Graco Smart Seat User manual

FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE THIS CHILD
RESTRAINT INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS
INJURY OR DEATH IN A SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH.
Child Restraint
Owner’s Manual
READ THIS MANUAL.
Do not install or use this child restraint until you read
and understand the instructions in this manual.
Smart Seat
ALL-IN-ONE CARSEAT
TM
PD238744A
© 2013 Graco 3/13 US
featuring

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Before you begin
1.0 Warnings to Parents and
Other Users
2.0 Registration Information
2.1 Register Your Child
Restraint
2.2 For Recall Information
2.3 If You Need Help
3.0 Useful Information
3.1 Certication
3.2 Child Restraint Useful Life
3.3 Second Hand Child
Restraint
4.0 Assembly
4.1 Attaching LATCH Storage
Compartment
4.2 Attaching Cupholder
5.0 Features
5.1 Child Restraint
5.2 Base
6.0 Height and Weight
Limitations
6.1 Rear-Facing with base
6.2 Forward-Facing with base
6.3 Booster WITHOUT base
7.0 Choosing an Appropriate
Vehicle Seat Location
7.1 Vehicle Seat Location
Requirements
7.2 Vehicle Seat Belt
Requirements
7.3 SAFE Vehicle Seat Belt
Systems
7.4 For Built-in Harness Only
7.5 WITH or WITHOUT Built-in
Harness
7.6 UNSAFE Vehicle Belt
Systems
8.0 LATCH
8.1 What is LATCH?
8.2 LATCH System
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Installation
9.0 Installing Base Using
Vehicle Seat Belt
10.0 Installing Base Using
LATCH
11.0 REAR-FACING
INSTALLATION
12.0 FORWARD-FACING
INSTALLATION
13.0 Tether Use
14.0 Tether and LATCH Storage
14.1 Tether Storage
14.2 LATCH Storage
15.0 Harness System
15.1 Harness Strap
15.2 Chest Clip
15.3 Buckle
15.4 Crotch Strap
16.0 Accessories
16.1 Body Support
(on certain models)
16.2 Harness Covers & Crotch
Strap Cover (on certain
models)
17.0 Using Recline
18.0 Securing Child in Child
Restraint
18.1 Placing Child in Child
Restraint
18.2 Check Harness System
18.3 Adjusting Head
Support/Harness Straps
19.0 Booster Installation
19.1 Storing Harness
19.2 Using Child Restraint in
Booster Mode
19.3 Securing Child in
Booster Seat and Vehicle
19.4 Adjusting Head
Support in Booster Mode
20.0 Additional Information
20.1 Adjusting Armrest
20.2 Removing Seat Cover
20.3 Airplane Use
20.4 Care and Maintenance
21.0 Replacement Parts,
Warranty, and Owner’s
Manual Storage
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1.0 Warnings to Parents and Other Users
NEVER PLACE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT IN A
VEHICLE SEATING LOCATION THAT HAS
A FRONT AIR BAG. If an air bag inates, it can hit
the child and child restraint with great force and
cause serious injury or death to your child. Check
vehicle owner’s manual for information about side
air bags and child restraint installation.

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tFAILURE TO PROPERLY USE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT increases the risk of
serious injury or death in a sharp turn, sudden stop or crash. Your child’s safety
depends on you installing and using this child restraint correctly. Failure to
follow these instructions and child restraint labels can result in child striking the
vehicle’s interior during a sudden stop or crash.
tEVEN IF USING THIS CHILD RESTRAINT seems easy to gure out on your own,
it is very important to READ THE OWNER’S MANUAL and the vehicle owner’s
manual.
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1. CHOOSING THE CORRECT MODE OF USE for the child restraint depending
on your child’s size. Infants less than 20 lbs. must use this child restraint
rear-facing.
2. SELECTING A SUITABLE LOCATION for the child restraint in your vehicle.
Some seating positions, such as those equipped with air bags, may not be
safe locations for this child restraint.
3. PROPERLY ROUTING THE VEHICLE SEAT BELT OR LATCH.

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4. PROPERLY SECURING THE CHILD RESTRAINT IN THE VEHICLE using a
seat belt designed to restrain a child restraint or by using LATCH. Many seat
belts are NOT safe to use with this child restraint, even though they can easily
be threaded through or around the child restraint! 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
“7.0 Choosing An Appropriate Vehicle Seat Location, p. 22-26”.
5. PROPERLY SECURING YOUR CHILD IN THE CHILD RESTRAINT.
tNEVER LEAVE YOUR CHILD UNATTENDED.
tYOU MUST READ your vehicle owner’s manual on child restraint use.
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tNEVER LEAVE CHILD UNATTENDED, even when sleeping. Child may become
tangled in harness straps and suocate or strangle.
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RESTRAINED IN REAR VEHICLE SEATING POSITION, RATHER THAN FRONT
SEATING POSITIONS. For a vehicle with a front passenger air bag, refer to your
vehicle owner’s manual as well as these instructions for child restraint installation.
tSECURE CHILDREN in rear seat of vehicle whenever possible.

