Graco SnugRide Click Connect 35 User manual

Even if using this infant restraint seems easy to figure out on your
own, it is very important to READ,
UNDERSTAND AND FOLLOW THE OWNER’S MANUAL.
Failure to properly use this infant restraint increases the risk of
serious injury or death in a sudden stop or crash.
©2009 Graco PD117278A 9/09
Read this manual
KEEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE USE.
SnugRide® 35

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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 Recall Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
2.3 If You Need Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
3.0 Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-12
3.1 Warnings for Use as Infant Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
3.2 Warning for Use With a Stroller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
3.3 Additional Warnings for Use as Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
3.4 Height and Weight Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
4.0 Features and Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-19
4.1 Adjusting Handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
4.2 Removing and Attaching Infant Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
4.3 Attaching Canopy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
4.4 Head Support (on certain models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
4.5 Cold Weather Boot (on certain models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
4.6 Harness Covers (on certain models, styles vary) . . . . . . . . . .19
5.0 Using Infant Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-25
5.1 Positioning Harness Straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
5.2 Securing Child in Infant Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

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6.0 Choosing an Appropriate Vehicle Seat Location . . . 26-32
6.1 Vehicle Seat Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
6.2 Vehicle Seat Belt Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
6.2.1 UNSAFE Vehicle Belt Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
6.2.2 SAFE Vehicle Belt Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
6.3
UAS (Universal Anchorage System) Locations. . . . . . . . . 32
7.0 How to Install the Infant Restraint/Base . . . . . . . 33-40
7.1 Installing the Infant Restraint Without Base
Using Vehicle Belt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
7.2 Installing the Infant Restraint and Base
Using Vehicle Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
7.3 Using
UAS (Universal Anchorage System)
to Install Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
7.4 Reclining Infant Restraint/Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
8.0 Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-43
8.1 Airplane Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
8.2 Storing
UAS (Universal Anchorage System) . . . . . . . . . . .41
8.3 Cleaning and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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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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own, it is very important to READ, UNDERSTAND AND FOLLOW
THE OWNER’S MANUAL.
The manual is located in a pocket on the back 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.
1.0 Warnings to Parents and Other Users

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5. Properly routing the vehicle seat belt or UAS.
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
UAS . 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:
Manufactured in:
Purchase Date:
2.0 Registration Information
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manufactured in (date)
can be found on a label on the bottom 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 manufactured
in (date) to:
Elfe Juvenile Products
5171 Thimens
Saint-Laurent, Quebec
H4R 3C6
or call 1-800-667-8184
2.2 For Recall Information
Call the Customer Service in Canada at 1-800-667-8184
www.elfe.net
2.1 Register Your Infant Restraint

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2.3 If You Need Help
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 manufactured in (date) ready so that we may help you
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underside of your infant restraint.
1-800-667-8184

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 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.
 DO NOT PLACE THIS INFANT RESTRAINT IN A VEHICLE
SEATING LOCATION THAT HAS A FRONT
AIR BAG.
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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.
3.0 Important Information
3.1 Warnings for Use as Infant Restraint

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 SOME SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN , such as pre-term babies or
those who have tested positive for positional apnea, may be at
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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.
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
UAS , make sure unsecured UAS 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 may not be able to see.
 STOP USING INFANT RESTRAINT AND BASE AND THROW IT
AWAY
after the date molded into the back of the infant restraint.
“DO NOT use this car seat after December (Year)”
 DO NOT MODIFY YOUR INFANT RESTRAINT AND BASE or use
any accessories or parts supplied by other manufacturers.

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 NEVER USE INFANT RESTRAINT AND BASE IF IT HAS
DAMAGED OR MISSING PARTS.
DO NOT use a cut, frayed or
damaged infant restraint harness, vehicle seat belt or UAS 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.
 THIS INFANT RESTRAINT CONFORMS to Canadian Motor Vehicle
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aircraft.
3.2 Warning for Use With a Stroller
 USE ONLY WITH STROLLERS THAT ARE PART OF THE GRACO
TRAVEL SYSTEM. Refer to stroller owner’s manual for details about
how to attach the infant restraint to your stroller. If you do not have an
owner’s manual, please call toll-free, 1-800-667-8184 to obtain one.
Never use a Graco’s infant restraint with other manufacturer’s strollers.
May result in serious injury or death.

