Graco SnugRide Classic Connect User manual

© 2013 Graco PD238261A 1/13 US
Owner’s Manual
READ THIS MANUAL
KEEP INSTRUCTIONS
FOR FUTURE USE.
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FAILURE TO PROPERLY
USE THIS INFANT
RESTRAINT INCREASES
THE RISK OF SERIOUS
INJURY OR DEATH
IN A SUDDEN STOP
OR CRASH.
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Classic Connect™

1.0 Warning to Parents and Other Users ..................4-5
2.0 Registration Information ............................6-7
2.1 Register Your Infant Restraint ....................... 6
2.2 For Recall Information............................. 6
2.3 If You Need Help ................................. 7
2.4 Child Restraint Useful Life.......................... 7
3.0 Features and Components .........................8-15
3.1 Removing and Attaching Base ..................... 11
3.2 Adjusting Handle ................................ 11
3.3 Attaching Canopy ............................... 12
3.4 Seat Pad Assembly (certains models) ............... 13
3.5 Head Support (on certain models) .................. 14
3.6 Cold Weather Boot (certain models)................. 15
3.7 Harness Covers (certain models) ................... 15
4.0 Important Information.............................16-20
4.1 Warnings for Use as an Infant Restraint.............. 16
4.2 Warning for Use With a Stroller..................... 18
4.3 Additional Warnings for Use as Carrier............... 19
4.4 Height and Weight Limits ......................... 20
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5.0 Infant Restraint Location ..........................21-26
5.1 Vehicle Seat Requirements........................ 21
5.2 Vehicle Seat Belt Requirements .................... 22
5.2.1 UNSAFE Vehicle Belt Systems ................ 23
5.2.2 SAFE Vehicle Belt Systems ................... 24
5.3 LATCH Locations ............................... 26
6.0 Using Infant Restraint .................................27-38
6.1 Positioning Harness Straps........................ 27
6.2 Securing Child in Infant Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
6.3 Installing the Infant Restraint/Base Using Vehicle Belt . . . 31
6.4 Using LATCH to Install Base ...................... 34
6.5 Reclining Infant Restraint/Base..................... 36
7.0 Additional Information ............................39-41
7.1 Airplane Use ................................... 39
7.2 Storing LATCH ................................. 39
7.3 Cleaning and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
7.4 Buckle Cleaning Process .......................... 41
Replacement Parts..................................... 44
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1.0 Warnings to Parents and
Other Users
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DO NOT PLACE THIS INFANT RESTRAINT IN
A VEHICLE SEATING LOCATION THAT HAS A
FRONT AIR BAG. If the air bag inflates, it can hit
the infant 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 infant restraint installation.

No infant restraint can guarantee protection from injury in every situation.
However, proper use of this infant restraint reduces the risk of serious
injury or death to your child.
Failure to properly use this infant 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 infant
restraint correctly.
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The manual is located in the back pocket of the infant restraint.
You must also read your vehicle owner’s manual.
Your child’s safety depends on:
1. Choosing a suitable location in your vehicle. Some seating
positions, such as those equipped with air bags, may not be safe
locations for this infant restraint.
2. Inserting the harness straps in the proper slots for your child.
3. Properly securing your child in the infant restraint.
4. Placing infant restraint/base in a rear-facing position.
5. Properly routing the vehicle seat belt or LATCH.
6. Properly reclining the infant restraint.
7. Properly securing the infant restraint in the vehicle using a seat
belt designed to restrain an infant restraint or by using LATCH. Many
seat belts are NOT safe to use with infant restraints, even though they
can easily be threaded through the infant restraint!
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Model Number:
Date of Manufacture:
Purchase Date:
2.1 Register Your Infant Restraint
Please fill in the above information. The model number and
date of manufacture can be found on a label on the underside of
your infant restraint. Fill out the prepaid registration postcard attached
to the seat cover 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 to:
Graco Children’s Products Inc.
Attn: Customer Service
3 Glenlake Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30328
or call 1-800-345-4109
or register online at
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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
Graco: 1-800-345-4109 or www.gracobaby.com
2.2 For Recall Information
2.0 Registration Information

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2.3 If You Need Help
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 underside of your
infant restraint.
1-800-345-4109 or www.gracobaby.com
www.cpsc.gov
www.NHTSA.gov
www.seatcheck.org
STOP using this child restraint and throw it away 7 years after the
date of manufacture.
Look for this sticker on rear of child restraint or on the base:
2.4 Child Restraint Useful Life
MODEL
Date of Manufacture
GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS, INC.
ATLANTA, GA 30328 1-800-345-4109
Made in China
PD206938A
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3.0 Features and Components
Vehicle belt/LATCH* path
Base
Adjustable Foot
LATCH
Connector
Adjustment Belt LATCH
Storage
Bars
United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards have
defined a system for installing car seats in vehicles. The system
is called LATCH.
* LATCH may be used IN PLACE of vehicle belt ONLY if vehicle is equipped
with LATCH anchor points. Please refer to vehicle owners manual for
LATCH locations.

FRONT VIEW
Handle
Harness
slots
Vehicle
belt
hook
Handle
adjustment
button
Harness
clip
Harness
buckle
Harness
buckle tongues
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REAR VIEW
Canopy
Harness slot
Release handle
Attachment
latch
Level
indicator*
Owner’s manual
pocket
Harness
tightener
Locking clip**
The level indicator is attached to the side of
the infant restraint, and indicates whether or
not the infant restraint is properly reclined.
The locking clip is stored on the bottom of
the infant restraint. You will need to use it
with certain types of vehicle seat belts.
**Locking
Clip
*Level
Indicator
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