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tSERIOUS CRIPPLING INJURY OR DEATH can result if infant faces front of
vehicle. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that children
be SFBSGBDJOH until age 2 or until they reach the maximum SFBSGBDJOH height
and weight rating for their seat.
tSOME SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN, such as pre-term babies or those who have
tested positive for positional apnea, may be at increased risk of suering
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we recommend that you have your physician or hospital sta evaluate your child
and recommend the proper child restraint or car bed before using this product.
tDO NOT remove LATCH system from child restraint. If using vehicle seat belt to
secure child restraint, LATCH connectors must be stored.
(see section “14.0 TETHER AND LATCH STORAGE, p. 39”.)
tNEVER ATTACH two LATCH connectors
to one vehicle lower anchor point unless
specically allowed by the vehicle
manufacturer.

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tDO NOT INSTALL OR USE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT AND BASE UNTIL YOU
READ AND UNDERSTAND THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL AND IN
YOUR VEHICLE OWNER’S MANUAL. DO NOT let others install or use the child
restraint unless they understand how to use it.
t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 a cut, frayed or damaged child restraint harness, vehicle seat belt or
LATCH belts.
tNEVER LEAVE A CHILD RESTRAINT and base unsecured in your vehicle. An
unsecured child restraint or base can be thrown around and may injure
occupants in a sharp turn, sudden stop or crash. Remove it or make sure that it is
securely belted in the vehicle. If not using LATCH, make sure unsecured LATCH
connectors are properly stored on base.
tNEVER GIVE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT to someone else without also giving
them this manual.

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tDO NOT use accessories or parts other than those provided by Graco. Their use
could alter the performance of the child restraint.
tNEVER USE A SECONDHAND CHILD RESTRAINT or a child restraint whose
history you do not know.
tDO NOT MODIFY YOUR CHILD RESTRAINT or use any accessories or parts
supplied by other manufacturers.
tTHE CHILD RESTRAINT CAN BECOME VERY HOT IF LEFT IN THE SUN. Always
touch the surface of any metal or plastic parts before putting your child in the
child restraint.
tDO NOT use child restraint with any stroller.
tDO NOT allow the liquid in the level indicator to be ingested or come into
contact with the eyes.

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2.2 For Recall Information
2.0 Registration Information
Model Number:
Date of Manufacture:
Purchase Date:
Please ll in the above information. The model number and date of manufacture
can be found on a label on the child restraint. Fill out the prepaid registration
postcard attached to the harness and mail it today.
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UP
Graco Children’s Products Inc.
Attn: Customer Service, 3 Glenlake Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30328
or call 1-800-345-4109 or register online at:
http://www.gracobaby.com/carseatregistration
2.1 Register Your Child Restraint

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STOP using this child restraint and throw it away 10
years after the date of manufacture. Look for this
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3.2 Child Restraint Useful Life
3.0 Useful Information
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 and date of manufacture ready so that we may help you
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USA: 1-800-345-4109
or www.gracobaby.com
www.cpsc.gov
www.NHTSA.gov
www.seatcheck.org
2.3 If You Need Help
THIS CHILD RESTRAINT
CONFORMS to all
applicable requirements
of Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard 213 and
is certied for use in
motor vehicles.
3.1 Certication
Graco Children’s Products Inc. advises against loaning
or passing along a child restraint.
3.3 Second Hand Child Restraint
MODEL
Date of Manufacture
GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS, INC.
ATLANTA, GA 30328 1-800-345-4109
Made in China
PD206938A
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4.0 Assembly
4.2 Attaching Cupholder
4.1 Attaching LATCH Storage Compartment
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cupholder attached.
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cupholder. In a crash, these objects could hit your
child and cause serious injuries.
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5.0 Features
5.1 Child Restraint

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*Vehicles 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. When used
properly with the vehicle
seat belt or LATCH, a
tether helps reduce injury
in a sudden stop or crash.
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Recline handle
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Armrest
Chest clip
Harness strap
Level indicator
Head support
Head support release
Tether storage
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5.0 Features
5.2 BASE
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Smart Seat™ All-In-One Carseat.

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**United States Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standards have dened a system
for installing child restraints in vehicles.
The 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 in vehicles.
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LATCH storage compartment
LATCH (stored)

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MAX HEIGHT
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slot position
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(13.6 kg-29.5 kg)
MIN. HEIGHT
38” (96 CM)
IF Shoulders are
ABOVE top
harness slot position
65 lbs-100 lbs
(29.5 kg-45 kg)
MAX. HEIGHT
57” (145 CM)
Top of ears are BELOW
top of booster seat
6.0 Height & Weight Limits
FAILURE TO USE CHILD RESTRAINT IN A MANNER
APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR CHILD’S SIZE MAY
INCREASE THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR
DEATH. Instructions for the use of this child restraint dier greatly depending on
the size of your child. Be sure you are using the child restraint in the correct mode
and with the correct features for your child.
20 lbs-40 lbs
(9 kg-18.1 kg)
and
Top of head
AT LEAST 1”
(2.54 cm)
BELOW top of
head support
20 lbs-39 lbs
(9 kg-17.7 kg)
At least 1 year
old and can
sit upright
unassisted
approx. 3-10 years
Body support
MUST be used
if shoulders are
below lowest
harness
setting.

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with children up to 40 lbs. (18.1 kg). However, some children
approaching 40 lbs. (18.1 kg) may be too tall to t SFBSGBDJOH.
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head support.
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*The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that children be
SFBSGBDJOH until age 2 or until they reach the maximum SFBSGBDJOH height and
weight rating for their seat.
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Graco advises that you have your physician or hospital sta evaluate your infant and
recommend the proper child restraint or car bed before you and your infant leave the
hospital.
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1” (2.54 cm)
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