Graco 8498, 8491, 8493, 8497, 8496 User Manual

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Booster Seat

Owner’s Manual

Model 8491, 8493, 8495, 8496, 8497, 8498

READ THIS MANUAL.

Do not install or use this car seat until you read and

understand the instructions in this manual.

FAILURE TO PROPERLYUSE THIS CAR SEAT

INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY

OR DEATH IN A SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH.

Registration Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Recall Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

If You Need Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Warnings to Parents and Other Users . . . .6-8

Assembling the Booster Seat . . . . . . . . .9-10

Assembling the Back Support . . . . . . .11-15

Weight and Height Limits . . . . . . . . . .16-17

Vehicle Seat Location Requirements . . . . .18

Vehicle Seat Belt Requirements . . . . . .19-20

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

UNSAFE Vehicle Belt Systems . . . . . . . . .20

Using your Graco Booster Seat . . . . . . . .21-23

Booster Seat Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Securing your Child in Vehicle . . . . . .25-27

Adjusting the Head Support . . . . . . . . . . .28

Securing Child in Vehicle with

Shoulder Belt Positioning Clip . . . . . .29-31

Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Airplane Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Instruction Sheet Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . .34-35

Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36-37

Table of Contents

Model Number: Manufactured on: Purchase Date:

Registration Information

Please fill in the above information. The model number can be found on a label underneath your

booster seat. 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 number to:

Graco Children’s Products Inc. 150 Oaklands Blvd. Exton, PA, 19341 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

Recall Information

If You Need Help

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 ready so that we may help you efficiently. This number can be found on a sticker on the underside of your booster seat.

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

Parts List

Adult assembly required.

Tool required: Philips screwdriver

Left / right armrests

Base

Shoulder belt

positioning clip

Head support

Lower back support

Armrest covers

On certain models

Height adjustment screw (2)

Warnings to Parents and

Other Users

• NO BOOSTER SEAT CAN GUARANTEE PROTECTION FROM INJURY. HOWEVER, PROPER USE OF THIS BOOSTER SEAT REDUCES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO YOUR CHILD.

• DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THIS BOOSTER SEAT UNTIL YOU READ AND UNDERSTAND THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUALAND IN YOUR VEHICLE OWNER’S MANUAL. DO NOT let others

install or use the booster seat unless they understand how to use it.

• FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE THIS

BOOSTER SEAT INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IN ASHARP TURN, 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 booster seat is not properly installed or if your child is not properly secured in the booster seat.

• According to accident statistics, CHILDREN ARE SAFER WHEN PROPERLY RESTRAINED IN REAR VEHICLE SEATING POSITIONS, RATHER THAN FRONT SEATINGPOSITIONS. For a vehicle

with a front passenger air bag, refer to your vehicle owner’s manual as well as these instructions for booster seat installation.

• NEVER LEAVE YOUR CHILD

UNATTENDED.

• NEVER LEAVE ABOOSTER SEAT UNSECURED IN YOUR VEHICLE.An

unsecured booster seat 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 BOOSTER SEATAFTER AN ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND. An accident can cause damage to the booster seat that you cannot see.

• DO NOT MODIFY YOUR BOOSTER SEAT or use any accessories or parts supplied by other manufacturers.

• NEVER USE BOOSTER SEAT IF IT HAS DAMAGED OR MISSING PARTS. DO NOT use a cut, frayed or damaged vehicle seat belt.

• THE BOOSTER SEAT CAN BECOME VERY HOT IF LEFT IN THE SUN. Contact with these

parts can burn your child’s skin. Always touch the surface of any metal or plastic parts before putting your child in the booster seat.

• THIS CHILD RESTRAINT CONFORMS to all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and is certified for use in motor vehicles. This restraint is NOT certified for use in aircraft because there is no shoulder belt available.

• NEVER GIVE THIS BOOSTER SEAT to someone else without also giving them this manual.

• NEVER USE A SECOND-HAND BOOSTER SEAT or a booster seat whose history you do not know.

• NEVER USE THIS BOOSTER SEAT without the armrests attached to the base.

Assembling the Booster Seat

Step 1.

Insert armrest into base as shown until buttons snap into slots on side of base .

Step 2.

Select the desired armrest height for your child, then insert the height adjustment screw and tighten. Repeat for other armrest.

Step 3.

To adjust armrests, remove screw and press in button on side of base as shown to raise or lower . Reinsert screw and tighten.

CHECK to make sure armrests are securely attached by pulling up on them.

SNAP!

Step 4.

