Graco CONNEXT 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 PD215107B 10/12 US
CONNEXT®
Backless Booster with Latch
Owner’s Manual

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Registration Information................3
For Recall Information .................3
IfYouNeedHelp .....................5
Booster Seat Useful Life................5
PartsList............................6
WarningstoParentsandOtherUsers....7-9
Seat Pad............................10
Weight and Height Limits..............11
Vehicle Seat Location Requirements .....12
Vehicle Seat Belt Requirements ......13-14
SAFE Vehicle Belt Systems ..........13
UNSAFE Vehicle Belt Systems .......14
Using your Graco Booster Seat ........ 15-17
Attaching Booster to Vehicle Seat ..... 18-20
Securing your Child in Vehicle.......21-22
Securing Child in Vehicle with
Shoulder Belt Positioning Clip ......23-26
AirplaneUse........................27
CareandMaintenance .............27-28
Instruction Sheet Storage ..............32
Replacement Parts....................32
Table of Contents

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Model Number:
Date of Manufacture:
Purchase Date:
Registration Information
Register Your Booster Seat
Call the U.S. GoYernment¶s Vehicle Safety Hotline
at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153), or go
to http://www.NHTSA.goY
Graco: 1-800-345-4109 or www.gracoEaEy.com
For Recall Information
Please fill in the aEoYe information. The model
number and date of manufacture can Ee found on
a laEel underneath your Eooster seat. Fill out the
prepaid registration postcard attached to the seat
coYer and mail it today.
Child restraints could Ee recalled for safety reasons.
You must register this restraint to Ee reached in a
recall. Send your name, address, and the restraint¶s
model numEer and date of manufacture to:
Graco Children¶s Products Inc.
Attn: Customer SerYice
3 Glenlake Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30328
or call 1-800-345-4109
or register online at
http://www.gracoEaEy.com/carseatregistration

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NEVER PLACE THIS BOOSTER SEAT IN A
VEHICLE SEATING LOCATION
THAT HAS AN AIR BAG. If an air
Eag inflates, it can hit the child and
Eooster seat with great force and
cause serious injury or death to your
child. Refer to your Yehicle owner¶s
manual for information aEout air Eags
and Eooster seat installation.

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If You Need Help
Please contact our Customer SerYice Department
with any questions you may haYe concerning parts,
use, or maintenance. When you contact us, please
haYe your product¶s model number ready so that
we may help you efficiently. This numEer can Ee
found on a sticker on the underside of your Eooster
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 Eottom of the 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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Parts List
Adult assemEly required.
Base
Shoulder Eelt
positioning clip
Seat pad
Plastic clip

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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 Eooster 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 Ee injured in a Yehicle eYen if you are
not in a crash. Sudden Eraking and sharp turns can
injure your child if the Eooster seat is not properly
installed or if your child is not properly secured in
the Eooster seat.

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According to accident statistics, CHILDREN
ARE SAFER WHEN PROPERLY
RESTRAINED IN REAR VEHICLE
SEATING POSITIONS, RATHER THAN
FRONT SEATING POSITIONS. For a Yehicle
with a front passenger air Eag, refer to your
Yehicle owner¶s manual as well as these
instructions for Eooster seat installation.
NEVER LEAVE YOUR CHILD
UNATTENDED.
NEVER LEAVE A BOOSTER SEAT
UNSECURED IN YOUR VEHICLE. An
unsecured Eooster seat can Ee thrown around and
may injure occupants in a sharp turn, sudden
stop or crash. Attach with the CONNEXT®
connectors to make sure that it is securely Eelted
in the Yehicle or remoYe it.
REPLACE THE BOOSTER SEAT AFTER
AN ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND. An accident
can cause damage to the Eooster seat that you
cannot see.
DO NOT MODIFY YOUR BOOSTER SEAT
or use any accessories or parts supplied Ey other
manufacturers.

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NEVER USE BOOSTER SEAT IF IT HAS
DAMAGED OR MISSING PARTS. DO NOT
use a cut, frayed or damaged Yehicle seat Eelt.
THE BOOSTER SEAT CAN BECOME VERY
HOT IF LEFT IN THE SUN. Contact with these
parts can Eurn your child¶s skin. Always touch the
surface of any metal or plastic parts Eefore
putting your child in the Eooster seat.
THIS CHILD RESTRAINT CONFORMS to all
applicaEle Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
and is certified for use in motor Yehicles. This
restraint is NOT certified for use in aircraft
Eecause there is no shoulder Eelt aYailaEle.
NEVER GIVE THIS BOOSTER SEAT to
someone else without also giYing them this
manual.
NEVER USE A SECOND-HAND BOOSTER
SEAT or a Eooster seat whose history you do not
know.
DO NOT USE BOOSTER SEAT without
CONNEXT®seat pad.

