Graco SLIMFIT User manual

SLIMFIT
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.
PD349304A 3/16 www.gracobaby.com

1-A Safe Use Checklist
1-B Before You Begin
Register This Car Seat
If You Need Help
Certification
Car Seat’s Useful Life
Vehicle Seat Protection
Warm Weather Use
1-C Safety Warnings
1-D Height and Weight Guidelines
3-A Rear-Facing Safe Use Checklist
3-B Install Rear-Facing With LATCH Strap
3-C Install Rear-Facing With Vehicle Seat Belt
1 Important Pages 4-9
2 Features Pages 10-12
3 Rear-Facing Use Pages 13-19
4-A Forward-Facing Safe Use Checklist
4-B Install Forward-Facing With LATCH Strap
4-C Install Forward-Facing With Vehicle Seat Belts
4 Forward-Facing Use Pages 20-26
5-A Booster Safe Use Checklist
5-B Booster Install
5 Booster Use Pages 27-32
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6-A Securing Child With 5-point Harness
6-B Securing Child In Booster
6 Securing Child Pages 33-38
7 Moving the LATCH Strap Pages 39-41
9-A Choosing Vehicle Seat Location
9-B Unsafe Vehicle Seat Locations
9-C What is LATCH?
9-D Choosing LATCH or Seat Belts
9-E How to Remove LATCH and Top Tether
9-F Vehicle Seat Belts
10 Care & Cleaning Pages 52-54
8 Accessories Pages 42-43
9 Vehicle Information Pages 44-51
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1-A 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.
SAFE USE CHECKLIST For More Information…
Review height and weight guidelines to choose the
correct mode of use for your child.
• Rear-Facing: 5-40 lb (2.3-18 kg)
• Forward-Facing: 22-65 lb (10-30 kg) and
49” (125 cm) or less
• Booster Use: 30-100 lb (14-45 kg), 38-57”
(96-145 cm), and at least 4 years old
• Children less than 22 lb (10 kg) MUST use this
car seat rear-facing.
Review section 1-D.
Choose a suitable location for this car seat in your
vehicle.
• Never place a child rear-facing in a seating
position with an active frontal airbag.
• You MUST use a lap/shoulder vehicle seat
belt when using as a booster seat.
Review section 9-A.
Install this car seat tightly in your vehicle.
• Car seat should not move at the belt path more
than 1” (2.5 cm) from side to side and front to
back when installed rear-facing or forward-facing.
• Use the top tether strap when using
forward-facing.
Review sections:
Rear-Facing 3-B or 3-C.
Forward-Facing 4-B or 4-C.
Booster 5-B

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Secure your child tightly in this car seat .
• Harness straps should be snug enough you
cannot pinch the strap at the shoulder.
• Chest clip should be at armpit level.
• Rear-Facing: Harness strap height MUST BE
AT OR JUST BELOW top of child’s shoulders.
Top of head must be 1” (2.5 cm) below the
red handle.
• Forward-Facing: Harness strap height MUST
BE AT OR JUST ABOVE top of child’s shoulders.
Top of child’s ears must be below top of headrest.
• Booster Use: The shoulder belt should be
centered between the child’s neck and edge of
shoulder and the lap belt should lay low on the
child’s hips.
Review section 6.
SAFE USE CHECKLIST For More Information…
1-B 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
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
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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 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 • www.cpsc.gov
If You Need Help
STOP using this car seat and throw it away 10 years after the date of manufacture.
Look for date of manufacture label 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.
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 forward-facing aircraft seats. Follow the
instructions for vehicle installation. See page 51 and sections 3-C or 4-C.
This child restraint is NOT certified for use in aircraft when used as a booster
seat because aircrafts do not have shoulder belts.
Contact the airline for their specific polices.
Certification
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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.
1-C 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.
Vehicle Seat Protection
Warm Weather Use
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.
! 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.
! The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recommend that children be
rear-facing until age 2 or until they reach the maximum rear-facing
height and weight rating for their seat.
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! Choose the correct mode of use for the car seat depending on your
child’s size. Infants less than 22 lb (10 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.
! Vehicle seat belt system MUST hold car seat securely. Not all vehicle
seat belts can be used with a car seat.
! If vehicle seat belt does not hold car seat securely, read “Vehicle
Seat Belts” section 9-F and your vehicle owner’s manual.
! Always secure car seat with LATCH or a vehicle seat belt, even when
unoccupied. In a crash, an unsecured car seat can injure passengers.
! If car seat 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 car seat 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 car seat.
! DO NOT remove LATCH system from car seat. If using vehicle seat belt
to secure car seat, LATCH connectors must be stored.
! Never leave child unattended, even when sleeping. Child may become
tangled in harness straps and suffocate or strangle.
! Rear-facing car seat must be properly leveled:
• Too reclined can result in injury or ejection.
• Too upright can result in breathing difficulties.
! Never attach two LATCH connectors to one vehicle lower
anchor point unless specifically allowed by the vehicle
manufacturer.
! Do not use both the vehicle seat belt and LATCH strap at the same
time when using the car seat with the 5-point harness.

