Graco 1778253 User Manual [en, es]

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__________KEEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE USE.

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.

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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

2.2 Recall Information.......................................................................6

2.3 IfYou Need Help..........................................................................7

3.0 important information..................................................................8-12

3.1 Warnings for Use as Infant Restraint

3.2 Warning for Use With a Stroller...................................................10

3.3 Additional Warnings for Use as Carrier

3.4 Height and Weight Limits..........................................................12

4.0 Features and Components

4.1 Adjusting Handle.......................................................................16

4.2 Removing and Attaching Infant Restraint

4.3 Attaching Canopy......................................................................17

4.4 Head Support (on certain models)............................................18

4.5 Cold Weather Boot (on certain models)

4.6 Harness Covers (on certain models)

5.0 Using infant Restraint................................................................20-25

5.1 Positioning Harness Straps

5.2 To Adjust Crotch Strap Buckle Position....................................24

5.3 Securing Child in Infant Restraint

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6.0 Choosing an Appropriate Vehicie Seat Location

6.1 Vehicle Seat Requirements

6.2 Vehicle Seat Belt Requirements

6.2.1 UNSAFE Vehicle Belt Systems...............................................29

6.2.2 SAFE Vehicle Belt Systems

6.3 LATCH Locations

7.0 How to instaii the infant Restraint/Base..................................33-40

7.1 Installing the Infant Restraint Without Base

Using Vehicle Belt.....................................................................34

7.2 Installing the Infant Restraint and Base

Using Vehicle Belt.....................................................................35

7.3 Using LATCH to Install Base

7.4 Reclining Infant Restraint/Base

8.0 Additional information...............................................................42-43

8.1 Airplane Use..............................................................................42

8.2 Storing LATCH..........................................................................42

8.3 Cleaning and Maintenance

Replacement Parts..................................................................................48

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AWARNING

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 chiid.

Faiiure to properiy use this infant restraint increases the risk of serious injury or death in a sharp turn, sudden stop or crash.

Your chiid’s safety depends on you instaiiing and using this infant restraint correctiy.

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.

The manuai is iocated in the base. You must aiso read your vehicie owner’s manuai.

Your child’s safety depends on:

1. Choosing a suitable location in your vehicle. Some seating posi tions, such as those equipped with air bags, may not be safe iocations for this infant restraint.

2. Inserting the harness straps in the proper siots for your chiid.

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 beit designed to restrain an infant restraint or by using LATCH. Many seat beits are NOT safe to use with infant restraints, even though they can easiiy be threaded through the infant restraint!

Model Number:

Manufactured In: Purchase Date:

2.1 Register Your Infant Restraint

Please fill in the above information. The model number and manufactured in (date) 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 manufactured in (date) to:

Graco Children’s Products Inc. 150 Oaklands Blvd.

Exton, PA 19341 or call 1-800-345-4109 or register online at

http://www.gracobaby.com/carseatregistration

2.2 For Recall Information

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 orwww.gracobaby.com

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 manufactured in (date)

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

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13.1 Warnings for Use as Infant Restraint

AWARNING

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. 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.

SOME SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN, such as pre-term babies or those who have tested positive for positionai apnea, may be at increased risk of suffering breathing or other difficuities in an infant restraint, if your chiid has speciai needs, we recommend that you have your physician or hospitai staff evaiuate your chiid 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. Fora

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 may not be able to see.

STOP USING INFANT RESTRAINT AND BASE AND THROW IT AWAY after the date ^

molded into the underside of the infant restraint. “DO NOT use this car seat after December (Year)”

DO NOT MODIFYYOUR 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, 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. THIS INFANT RESTRAINT CONFORMS to all applicable Federal

Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and is certified for use in motor

vehicles and aircraft.

3.2 Warning for Use With a Stroiier

AWARNING

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, 1-800-345-4109 to obtain one, or visit our website at www.gracobaby.com.

Never use a Graco infant restraint with other manufacturer’s strollers, as this may result in serious injury or death.

3.3 Additional Warnings for Use as Carrier

AWARNING

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 not on floor/ground.

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

hood strings, pacifier cords, etc. DO NOT attach strings to toys.

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.

Your child MUST meet the following requirements:

• WEIGHT: 4-30 lbs. (1.8-13.6 kg) AND

• HEIGHT: 30 inches (76.2 cm) or less in height.

