Graco Child Restraint User manual

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Contender™ 65
Child Restraint
Owner’s Manual
FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE THIS
CHILD RESTRAINT INCREASES THE
RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IN
A SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH.
READ THIS MANUAL.
Do not install or use this child restraint
until you read and understand the
instructions in this manual.
PD250304A
© 2013 Graco 10/13 US

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Important Information......................4-6
Warnings.......................................7-10
Basic Information...............................11
WhatisLATCH?.............................12-13
LATCHSystem....................................14
Before You Begin
Use
Height&WeightLimits..................15-17
Features.......................................18-19
Rear-FacingInstallation
With LATCH............................20-21
Forward-Facing Installation
With LATCH............................22-23
Rear-Facing Installation
With Vehicle Seat Belts............24-25
Forward-Facing Installation
With Vehicle Seat Belts............26-27
PlacingChildinChildRestraint........28-31
OperationsandAdjustments..........32-43
s(ARNESS3TRAPS32
s#HEST#LIP33
s"UCKLE33
s#ROTCH3TRAP!DJUSTMENT34-35
s2ECLINE&LIP&OOT36
s,EVEL)NDICATOR37
s2EMOVINGLATCH From
Vehicle Anchor Points...................38
s2EMOVING4ETHER&ROM
Vehicle.........................................38
sLATCHStorage.................................39
sLATCH Belt Routing for
Rear-Facing Mode..................40-41
sLATCH Belt Routing for
Forward-Facing Mode............42-43

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VehicleSeatBelts...........................44-51
s,OCKING#LIP49-50
AdditionalInformation..................52-59
s4ETHER3TORAGE52
s"ODY3UPPORTONCERTAINMODELS53
s(EAD0ILLOWONCERTAINMODELS54
s ( A R N E S S # O V E R S  O N C E R T A I N MODELS54
s#AREAND#LEANING55-57
s"UCKLE#LEANING0ROCESS58
s!IRCRAFT5SE59
s3ECOND(AND#HILD2ESTRAINT59
ReplacementParts..............................60
s,OCKING#LIP3TORAGE60
s)NSTRUCTION-ANUAL3TORAGE60
TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Read and understand instruction
manual and child restraint labels.
)NFANTSLESSTHANLBSKGmust
use child restraint rear-facing.
Infants or toddlers 20 to 40 lbs.
KGTOKGmay be rear-facing.
Do not use child restraint rear-facing
INVEHICLESEATWITHAIRBAG
Secure children in rear seat of
VEHICLEWHENEVERPOSSIBLE
.EVERLEAVECHILDUNATTENDED
Install child restraint securely with
VEHICLESEATBELTORLATCH belt.
 Do not use after the useful life date
SHOWNONBACKOFCHILDRESTRAINT
$ONOTALLOWANYONEBABYSITTER
RELATIVESETCTOUSECHILDRESTRAINT
without first understanding all
instructions.
No child restraint can guarantee protection from injury in every
situation, but proper use helps reduce the risk of serious injury or death.
READ THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
0LEASElLLINTHEABOVEINFORMATION4HEMODELNUMBERANDDATEOF
manufacture can be found on a label on the child restraint. Fill out the prepaid
registration postcard attached to the harness and mail it today.
Child restraints could be recalled for safety reasons. You must register this
RESTRAINTTOBEREACHEDINARECALL3ENDYOURNAMEADDRESSANDTHERESTRAINTS
model number and date of manufacture to:
Graco Children’s Products, Inc.
Attn: Customer Service, 3 Glenlake Parkway Atlanta, GA 30328
or call 1-800-345-4109 or register online at
http://www.gracobaby.com/carseatregistration
Registration Information
Model Number:
Date of Manufacture:
Purchase Date:
Register Your Child Restraint
CONTINUED

