Graco CONTENDERTM 65 Instruction Manual

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CONTENDER

CHILD RESTRAINT

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Do not install or use this

child restraint until you read,

understand and follow the

instructions in this manual and

the warnings on the car seat.

FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE

THIS CHILD RESTRAINT

INCREASES THE RISK OF

SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH

IN A SUDDEN STOP OR

CRASH.

1-A Quick Guide to Your Manual What Seating Location Should I Use?

Which Installation Method Should I Use? What is UAS? Does Your Car Seat Fit Your Child Correctly?

1-B Welcome to the Graco Family 1-C Right Mode of Use 1-D Before You Begin Register This Car Seat

If You Need Help Certification Airplane Installation Car Seat’s Useful Life Vehicle Seat Protection Warm Weather Use

1-E Safety Warnings

1 Important Pages 6-23

4-A Install Forward-Facing with UAS Strap 4-B Installing With Vehicle Seat Belt

4 Forward-Facing Use Pages 45-58

3-A Install Rear-Facing with UAS Strap 3-B Installing With Vehicle Seat Belt

3 Rear-Facing Use Pages 30-44

5 Securing Child In Car Seat Pages 59-66

2 Car Seat Features Pages 24-29

7 Moving UAS Pages 69-71

6 Accessories (on select models) Pages 67-68

8 Additional Information Pages 72-81

8-A How to Remove UAS and Tether 8-B Unsafe Vehicle Seat Locations 8-C Vehicle Seat Belts

9-A Cleaning Seat Pad 9-B Cleaning Buckle Strap 9-C Cleaning Harness and UAS Straps

9 Care & Cleaning Pages 82-85

1-A Quick Guide to Your Manual

This car seat is for children: Rear-Facing: 2.2-16 kg (5-35 lb) 46-110 cm (18-43 in)

Forward Facing: 10-30 kg (22-65 lb)

69-125 cm (27-49 in)

Children less than 10 kg (22 lb) and cannot walk unassisted MUST use this car seat rear-facing. Review section 1-C for more information.

Get to Know Your Car Seat

What Seating Location Should I Use?

Review section 2 to see all of the features of this car seat.

The best seating location for this car seat is one that:

• Is recommended by your vehicle owner’s manual, and

• Results in a secure installation of this car seat. Some vehicles have specific requirements for where the car seat can be

installed, so be sure to check your vehicle owner’s manual for available seating positions, if any.

Review sections 1-A, 8-B, 8-C of this manual AND your vehicle owner’s manual.

Which Installation Method Should I Use?

This car seat can be installed in your vehicle using either the vehicle seat belt OR the Universal Anchorage System (UAS). Both systems are equally safe to use. DO NOT USE BOTH AT THE SAME TIME.

Vehicle Seat Belt: Review section 8 and your vehicle owner’s manual to learn how to install your car seat with the vehicle seat belts.

UAS: The UAS allows you to securely attach your car seat in your car without using the vehicle seat belt and possibly to get a better fit. All 2003 and newer model year vehicles are required to have a UAS, although some manufacturers began including UAS earlier. Some vehicle owner manuals use the term ISOFIX to identify the UAS.

According to collision statistics, the safest place for your child in any vehicle is the back seat. The centre of the back seat can be the safest during a possible side impact.

UAS consists of lower anchors and top tether anchors, which are built-in to your vehicle, and connecting hooks that are built-in to your car seat. Lower anchors are used INSTEAD of the vehicle’s seat belt to secure the child seat to the vehicle. Top tethers are used IN ADDITION to the lower anchors OR the vehicle’s seat belt to secure a forward-facing car seat to the vehicle.

Review your vehicle’s owner manual for exact location and use.

What is UAS?

Vehicle Top Tether

Anchor Points

Vehicle Lower Anchor Points

Typical seat in a passenger vehicle. Other vehicle types

may have different UAS

locations.

Vehicle Seat Crease

When Installing Rear-Facing & Forward-Facing

Vehicle Seat Belt

There are two types of vehicle seat belts that can be used. Lap/Shoulder Seat Belt or Lap Only Seat Belt.

Review section 3-B & 4-B of this manual AND your vehicle owner’s manual.

