Graco Size4Me 70 User manual

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Size4Me™ 70
Child Restraint
Owner’s Manual
FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE THIS
CHILD RESTRAINT INCREASES THE
RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IN
A SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH.
READ THIS MANUAL.
Do not install or use this child restraint
until you read and understand the
instructions in this manual.
PD205009A
© 2012 Graco 3/12 US

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Important Information.......................4
Warnings...................................5-8
Basic Information...............................9
What is LATCH?..........................10-11
LATCH System.................................12
Before You Begin
Use
Height & Weight Limits.............13-15
Features...................................16-17
Rear-Facing Installation
With LATCH.............................18-19
Forward-Facing Installation
With LATCH.............................20-21
Rear-Facing Installation With
Vehicle Seat Belts.....................22-23
Forward-Facing Installation With
Vehicle Seat Belts.....................24-25
Placing Child in Child Restraint..26-29
Operations and Adjustments.........30-35
s(ARNESS3TRAPS30
s#HEST#LIP31
s"UCKLE31
s#ROTCH3TRAP!DJUSTMENT32-33
s2ECLINE5PRIGHT0OSITIONS34-35
s2EMOVINGLATCH from Vehicle
Anchor Points...............................36
sLATCH Storage.............................37
Vehicle Seat Belts.......................38-46
s,OCKING#LIP45-46
Additional Information...............47-53
 s 4ETHER 3TORAGE47
s"ODY3UPPORT48
s(EAD0ILLOW49
s(ARNESS#OVERS49
s#AREAND#LEANING50-54

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s!IRCRAFT5SE54
s3ECOND(AND#HILD2ESTRAINT54
Replacement Parts...........................56
s,OCKING#LIP3TORAGE56
s)NSTRUCTION-ANUAL3TORAGE56
Read and understand instruction
manual and child restraint labels.
)NFANTSLESSTHANLBSKGmust
use child restraint rear-facing.
Infants or toddlers 20 to 40 lbs.
KGTOKGmay be rear-facing.
Do not use child restraint rear-facing
INVEHICLESEATWITHAIRBAG
Secure children in rear seat of
VEHICLEWHENEVERPOSSIBLE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
.EVERLEAVECHILDUNATTENDED
Install child restraint securely with
VEHICLESEATBELTORLATCH belt.
 Do not use after the useful life date
SHOWNONBACKOFCHILDRESTRAINT
Do not allow anyone (babysitter,
RELATIVESETCTOUSECHILDRESTRAINT
without first understanding all
instructions.

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No child restraint can guarantee protection from injury in every situation,
but proper use helps reduce the risk of serious injury or death.
READ THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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
date of manufacture to:
Graco Children’s Products, Inc.
/AKLANDS"LVD
Exton, PA 19341
ORCALL
or register online at
HTTPWWWGRACOBABYCOMCARSEATREGISTRATION
For recall information:
#ALLTHE53'OVERNMENTS
Vehicle Safety Hotline
AT
449nnn
or go to http://www.NHTSA.gov

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NEVER PLACE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT IN A
VEHICLE SEATING LOCATION THAT HAS A
FRONT AIR BAG. If an air bag inflates, it can
hit the child and child restraint with great
force and cause serious injury or death to
your child. Refer to your vehicle owner’s
manual for information about side air bags
and child restraint installation.
WARNINGS - Prevent serious injury or death:

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Failure to follow these
instructions and child restraint
labels can result in child
striking the vehicle’s interior
during a sudden stop or crash.
Secure child restraint with a
vehicle seat belt or LATCH that is
properly routed as shown in this
manual.
Select a suitable location for the
child restraint in your vehicle.
Choose the correct mode of use
for the child restraint depending
on your child’s size. Infants less
than 20 lbs. (9.1kg) must use this
child restraint rear-facing.
Serious crippling injury or death
can result if infant faces front of
vehicle.
The American Academy of
Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that
children be rear-facing until age 2
or until they reach the maximum
rear-facing height and weight
rating for their seat.
Vehicle seat belt system MUST
hold child restraint securely. Not
all vehicle seat belts can be used
with a child restraint.
If vehicle seat belt does not hold
child restraint securely, read
“Vehicle Seat Belts” section.
WARNINGS- Prevent serious injury or death:
(continued)