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For recall information:
#ALLTHE53'OVERNMENTS6EHICLE3AFETY(OTLINEAT
449nnnORGOTOhttp://www.NHTSA.gov
If You Need Help:
)NTHE53!PLEASECONTACTOUR#USTOMER3ERVICE$EPARTMENTWITHANY
QUESTIONSYOUMAYHAVECONCERNINGPARTSUSEORMAINTENANCE7HENYOU
CONTACTUSPLEASEHAVEYOURPRODUCTSmodel number and date of
manufactureREADYSOTHATWEMAYHELPYOUEFlCIENTLY4HESENUMBERSCANBE
FOUNDONASTICKERONTHEBACKSIDEOFYOURCHILDRESTRAINT
1-800-345-4109 or www.gracobaby.com
www.cpsc.gov
www.NHTSA.gov
www.seatcheck.org
IMPORTANT INFORMATION CONTINUED

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NEVER PLACE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT IN A
VEHICLE SEATING LOCATION THAT HAS A
FRONT AIR BAG. If an air bag inflates, it can
hit the child and child restraint with great
force and cause serious injury or death to
your child. Refer to your vehicle owner’s
manual for information about side air bags
and child restraint installation.
WARNINGS - Prevent serious injury or death:

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Failure to follow these
instructions and child restraint
labels can result in child
striking the vehicle’s interior
during a sudden stop or crash.
Secure child restraint with a
vehicle seat belt or LATCH that is
properly routed as shown in this
manual.
Select a suitable location for the
child restraint in your vehicle.
Choose the correct mode of use
for the child restraint depending
on your child’s size. Infants less
than 20 lbs. (9.1kg) must use this
child restraint rear-facing.
Serious crippling injury or death
can result if infant faces front of
vehicle.
The American Academy of
Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that
children be rear-facing until age 2
or until they reach the maximum
rear-facing height and weight
rating for their seat.
Vehicle seat belt system MUST
hold child restraint securely. Not
all vehicle seat belts can be used
with a child restraint.
If vehicle seat belt does not hold
child restraint securely, read
“Vehicle Seat Belts” section.
WARNINGS- Prevent serious injury or death:
(continued)

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Never put a child restraint in a
front vehicle seat unless
recommended by vehicle owner’s
manual. National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA)
alerts vehicle owners that
according to accident statistics,
children are safer in the rear seat.
For vehicles with air bags, refer to
vehicle owner’s manual for child
restraint installation information.
If child restraint 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.
DO NOT use child restraint if it is
damaged or missing parts.
DO NOT use accessories or parts
other than those provided by
Graco. Their use could alter the
performance of the child restraint.
Rear-facing child restraint must be
properly leveled:
s4OORECLINEDCANRESULTIN
injury or ejection.
s4OOUPRIGHTCANRESULTIN
breathing difficulties.
WARNINGS- Prevent serious injury or death:
(continued)

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Never leave child unattended,
even when sleeping. Child may
become tangled in harness straps
and suffocate or strangle.
DO NOT remove LATCH system
from child restraint. If using
vehicle seat belt to secure child
restraint, LATCH connectors must
be stored. (see section “LATCH
storage”)
Never attach two
LATCH connectors
to one vehicle
lower anchor
point unless
specifically
allowed by the
vehicle manufacturer.
WARNINGS- Prevent serious injury or death:
(continued)

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BASIC INFORMATION
Certification
4HISCHILDRESTRAINTMEETSOREXCEEDSALL
applicable requirements of Federal
-OTOR6EHICLE3AFETY3TANDARDFOR
USEINMOTORVEHICLESANDAIRCRAFT
Unoccupied Child Restraint
Dangerous Vehicle Seats
Child Restraint Useful Life
Always secure child restraint to LATCH
ORAVEHICLESEATBELTEVENWHEN
UNOCCUPIED)NACRASHANUNSECURED
child restraint can injure passengers.
Do not use child restraint on rear-facing
ORSIDEFACINGVEHICLESEATS
STOP using this child restraint and
THROWITAWAYYEARSAFTERTHEDATEOF
manufacture. ,OOKFORTHISSTICKERON
rear of child restraint:
Warm Weather
#HILDRESTRAINTPARTSCANGETVERYHOT
in the sun or warm weather. To avoid
burns, always check before put-
ting child in child restraint.
Vehicle Seat Protection
0ROTECTVEHICLESEAT5SEACHILDRESTRAINT
MATTOWELORTHINBLANKETUNDERAND
behind child restraint.
MODEL
Date of Manufacture
GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS, INC.
ATLANTA, GA 30328 1-800-345-4109
Made in China
PD206938A
NAME
year month day