Slip armrest covers (on certain models) onto armrests as shown.

Step 5.

Your Graco booster seat is now ready to use. See page 29, “Securing Child in Vehicle with Shoulder Belt Positioning Clip”.

FOR MODELS with a back support continue on to Step 6.

Assembling the Back Support

(on certain models)

Step 6.

Flip head support and lower back support over as shown .

Step 7.

Squeeze red adjustment button and slide two pieces together until they snap into place .

CHECK to make sure two pieces are securely snapped together by pulling on them.

SNAP!

Step 9.

Flip seat over and insert the fabric from the head support underneath the fabric on the lower back support as shown .

To make insertion of fabric easier, slide the upper and lower back pieces apart by squeezing the red adjustment button.

Step 8.

Attach elastic strap as shown 3 .

Step 10.

Attach backrest to base. “U”-shaped hooks on bottom of backrest will interlock with bars on base .

Make sure that no part of the seat covering interferes when attaching backrest to the base.

Step 11.

Once backrest is securely attached to the base, push backrest up as shown .

Step 12.

Your Graco booster seat is now ready to use.

See page 21-27, “Using your Graco Booster Seat” and “Securing Your Child in Vehicle”.

FAILURE TO USE booster seat in a manner appropriate for your child’s size may increase the risk of serious injury or death.

Weight and Height Limits

To use this Graco booster seat, your child MUST meet ALL of the following requirements:

With back support

(approximately 3 to 10 years old) :

• weigh between 30 and 100 lbs.

(mass between 13.6 and 45 kg), and

• are between 38 and 57 inches (96 and 145 cm)

in height, and

• the shoulder belt MUST lay

across child’s shoulders in red zone as shown in and the lap portion is positioned low on the childs hips, and

• the child’s ears are below top

of booster seat. If tops of ears are above top of seat, your child is too large for the booster seat

Without back support

(approximately 4 to 10 years old) :

• weigh between 40 and 100 lbs.

(mass between 18 and 45 kg), and

• are between 40 and 57 inches

(101 and 145 cm) in height, and

• the shoulder belt MUST

lay across child’s shoulders in red zone as shown in and the lap portion is positioned low on the childs hips, and

• when sitting on the booster

seat, your child’s ears are below the top of the vehicle seat cushion / head rest.

Your Graco booster seat can be used with or without the back support (on certain models) as long as the above requirements are met.

IMPROPER PLACEMENT OF THE BOOSTER SEAT INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. Some seating positions in

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

Vehicle Seat Location Requirements

• Children are safer when properly restrained in rear vehicle seating positions. Whenever possible

secure the Graco booster seat in the center position of the seat directly behind the front seats. However, this position is often equipped with a lap belt only and cannot be used.

• The vehicle seat MUST face forward.

MANY SEAT BELT SYSTEMS ARE NOT SAFE TO USE WITH THE BOOSER SEAT.

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

Vehicle Seat Belt Requirements

ONLY A LAP/SHOULDER BELT SYSTEM CAN BE USED WITH THIS BOOSTER SEAT, IF

the seat location meets all other requirements of these instructions and those in your vehicle owner's manual.

SAFE Vehicle Seat Belt System

DO NOT USE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE BELT SYSTEMS.

• NEVER use a

lap-only belt.

UNSAFE Vehicle Seat Belt Systems

• NEVER use a Passive Restraint Lap or Shoulder Belt Mounted on Door

• NEVER use a Passive Restraint Lap Belt with Motorized Shoulder Belt

NEVER 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.

Using your Graco Booster Seat

Use only the vehicle’s lap and shoulder belt system when restraining the child in this booster seat .

NEVER use a vehicle lap-only belt across front of child .

FAILURE TO PROPERLY SECURE YOUR CHILD AND THE BOOSTER SEAT IN YOUR VEHICLE INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IN THE EVENT OFA SHARP TURN, SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH.

Vehicle belts MUST lay flat against child and MUST not be twisted.

DO NOT use shoulder belt loose or positioned under child’s arm .

DO NOT position vehicle belt over top of the armrests . It must pass underneath the armrests.

Lap portion of lap/shoulder belt MUST be low and snug on hips, just touching thighs.

DO NOT allow child to slide down in booster seat .

If child will not keep vehicle restraint properly positioned, DO NOT use this booster seat. Use a different child restraint system.

Vehicle seat headrest must not interfere with booster seat head support. The front of booster seat MUST NOT hang over front of vehicle seat .

The back of the booster seat MUST fit tight against the vehicle seat back as shown .

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