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Never put a child restraint in a
front vehicle seat unless
recommended by vehicle owner’s
manual. National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA)
alerts vehicle owners that
according to accident statistics,
children are safer in the rear seat.
For vehicles with air bags, refer to
vehicle owner’s manual for child
restraint installation information.
If child restraint is in a crash, it
must be replaced. DO NOT use it
again! A crash can cause unseen
damage and using it again could
result in serious injury or death.
DO NOT use child restraint if it is
damaged or missing parts.
DO NOT use accessories or parts
other than those provided by
Graco. Their use could alter the
performance of the child restraint.
Rear-facing child restraint must be
properly leveled:
s4OORECLINEDCANRESULTIN
injury or ejection.
s4OOUPRIGHTCANRESULTIN
breathing difficulties.
WARNINGS- Prevent serious injury or death:
(continued)

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Never leave child unattended,
even when sleeping. Child may
become tangled in harness straps
and suffocate or strangle.
DO NOT remove LATCH system
from child restraint. If using
vehicle seat belt to secure child
restraint, LATCH connectors must
be stored. (see section “LATCH
storage”)
Never attach two
LATCH connectors
to one vehicle
lower anchor
point unless
specifically
allowed by the
vehicle manufacturer.
NEVER use the rear-facing LATCH
belt and the forward-facing
LATCH belt at the same time. You
can only use one LATCH belt at a
time depending on which mode
you install the child restraint.
WARNINGS- Prevent serious injury or death:
(continued)

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BASIC INFORMATION
Certification
4HISCHILDRESTRAINTMEETSOREXCEEDSALL
applicable requirements of Federal
-OTOR6EHICLE3AFETY3TANDARDFOR
USEINMOTORVEHICLESANDAIRCRAFT
Unoccupied Child Restraint
Dangerous Vehicle Seats
Child Restraint Useful Life
Always secure child restraint to LATCH
ORAVEHICLESEATBELTEVENWHEN
unoccupied. In a crash, an unsecured
child restraint can injure passengers.
Do not use child restraint on rear-facing
ORSIDEFACINGVEHICLESEATS
STOP using this child restraint and
THROWITAWAYYEARSAFTERTHEDATEOF
manufacture. ,OOKFORTHISSTICKERON
rear of child restraint:
Warm Weather
#HILDRESTRAINTPARTSCANGETVERYHOTIN
the sun or warm weather.
To avoid burns, always check
before putting child in child
restraint.
Vehicle Seat Protection
0ROTECTVEHICLESEAT5SEACHILDRESTRAINT
MATTOWELORTHINBLANKETUNDERAND
behind child restraint.

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WHAT IS LATCH?
5NITED3TATES&EDERAL-OTOR6EHICLE
3AFETY3TANDARDSHAVEDElNEDA
system for installing child restraints in
VEHICLES4HESYSTEMISCALLED LATCH.
LATCH stands for:
Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren.
LATCHINTHEVEHICLECONSISTSOFATOP
tether anchor point and two lower
anchor points.
3OMEVEHICLEOWNERMANUALSUSETHE
term ISOFIX to identify the new child
RESTRAINTANCHORSYSTEM4HISCHILD
restraint with LATCH can also be used
INVEHICLESEATINGPOSITIONSEQUIPPED
with ISOFIX.
.EWERVEHICLESMAYHAVEONEOR
more seating positions equipped with
LATCH anchor points.
)FVEHICLEISEQUIPPEDWITHLATCH, the
VEHICLELOWERANCHORPOINTSMAYBE
VISIBLEATTHEVEHICLESEATCREASE)FNOT
VISIBLETHEYMAYBEMARKEDWITHA
symbol or a colored dot.
#HECKVEHICLEOWNERSMANUALFORVEHICLE
TOPTETHERANCHORLOCATIONS4HEYMAY
be identified using one of the anchor
symbols .
5SEVEHICLEBELTNOTLATCHCONNECTORS
for installations with children weighing
MORETHANPOUNDSKG
NOTE:3OMEVEHICLEMANUFACTURERS
HAVELOWERMAXIMUMWEIGHTRATINGS
for LATCH anchors, so you must consult
YOURVEHICLEOWNERSMANUALORCALLTHE
VEHICLEMANUFACTURERTOCONlRMTHE
LIMITSONYOURVEHICLESLATCH anchors.

