Graco PD269300A User manual
©2014 Graco PD269300A1/14 US
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Before You Begin
Important Information..................................3-5
Warnings.................................................6-8
Basic Information................................................9
What is LATCH?...............................................10
LATCH System................................................11
Features...................................................12
Use
Height & Weight Limits....................................13
Rear-facing Installation With LATCH.........14-15
Forward-facing Installation With LATCH...16-17
Rear-facing Installation With
Vehicle Seat Belts.....................................18-19
Forward-facing Installation With
Vehicle Seat Belts....................................20-21
Placing Child in Child Restraint................22-24
Operations and Adjustments........................25-33
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Vehicle Seat Belts.........................................34-38
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Additional Information.................................39-47
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Special Information
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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.
Read and understand instruction manual
and child restraint labels.
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child restraint rear-facing.
Do not use child restraint rear-facing in a
VEHICLESEATWITHANACTIVEFRONTAIRBAG
3ECURECHILDRENINREARSEATOFVEHICLE
WHENEVERPOSSIBLE
Safety First Check List
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)NSTALLCHILDRESTRAINTSECURELYWITHVEHICLE
seat belt or LATCH belt.
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child restraint.
$ONOTALLOWANYONEBABYSITTERRELATIVES
ETCTOUSECHILDRESTRAINTWITHOUTlRST
understanding all instructions.
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0LEASElLLINTHEABOVEINFORMATION4HEMODELNUMBERANDDATEOFMANUFACTURECANBEFOUND
on a label on the child restraint. Fill out the prepaid registration postcard attached to the
harness 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
http://www.gracobaby.com/carseatregistration
Registration Information
Model Number:
Date of Manufacture:
Purchase Date:
Register Your Child Restraint
IMPORTANT INFORMATION CONTINUED
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For recall information:
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CONCERNINGPARTSUSEORMAINTENANCE7HENYOUCONTACTUSPLEASEHAVEYOURPRODUCTSmodel
number and date of manufactureREADYSOTHATWEMAYHELPYOUEFlCIENTLY4HESENUMBERSCAN
BEFOUNDONASTICKERONTHEUNDERSIDEOFYOURCHILDRESTRAINT
1-800-345-4109 or www.gracobaby.com
www.cpsc.gov
www.NHTSA.gov
www.seatcheck.org
If You Need Help:
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION CONTINUED
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WARNINGS - Prevent serious injury or death:
NEVER PLACE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT
REAR-FACING IN A VEHICLE SEATING
LOCATION THAT HAS AN ACTIVE 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.
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WARNINGS - Prevent serious injury or death:
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 kg) must use this child
restraint rear-facing. Serious
crippling injury or death can result
if infant faces front of vehicle. The
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.
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 back seat. For vehicles with
air bags, refer to vehicle owner’s
manual for child restraint
installation information.
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WARNINGS - Prevent serious injury or death (continued):
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:
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or ejection.
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breathing difficulties.
Insert the harness straps in the
proper slots for your child.
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.
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BASIC INFORMATION:
Certification
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APPLICABLEREQUIREMENTSOF&EDERAL-OTOR
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VEHICLESANDAIRCRAFT
Unoccupied Child Restraint
Always secure child restraint with LATCH or a
VEHICLESEATBELTEVENWHENUNOCCUPIED
In a crash, an unsecured child restraint can
injure passengers.
Dangerous Vehicle Seats
Do not use child restraint on rear-facing or
SIDEFACINGVEHICLESEATS
Child Restraint Useful Life
Vehicle Seat Protection
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TOWELORTHINBLANKETUNDERANDBEHINDCHILD
restraint.
Warm Weather
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or warm weather.
To avoid burns, always check before putting
child in child restraint.
STOP using this child restraint or base and
THROWITAWAYYEARSAFTERTHEDATEOF
manufacture.
,OOKFORTHISSTICKERONREAROFCHILDRESTRAINT
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?
LATCH System for Vehicles:
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INSTALLINGCHILDRESTRAINTSINVEHICLES4HE
system is called LATCH. LATCH stands for:
Lower Anchorage and Tethers for CHildren.
LATCHINTHEVEHICLECONSISTSOFATOPTETHER
anchor point and two lower anchor points.
3OMEVEHICLEOWNERMANUALSUSETHETERM
ISOFIX to identify the new child restraint
ANCHORAGESYSTEM4HISCHILDRESTRAINTWITH
LATCHCANALSOBEUSEDINVEHICLESEATING
POSITIONSEQUIPPEDWITHISOFIX.
.EWERVEHICLESMAYHAVEONEORMORESEATING
POSITIONSEQUIPPEDWITHLATCH anchor points.
)FVEHICLEISEQUIPPEDWITHLATCHTHEVEHICLE
LOWERANCHORPOINTSMAYBEVISIBLEATTHEVEHICLE
SEATCREASE)FNOTVISIBLETHEYMAYBEMARKED
with a symbol (Fig. a) or a colored dot.
See your vehicle owner’s manual for exact
locations, anchor identification, and
requirements for use with a child restraint.
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TETHERANCHORLOCATIONS4HEYMAYBEIDENTIlED
using one of the anchor symbols (Fig. b or Fig. c).
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PASSENGERVEHICLE
/THERVEHICLETYPES
MAYHAVEDIFFERENT
LATCH locations.
Vehicle
Top Tether Anchor
Points
Vehicle
Lower Anchor
Points
Vehicle
Seat Crease
(Fig. a) (Fig. b) (Fig. c)
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