IMPORTANT: MAKE SURE the

top of the Childs' head is at least 1" below the top of the infant restraint.

Harness

slots

Harness

clip

FRONT VIEW

Handle

adjustment

button

Waist

slots

Crotch'

slots

adjustment

Harness

strap

Harness

Strap

Harness

buckle tongues

Vehicle

belt

hook

Harness

buckle

Harness

adjustment

button

REAR VIEW

*Locking

Clip

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.

BASE

United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards have defined a

new 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 owner’s manual for LATCH locations.

4.1 Adjusting Handle

1. Press handle adjustment buttons on both

sides of handle O

2. Rotate handle until it clicks into any of the

5 positions:

Position A: MUST be used

when carrying by handle,

Position B,C, D: are convenience

positions,

Position E: is the sitting position,

NEVER use position B or C in the 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.

4.2 Removing and Attaching Infant Restraint

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 firmly into base.

4.3 Attaching Canopy

1. Infant restraint comes with four (two on certain models) identical canopy support parts.

Thread one canopy support completely through sewn tunnel O.

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 base of the handle ©.

To remove the canopy, reverse the steps.

4.4 Head Support (on certain models, styles vary)

To prevent ejection in sudden stop or crash: shouider straps must be threaded through siots and properiy positionned on shouiders. Oniy use head support with bottom 2 sets of harness siots.

Some infants may need extra support to keep their head and body in a comfortabie position.

Thread the harness through the openings in the head support as shown O-

Thread the harness through the openings in the body support as shown ©.

if your modei does not inciude a head support, you may want to use a roiied towei or a bianket for support ©. MAKE SURE THAT

NOTHING INTERFERES WITH THE HARNESS. Harness must still

be flat and snug against your child’s shoulders.

4.5 Cold Weather Boot (on certain models, styles vary)

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 Q.

4.6 Harness Covers (on certain models, styles vary)

AWARNING

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.

5.1 Positioning Harness Straps

AWARNING

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

properly adjusted to fit your child according to the following instructions.

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 your child in the infant restraint as shown in O, not ©. Place the harness straps around your child.

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:

even with or just below

child’s shoulders

A. Push the harness adjustment button

under the seat flap. Pull the shoulder straps out to loosen the harness ©.

B. From behind seat, remove the ends

of the two shoulder straps from the metal junction plate O.

C. From front, pull straps through the

harness slots and then reinsert them through the appropriate slots. Both harness straps must be through the same set of slots In the seat and pad.

D. From behind seat, push both shoulder

straps UNDER ribs and out the bottom O.

E. Depending on the size of your child, you

may need to adjust the harness straps, crotch strap buckle or waist straps as shown on pages 22-24 to get a snug fit for your child. MAKE SURE that you use

the same sets of slots so that they are even.

Reassemble the strap ends onto the metal

junction plate O.

5. SAFETY CHECK: a) CHECK that straps are not twisted In front

or back; b) CHECK that straps are secure by pulling on

harness straps from the front of the seat.

Harness adjustment

button

Ribs

Metal junction

plate

Shoulder Straps for a SMALLER Baby:

Use the lower 2 sets of harness slots O (If they are even with or just

below your child’s shoulders) and the upper strap loops ©. The ends of the straps must hang In front of the metal junction plate as shown In ©, not as shown In ©.

CHECK that the loops are completely

within junction plate slots O.

CHECK that straps are secure by pulling on them.

Shoulder Straps for a LARGER Baby:

Use top 2 sets of harness slots © and the end strap loops © (If they are even with or just below your child’s shoulders).

CHECK that straps are secure by pulling on them.

To Shorten Waist Straps for a

SMALLER Baby:

The length of the waist strap can be shortened further by pushing

aside the small tab that holds the anchor clips in place and pull the

CHECK that anchor clips are threaded properly. The ends of the

Snap anchor clip into the seat indentations. Repeat on other side.

CHECK that straps are secure by pulling on them from the front of

the seat.

To Lengthen Waist Straps for a LARGER Baby:

Remove the anchor clip from the seat ©. Move the anchor clip to the end of the strap. CHECK that the anchor clips are threaded properly ®. Snap anchor clips back into seat as shown inO. Repeat on other side.

CHECK that straps are secure by pulling on them from the front of the seat.

