Graco SnugRide Classic Connect User manual

© 2013 Graco PD238261A 1/13 US
Owner’s Manual
READ THIS MANUAL
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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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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
NAME
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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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3.1 Removing and Attaching Base
3.2 Adjusting Handle
To remove infant restraint, squeeze handle at
back of seat and lift infant restraint from base
as shown .
To put infant restraint in base, push infant
restraint down until it clicks into base. Pull up
on infant restraint to be sure it is latched
firmly into base.
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1. Press handle adjustment buttons on
both sides of handle .
2. Rotate handle until it clicks into any
of the 5 positions:
Position- A: MUST be used
when carrying by handle,
Positions-
A,B,C,D,E: may be used in vehicle,
BOTH handle adjustment
buttons must pop out to lock
handle in place .
3. Push and pull on the handle
to be sure it is locked firmly
in position.
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Carrying
Sitting
AB
C
D
E
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1. Infant restraint comes with four
(two on certain models) identical
canopy support parts.
Thread one canopy support
completely through one sewn
tunnel .
2. Slide straight end of a second
support into the straight end of
the first support .
3. On models with four canopy supports,
repeat steps one and two for the other
canopy tunnel. The canopy should appear
as shown .
4. Attach canopy in the areas between the
infant restraint and the handle base .
To remove the canopy, reverse the steps.
3.3 Attaching Canopy
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3.4 Seat Pad Assembly
(on certain models)
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Step 1.
Wrap bottom edge of seat pad
around the foot end of seat as
shown.
Step 2.
Wrap the top edge of the seat pad
around the head end of the seat
as shown.
Step 3.
On side of seat, wrap elastic strap
around the handle as shown.
Skip Steps 3 and 4 if your model
does not include straps.
Step 4.
Fasten strap to hook that is
attached to the seat pad. Repeat
steps for the elastic strap and
hook on the other side of the seat
pad.

Some infants may need extra support
to keep their head and body in a
comfortable position. Unsnap the sides
and resnap them with the harness
straps threaded through the slots in
the cushion .
If your model does not include a head support, you
may want to use a rolled towel or a blanket for
support .
MAKE SURE THAT NOTHING INTERFERES
WITH THE HARNESS OR THE BLANKET. It must
still be flat and snug against your child’s shoulders.
3.5 Head Support (on certain models)
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3.6 Cold Weather Boot
(on certain models)
Some models come with a cold weather
boot. To use, wrap elastic around bottom
of seat and place both elastic loops around
vehicle belt hooks as shown .
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3.7 Harness Covers (on certain models)
To prevent ejection in sudden stop or crash:
Always make sure shoulder straps are threaded through slots and
properly positioned on shoulders.
Make sure that harness covers do not interfere with placement of
the chest clip at armpit level.
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4.0 Important Information
4.1 Warnings for Use as Infant Restraint
DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THIS INFANT 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
infant restraint unless they understand how to use it.
FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE THIS INFANT RESTRAINT
AND BASE INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY
OR DEATH IN A SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH. Your child can
be injured in a vehicle even if you are not in a crash. Sudden
braking and sharp turns can injure your child if the infant
restraint is not properly installed or if your child is not properly
secured in the infant restraint.
PLACE THIS INFANT RESTRAINT IN A REAR-FACING
POSITION when using it in the vehicle.
SOME SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN, such as pre-term babies
or those who have tested positive for positional apnea, may be
at increased risk of suffering breathing or other difficulties in an
infant restraint. If your child has special needs, we recommend
that you have your physician or hospital staff evaluate your child
and recommend the proper infant restraint or car bed before
using this product.
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According to accident statistics, CHILDREN ARE SAFER WHEN
PROPERLY RESTRAINED IN REAR VEHICLE SEATING
POSITIONS, 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 infant restraint
installation.
NEVER LEAVE YOUR CHILD UNATTENDED.
NEVER LEAVE AN INFANT RESTRAINT AND BASE
UNSECURED IN YOUR VEHICLE. An unsecured infant
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.
REPLACE THE INFANT RESTRAINT AND BASE AFTER AN
ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND. An accident can cause damage to
the infant restraint that you cannot see.
STOP USING INFANT RESTRAINT AND BASE AND THROW IT
AWAY after the date molded into the back of the infant restraint.
DO NOT MODIFY YOUR INFANT RESTRAINT AND BASE or
use any accessories or parts supplied by other manufacturers.
NEVER USE INFANT RESTRAINT AND BASE IF IT HAS
DAMAGED OR MISSING PARTS. DO NOT use a cut, frayed
or damaged infant restraint harness or vehicle seat belt or
LATCH belt.
THE INFANT 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 infant restraint.
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THIS INFANT RESTRAINT CONFORMS to all applicable
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and is certified for
use in motor vehicles and aircraft.
NEVER GIVE THIS INFANT RESTRAINT AND BASE to
someone else without also giving them this manual.
NEVER USE A SECOND-HAND INFANT RESTRAINT AND BASE
or an infant restraint whose history you do not know.
USE ONLY WITH STROLLERS THAT ARE
PART OF THE GRACO CLASSIC
CONNECT™ TRAVEL SYSTEM. Refer to
stroller instruction sheet for details about how
to attach the infant restraint to your stroller.
If you do not have an instruction sheet,
please call toll-free, 1-800-345-4109 to obtain one, or visit our
website, www.gracobaby.com.
Never use a Graco infant restraint with other manufacturer’s
strollers, as this may result in serious injury or death.
4.2 Warning for Use With a Stroller
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FALL HA=ARD: Child’s movements can slide carrier.
NEVER place carrier near edges of countertops, tables or other
high surfaces. Always stay within arms reach whenever carrier is
not on floor/ground.
BE SURE handle locks into position before lifting carrier.
NEVER place carrier in the top of a shopping cart.
SUFFOCATION HA=ARD: Infant carrier can roll over on soft
surfaces and suffocate child. Never place carrier on beds, sofas
or other soft surfaces.
STRANGULATION HA=ARD: Child can strangle in loose restraint
straps. Always use harness, never leave child in carrier when
straps are loose or undone.
KEEP STRINGS AND CORDS AWAY FROM CHILD. Strings and
cords can cause strangulation.
DO NOT place carrier near a window where cords from blinds or
drapes can strangle a child.
DO NOT hang strings on or over the carrier.
DO NOT place items with a string around a child’s neck, such
as hood strings, pacifier cords, etc.
DO NOT attach strings to toys.
4.3 Additional Warnings
for Use as Carrier
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4.4 Height and Weight Limits
Your child MUST meet all requirements:
WEIGHT: 5-22 lbs. (2.3-10 kg)
HEIGHT: 29 inches (73 cm) or less
FAILURE TO USE INFANT RESTRAINT IN A MANNER
APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR CHILD’S SI=E MAY INCREASE
THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
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