UAS System

UAS consists of two lower anchors, which are built-in to your vehicle, and connecting hooks that are built-in your car seat.

Review section 3-A & 4-A of this manual AND your vehicle owner’s manual.

Does Your Car Seat Fit Your Child Correctly?

To make sure your child is secured properly, review section 3, 4 and 5 to understand all of the actions you need to take to properly adjust the car seat to fit your child.

Harness Height, Rear-Facing (A)

Harness straps at or just below the child’s shoulders and top of child’s head must be at least 2.5 cm (1 in) below the handle (B).

Review section 5.

Buckle Position (C)

The correct slot is the one that is closest to your child without being underneath them. Review section 5.

Harness Tightness (D)

If your fingers slide off the harness straps without pinching the straps, it is tight enough. Review section 5.

For Rear-Facing, You Need to Adjust:

Harness Height, Forward-Facing (A)

Harness straps at or just above the child’s shoulders and top of child’s ears below top of headrest (B). Review section 5.

Buckle Position (C)

The correct slot is the one that is closest to your child without being underneath them. Review section 5.

Harness Tightness (D)

If your fingers slide off the harness straps without pinching the straps, it is tight enough. Review section 5.

For Forward-Facing, You Need to Adjust:

PD308354A

3+months 3+ mois

0+months 0+ mois

Ball MUST be entirely in blue. La bille DOIT être entièrement dans la zone bleue.

Car Seat Does Not Move More than 2.5 cm (1 in) at the Belt Path (A)

Review section 3

Check level indicator (B)

Review section 3

Harness Straps at or Just Below Child’s Shoulders (C)

Review section 5

Chest Clip Even With Armpits (D)

Review section 5

Cannot Pinch Harness Straps at the Shoulder (E)

Review section 5

Rear-Facing Installation

D E

Use the top tether strap when using forward-facing (A)

When used properly, the top tether helps reduce injury in a sudden stop or crash. Review section 4

Car Seat Does Not Move More than 2.5 cm (1 in) at the Belt Path (B)

Review section 4

Harness Straps at or Just Above Child’s Shoulders (C)

Review section 5

Chest Clip Even With Armpits (D)

Review section 5

Cannot Pinch Harness Straps at the Shoulder (E)

Review section 5

Forward-Facing Installation

D E

1-B Welcome to the Graco Family!

Your child’s safety depends on you. No car seat can guarantee protection from injury in every situation, but proper use helps reduce the risk of serious injury or death.

Even if this car seat seems easy to figure out on your own, you must follow the detailed instructions in this instruction manual to ensure the steps below are performed correctly.

1-C Right Mode of Use

2.2 kg (5 lb)

10 kg (22 lb)

16 kg (35 lb)

30 kg (65 lb)

Rear-Facing with 5-Point Harness*

2.2-10 kg (5-22 lb), 46-110 cm (18-43 in) less than 1 year old MUST be rear-facing. 10-16 kg (22-35 lb) SHOULD be rear-facing.

Forward-Facing with 5-Point Harness*

10-16 kg (22-35 lb), 69-125 cm (27-49 in) can walk unassisted and over 1 year old CAN be forward-facing. 16-30 kg (35-65 lb) MUST be forward-facing.

* Children are safer riding rear-facing and should ride rear-facing as long as possible, until they reach the maximum rear-facing height or weight rating for their car seat. Then children should ride forward-facing, using the built-in harness system for as long as possible until they reach the maximum forward-facing weight or height for their car seat. Be sure to check your Provincial/Territorial Laws, as well as AAP and Transport Canada recommendations, for car seat usage.

1-D Before You Begin

Please fill out the prepaid registration postcard attached to the harness and mail it in today or register online at www.gracobaby.ca

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 manufacturing date to:

Newell Industries Canada Inc.

PO Box 20090 Oaktown Plaza, Oakville, ON L6K 3Y7

or call 1-800-345-4109

For recall information, call the Customer Service in Canada at www.gracobaby.ca or at 1-800-345-4109

Model Name _________________________

Model Number _______________________

Date of Manufacture __________________

Date of Purchase _____________________

For future reference or if you change addresses, record the model name, model number, date of manufacture and purchase date of this car seat on the below. You can find this information either on the registration card if you still have it or on the date label located on the back of the car seat.