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3.3 Additional Warnings for Use as Carrier
 FALL HAZARD: 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
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BE SURE handle locks into position before lifting carrier.
NEVER place carrier on the top of a shopping cart.
 SUFFOCATION HAZARD: Infant carrier can roll over on soft
surfaces and suffocate child. Never place carrier on beds, sofas
or other soft surfaces.
 STRANGULATION HAZARD: 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
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DO NOT attach strings to toys.

Your child MUST meet the following requirements:
WEIGHT: 2.3-15.87 kg (5-35 lbs.)
AND
HEIGHT: 81 cm (32 inches) or less in height.
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3.4 Height and Weight Limits
TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH DO NOT USE THE
INFANT RESTRAINT WITH A CHILD LARGER OR SMALLER
THAN THE WEIGHT AND HEIGHT RANGE LISTED BELOW.

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4.0 Features and Components

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.
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*Level
Indicator
**Locking
Clip

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system for installing car seats in vehicles. The system is called UAS*
(Universal Anchorage System).
* UAS may be used IN PLACE of vehicle belt ONLY if vehicle is
equipped with UAS anchor points. Please refer to vehicle owner’s
manual for UAS locations.
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To remove, squeeze release handle at back of
infant restraint and lift out of 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
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1. Press handle adjustment buttons on both
sides of handle .
2. Rotate handle until it clicks into any of the
4 positions:
Position
A: MUST be used
when carrying by handle,
Position
B,C: are convenience
positions,
Position
D: is the sitting position,
NEVER use position B in
the vehicle.
BOTH handle adjustment
buttons must pop out to lock
handle in place .
3.
Push and pull on the handle to
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position.
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4.1 Adjusting Handle
4.2 Removing and Attaching Infant Restraint
A
D
C
B
Carrying
Sitting
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1. Infant restraint comes with four
identical canopy support parts.
Thread one canopy support
completely through sewn
channel .
2. Slide straight end of a
second support into
the straight end of the
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place .
3. 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 base of
the handle .
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4.3 Attaching Canopy
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



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 or .
Models without snaps: Thread the harness
through the openings in the head support as
shown .
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
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snug against your child’s shoulders.
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4.4 Head Support (on certain models, styles vary)
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To prevent ejection in sudden stop
or crash: shoulder straps must be
threaded through slots and properly
positioned on shoulders. Only use
head supports and in the
bottom or middle harness slots.
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Some models come with a cold
weather boot. To use, wrap elastic
around bottom of seat and attach
both elastic loops around vehicle belt
hooks as shown .
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4.5 Cold Weather Boot (on certain models, styles vary)

To prevent ejection in sudden stop or crash:
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threaded through slots and properly
positioned on shoulders.
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interfere with placement of the chest clip at
armpit level.
4.6 Harness Covers (on certain models, styles vary)

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1. Remove infant restraint from base and
rotate handle down to sitting position.
See
“4.1 Adjusting Handle” and “4.2
Removing and Attaching Infant Restraint”,
page. 16.
2. Place child in infant restraint as shown .
3. Determine which pair of harness slots
are
even with or just below your
child’s shoulders .
4. If the harness straps must be
adjusted: remove child from infant
restraint and move harness straps
to the proper harness slots by doing
the following:
5.0 Using Infant Restraint
5.1 Positioning Harness Straps
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FAILURE TO PROPERLY ADJUST THE HARNESS STRAPS
FOR YOUR CHILD INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS
INJURY OR DEATH IN THE EVENT OF A SHARP TURN,
SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH.
The harness straps must be
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instructions.
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Use harness slots
even with or just below
child’s shoulders