Graco 8474 User Manual

READ THIS MANUAL

KEEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE USE

Do not install or use this infant restraint until you

read and understand the instructions in this manual.

FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE THIS INFANT RESTRAINT

INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IN

A SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH.

Infant Restraint/Carrier

Owner’s Manual Model 8474

1.0 Registration Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5

1.1 Register Your Infant Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

1.2 Recall Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

1.3 If You Need Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

2.0 Features and Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-10

2.1 Removing and Attaching Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

2.2 Adjusting Handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

2.3 Attaching Canopy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

2.4 Head Support (on certain models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

3.0 Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-15

3.1 Warnings for Use as Infant Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

3.2 Warning for Use With a Stroller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

3.3 Additional Warnings for Use as Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

3.4 Height and Weight Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

4.0 Infant Restraint Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-20

4.1 Vehicle Seat Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

4.2 Vehicle Seat Belt Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

4.2.1 UNSAFE Vehicle Belt Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

4.2.2 SAFE Vehicle Belt Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

5.0 Using Infant Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21-30

5.1 Positioning Harness Straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

5.2 Securing Child in Infant Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

5.3 Installing the Infant Restraint/Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

5.4 Reclining Infant Restraint/Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

6.0 Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

6.1 Airplane Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

6.2 Cleaning and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32-33

Model Number:

Serial Number:

Purchase Date:

1.1 Register Your Infant Restraint

Please fill in the above information. The model and serial numbers can be found on a label underneath 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 model/serial numbers to:

Graco Children’s Products Inc. P.O. Box 100 Elverson, PA 19520-9974 or call 1-888-224-6549

• Call the U.S. Government’s Auto Safety Hotline at 1-800-424-9393 (202-366-0123 in D.C. area)

• www.nhtsa.dot.gov

• Graco: 1-888-224-6549 or www.gracobaby.com

1.2 Recall Information

1.0 Registration Information

1.3 If You Need Help

In the U.S.A. or Canada, 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 and serial numbers ready so that we may help you efficiently. These numbers can be found on a sticker on the underside of your infant restraint.

USA: 1-888-224-6549 or www.gracobaby.com

Canada: 1-800-667-8184 Montreal: 514-344-3533

2.0 Features and Components

Vehicle belt

path

FRONT VIEW

Handle

Harness

slots

Vehicle

belt

hook

Handle

adjustment

button

Harness

clip

Harness

buckle

Harness

buckle tongues

Base

REAR VIEW

Canopy

Harness slot

Release handle

Attachment

latch

Level

indicator*

Owner’s manual

pocket

Mounting

notch

Harness tightener

Locking clip**

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.

**Locking

Clip

*Level Indicator

2.1 Removing and Attaching Base

2.2 Adjusting Handle

To remove infant restraint, squeeze release handle at back of seat and lift infant restraint from base as shown

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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.



1. Press handle adjustment buttons on

both sides of handle

.

2. Rotate handle until it clicks into any

of three positions (for carrying, reclining, or sitting). 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.





Carrying

Reclining

Sitting

2.3 Attaching Canopy

1. Infant restraint comes with two

identical canopy support parts. Thread one canopy support

completely through sewn tunnel

.

2. Slide straight end of a second

support into the straight end of the first support

.

3. The canopy should appear as

shown

.

4. Attach canopy in the areas

between the infant restraint and the handle base

.









2.4 Head Support (on certain models)

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

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If your model does not include a head support, you may want to use a rolled towel or a blanket for support

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MAKE SURE THAT NOTHING INTERFERES WITH THE HARNESS. It must still be

flat and snug against your child’s shoulders.





3.0 Important Information

3.1 Warnings for Use as Infant Restraint

• 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.

• NEVER PLACE THIS INFANT RESTRAINT IN A VEHICLE SEATING LOCATION THAT HAS AN AIR BAG. If an air bag inflates, it can hit the infant restraint with great force and cause serious injury or death to your child. Refer to your vehicle owner’s manual for information about air bags and infant restraint installation.

• SOME SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN, such as pre-term babies or those who have tested positive for positional apnea, may be at increased risk of suffering breathing or other difficulties in an infant 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 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.

