Graco ISPB057BA 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 RIS OF SERIOUS INJURY
OR DEATH IN A SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH.
©2007 Graco ISPB057BA 10/07 US
Booster Seat
Owner’ s Manual

Registration Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
For Recall Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
IfYouNeedHelp .....................4
PartsList............................5
Warnings to Parents and Other Users . . . .6-8
Assembling the Booster Seat . . . . . . . . .9-10
Assembling the Back Support . . . . . . . .11-16
Weight and Height Limits . . . . . . . . . . .17-18
Vehicle Seat Location Requirements . . . . .19
Vehicle Seat Belt Requirements . . . . . .20-21
SAFE Vehicle Belt Systems . . . . . . . . . . . .20
UNSAFE Vehicle Belt Systems . . . . . . . . .21
Using your Graco Booster Seat . . . . . . . . .22-24
Booster Seat Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Securing your Child in Vehicle . . . . . . .26-29
Adjusting the Head Support . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Removing the Back Support (on certain
models) to Use as Backless Booster . . . . .31
Securing Child in Vehicle with
Shoulder Belt Positioning Clip . . . . . .32-35
AirplaneUse ........................36
Cupholders .........................36
Instruction Sheet Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37-38
Body Pillows (on certain models) .......39
ReplacementParts ...................40
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Table of Contents

Model umber:
Manufactured on:
Purchase Date:
Reg strat on Informat on
Reg ster Your Booster Seat
• Call the U.S. Government’ s Vehicle Safety Hotline
at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153), or go
to http://www.NHTSA.gov
• Graco: 1-800-345-4109 or www.gracobaby.com
For Recall Informat on
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Please fill in the above information. The model
number and manufactured on (date) 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
recall. Send your name, address, and the restraint’ s
model number and manufactured date to:
Graco Children’ s Products Inc.
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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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
have your product’ s 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

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Parts L st
Adult assembly required.
Tool required: Philips screwdriver
Left / right armrests
Base
Shoulder belt
positioning clip
Head support
Lower back support
Armrest covers
On certa n models
Height adjustment screw (2)
Body Pillows

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Warn ngs to Parents and
Other Users
•O BOOSTER SEAT CA GUARA TEE
PROTECTIO FROM I JURY. HOWEVER,
PROPER USE OF THIS BOOSTER SEAT
REDUCES THE RISK OF SERIOUS I JURY
OR DEATH TO YOUR CHILD.
•DO OT I STALL OR USE THIS
BOOSTER SEAT U TIL YOU READ A D
U DERSTA D THE I STRUCTIO S I
THIS MA UAL A D I YOUR VEHICLE
OW ER’ S MA UAL. DO NOT let others install
or use the booster seat unless they
understand how to use it.
•FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE THIS
BOOSTER SEAT I CREASES THE RISK OF
SERIOUS I JURY OR DEATH I A SHARP
TUR , SUDDE 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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•EVER PLACE THIS BOOSTER SEAT I A
VEHICLE SEATI G LOCATIO THAT HAS
A 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
owner’ s manual for information
about air bags and booster seat
installation.
• According to accident statistics, CHILDRE
ARE SAFER WHE PROPERLY
RESTRAI ED I REAR VEHICLE
SEATI G POSITIO S, RATHER THA
FRO T SEATI G POSITIO S. For a vehicle
with a front passenger air bag, refer to your
vehicle owner’ s manual as well as these
instructions for booster seat installation.
•EVER LEAVE YOUR CHILD
U ATTE DED.
•EVER LEAVE A BOOSTER SEAT
U SECURED I 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
A ACCIDE T OF A Y KI D. An accident
can cause damage to the booster seat that you
cannot see.

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•DO OT MODIFY YOUR BOOSTER SEAT
or use any accessories or parts supplied by other
manufacturers.
•EVER USE BOOSTER SEAT IF IT HAS
DAMAGED OR MISSI G PARTS. DO NOT
use a cut, frayed or damaged vehicle seat belt.
•THE BOOSTER SEAT CA BECOME VERY
HOT IF LEFT I THE SU . Contact with these
parts can burn your child’ s skin. Always touch the
surface of any metal or plastic parts before
putting your child in the booster seat.
•THIS CHILD RESTRAI T CO FORMS 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.
•EVER GIVE THIS BOOSTER SEAT to
someone else without also giving them this
manual.
•EVER USE A SECO D-HA D BOOSTER
SEAT or a booster seat whose history you do not
know.
•EVER USE THIS BOOSTER SEAT without
the armrests attached to the base.

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Assembl ng the Booster Seat
Step 1.
Insert armrest into base
as shown until buttons
snap into slots on side of
base .
Step 2.
Select the desired
armrest height for your
child, then insert the
height adjustment
screw and tighten.
Repeat for other
armrest.
Step 3.
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.
SNAP!
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Step 4.
Slip armrest covers
(on certain models)
onto armrests as shown.
Step 5.
Your Graco booster seat
is now ready to use. See
page 32, “Securing
Child in Vehicle with
Shoulder Belt
Positioning Clip”.
FOR MODELS with a
back support continue
on to Step 6.

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Assembl ng the Back Support
(on certa n models)
Step 6a.
Flip head support and lower back support over
as shown .
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Step 6.
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 6a.

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Step 8.
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 9.
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Step 7.
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 9.
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 10.
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 11.
Once backrest is securely attached to the base, push
backrest up as shown .
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Step 12.
Your Graco booster
seat is now ready to use.
See page 22-29, “Using
your Graco Booster Seat”
and “Securing Your Child
in Vehicle”.

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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.
We ght and He ght L m ts
To use this Graco booster seat, your child MUST
meet ALL of the following requirements:
With back support
(approximately 3 to 10 years old) :
• weigh between 30 and 100 lbs.
(mass between 13.6 and 45 kg), and
• are between 38 and 57 inches (96 and 145 cm)
in height, and
• the shoulder belt MUST lay
across child’ s shoulders in red
zone as shown in and the
lap portion is positioned low
on the childs hips, and
• the child’ s ears are below top
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) :
• weigh between 40 and 100 lbs.
(mass between 18 and 45 kg), and
• are between 40 and 57 inches
(101 and 145 cm) in height, and
• the shoulder belt MUST
lay across child’ s shoulders
in red zone as shown in
and the lap portion is positioned
low on the childs hips, and
• when sitting on the booster
seat, your child’ s ears are
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 PLACEME T OF THE BOOSTER
SEAT I CREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS
I JURY OR DEATH. Some seating positions in
your vehicle may OT 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 seat in your
vehicle, consult your vehicle owner’ s manual or
call Graco Children's Products Inc., at
1-800-345-4109.
Veh cle Seat Locat on Requ rements
•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.

MA Y SEAT BELT SYSTEMS ARE OT SAFE
TO USE WITH THE BOOSTER SEAT.
Pay careful attention to these systems; some of
the seat belts that are OT safe to use look very
much like seat belts that are safe to use. If you
are unsure, consult your vehicle owner’ s manual
or call Graco Children's Products Inc.,
at 1-800-345-4109.
Veh cle Seat Belt Requ rements
O LY A LAP/SHOULDER
BELT SYSTEM CA
BE USED WITH THIS
BOOSTER SEAT, IF
the seat location meets
all other requirements
of these instructions
and those in your vehicle
owner's manual.
SAFE Veh cle Seat Belt System
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