Graco Child Restraint User manual
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Child Restraint
Owner’s Manual
FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE THIS
CHILD RESTRAINT INCREASES THE
RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IN
A SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH.
READ THIS MANUAL.
Do not install or use this child restraint
until you read and understand the
instructions in this manual.
PD212616B
© 2012 Graco 10/12 US
Head Wise™ 70
featuring
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Important Information.......................4
Warnings...................................5-8
Basic Information...............................9
What is LATCH?..........................10-11
LATCH System.................................12
Before You Begin
Use
Height & Weight Limits.............13-15
Features...................................16-17
Rear-Facing Installation
With LATCH.............................18-19
Forward-Facing Installation
With LATCH.............................20-21
Rear-Facing Installation With
Vehicle Seat Belts.....................22-23
Forward-Facing Installation With
Vehicle Seat Belts.....................24-25
Placing Child in Child Restraint..26-29
Operations and Adjustments.........30-38
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s"UCKLE31
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s2ECLINE5PRIGHT0OSITIONS34-36
s2EMOVINGLATCH from Vehicle
Anchor Points...............................37
sLATCH Storage.............................38
Vehicle Seat Belts.......................39-46
s,OCKING#LIP44-45
Additional Information...............47-55
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Replacement Parts...........................56
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Read and understand instruction
manual and child restraint labels.
)NFANTSLESSTHANLBSKGmust
use child restraint rear-facing.
Infants or toddlers 20 to 40 lbs.
KGTOKGmay be rear-facing.
Do not use child restraint rear-facing
INVEHICLESEATWITHAIRBAG
Secure children in rear seat of
VEHICLEWHENEVERPOSSIBLE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
.EVERLEAVECHILDUNATTENDED
Install child restraint securely with
VEHICLESEATBELTORLATCH belt.
Do not use after the useful life date
SHOWNONBACKOFCHILDRESTRAINT
$ONOTALLOWANYONEBABYSITTER
RELATIVESETCTOUSECHILDRESTRAINT
without first understanding all
instructions.
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No child restraint can guarantee
protection from injury in every
situation, but proper use helps reduce
the risk of serious injury or death.
READ THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Child restraints could be recalled for
safety reasons. You must register this
restraint to be reached in a recall. Send
YOURNAMEADDRESSANDTHERESTRAINTS
model number and date of manufacture
to: 'RACO#HILDRENS0RODUCTS)NC
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'LENLAKE0ARKWAY
!TLANTA'!
ORCALL
or register online at
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For recall information:
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http://www.NHTSA.gov
If You Need Help:
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ANYQUESTIONSYOUMAYHAVE
CONCERNINGPARTSUSEORMAINTENANCE
7HENYOUCONTACTUSPLEASEHAVEYOUR
PRODUCTSmodel number and date
of manufacture ready so that we may
HELPYOUEFlCIENTLY4HESENUMBERS
CANBEFOUNDONASTICKERONTHE
underside of your child restraint.
1-800-345-4109 or www.gracobaby.com
www.cpsc.gov
www.NHTSA.gov
www.seatcheck.org
5
NEVER PLACE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT IN A
VEHICLE SEATING LOCATION THAT HAS A
FRONT AIR BAG. If an air bag inflates, it can
hit the child and child restraint with great
force and cause serious injury or death to
your child. Refer to your vehicle owner’s
manual for information about side air bags
and child restraint installation.
WARNINGS - Prevent serious injury or death:
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Failure to follow these
instructions and child restraint
labels can result in child
striking the vehicle’s interior
during a sudden stop or crash.
Secure child restraint with a
vehicle seat belt or LATCH that is
properly routed as shown in this
manual.
Select a suitable location for the
child restraint in your vehicle.
Choose the correct mode of use
for the child restraint depending
on your child’s size. Infants less
than 20 lbs. (9.1kg) must use this
child restraint rear-facing.
Serious crippling injury or death
can result if infant faces front of
vehicle.
The American Academy of
Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that
children be rear-facing until age 2
or until they reach the maximum
rear-facing height and weight
rating for their seat.
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
“Vehicle Seat Belts” section.
