Graco NAUTILUS 80 ELITE User manual

Do not install or use
this child restraint until
you read and understand
the instructions in this
manual.
FAILURE TO PROPERLY
USE THIS CHILD
RESTRAINT INCREASES
THE RISK OF SERIOUS
INJURY OR DEATH IN A
SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH.
NAUTILUS 80ELITE
CHILD RESTRAINT/BOOSTER SEAT
www.gracobaby.com
PD322826A 5/15

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1-A Quick Guide to Your Manual
1-B Welcome to the Graco Family
1-C Height and Weight Guidelines
1-D Before You Begin
Register This Car Seat
If You Need Help
Certification
Car Seat’s Useful Life
Vehicle Seat Protection
Warm Weather Use
1-E Safety Warnings
1 Important Pages 6-25
2 Features Pages 26-31

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3-A Forward-Facing Use
3-B Install Forward-Facing with LATCH Strap
3-C Install Forward-Facing with the Vehicle Seat Belt
3 Forward-Facing Pages 32-43
4-A Booster Use
4-B Install Backed Booster
4-C Install Backless Booster
4 Booster Pages 44-57

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6 Accessories Page 75-76
5-A Securing Child 5-Point Harness
5-B Securing Child Backed Booster
5-C Securing Child Backless Booster
5 Securing Child Pages 58-74

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7-A How to Remove LATCH and Tether Hook
7-B Choosing Vehicle Seat Location
7-C Unsafe Vehicle Seat Location
7-D Vehicle Seat Belts
8-A Cleaning Seat Pad
8-B Cleaning Buckle Strap
8-C Cleaning Harness and LATCH Strap
7 Vehicle Information Pages 77-87
8 Care & Cleaning Pages 88-91

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1-A Quick Guide to Your Manual
This car seat is for children: Forward-Facing: 22-80 lb (10-36 kg)
Booster: 30-120 lb (14-54 kg)
Car Seat Assembly (On Select Models)
Adult Assembly Required
1. Lay child restraint flat on back
Grab seat pad fabric in sitting area to
expose the gutters.
Make Sure all hands, fingers and other
objects are clear of the gutters.
2. Attach Harness Straps
Make Sure the harness straps are securely
attached within the “T”-shaped slots around
the arms as shown.
Harness
Strap
T-Slot
Arm

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3. Raise Seat Back
With your other hand, raise seat back so
that both arms LOCK into the gutters. Arms
should CLICK into the gutters. Seat assem-
bly should appear as shown.
4. Attach Seat Pad Side Loops
Pull elastic loop on the seat pad through the
vehicle belt guide on side of seat and attach
to hook as shown. Repeat on other side.
Click!
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5. Remove Zip Ties
From the bottom of the seat, cut the zip ties
off. Remove the zip ties and card board.
6. Assembly Complete

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Get to Know Your Car Seat
What Seating Location Should I Use?
Review section 2-A to see all of the features of this car seat.
The best seating location for this 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. For example, sometimes the center rear seat has a
lap belt only vehicle seat belt, which cannot be used when this car seat is in
Booster mode.
Review section 7-B, 7-C of this manual AND your vehicle owner’s manual.

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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 7 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.
According to accident statistics, the safest
place for your child in any vehicle is the
back seat. The center of the back seat can
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LATCH consists of lower anchor bars and tether anchor bars, 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 tether is 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 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 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 of this manual AND
your vehicle owner’s manual.
LATCH System
LATCH consists of lower anchors, which
are built-in to your vehicle, and connecting
hooks that are built-in your car seat.
Review section 3-B of this manual AND
your vehicle owner’s manual.

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Vehicle Seat Belt
Only use the Lap/Shoulder seat
belt configuration.
Review section 3-B, 3-C of this
manual AND your vehicle owner’s
manual.
When Installing As a Booster

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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, Forward-Facing(A)
Harness straps at or just above the child’s
shoulders and top of child’s ears below top of
headrest (B). Review section 5.
Buckle Position(C)
The correct slot is the one that is closest to
your child without being underneath them.
Review section 5.
Harness Tightness(D)
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
D

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Use Lap/Shoulder Belt Only
Position Lap Belt
Lap belt must go behind armrest
and lie low across your child’s
hips and thighs.
Position Shoulder Belt
Shoulder belt lies across shoulder
between neck and edge of
shoulder.
For Booster, You Need to Adjust:

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Use the top tether strap when
using forward-facing(A)
When used properly, the top tether
helps reduce injury in a sudden
stop or crash.
Review section 3
Car Seat Does Not Move More
than 1” (2.5 cm) at the Belt
Path(B)
Review section 3
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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Never Use Lap Belt Only
Review section 5
Lap Belt Behind Armrest and
Lies Low Across Hips and Thighs
Review section 5
Shoulder Belt Lies On the
Shoulder, Between the Neck and
Edge of Shoulders
Review section 5
Booster Installation

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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
below are performed correctly.

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22 lb
(10 kg) 30 lb
(14 kg) 40 lb (18.1 kg) 80 lb
(36 kg) 120 lb
(54 kg)
Forward-Facing with 5-Point Harness 22-30
lb (10-14 kg) and can sit upright unassisted
MUST be forward facing. 30-80 lb (14-36 kg)
SHOULD be forward-facing.
High Back Booster Mode with Vehicle Lap/
Shoulder Seat Belt 30-80 lb (14-36 kg) CAN
be in high back booster mode. Over 80 lb
(36 kg) MUST be in booster mode.
Backless Booster Mode with Vehicle Lap/
Shoulder Seat Belt 40-80 lb (18.1-36 kg) CAN
be in backless mode. Over 80 lb (36 kg) MUST
be in booster mode.
1-C Height and Weight Guidelines
100 lb
(45 kg)

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1-D 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
3 Glenlake Parkway Atlanta, GA 30328
or register online at www.gracobaby.com/carseatregistration
or call 1-800-345-4109
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.
Register This Child Restraint