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Step 1.
Wrap seat pad oYer on
top of Ease 1.
Step 2.
Insert plastic clip into
slits in seat pad 2.
Attach plastic clip to
front of seat as shown
3.
Step 3.
Your Graco Eooster seat
is now ready to use. See
page 18, “Attaching
Booster to Vehicle Seat”.
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2
Seat Pad

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appro[imately 4 to 10 years old
weigh Eetween 40 and 100 lEs.
(mass Eetween 18 and 45 kg), and
are Eetween 40 and 57 inches
(101 and 145 cm) in height, and
the shoulder Eelt MUST
lie across child¶s shoulders
in red zone as shown in 1
and the lap portion is positioned
low on the childs hips, and
when sitting on the Eooster
seat, your child¶s ears are
Eelow the top of the Yehicle
seat cushion / head rest.
FAILURE TO USE Eooster seat in a manner
appropriate for your child¶s size may increase the
risk of serious injury or death.
Weight and Height Limits
To use this Graco Eooster seat, your child MUST
meet ALL of the following requirements:
1

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IMPROPER PLACEMENT OF THE BOOSTER
SEAT INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS
INJURY OR DEATH. Some seating positions in
your Yehicle may NOT Ee safe for this Eooster seat.
Some Yehicles do not haYe any seating positions
that can Ee used safely with the Eooster seat. If you
are not sure where to place the Eooster seat in your
Yehicle, consult your Yehicle owner¶s manual or call
Graco Children's Products Inc., at 1-800-345-4109.
Vehicle Seat Location Requirements
Children are safer when properly restrained in
rear vehicle seating positions. WheneYer possiEle
secure the Graco Eooster seat in the center position
of the seat directly Eehind the front seats. HoweYer,
this position is often equipped with a lap Eelt only
and cannot Ee used.
The Yehicle seat MUST face forward.

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MANY SEAT BELT SYSTEMS ARE NOT SAFE
TO USE WITH THE BOOSTER SEAT.
Pay careful attention to these systems; some of
the seat Eelts that are NOT safe to use look Yery
much like seat Eelts that are safe to use. If you
are unsure, consult your Yehicle owner¶s manual
or call Graco Children's Products Inc.,
at 1-800-345-4109.
Vehicle Seat Belt Requirements
ONLY A LAP/SHOULDER
BELT SYSTEM CAN
BE USED WITH THIS
BOOSTER SEAT, IF
the seat location meets
all other requirements
of these instructions
and those in your Yehicle
owner's manual.
SAFE Vehicle Seat Belt System

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DO NOT USE ANY
OF THE FOLLOWING
VEHICLE BELT
SYSTEMS.
NEVER use a
lap-only Eelt.
UNSAFE Vehicle Seat Belt Systems
NEVER use a
Passive Restraint -
Lap or Shoulder Belt
Mounted on Door
NEVER use a
Passive Restraint -
Lap Belt with
Motorized Shoulder
Belt
NEVER use Yehicle
Eelts that are attached to
the door in any way or
that moYe along a track
to automatically
surround the passenger
when the door is closed.

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Using your Graco Booster Seat
WARNING! Use only
the Yehicle¶s lap and
shoulder Eelt system
when restraining the child
in this Eooster seat .
NEVER use a Yehicle
lap-only Eelt across front
of child .
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.
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1
2
2

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Vehicle Eelts MUST lie
flat against child and
MUST not Ee twisted.
DO NOT use shoulder
Eelt loose or positioned
under child¶s arm .
DO NOT position Yehicle
Eelt oYer 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 Eooster
seat .
If child will not keep
Yehicle restraint properly
positioned, DO NOT
use this Eooster seat.
Use a different child
restraint system.
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4
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5
5

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The front of Eooster seat
MUST NOT hang oYer
front of Yehicle seat .
The Eack of the Eooster
seat MUST fit tight
against the Yehicle seat
Eack as shown 7.
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7
6

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Attaching Booster to Vehicle Seat
WARNING! Use only
the Yehicle¶s lap and
shoulder Eelt system
when restraining the child
in this Eooster seat.
CONNEXT®connectors
are ONLY to secure the
Eooster seat to the Yehicle
seat.
When using the
CONNEXT®connectors,
DO NOT place Eooster
seat off-center of the
Yehicle anchors.

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1. Lift release leYer on
side of Eooster 1
and pull strap to
loosen.
2. RemoYe connector
from Ear on Eack of
Eooster 2.
Repeat on other side
of Eooster.
3. Attach connectors to
Yehicle lower anchors
3.
NEVER put two
connectors on one
Yehicle anchor 4.
Pull firmly on
connectors 5to Ee
sure they are
attached.
1
2
5
3
4

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4. Tighten connectors,
Ey pushing on Eooster
and pulling straps on
sides of Eooster 6.
Repeat on other side
of Eooster.
5. To remoYe Eooster,
lift release leYers on
sides of Eooster 7
and pull slightly away
from seat.
6. Push connector in
8, lift connector
up and pull out
(away from anchor
point) 9.
Repeat on other
connector.
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