Graco CONNEXT User manual

ConnextTM
OWNER’S MANUAL
IMPORTANT - Keep these instructions for future reference.
Your child’s safety may be affected if you do not follow these instructions.
©2015 Graco PD256602B 01/15
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Contents

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Contents
Base
Seat Pad
Shoulder Belt Positioning Clip

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THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE IMPORTANT.
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND RETAIN
FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
Provisions are made on the bottom of the seat shell.
It is dangerous to NOT follow the instructions for
this product.
WARNING
Do not use any load bearing contact points
other than those described in the instructions
and marked on the child restraint.
Children should not be left in their child
restraint system unattended.
Any luggage or other objects liable to cause
injuries in the event of a collision must be
properly secured.
This child restraint must not be used
without the cover. The seat cover should
not be replaced with any other than the one
recommended by the manufacturer, because
the cover constitutes an integral part of the
restraint performance.
The child restraint should be changed when
it has been subject to violent stresses in an
accident.
It is dangerous to make any alterations or
additions to the child restraint without the
approval of the competent authority.
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GB • WARNINGS
Please always fasten the child restraint when
it is inside the vehicle.
It is dangerous to not follow closely the
installation instructions provided by the child
restraint manufacturer.
Only use contact points and connections
described in the instructions and marked on
the child restraint.
The rigid items and plastic parts of a child
restraint must be located and installed so
that they are not liable, during everyday
use of the vehicle, to become trapped by a
movable seat or in a door of the vehicle.
The 3-point belt holding the restraint and
the child to the vehicle should be tight and
should be adjusted to the child’s body. These
straps should not be twisted.
Important!: The lap strap must be worn low
down, so that the pelvis is rmly engaged.
Your booster seat has been approved to
European Standard
ECE R44.04
Universal Group 2,3
15-36 kg
An approval number is attached to the seat
shell and must not be removed.

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Assembling the Booster
Wrap seat pad over on top of base.
Attach plastic clip to front of seat as shown.
Your Graco booster seat is now ready to use.
See page 14, “Attaching Booster to Vehicle Seat”.
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Failure to use booster seat in a manner
appropriate for your child’s size may increase the
risk of serious injury or death.
To use this Graco booster seat, your child MUST
meet all of the following requirements:
•approximately 4 to 11 years old
•mass between 15 and 36kg, and
•are between 101 and 150cm in height, and
•the shoulder belt MUST lie across child’s
shoulders in red zone as shown in 4and the lap
portion is positioned low on the childs hips
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, if this position is equipped
with a lap belt only it cannot be used.
DO NOT use rear facing vehicle seat.
DO NOT use side facing vehicle seat.
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Using Your Graco Booster
Failure to properly secure your child and the
booster seat in your vehicle increases the risk
of serious injury or death in the event of a sharp
turn, sudden stop or crash.
WARNING! Use only the vehicle’s lap and
shoulder belt system when restraining the child in
this booster seat.
Fasten the vehicle seat belt tongue into the seat
belt buckle making sure the vehicle seat belt
tongue and the buckle are in line with each other.
Please contact the child restraint manufacturer if
in doubt about this point.
Finish tightening the vehicle seat belt until there is
no slack and the seat is held rmly in place.
NEVER use a vehicle lap-only belt across front of child.
Vehicle belts MUST lie at against child and
MUST not be twisted.
DO NOT use shoulder belt loose or positioned
under child’s arm.
DO NOT position vehicle belt over top of the
armrests. It must pass underneath the armrests.
Make sure vehicle belt is NOT twisted.
Lap portion of lap/shoulder belt MUST be low
and snug on hips, just touching thighs.
DO NOT allow child to slide down in booster seat.
If child will not keep vehicle restraint properly
positioned, DO NOT use this booster seat.
Use a different child restraint system.
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Attaching the Booster to the
Vehicle Seat
Lift release lever on side of booster and pull
strap to loosen.
Remove connector from bar on back of
booster.
Repeat on other side of booster.
Attach connectors to vehicle lower anchors.
NEVER put two connectors on one vehicle
anchor.
Pull rmly on connectors to be sure they are
attached.
These connectors should always be attached,
however their function is to retain the restraint
during an impact, when it is not being used.
To remove booster, lift release levers on sides
of booster and pull slightly away from seat.
Push connector in,
lift connector up and pull out (away from
anchor point). Repeat on other connector.
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Shoulder Belt Positioning Clip
Securing Your Child in the Vehicle
Place booster rmly against the back of a
forward-facing vehicle seat equipped with a
lap/shoulder belt only. Have your child sit in booster
with their back at against back of vehicle seat.
The lap belt portion MUST pass under the
armrests and be positioned low on the hips.
The shoulder belt MUST lie across child’s
shoulders in red zone as shown. If shoulder belt
lies outside this zone, the booster cushion can
be pushed along the vehicle seat to help achieve
a better t and if necessary, the shoulder belt
positioning clip MUST be used.
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To attach the Clip to the Booster Seat:
The shoulder belt positioning clip MUST be
attached onto the horizontal bar in the centre
of the base. Insert the loop end of strap around
horizontal bar on rear of seat as shown.
Pass the clip and strap through the loop end as
shown and pull strap up through slot in seat pad.
NOTE: Free end of strap should face front of seat.
Slide the vehicle shoulder belt onto the clip as
shown in and pull strap down to tighten clip against
child’s shoulder.
The lap belt portion MUST pass under the
armrests and be positioned low on the hips.
The belt MUST NOT be twisted.
Rear view of child sitting in seat. Align the tail
under the strap.