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1-D Height and Weight Guidelines
Note: Preterm or low birth weight infants may be at special risk in a vehicle or aircraft. According to the
AAP, these infants may suffer breathing issues if improperly reclined in a car seat. When rear-facing, use
the corrected age for preemies. Graco advises that you have your physician or hospital staff evaluate
your infant and recommend the proper car seat or car bed before you and your infant leave the hospital.
5 lb
(2.3 kg)
22 lb
(10 kg)
30 lb
(14 kg)
40 lb
(18 kg) 65 lb
(30 kg)
100 lb
(45 kg)
Rear-Facing with 5-Point Harness
5-22 lb (2.3-10 kg) and less than 1
year old MUST be rear-facing.
22-40 lb (10-18 kg) CAN be
rear-facing.
Forward-Facing with 5-Point Harness
22-40 lb (10-18 kg) and can sit upright
unassisted CAN be forward-facing.
40-65 lb (18-30 kg) SHOULD be
forward-facing.
Booster Mode with Vehicle Lap/Shoulder Seat Belt
30-65 lb (14-30 kg) CAN be in booster mode.
Over 65 lb (30 kg) MUST be in booster mode.

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2-A Car Seat Features
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H Chest Clip
I Buckle
J Harness Release Lever
(under flap)
K Harness Adjustment Strap
L Recline Handle
M Seat Base
N Cup Holder
A Headrest/Harness Adjustment
Handle
B Headrest
C Booster Shoulder Belt Guide
D Headrest Pillow
E Body Pillow
F Harness Covers
G Harness Straps
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A Rear-Facing Level Indicator
B Top Tether Strap
C Forward-Facing Belt Path
D Booster Lap Belt Path
E Rear-Facing Belt Path
F LATCH Strap
G LATCH Strap Storage
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A Top Tether Strap Storage
B Instruction Manual Storage
C Instruction Manual
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3-A Rear-Facing Safe Use Checklist
Rear-Facing:
5-40 lb (2.3-18 kg)
• Car seat must be rear-facing in the vehicle
back seat.
• Make sure LATCH strap or vehicle seat belt
is routed through the rear-facing belt path,
marked with a blue label.
• Install this car seat tightly in your vehicle. Car
seat should not move at the rear-facing belt
path more than 1” (2.5 cm) from side to side
and front to back.
• Check the rear-facing level indicator to make
sure the line is level with the ground.
• Harness straps must be at or just below the
top of child’s shoulders and chest clip must
be at armpit level.
• Infants who weigh less than 22 lb (10
kg) MUST be rear-facing.
• The American Academy of Pediatrics
(AAP) and NHTSA recommend that
children be rear-facing until the age of 2 or
until they reach the maximum rear-facing
height and weight. This car seat can
remain rear-facing for children 40 lb (18
kg) or less.
LATCH Strap
Vehicle Lap/Shoulder Seat Belt
Vehicle Lap Only Seat Belt
NEVER place this child
restraint rear-facing in a
vehicle seating location
that has an active front air
bag.

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3-B Install Rear-Facing With LATCH Strap
Review your vehicle’s owner manual for LATCH location and use.
3. Remove LATCH Connectors from
Storage Location
Push in on the red buttons on the LATCH
connectors and remove from storage
location.
2. Recline the Car Seat
Place the car seat in recline position 1 or
2.
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1. Make Sure LATCH Strap is in the
Rear-Facing Belt Path, Marked
With a Blue Label
If it is not, see section 7-A to move
LATCH strap.
4. Extend the LATCH Strap.
For easier installation, extend the LATCH
strap to its maximum length by pressing
the gray button and pulling on the strap.

