone else
without also giving them this manual.
•NEVER USE A SECOND-HAND CAR SEAT or a
car seat whose history you do not know.

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FAILURE TO USE CAR SEAT IN A MANNER
APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR CHILD’S SIZE MAY
INCREASE THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR
DEATH. Instructions for the use of this car seat
and your vehicle’s seat belt differ greatly depending
on the size of your child. Be sure you are using the car
seat in the correct mode and with the correct features
for your child.
4.2 Height and Weight Limits

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4.2.1 WITH Built in Harness
Your child MUST meet all requirements:
• WEIGHT: 20 to 40 lbs. (9 to 18 kg)
• HEIGHT: 27 to 43 inches (69 to 109 cm)
• At least one year old and can sit upright unassisted
• Shoulders are BELOW top harness slots. If
shoulders are above top harness slots, child is
too large for built-in harness.
4.2.2 WITHOUT Built in Harness
Your child MUST meet all requirements:
• WEIGHT: 30 to 80 lbs. (14 to 36 kg)
• HEIGHT: 35 to 54 inches (89 to 138 cm)
• Child’s ears are BELOW top of booster seat. If tops
of ears are above top of seat, child is too large for
booster seat.
If child is between 30 and 40 lbs. and shoulders
are below the upper harness slots, we highly
recommend use of the built-in harness for as long
as it is suitable and comfortable (up to 40 lbs.) .