• REPLACE THE INFANT RESTRAINT AND BASE AFTER AN ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND. An accident can cause damage to the infant restraint that you cannot see.

• STOP USING INFANT RESTRAINT AND BASE AND THROW IT AWAY after the date molded into the back of the infant restraint.

• DO NOT MODIFY YOUR 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 or vehicle seat 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.

• NEVER GIVE THIS INFANT RESTRAINT AND BASE to someone else without also giving them this manual.

• NEVER USE A SECOND-HAND INFANT RESTRAINT AND BASE or an infant restraint whose history you do not know.

• USE ONLY WITH STROLLERS THAT ARE PART OF THE GRACO TRAVEL SYSTEM. Refer to stroller instruction sheet for details about how to attach the infant restraint to your stroller. If you do not have an instruction sheet, please call toll-free, 1-888-224-6549 to obtain one, or visit our website, www.gracobaby.com.

3.2 Warning for Use With a Stroller

• 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 in 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.

3.3 Additional Warnings

for Use as Carrier

3.4 Height and Weight Limits

Your child MUST meet all requirements:

• WEIGHT: 20 lbs. (9 kg) or less

• HEIGHT: 26 inches (66 cm) or less

FAILURE TO USE INFANT RESTRAINT IN A MANNER APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR CHILD’S SIZE MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

4.0 Infant Restraint Location

4.1 Vehicle Seat Requirements

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

Some seating positions in your vehicle may not be safe for this infant restraint. Some vehicles do not have any seating positions that can be used safely with the infant restraint. If you are not sure where to place the infant restraint in your vehicle, consult your vehicle owner’s manual or Graco Children's Products Inc., 1-888-224-6549.

• Whenever possible, secure the infant

restraint in the center position of the seat directly behind the front seats

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. An adult should ride in the rear seat to watch the child. If the driver is the only adult present, a child may need to ride in the front seat. BUT ONLY if there is no passenger-side air bag and all of the other vehicle seat and seat belt requirements listed are met.

• NEVER place this infant restraint in a

vehicle seating location that has an air bag



. See “3.1 Warnings for Use

as Infant Restraint”, p.11.

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

4.2 Vehicle Seat Belt Requirements

• 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 fold down without having to release a lock or latch of some kind. These seats can fly forward and strike the child in a sudden stop or crash.

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 Graco

Children's Products Inc., 1-888-224-6549.

• 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

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

4.2.1 UNSAFE Vehicle Belt Systems

4.2.2 SAFE Vehicle Belt Systems

THE FOLLOWING BELT SYSTEMS CAN BE USED WITH YOUR INFANT RESTRAINT, IF the seat location meets all other require-

ments of these instructions and those in your vehicle owner's manual.

• Lap Belts - Manually Adjusted

When buckled, the belt is tightened manually by pulling on the excess belt while pushing down hard on the infant restraint.

• Lap Belts with Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR)

The automatic locking retractor will not permit the lap belt to lengthen once it is buckled. Tighten the belt by feeding the belt back into the retractor while pushing down hard on the infant restraint.

• Combination Lap/Shoulder Belt with Locking Latch Plate

Once it is buckled, this type of belt has a latchplate that will not allow the lap portion of the belt to loosen. Belt is tightened by pulling hard on the shoulder portion of the vehicle belt while pushing down hard on the infant restraint.

• Combination Lap/Shoulder Belt with Sliding Latch Plate

This belt has a latchplate that slides freely along the belt.

This belt MUST be converted to prevent movement of the lap portion of the belt. You must use the locking clip provided with the infant restraint, unless your vehicle's seat belt can be converted in another way as described in your vehicle owner's manual.

To Install Locking Clip:

1. Tighten the buckled belt by pushing down

hard on the infant restraint and pulling hard on the shoulder belt.

2. While pushing down on infant restraint,

pinch the two straps together behind the buckle tongue. Unbuckle the belt without allowing it to slip.

3. Connect lap and shoulder

belts with locking clip as shown

 and .

4. Rebuckle belt. Check that

lap belt does not move by pulling and pushing hard on infant restraint. If belt loosens or lengthens, repeat procedure.

Locking clip

inch



Locking clip goes here,

/2 inch from the buckle

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