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Vehicle Top Tether
Anchor Points
Vehicle
Lower Anchor
Points
Vehicle
Seat Crease
4YPICALSEATINA
PASSENGERVEHICLE
/THERVEHICLETYPES
MAYHAVEDIFFERENT
LATCH locations.
See your vehicle
owner’s manual for
exact locations,
anchor identification,
and requirements
for use with a child
restraint.
WHAT IS LATCH?CONTINUED

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LATCH SYSTEM
Child Restraint
Top Tether -
BLACK
LATCH consists of a permanently
attached lower anchor belt and a top
tether strap.
ONLY use LATCH in a seating position
RECOMMENDEDBYVEHICLE
manufacturer. NEVER use forward
facing and rear-facing LATCH belts at
the same time.
LATCHLOWERVEHICLEANCHORPOINTSARE
DEFINEDASINCHESCMFROMTHE
center of one LATCH anchor to the
center of another LATCH anchor.
LATCH can ONLY be used if LATCH
ANCHORSPACINGISINCHESCM
DO NOT use LATCH if anchor spacing
ISOVERINCHESCM
FORWARD-FACING LATCH BELT
- BLACK
Vehicle Top
Tether
Anchor
Point
Vehicle Lower
Anchor Points
Vehicle
Lower
Anchor
Points Forward-facing
Lower Anchor
Belt - BLACK
Rear-facing Lower
Anchor Belt - GRAY
REAR-FACING LATCH BELT - GRAY

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HEIGHT & WEIGHT LIMITS
IMPORTANT:4HISCHILDRESTRAINTISCERTIlEDFORUSErear-facing with children up
TOLBSKG(OWEVERSOMECHILDRENAPPROACHINGLBSKGMAYBE
too tall to fit rear-facing. Child should use child restraint forward-facing only if
CHILDISOVERLBSKGANDCANSITUPRIGHTUNASSISTED
(*SEE!MERICAN!CADEMYOF0EDIATRICS!!0RECOMMENDATIONSON
PANDP
Rear-facing: 4 to 40 lbs. (1.8kg-18.1kg)
s)NFANTSWHOWEIGHLESSTHANLBSKGMUST be
rear-facing.
s)NFANTSORTODDLERSTOLBSKGTOKG
may be rear-facing.
s(ARNESSHEIGHTMUSTBEat or just below child’s
shoulders.
4 lbs.
(1.8kg) 40 lbs. (18.1kg)
20 lbs.
(9.1kg) LBS
(31.8kg)
REAR-FACING
FORWARD-FACING

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Forward-facing: 20 to 70 lbs. (9.1kg to 31.8kg)
s#HILDMUSTNOTEXCEEDINCHESCM
s4ODDLERSTOLBSKGTOKGWHOARECAPABLEOF
sitting upright unassisted may be forward-facing. If unable to
sit unassisted, use rear-facing.
s4ODDLERSTOLBSKGTOKGANDUPTOINCHES
CMTALLMUST be forward-facing.
s(ARNESSHEIGHTMUSTBEat or just above child’s shoulders.
s#HILDSEARSAREBELOWTOPOFHEADSUPPORT)FTOPSOFEARSAREABOVETOPOF
head support, child is too large for seat.
3EEPFOR!MERICAN!CADEMYOF0EDIATRICS!!0RECOMMENDATIONS
HEIGHT & WEIGHT LIMITS CONTINUED

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A preterm infant or low birth
weight infant may be at special
RISKINAVEHICLEORAIRCRAFT
According to the American
!CADEMYOF0EDIATRICS!!0THESE
infants may suffer breathing
difficulties if improperly reclined in
a child restraint.
'RACOADVISESTHATYOUHAVEYOUR
PHYSICIANORHOSPITALSTAFFEVALUATE
your infant and recommend the
proper child restraint or car bed
BEFOREYOUANDYOURINFANTLEAVE
the hospital.
Preterm or
Low Birthweight Infants *

