Graco My Ride 65 User manual

FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE
THIS CHILD RESTRAINT
INCREASES THE RISK OF
SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH
IN A SUDDEN STOP OR
CRASH.
Do not install or use this child
restraint until you read and
understand the instructions in
this manual.
www.gracobaby.com
PD276566D 5/19
MY RIDE
TM
65
CONVERTIBLE CAR SEAT

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1-A A Quick Guide to Your Manual
1-B Welcome to the Graco Family!
1-C Before You Begin
Register This Car Seat
If You Need Help
Certification
Car Seat’s Useful Life
Vehicle Seat Protection
Warm Weather Use
1-D Safety Warnings
1-E Right Mode of Use
1 Important Pages 6-23
2 Features Pages 24-29

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4-A Forward-Facing
4-B Install Forward-Facing with LATCH Strap
4-C Installing With Vehicle Seat Belt
4 Forward-Facing Use Pages 45-58
3-A Rear-Facing
3-B Install Rear-Facing with LATCH Strap
3-C Installing With Vehicle Seat Belt
3 Rear-Facing Use Pages 30-44
5 Securing Child Pages 59-66

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7-A Cleaning Seat Pad
7-B Cleaning Crotch Buckle
7-C Cleaning Harness and LATCH
7 Care & Cleaning Pages 70-72
6 Moving the LATCH Strap Pages 67-69
8 Accessories Pages 73-74

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9-A How to Remove LATCH and Tether
9-B Unsafe Vehicle Seat Locations
9-C Choosing Vehicle Seat Location
9-D Vehicle Seat Belts
9 Additional Information Pages 75-85

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1-A A Quick Guide to Your Manual
This car seat is for children: Rear-Facing: 5-40 lb (2.3-18 kg)
Forward Facing: 20-65 lb (9-30 kg)
• Children less than 20 lb (9 kg) MUST use this car seat rear-facing. Review section 1-E
for more information.
Get to Know Your Car Seat
What Seating Location Should I Use?
Review section 2-A to see all of the features of this infant car seat.
The best seating location for this infant car seat is one that:
• Is recommended by your vehicle owner’s manual, and
• Results in a secure installation of this car seat.
Some vehicles have specific requirements for where the car seat can be installed, so be sure
to check your vehicle owner’s manual for available seating positions, if any.
Review section 9 of this manual AND your vehicle owner’s manual.
According to accident statistics, the safest place for your
child in any vehicle is the back seat. The center of the back
seat can be the safest during a possible side impact.

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Which Installation Method Should I Use?
This car seat can be installed in your vehicle using either the vehicle seat belt OR the LATCH
system. Both are equally safe to use. DO NOT USE BOTH AT THE SAME TIME.
Vehicle Seat Belt: Review section 9 and your vehicle owner’s manual to learn how to
install your car seat with the vehicle seat belts.
LATCH: The LATCH system allows you to securely attach your safety seat in your car
without using the vehicle seat belt and possibly to get a better fit. All 2003 and newer model
year vehicles are required to have a LATCH system, although some manufacturers began
including LATCH earlier. Some vehicle owner manuals use the term ISOFIX to identify the
LATCH system.

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LATCH consists of lower anchors and top tether anchors, which are built-in to your vehicle,
and connecting hooks that are built-in to your car seat. Lower anchors are used INSTEAD
of the vehicle’s seat belt to secure the child seat to the vehicle. Top tethers are used IN
ADDITION to the lower anchors OR the vehicle’s seat belt to secure a forward-facing car
seat to the vehicle.
Review your vehicle’s owner manual for exact location and use.
What is LATCH?
Vehicle Top Tether
Anchor Points
Vehicle Lower
Anchor Points
Typical seat in a passenger
vehicle. Other vehicle types
may have different LATCH
locations.
Vehicle Seat Bight

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When Installing Rear-Facing & Forward-Facing
Vehicle Seat Belt
There are two types of vehicle seat belts that can be used.
Lap/Shoulder Seat Belt or Lap Only Seat Belt.
Review section 3-C & 4-C of this manual AND your
vehicle owner’s manual.
LATCH System
LATCH consists of two lower anchors, which are built-in to your
vehicle, and connecting hooks that are built-in your car seat.
Review section 3-B & 4-B of this manual AND your vehicle owner’s
manual.
If allowed by your Vehicle Owner’s Manual, the center seating
position may be used if the anchor spacing is 11” (28 cm) or greater.