5.2 To Adjust Crotch

Strap Buckle Position:

FOR LOW BIRTH WEIGHT INFANTS

(MINIMUM WEIGHT IS 4 LB.):

• Turn infant restraint over and remove anchor ciip by pushing ciip

through the forward crotch siot O and seat pad and reinserting through the front of seat pad into the rear crotch siot ©.

Foiiow pages 22-23 to change the harness and waist strap iocations.

• For Low Birth Weight infants,

shouider straps shouid be in the

iowest set of harness siots and

the upper strap ioops, pius;

Waist straps shouid be in the third

set of ioops.

FOR LARGER BABIES:

• Turn infant restraint over and remove anchor ciip by pushing ciip

through the rear crotch siot and seat pad and reinserting through the front of seat pad into the front crotch siot.

Rear slot Front slot

closest to child

5.3 Securing Child in Infant Restraint

AWARNING

Failure to properly secure your child in the infant restraint/carrier

increases the risk of serious injury or death from suffocation or falls, or in the event of a sudden stop or crash. Even when used only as a carrier, make sure the harness straps are properly secured.

1. Move infant restraint handle to sitting position (see page 16).

2. Open harness clip by squeezing both sides and unbuckle as shown O.

3. Place your child in the infant

around your child.

4. Insert the two buckle tongues into the harness buckle on the crotch strap. Make sure that you hear each tongue click into the buckle.

DO NOT use the infant restraint if the buckle tongues do not

latch in place. Call Graco at 1-800-345-4109.

5. Snap harness clip pieces together O.

6. Pull on harness adjustment strap to tighten straps as shown ©. CHECK that both straps are flat and snug on shoulders and thighs.

8. SAFETY CHECK:

a) MAKE SURE the top of the childs' head is at least 1" below the top of the infant restraint

b) CHECK that harness straps are not twisted. c) CHECK that the harness is snug. You should

not be able to pinch the harness if it is snug. A snug strap should not allow any slack. It lies in a relatively straight line without sagging. It does not press on the child’s flesh or push the child’s body into an unnatural position ©.

6.1 Vehicle Seat Requirements

AWARNING

IMPROPER PLACEMENT OF THE INFANT RESTRAINT INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

Some seating positions in your vehicie may not be safe for this infant restraint. Some vehicies do not have any seating posi tions that can be used safeiy with the infant restraint, if you are not sure where to piace the infant restraint in your vehicie, consuit your vehicie owner’s manuai or caii Graco at 1-800-345-4109.

Whenever possible, secure the infant restraint in the center position of the seat directly behind the front seats O. If you

want to use LATCH, check your vehicle owner’s manual for

LATCH locations.

NEVER place this infant restraint in a vehicle seating location that has a front air bag 0. See “3.1 Warnings for Use as Infant

Restraint”, page 8.

The VEHICLE seat must face forward.

DO NOT use infant restraint on vehicle seats with seat backs that will not lock in an upright position. DO NOT use seats that can told

down without having to reiease a iock or iatch of some kind. These seats can fiy forward and strike the chiid in a sudden stop or crash.

6.2 Vehicle Seat Belt Requirements

AWARNING

MANY SEAT BELT SYSTEMS ARE NOT SAFE TO USE WITH THE INFANT RESTRAINT. THE VEHICLE SEAT BELT MUST BE DESIGNED TO HOLD THE INFANT RESTRAINT TIGHTLY AT ALL TIMES.

Pay careful attention to these systems; some of the seat belts that are not safe to use look very much like seat belts that are safe to use. If you are unsure, consult your vehicle owner’s manual or call Graco at 1-800-345-4109.

6.2.1 UNSAFE Vehicle Belt Systems

LATCH can be used IN PLACE OF the vehicle belt system. Please refer

to vehicle owner’s manual for LATCH locations.

DO NOT use any of the following systems to secure the infant restraint.

• Lap Belts with Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR)

This lap belt stays loose and can move until it locks

in a crash or sudden stop.

• Combination Lap/Shoulder Belt with Retractor

Each strap has a retractor at one end and is attached to

the latch plate at the other end.

• Passive Restraint - Lap Belt with

Motorized Shoulder Belt

• Passive Restraint - Lap or

Shoulder Belt Mounted on Door

DO NOT use vehicle belts that

are attached to the door in any way or that move along a track to automatically surround the

passenger when the door is closed.

• Lap Belts Forward of Seat Crease

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