WARNINGS- Prevent serious injury or death:
(continued)
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Never put a child restraint in a
front vehicle seat unless
recommended by vehicle owner’s
manual. National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA)
alerts vehicle owners that
according to accident statistics,
children are safer in the rear seat.
For vehicles with air bags, refer to
vehicle owner’s manual for child
restraint installation information.
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 accessories or parts
other than those provided by
Graco. Their use could alter the
performance of the child restraint.
Rear-facing child restraint must be
properly leveled:
s4OORECLINEDCANRESULTIN
injury or ejection.
s4OOUPRIGHTCANRESULTIN
breathing difficulties.
WARNINGS- Prevent serious injury or death:
(continued)
8
Never leave child unattended,
even when sleeping. Child may
become tangled in harness straps
and suffocate or strangle.
DO NOT remove LATCH system
from child restraint. If using
vehicle seat belt to secure child
restraint, LATCH connectors must
be stored. (see section “LATCH
storage”)
Never attach two
LATCH connectors
to one vehicle
lower anchor
point unless
specifically
allowed by the
vehicle manufacturer.
NEVER use the rear-facing LATCH
belt and the forward-facing
LATCH belt at the same time. You
can only use one LATCH belt at a
time depending on which mode
you install the child restraint.
WARNINGS- Prevent serious injury or death:
(continued)
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BASIC INFORMATION
Certification
4HISCHILDRESTRAINTMEETSOREXCEEDSALL
applicable requirements of Federal
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USEINMOTORVEHICLESANDAIRCRAFT
Unoccupied Child Restraint
Dangerous Vehicle Seats
Child Restraint Useful Life
Always secure child restraint to LATCH
ORAVEHICLESEATBELTEVENWHEN
UNOCCUPIED)NACRASHANUNSECURED
child restraint can injure passengers.
Do not use child restraint on rear-facing
ORSIDEFACINGVEHICLESEATS
STOP using this child restraint and
THROWITAWAYYEARSAFTERTHEDATEOF
manufacture. ,OOKFORTHISSTICKERON
rear of child restraint:
Warm Weather
#HILDRESTRAINTPARTSCANGETVERYHOTIN
the sun or warm weather.
To avoid burns, always check
before putting child in child
restraint.
Vehicle Seat Protection
0ROTECTVEHICLESEAT5SEACHILDRESTRAINT
MATTOWELORTHINBLANKETUNDERAND
behind child restraint.
MODEL
Date of Manufacture
GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS, INC.
ATLANTA, GA 30328 1-800-345-4109
Made in China
PD206938A
NAME
year month day
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WHAT IS LATCH?
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3AFETY3TANDARDSHAVEDElNEDA
system for installing child restraints in
VEHICLES4HESYSTEMISCALLED LATCH.
LATCH stands for:
Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren.
LATCHINTHEVEHICLECONSISTSOFATOP
tether anchor point and two lower
anchor points.
3OMEVEHICLEOWNERMANUALSUSETHE
term ISOFIX to identify the new child
RESTRAINTANCHORSYSTEM4HISCHILD
restraint with LATCH can also be used
INVEHICLESEATINGPOSITIONSEQUIPPED
with ISOFIX.
.EWERVEHICLESMAYHAVEONEOR
more seating positions equipped with
LATCH anchor points.
)FVEHICLEISEQUIPPEDWITHLATCHTHE
VEHICLELOWERANCHORPOINTSMAYBE
VISIBLEATTHEVEHICLESEATCREASE)FNOT
VISIBLETHEYMAYBEMARKEDWITHA
symbol or a colored dot.
#HECKVEHICLEOWNERSMANUALFORVEHICLE
TOPTETHERANCHORLOCATIONS4HEYMAY
be identified using one of the anchor
symbols .
5SEVEHICLEBELTNOTLATCHCONNECTORS
for installations with children weighing
MORETHANPOUNDSKG
NOTE:3OMEVEHICLEMANUFACTURERS
HAVELOWERMAXIMUMWEIGHTRATINGS
for LATCHANCHORSSOYOUMUSTCONSULT
YOURVEHICLEOWNERSMANUALORCALLTHE
VEHICLEMANUFACTURERTOCONlRMTHE
LIMITSONYOURVEHICLESLATCH anchors.
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