Car Seat/Booster Seat Owner’s Manual - Graco

1 1 Car Seat/Booster SeatOwner s ManualREAD THIS not install or usethis car seat until youread and understandthe instructions in this TO PROPERLY USE THIS CAR SEATINCREASES THERISK OFSERIOUS INJURYOR DEATH IN ASUDDEN STOPOR CRASH. 2003 Graco ISPB006BC 04/03 Warnings to Parents and Other Users .. Registration Information .. Register Your Car Seat .. Recall Information .. If You Need Help .. Features .. Important Information .. Warnings .. Height and Weight Limits .. WITH Built-In Harness .. WITHOUT Built-In Harness.

2 Car Seat Location .. Vehicle Seat Requirements .. Vehicle Seat Belt Requirements .. UNSAFE Vehicle Belt Systems .. SAFE Vehicle Belt Systems .. Using Car Seat With Built-In Harness .. Positioning the Harness Straps .. Securing the Car Seat in Your Vehicle .. With a Vehicle Lap or Lap/Shoulder Belt .. With LATCH .. Securing Your Child in the Car Seat .. Using Car Seat Without Built-In Harness .. Harness Removal .. Securing Child and Booster Seat in Vehicle .. Additional Information .. Using the Tether.

3 Storing LATCH .. Airplane Use .. Cupholder .. Care and Maintenance .. Replacement Parts ..36-37 Table of Contents3 Failure to properly use this car seat increases the risk ofserious injury or death in a sharp turn, sudden stop orcrash. Your child s safety depends on you installing andusing this car seat if using this car seat seems easy to figure out onyour own, it is very important to READ THE OWNER SMANUAL and the vehicle owner s child s safety depends on:1. Choosing the correct mode of usefor the car seat depending on your child s Inserting the harness straps(if needed) in theproper slots for your Selecting a suitable locationfor the car seat inyour Properly routing the vehicle seat belt or Properly securing the car seat in the vehicleusing a seat belt designed to restrain both the carseat and your child or by using LATCH.

4 Many seatbelts are NOT safe to use with this car seat, eventhough they can easily be threaded through oraround the car seat!6. Properly securing your child in the car Warnings to Parentsand Other Users4 Model Number:Manufactured in:Purchase Registration Register Your Car If You Need HelpPlease fill in the above information. Themodel numbercan be found on a label underneath your car seat. Fill out the prepaid registration postcardattached to the seat cover and mail it restraints could be recalled for safety must register this restraint to be reached in arecall.

5 Send your name, address and model number to: Graco Children s Products Oaklands , PA 19341 or call 1-888-224-6549or contact our Customer Service Department withany questions you may have concerning parts, use, ormaintenance. When you contact us, please have yourproduct s model numberready so that we may helpyou efficiently. These numbers can be found on a sticker on the underside of your car or Call the Government s Auto Safety Hotlineat 1-800-424-9393 (202-366-0123 in area) Graco : 1-888-224-6549 or Recall Information5 Harness slotHarness clipHarness strapCrotch FeaturesCupholder (certain models)Shoulder belt positionerHarness buckletongue6**Vehicles are now (or can be) equipped with tetheranchor points behind some seats.

6 A tether anchorsthe top of the car seat to the body of the used properly with the vehicle seat belt,a tether helps reduce injury in a sudden stopor crash. *The locking clip is stored on the back ofthe car seat. You will need to use it withcertain types of vehicle seat clipstorage*HarnessplateTether strap**Owner s Manual storage compartmentExpiration dateAdjusterbarTether clip Adjusterbar lockLATCH**United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards have defined a new system for installingcar seats in vehicles. The system is called may ONLY be used IN PLACE of vehicle belt ifvehicle is equipped with LATCH anchor points.

7 Pleaserefer to vehicle owners Manual for LATCH locations storage barsAdjustmentbeltLATCHC onnector7 DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THIS CAR SEAT UNTIL YOU READ AND UNDERSTAND THEINSTRUCTIONS IN THIS Manual AND IN YOUR VEHICLE OWNER S NOTlet others install or use the car seat unless theyunderstand how to use it. FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE THIS CAR SEATINCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY ORDEATH IN A SHARP TURN, SUDDEN STOP child can be injured in a vehicle evenif you are not in a crash. Sudden braking and sharpturns can injure your child if the car seat is notproperly installed or if your child is not properlysecured in the car seat.

8 NEVER PLACE THIS BOOSTER SEAT IN AVEHICLE SEATING LOCATION THAT HAS AFRONT AIR BAG .If an air baginflates, it can hit the child andbooster seat with great force andcause serious injury or death toyour child. Refer to your vehicleowner s Manual for informationabout side air bags and boosterseat installation. According to accident statistics, CHILDREN ARESAFER WHEN PROPERLY RESTRAINED INREAR VEHICLE SEATING POSITIONS, RATHERTHAN FRONT SEATING a vehiclewith a front passenger air bag, refer to your vehicleowner s Manual as well as these instructions for carseat Important Warnings8 NEVER LEAVE YOUR CHILD UNATTENDED.

9 NEVER LEAVE A CAR SEAT UNSECURED INYOUR unsecured car seat can bethrown around and may injure occupants in a sharpturn, sudden stop or crash. Remove it or make surethat it is securely belted in the vehicle. If not usingLATCH, make sure LATCH connectors are properlystored on back of seat. REPLACE THE CAR SEAT AFTER AN ACCIDENTOF ANY accident can cause damage tothe car seat that you cannot see. STOP USING CAR SEAT AND THROW IT AWAY after the date molded into the back of the car seat. DO NOT MODIFY YOUR CAR SEATor use anyaccessories or parts supplied by other manufacturers.

10 NEVER USE CAR SEAT IF IT HAS DAMAGED ORMISSING NOT use a cut, frayed ordamaged car seat harness, LATCH belt or vehicleseat belt. THE CAR SEAT CAN BECOME VERY HOT IFLEFT IN THE with these parts canburn your child s skin. Always touch the surface ofany metal or plastic parts before putting your child in the car seat. THIS CHILD RESTRAINT CONFORMSto all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standardsand is certified for use in motor vehicles. It is certified for use in Aircraft ONLY when used with the built-in harness. When used as a booster without the harness, this restraint is NOT certified for use in aircraft.