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Airplane Use
This restraint is not certied for aircraft use
because there are no shoulder belts available
in an aircraft.
Unfasten and remove plastic clip from front of
seat,
then remove seat pad.
There is a plastic clip in the front of the seat
pad on the base that will need to be removed
before washing.
Machine wash cover in cold water on delicate
cycle and drip-dry. DO NOT USE BLEACH.
To put the seat cover back on, reverse
preceding instructions.
Metal and plastic parts: clean with mild soap
and cool water. No bleach or detergents.
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To Remove Seat Pad for Washing

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This is a “Universal” child restraint. It is approved
to ECE Regulation 44.04 for general use in
vehicles and will t most, but not all vehicle
seats.
Only suitable for use with 3 point/static/with
retractor vehicle safety belts approved to ECE
regulation 16 or equivalent standards.
A correct t is likely if the vehicle manufacturer
has declared in the vehicle handbook that the
vehicle is capable of accepting a “Universal”
child restraint of this group.
This child restraint has been declared
“Universal”: under more stringent conditions than
those applied to earlier designs which do not
carry this notice.
If in any doubt, consult either the child restraint
manufacturer or the retailer.

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CES INSTRUCTIONS SONT
IMPORTANTES. VEUILLEZ LES LIRE
ATTENTIVEMENT ET LES CONSERVER
POUR CONSULTATION ULTÉRIEURE.
Des données sont indiquées sous la coque du
siège.
Il est dangereux de NE PAS suivre ces
instructions.
Avertissement
N’utilisez pas de points de contact porteurs autres
que ceux qui sont décrits dans ces instructions et
indiqués sur le dispositif de retenue pour enfants.
Ne laissez pas les enfants sans surveillance dans
le dispositif de retenue.
Arrimez tous les bagages ou autres objets
susceptibles de provoquer des blessures en cas
d’accident.
N’utilisez pas ce dispositif de retenue pour enfants
sans sa housse. Remplacez la housse uniquement
par celle qui est recommandée par le fabricant car
elle fait partie intégrante du dispositif de retenue.
Remplacez le dispositif de retenue pour enfants s’il
a subi des chocs violents lors d’un accident.
Il est dangereux de faire des modications ou des
ajouts au dispositif de retenue pour enfants sans
l’approbation des autorités compétentes.
Veuillez toujours fixer le dispositif de retenue pour
enfants dans la voiture.
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FR • Avertissements
Il est dangereux de ne pas suivre à la lettre les
instructions d’installation fournies par le fabricant
du dispositif de retenue pour enfants.
Utilisez uniquement les points de contact et les
connecteurs décrits dans ces instructions et
indiqués sur le dispositif de retenue pour enfants.
Positionnez et installez les composants rigides
et en plastique de ce dispositif de retenue pour
enfants de sorte que, durant son utilisation
quotidienne en voiture, ils ne puissent se coincer
sous un siège mobile ou dans une portière de la
voiture.
La ceinture 3 points qui assure le dispositif de
retenue et l’enfant au siège de la voiture doit être
serrée et ajustée sur le corps de l’enfant. Ses
sangles ne doivent pas s’entortiller.
Important : la sangle abdominale doit être basse, à
hauteur du bassin.
Votre rehausseur est homologué conformément à
la norme européenne
ECE R44.04
« universel », groupe 2/3,
15 -36 kg
Un numéro d’homologation est xé à la coque du
siège et ne doit pas être détaché.

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Montage du rehausseur sur le
siège de la voiture
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Recouvrez la base du rehausseur de sa housse.
Fixez le clip en plastique à l’avant du siège
comme illustré.
Votre rehausseur Graco est prêt à l’emploi. Voir
page 14 « Fixation du rehausseur au siège de la
voiture ».
Utiliser le rehausseur de manière inappropriée à
la taille de votre enfant peut augmenter le risque
de blessures graves ou de mort.
Pour utiliser ce rehausseur Graco, votre enfant
DOIT répondre à toutes les exigences suivantes :
• âge compris entre 4 et 11 ans environ ;
• poids compris entre 15 et 36 kg ;
• hauteur comprise entre 101 et 150 cm ;
• sangle diagonale en travers des épaules de
l’enfant dans la zone rouge comme illustré en 4
et sangle abdominale basse sur ses hanches.
Les enfants sont plus en sécurité dans un
dispositif de retenue xé sur la banquette arrière
de la voiture. Si possible, xez le rehausseur
Graco directement derrière un siège avant.
La position centrale de la banquette arrière
est souvent équipée d’une sangle abdominale
uniquement et ne peut être utilisée pour le
rehausseur.
Le siège de la voiture doit être en position face à
la route.