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5. Place Car Seat Rear-Facing
in Back Seat of the Vehicle
Place the base flat on the vehicle seat.
Push it back until the front of the car seat
touches the vehicle seat back. Center
the car seat between the lower LATCH
anchors.
7. Connect LATCH Connectors
to Vehicle’s Lower LATCH
Anchors.
LATCH strap should lay as flat as possible
and not be twisted.
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8. Tighten the LATCH Strap
Press down firmly in the center of the car
seat while tightening the LATCH strap.
6. Check the Level Indicator
Vehicle MUST be on level ground. Ball
must be completely in the blue zone.
Readjust the incline if needed. Or if
needed, rolled towels may be placed
under the car seat at the vehicle seat
crease, until the ball is completely in the
blue zone.
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9. Test For Tightness
Grab the sides of the seat where the
LATCH strap is and slide the car seat side
to side and front to back.
If the seat moves less than 1” (2.5 cm), it
is tight enough.
Note: For easier tightening, you may
need to pull the tail of the LATCH strap
through the belt path as shown.
10. Check the Level Indicator
Vehicle MUST be on level ground. Ball
must be completely in the blue zone.
Readjust the incline if needed. Or if
needed, rolled towels may be placed
under the car seat at the vehicle seat
crease, until the ball is completely in the
blue zone.
See section 6-A to secure your child.
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3-C Install Rear-Facing With Vehicle
Seat Belt
1. Recline the Car Seat
Place the car seat in recline position 1 or
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3. Place Car Seat Rear-Facing
in Back Seat of the Vehicle
Place the base flat on the vehicle seat.
Push it back until the front of the car seat
touches the vehicle seat back.
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2. Store Top Tether and LATCH Straps
Store top tether hook as shown. Push in
on the red buttons and attach the LATCH
connectors to plastic bar as shown.
Remove the slack from both straps.
4. Check the Level Indicator
Vehicle MUST be on level ground. Ball
must be completely in the blue zone.
Readjust the incline if needed. Or if
needed, rolled towels may be placed
under the car seat at the vehicle seat
crease, until the ball is completely in the
blue zone.
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5. Route the Vehicle Seat Belt
Thread vehicle seat belt through the rear-
facing belt path (marked with a blue label)
and buckle it. The seat belt should lay as
flat as possible and not be twisted.
Note: It may be easier to route the vehicle
seat belt by lifting seat pad up to expose
the belt path.
Make sure vehicle seat belt is in front of
the buckle strap.
6. Lock the Vehicle Seat Belt
In most vehicles today, slowly pull the
shoulder belt all the way out and then let it
go back in. You will hear a clicking sound.
Slowly pull out on the belt and it should
be locked. If not, review your car’s owner
manual and section 9-F.
Review your vehicle’s owner manual for vehicle seat belt use
7. Tighten the Vehicle Seat Belt
Press down firmly in the center of the
car seat. Pull on the shoulder belt to
tighten while feeding the slack back in the
retractor.

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8. Test For Tightness
Grab the sides of the seat where the
vehicle seat belt is and slide the car seat
side to side and front to back.
If the seat moves less than 1” (2.5 cm), it
is tight enough.
9. Check the Level Indicator
Vehicle MUST be on level ground. Ball
must be completely in the blue zone.
Readjust the incline if needed. Or if
needed, rolled towels may be placed
under the car seat at the vehicle seat
crease, until the ball is completely in the
blue zone.
See section 6-A to secure your child.
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4-A Forward-Facing Safe Use Checklist
Forward-Facing:
22-65 lb (10-30 kg) and
49” (125 cm) or less
• Car seat must be forward-facing in the
vehicle back seat.
• Make sure LATCH strap or vehicle seat belt
is routed through the forward-facing belt
path, marked with an orange label.
• Install this car seat tightly in your vehicle.
Car seat should not move at the forward-
facing belt path more than 1” (2.5 cm)
from side to side and front to back.
• Attach and tighten top tether strap.
• Harness straps must be at or just
above the top of child’s shoulders and
chest clip must be at armpit level.
• The American Academy of Pediatrics
(AAP) and NHTSA recommend that
children be rear-facing until the age of 2 or
until they reach the maximum rear-facing
height and weight. This car seat can
remain rear-facing for children 40 lb
(18 kg) or less.
LATCH Strap with Top Tether Strap
Do not install by this method for a
child weighing more than
45 lb (20 kg)
Vehicle Lap/Shoulder Seat Belt
with Top Tether Strap
Vehicle Lap Only Seat Belt with
Top Tether Strap