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Does Your Car Seat Fit Your Child Correctly?
To make sure your child is secured properly, review section 3 and 4 to understand all of the
actions you need to take to properly adjust the car seat to fit your child.
Harness Height, Rear-Facing(A)
Harness straps at or just below the child’s
shoulders and top of head must be 1” (2.5 cm) below
the top of the car seat (B). Review section 5.
Harness Tightness (C)
If your fingers slide off the harness straps without
pinching the straps, it is tight enough. Review
section 5.
For Rear-Facing, You Need to Adjust:
A
C
B
1” (2.5cm)

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Harness Height, Forward-Facing (A)
Harness straps at or just above the child’s
shoulders and top of child’s ears below top of car
seat (B). Review section 5.
Harness Tightness (C)
If your fingers slide off the harness straps without
pinching the straps, it is tight enough. Review
section 5.
For Forward-Facing, You Need to Adjust:
A
C
B

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Car Seat Does Not Move More than 1”
(2.5 cm) at the Belt Path(A)
Review section 3
Check level indicator (B)
Review section 3
Harness Straps at or Just
Below Child’s Shoulders (C)
Review section 5
Chest Clip Even With Armpits(D)
Review section 5
Cannot Pinch Harness Straps
at the Shoulder (E)
Review section 5
Rear-Facing Installation
B
A
D E
C

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Use the top tether strap when using forward-
facing (A)
When used properly, the top teather helps reduce
injury in a sudden stop or crash.
Review section 4
Car Seat Does Not Move More than 1” (2.5 cm)
at the Belt Path(B)
Review section 4
Harness Straps at or Just
Above Child’s Shoulders (C)
Review section 5
Chest Clip Even With Armpits(D) Review section 5
Cannot Pinch Harness Straps
at the Shoulder (E)
Review section 5
Forward-Facing Installation
B
A
D E
C

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1-B Welcome to the Graco Family!
Your child’s safety depends on you. No car seat can guarantee protection from injury in every situation, but
proper use helps reduce the risk of serious injury or death.
Even if this car seat seems easy to figure out on your own, you must follow the detailed instructions in this
instruction manual to ensure the steps that follow are performed correctly.

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1-C Before You Begin
Please fill out the prepaid registration postcard attached to the harness and mail it in today or
register online at www.gracobaby.com/carseatregistration.
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
manufacturing date to:
Graco Children’s Products, Inc.
Attn: Customer Service
P.O. Box 169, Elverson, PA 19520-9901
or call 1-800-345-4109
or register online at
www.gracobaby.com/carseatregistration
Register This Child Restraint
For recall information, 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.
Your child’s safety depends on you. No car seat can guarantee protection from injury in every situation, but
proper use helps reduce the risk of serious injury or death.
Even if this car seat seems easy to figure out on your own, you must follow the detailed instructions in this
instruction manual to ensure the steps that follow are performed correctly.

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Model Name_________________________
Model Number _______________________
Date of Manufacture __________________
Date of Purchase _____________________
For future reference or if you change addresses, record the model name, model number, date
of manufacture and purchase date of this car seat on the below. You can find this information
either on the registration card if you still have it or on the date label located on the back of the
car seat.
In the U.S.A, 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 and date of manufacture ready so that we may help you efficiently.
These numbers can be found on a sticker on the back side of your car seat.
For additional resources or to get your car seat checked by a child passenger safety
technician, please visit the following web sites:
www.nhtsa.gov • www.seatcheck.org • www.safekids.org
If You Need Help

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This child restraint meets or exceeds all applicable requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard 213 for use in motor vehicles.
This child restraint is certified for use in aircraft only when used with the internal
harness system. Use only on forward-facing aircraft seats. For rear-facing
installation, see section 3-C and 9-D Lap Belt Installation. For forward-facing
installation, see section 4-C and 9-D Lap Belt Installation, but do not use top tether. Contact the
airline for their specific polices.
STOP using this car seat and throw it away 7 years after the date of manufacture. Look for
this sticker on back of the car seat.
Graco Children’s Products Inc. advises against loaning or passing along a car seat
unless you know the complete history of the product. We also advise against purchasing a car
seat second hand.
Certification
Car Seat’s Useful Life

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Protect vehicle seat. Use a car seat mat, towel, or thin blanket under and behind car seat.
Car seat parts can get very hot in the sun or warm weather. To avoid burns, always check
before putting child in car seat.
Vehicle Seat Protection
Warm Weather Use

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1-D Safety Warnings
No car seat can guarantee protection from injury in every situation,
but proper use helps reduce the risk of serious injury or death.
READ THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY.
Failure to follow these instructions and child restraint’s labels can result in
child striking the vehicle’s interior during a sudden stop or crash.
! NEVER PLACE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT REAR-FACING IN A
VEHICLE SEATING LOCATION THAT HAS AN ACTIVE FRONT AIR BAG.
If an air bag inflates, it can hit the child and car seat with great force and
cause serious injury or death to your child.

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! Review your vehicle owner’s manual for more information about air bags
and car seat use.
! If your vehicle does not have a back seat, review your vehicle owner’s
manual.
! Children are safer riding rear-facing and should ride rear-facing as long
as possible, until they reach the maximum rear-facing height or weight
rating for their car seat. Then children should ride forward-facing, using the
built-in harness system for as long as possible until they reach the maximum
forward-facing weight or height for their car seat. Be sure to check your
local and state laws, as well as AAP and NHTSA recommendations, for car
seat usage.*
! Choose the correct mode of use for the car seat depending on your child’s
size. Infants less than 20 lb (9 kg) MUST use this car seat rear-facing.
! Select a suitable location for the car seat in your vehicle.
! Secure car seat with a vehicle seat belt or LATCH that is properly routed as
shown in this manual.
*Graco Supports the American Academy of Pediatrics and National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration‘s Car Seat Guidelines. Visit www.gracobaby.com/en-US/safety for information on car
seat usage recommendations.