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WHAT IS LATCH?
5NITED3TATES&EDERAL-OTOR6EHICLE
3AFETY3TANDARDSHAVEDElNEDA
system for installing child restraints in
VEHICLES4HESYSTEMISCALLED LATCH.
LATCH stands for:
Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren.
LATCHINTHEVEHICLECONSISTSOFATOP
tether anchor point and two lower
anchor points.
3OMEVEHICLEOWNERMANUALSUSETHE
term ISOFIX to identify the new child
RESTRAINTANCHORSYSTEM4HISCHILD
restraint with LATCH can also be used
INVEHICLESEATINGPOSITIONSEQUIPPED
with ISOFIX.
.EWERVEHICLESMAYHAVEONEOR
more seating positions equipped with
LATCH anchor points.
)FVEHICLEISEQUIPPEDWITHLATCHTHE
VEHICLELOWERANCHORPOINTSMAYBE
VISIBLEATTHEVEHICLESEATCREASE)FNOT
VISIBLETHEYMAYBEMARKEDWITHA
symbol or a colored dot.
#HECKVEHICLEOWNERSMANUALFORVEHICLE
TOPTETHERANCHORLOCATIONS4HEYMAY
be identified using one of the anchor
symbols .
5SEVEHICLEBELTNOTLATCHCONNECTORS
for installations with children weighing
MORETHANLBSKG
NOTE:3OMEVEHICLEMANUFACTURERS
HAVELOWERMAXIMUMWEIGHTRATINGS
for LATCHANCHORSSOYOUMUSTCONSULT
YOURVEHICLEOWNERSMANUALORCALLTHE
VEHICLEMANUFACTURERTOCONlRMTHE
LIMITSONYOURVEHICLESLATCH anchors.

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Vehicle Top Tether
Anchor Points
Vehicle
Lower Anchor
Points
Vehicle
Seat Crease
4YPICALSEATINA
PASSENGERVEHICLE
/THERVEHICLETYPES
MAYHAVEDIFFERENT
LATCH locations.
See your vehicle
owner’s manual for
exact locations,
anchor identification,
and requirements
for use with a child
restraint.
WHAT IS LATCH?CONTINUED

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LATCH SYSTEM
Child Restraint
Top Tether
LATCH consists of a permanently
attached lower anchor belt and a top
tether strap.
ONLY use LATCH in a seating position
RECOMMENDEDBYVEHICLE
manufacturer.
LATCH BELT IN FORWARD-
FACING MODE
Vehicle Top
Tether
Anchor
Point
Vehicle Lower
Anchor Points
Vehicle
Lower
Anchor
Points Lower Anchor
Belt
Lower
Anchor Belt
LATCH BELT IN REAR-FACING
MODE

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HEIGHT & WEIGHT LIMITS
IMPORTANT:4HISCHILDRESTRAINTISCERTIlEDFORUSErear-facing with children up
TOLBSKG(OWEVERSOMECHILDRENAPPROACHINGLBSKGMAYBE
too tall to fit rear-facing. Child should use child restraint forward-facing only if
CHILDISOVERLBSKGANDCANSITUPRIGHTUNASSISTED
*SEE!MERICAN!CADEMYOF0EDIATRICS!!0RECOMMENDATIONSON
PANDP
Rear-facing: 5 to 40 lbs. (2.2kg-18.1kg)
LBS
2.2kg)
40 lbs.
(18.1kg)
20 lbs.
(9.1kg) LBS
(29.5kg)
REAR-FACING
FORWARD-FACING
vBELOW
red handle
s)NFANTSWHOWEIGHLESSTHANLBSKGMUST be
rear-facing.
s)NFANTSORTODDLERSTOLBSKGTOKG
may be rear-facing.
s(ARNESSHEIGHTMUSTBEat or just belowCHILDS
shoulders.
s#HILDSHEADMUSTBEATLEASTvBELOWTHEREDHANDLE