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 date of manufacture ready so that we may help you efficiently. These numbers can be found on a sticker on the back of your infant restraint.

www.gracobaby.ca

1-800-345-4109

If You Need Help

THIS INFANT RESTRAINT CONFORMS to Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213 and 213.1, and is certified for use in motor vehicles and aircraft.

Certification

Airplane Installation

When installing in an airplane, install the same way as you would in an automobile with a lap only belt. This child restraint is certified for use in aircraft. Use only on forward-facing aircraft seats. Follow the instructions for vehicle installation. See section 3-B, 4-B and 8-C, but do not use top tether. Contact the airline for their specific policies.

STOP using this car seat and throw it away 7 years after the date of manufacture. Look for this sticker on back of the car seat.

Graco Children’s Products Inc. advises against loaning or passing along a car seat unless you know the complete history of the product. We also advise against purchasing a car seat second hand.

Car Seat’s Useful Life

Protect vehicle seat. Use a car seat mat, towel, or thin blanket under and behind car seat.

Vehicle Seat Protection

Car seat parts can get very hot in the sun or warm weather. To avoid burns, always check before putting child in car seat.

Warm Weather Use

Failure to follow these instructions and child restraint’s labels can result in child striking the vehicle’s interior during a sudden stop or crash.

! 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 car seat

with great force and cause serious injury or death to your child.

1-E Safety Warnings

No car seat can guarantee protection from injury in every situation, but proper use helps reduce the risk of serious injury or death. READ THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY.

! Choose the correct mode of use for the car seat depending on your

child’s size. Infants less than 10 kg (22 lb) and cannot walk unassisted MUST use this car seat rear-facing.

! Review your vehicle owner’s manual for more information about air

bags and car seat use.

! Children are safer riding rear-facing and should ride rear-facing as

long as possible, until they reach the maximum rear-facing height or weight rating for their car seat. Then children should ride forwardfacing, using the built-in harness system for as long as possible until they reach the maximum forward-facing weight or height for their car seat. Be sure to check your Provincial/Territorial Laws, as well as AAP and Transport Canada recommendations, for car seat usage.

! If your vehicle does not have a back seat, review your vehicle

owner’s manual.

! Select a suitable location for the car seat in your vehicle. ! Secure car seat with a vehicle seat belt or UAS that is properly

routed as shown in this manual.

! Vehicle seat belt system MUST hold car seat securely. Not all

vehicle seat belts can be used with a car seat.

! If vehicle seat belt does not hold car seat securely, read “Vehicle

Seat Belts” section 8 and your vehicle owner’s manual.

! Always secure car seat with UAS or a vehicle seat belt, even

when unoccupied. In a crash, an unsecured car seat can injure passengers.

! DO NOT use car seat if it is damaged or missing parts. ! If car seat 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 accessories or parts other than those provided by Graco

except for a thin towel or mat to protect your vehicle seat or a rolled towels or pool noodles to help get your car seat level. Their use could alter the performance of the car seat.

! DO NOT remove UAS system from car seat. If using vehicle seat belt

to secure car seat, UAS connectors must be stored.

! Never leave child unattended, even when sleeping. Child may

become tangled in harness straps and suffocate or strangle.

! Do not use both the vehicle seat belt and UAS strap at the same

time when using the car seat.

! Rear-facing car seat must be properly leveled:

• Too reclined can result in injury or ejection.

• Too upright can result in breathing difficulties.

! Never attach two UAS connectors to one vehicle

lower anchor point unless specifically allowed by the vehicle manufacturer.

! This restraint system may only be used in these classes of

vehicles: passenger cars, multi-purpose passenger vehicles and trucks that have vehicle lap/shoulder belts and tether anchors.

2 Features

2-A Car Seat Features

C D E

2 Features

A Harness Slots B Body Support C Harness Buckle D Buckle Strap E Harness Release Lever

(Under Flap) F Harness Adjustment Strap G Headrest/ Harness

Adjustment Handle H Harness Straps I Chest Clip J Cup Holder K Headrest

2 Features

A B

2 Features

A UAS Storage Bar B UAS Strap (stored) C Level Indicator D Forward-Facing Belt Path E Rear-Facing Belt Path F Recline Foot

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