Graco SlimFit3 LX User manual

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3 - IN - 1 CAR SEAT
SlimFit3™LX
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.
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1 Important Pages 6-25
1-A Quick Guide to Your Manual
1-B Welcome to the Graco Family
1-C Right Mode of Use
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
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2 Features Pages 26-31
3-A Getting Started
3-B Tips for Each Mode of Use
3-C Three-Across Checklist
3 Three-Across Installation Tips & Tricks Pages 32-35
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5-A Forward-Facing Use
5-B Install Forward-Facing with the Vehicle Seat Belt
5-C Install Forward-Facing with LATCH
7-A Booster Use
7-B Install Highback Booster
7-C Securing Child Highback Booster
5 Forward-Facing Pages 51-68
7 Booster Pages 77-91
4-A Rear-Facing Use
4-B Install Rear-Facing with Vehicle Seat Belt
4-C Install Rear-Facing with Lower Anchor Attachment
4 Rear-Facing Pages 36-50
6-A Securing Child 5-Point Harness
6 Securing Child Pages 69-76
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8 Moving the Lower Anchor Attachment Pages 92-95
10-A How to Uninstall Lower Anchor Connectors and Tether
10-B Choosing Vehicle Seat Location
10-C Unsafe Vehicle Seat Location
10-D Vehicle Seat Belts
11-A Cleaning Rapid Remove Seat Pad
11-B Cleaning Buckle
11-C Cleaning Harness, Lower Anchor Attachment and Tether
10 Vehicle Information Pages 98-108
11 Care & Cleaning Pages 109-113
9 Accessories Pages 96-97
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1-A Quick Guide to Your Manual
This car seat is for children: Rear-Facing: 5-40 lb (2.2-18 kg)
Forward-Facing: 22-65 lb (10-30 kg)
Booster: 40-100 lb (18.1-45 kg)
Insert the cup holder into either of the
cup holder attachment points.
You will hear a “CLICK” when they
are secured in place.
Install Cup Holders (Optional for 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 10-B, 10-C, 10-D of this manual AND your vehicle owner’s manual.
CLICK!
CLICK!
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This car seat is for children: Rear-Facing: 5-40 lb (2.2-18 kg)
Forward-Facing: 22-65 lb (10-30 kg)
Booster: 40-100 lb (18.1-45 kg)
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 10-B, 10-C, 10-D of this manual AND your vehicle owner’s manual.
NEVER place this child restraint rear-facing in a vehicle
seating location that has an active front air bag.
In the event there is no back seat, review your vehicle owner’s
manual to see how to use your infant child restraint.
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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
lower anchor attachment. Both are equally safe to use. INSTALL USING ONLY ONE
METHOD.
Graco allows the securing of the car seat with the LATCH system in the booster
mode, only if the vehicle manufacturer allows it. If securing the car seat with the
lower anchor connectors in booster mode, the tether MUST be used.
Vehicle Seat Belt: Review section 10 and your vehicle owner’s manual to learn
how to install your car seat with the vehicle seat belts.
LATCH or Lower Anchor Attachment: The LATCH system or Lower Anchor
Attachment 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, children are
safer when properly restrained in the rear seating
positions than in the front seating positions. The
center of the back seat can be the safest during
a possible side impact.
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LATCH consists of lower anchors and a tether anchor, which are built into
your vehicle, and a lower anchor attachment and a tether that are built
into your car seat. The lower anchor attachment is used INSTEAD of the
vehicle’s seat belt to secure the child seat to the vehicle. The tether is used
IN ADDITION to the lower anchor attachment 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’s Tether
Anchor
Vehicle’s Lower
Anchor
Typical seat in a passenger
vehicle. Other vehicle types may
have different lower anchor and
tether anchor locations.
Vehicle Seat Bight
11”
(28 cm)
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Lower Anchor Attachment
The lower anchor attachment consists of lower anchors,
which are built into your vehicle, and lower anchor
connectors that are built in your car seat.
Review section 4-C, 5-C of this manual AND your vehicle
owner’s manual before installing.
Lower anchor attachment can ONLY be used if the vehicle
lower anchor spacing is 11 inches (28 cm) from the center
of one lower anchor to the
center of the other lower
anchor.
When Installing Rear-Facing or 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 4-B, 5-B and 10 of this
manual AND your vehicle owner’s manual
before installing.
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