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Forward-facing: 20 to 65 lbs. (9.1kg to 29.5kg)
s#HILDMUSTNOTEXCEEDINCHESCM
s4ODDLERSTOLBSKGTOKGWHOARECAPABLEOF
sitting upright unassisted may be forward-facing. If unable to
SITUNASSISTEDUSErear-facing.
s4ODDLERSTOLBSKGTOKGANDUPTOINCHES
CMTALLMUST be forward-facing.
s(ARNESSHEIGHTMUSTBEat or just aboveCHILDSSHOULDERS
s#HILDSHEADMUSTBEATLEASTvBELOWTHEREDHANDLE
3EEPFOR!MERICAN!CADEMYOF0EDIATRICS!!0RECOMMENDATIONS
HEIGHT & WEIGHT LIMITS CONTINUED

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A preterm infant or low birth weight infant
PREEMIESMAYBEATSPECIALRISKINAVEHICLE
or aircraft.
According to the American Academy of
0EDIATRICS!!0THESEINFANTSMAYSUFFER
breathing difficulties if improperly reclined in
a child restraint.
When installing the child restraint
rear-facingUSECORRECTEDAGEFORPREEMIES
SEEPGFORMOREINFORMATION
'RACOADVISESTHATYOUHAVEYOUR
PHYSICIANORHOSPITALSTAFFEVALUATE
your infant and recommend the proper child
restraint or car bed before you and your infant
LEAVETHEHOSPITAL
Preterm or
Low Birthweight Infants *

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FEATURES
LATCH belt
STORED
LATCH storage bar
5NITED3TATES&EDERAL-OTOR6EHICLE3AFETY
3TANDARDSHAVEDElNEDASYSTEMFORINSTALLINGCHILD
RESTRAINTSINVEHICLES4HESYSTEMISCALLED LATCH.
LATCH may ONLY be used IN PLACE of vehicle
belt if vehicle is equipped with LATCH anchor
points. Please refer to vehicle owner’s manual
for LATCH locations in vehicles.
Harness
BUCKLE
Crotch
strap
Harness
release
LEVER
Harness
adjustment strap
Harness
strap
Chest
clip
Recline
Flip
Foot
Head support
adjustment handle

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FEATURES
6EHICLESARENOWORCANBEEQUIPPED
with tether anchor points behind some
seats. A tether anchors the top of the child
RESTRAINTTOTHEBODYOFTHEVEHICLE7HEN
USEDPROPERLYWITHTHEVEHICLESEATBELTOR
LATCHATETHERHELPSREDUCEINJURYINA
sudden stop or crash.
4ETHERSTRAP
4ETHERHOOK
4ETHERSTORAGE
bar
LATCH adjuster
release button
Splitter plate
Harness
straps
Harness
COVERPLATE
Instruction
manual storage
,OCKINGCLIP
storage

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REAR-FACING INSTALLATION WITH LATCH
2ECLINEmIPFOOTMUSTBEINREAR-
&!#).' position (a))FITISNOTSEE
PAGE2ECLINE&LIP&OOT
2. LATCH belt must be routed through
THEOPENINGINCHILDRESTRAINTMARKED
as 2%!2&!#).' with a ",5% label
(b))FITISNOTSEEPAGELATCH
"ELT2OUTING&OR2EAR&ACING-ODE
0LACErear-facing ONVEHICLESEAT
equipped with LATCH anchors. For
EASEOFINSTALLATIONEXTENDLATCH
BELTTOITSMAXIMUMLENGTH
4. Attach LATCH connectors to
VEHICLELOWERANCHORS(c). Belt must
LIEmATANDNOTBETWISTED0ULLCON-
nectors to be sure they are securely
attached to the anchor points. (d).
0RESSDOWNlRMLYINCENTEROFCHILD
restraint while pulling on the tail of
the LATCH belt to tighten (e).
ab
d
e
c
CLICK!