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FEATURES
Harness
BUCKLE
Crotch
strap
Harness
release
LEVER
Harness
adjustment strap
Harness
strap
Chest
clip
Recline
Handle
Forward-facing LATCH
beltSTORED
Rear-facing
LATCH belt
STORED
Rear-facing LATCH
storage bar
Head support
adjustment handle
5NITED3TATES&EDERAL-OTOR6EHICLE3AFETY
3TANDARDSHAVEDElNEDASYSTEMFORINSTALLINGCHILD
RESTRAINTSINVEHICLES4HESYSTEMISCALLED LATCH.
LATCH may ONLY be used IN PLACE of vehicle
belt if vehicle is equipped with LATCH anchor
points. Please refer to vehicle owner’s manual
for LATCH locations in vehicles.

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4ETHERSTRAP
4ETHERHOOK
Forward-facing LATCH
RELEASELEVER
4ETHERSTORAGE
bar
Rear-facing
LATCH release
LEVER
Forward-facing
LATCH storage
bars
FEATURES
Splitter plate
Harness
straps
6EHICLESARENOWORCANBEEQUIPPED
with tether anchor points behind some
seats. A tether anchors the top of the child
RESTRAINTTOTHEBODYOFTHEVEHICLE7HEN
USEDPROPERLYWITHTHEVEHICLESEATBELTOR
LATCH, a tether helps reduce injury in a
sudden stop or crash.
Harness
COVERPLATE
Instruction
manual storage

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REAR-FACING INSTALLATION WITH LATCH
1. Pull out on handle on front of child
restraint (a) and adjust to rear-facing
position 1(b)-AKESURE
forward-facing LATCH belt is stored.
(see fig. c, pg. 37)
2. Place rear-facing ONVEHICLESEAT
equipped with LATCH anchors.
3. For ease of installation, extend
LATCH belt to its maximum length.
4. Attach rear-facing connectors to
VEHICLELOWERANCHORS(c). Belt must lie
flat and not be twisted. Pull connectors
to be sure they are securely attached to
the anchor points. (d).
5. Press down firmly in center of child
restraint while pulling LATCH
adjustment belt through slot in
seat pad (e).-AKESUREFREEENDOF
adjustment belt is outside the seating
area (f).
ab
d
e
c
f
CLICK!
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TOCHECKFORSECUREINSTALLATION(g)4HECHILDRESTRAINTSHOULD
NOTMOVESIDETOSIDEORFORWARDMORETHANINCHCM
#HECKTHATTHELOWERANCHORBELTSTAYSTIGHTANDDOESNOT
slip from the tightened position. If it does not stay tight, try
ANOTHERSEATINGPOSITIONORCONTACT#USTOMER3ERVICE
#HECKLEVELINDICATORONCHILDRESTRAINT(h).
Vehicle mustBEONLEVELGROUND and child in
CHILDRESTRAINTWHENCHECKINGLEVELINDICATOR
Ball MUST be entirely in green zone (h). If
necessary, place rolled towels under child
RESTRAINTATVEHICLESEATCREASEUNTILENTIREBALLIS
INGREENZONE4HENRECHECKLEVELINDICATOR
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INSTALLEDANDPROPERLYLEVELEDADJUSTIFNECESSARY
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FORWARD-FACING INSTALLATION WITH LATCH
1. Pull out on handle on front of child restraint (a) and adjust to forward-facing
position 2or 3(b)-AKESURErear-facing LATCH belt is stored.
(see fig. b, pg. 37)
5NHOOKTETHERFROMTETHERSTORAGESEE
PAGE
3. Place forward-facing ONVEHICLESEAT
equipped with LATCH anchors.
For ease of installation, extend LATCH
belt to its maximum length.
4. Attach forward-facing connectors to
VEHICLELOWERANCHORS(c). Belt must lie
flat and not be twisted. Pull connectors
to be sure they are securely attached (d).
3LIDECHILDRESTRAINTBACKUNTILTHE
RESTRAINTISINCONTACTWITHTHEVEHICLE
SEATBACK
0RESSDOWNFIRMLYINCENTEROFCHILD
RESTRAINTTOCOMPRESSVEHICLESEAT
cushion while tightening LATCH belt by
pulling adjustment belt (e).
a
d
c
b
e
CLICK!