Graco Extend2Fit Instruction Manual

Extend2Fit

CONVERTIBLE CAR SEAT

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FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE THIS CHILD

RESTRAINT INCREASES THE RISK OF

SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IN A SUDDEN

STOP OR CRASH.

Do not install or use this child restraint

until you read and understand the

instructions in this manual.

PD348857A 11/15

1-A A Quick Guide to Your Manual 1-B Welcome to the Graco Family 1-C Right Mode of Use 1-D Before You Begin

1-E Safety Warnings

2-A Car Seat Features

1 Important Pages 6-23

2 Features Pages 24-29

4-A Forward-Facing 4-B Installing Forward-Facing With LATCH Straps 4-C Install Forward-Facing With Vehicle Seat Belt

4 Forward-Facing Use Pages 48-61

3-A Rear-Facing 3-B Installing Rear-Facing With LATCH Straps 3-C Install Rear-Facing With Vehicle Seat Belt

3 Rear-Facing Use Pages 30-47

5-A Securing Child 5-Point Harness

5 Securing Child Pages 62-69

6 Accessories Pages 70-71

7 Moving the LATCH Strap Pages 72-74

8-A How to Remove LATCH and Top Tether 8-B Choosing Vehicle Seat Location 8-C Unsafe Vehicle Seat Locations 8-D Vehicle Seat Belts

8 Additional Information Pages 75-85

9-A Cleaning Seat Pad 9-B Cleaning Crotch Buckle 9-C Cleaning Harness and LATCH Straps

9 Cleaning Seat Pad Pages 86-90

1-A A Quick Guide to Your Manual

This car seat is for children: Rear-Facing: 4-50 lb (1.8-22.5 kg)

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

• Children less than 22 lb (10 kg) 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-A 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

Car Seat Assembly (On Select Models)

Adult Assembly Required

1. Attach Cup Holders

You MUST attach cup holders. Remove seat cover. Line up tab on bottom of cupholder with hole in shell. Press and snap into place. Replace cover.

Which Installation Method Should I Use?

This car seat can be installed in your vehicle using either the vehicle seat belt OR the LATCH system. Both 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.

LATCH: The LATCH system allows you to securely attach your safety 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 LATCH system, although some manufacturers began including LATCH earlier. Some vehicle owner manuals use the term ISOFIX to identify the LATCH system.

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

• 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 section 8-B, 8-C of this manual AND your vehicle owner’s manual.

LATCH consists of lower anchors and top tether anchors, which are builtin 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 LATCH?

Vehicle Top Tether

Anchor Points

Vehicle Lower Anchor Points

Typical seat in a passenger

vehicle. Other vehicle types

may have different LATCH

locations.

Vehicle Seat Bight

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11”

(28 cm)

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-C & 4-C of this manual AND your vehicle owner’s manual.

LATCH System

LATCH 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-B & 4-B of this manual AND your vehicle owner’s manual.

LATCH can ONLY be used if the vehicle LATCH anchor spacing is 11 inches (28 cm) from the center of one LATCH anchor to the center of the other LATCH anchor.

Does Your Car Seat Fit Your Child Correctly?

To make sure your child is secured properly, review section 3 and 4 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 head must be at least 1”

(2.5 cm) below the headrest adjustment lever

(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:

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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 crotch strap must be in the front-most slot when forward facing.

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:

Car Seat Does Not Move More than 1” (2.5 cm) 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 1” (2.5 cm) 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.

Note: Preterm or low birth weight infants may be at special risk in a vehicle or aircraft. According to the AAP, these infants may suffer breathing issues if improperly reclined in a car seat. When rear-facing, use the corrected age for preemies. Graco advises that you have your physician or hospital staff evaluate your infant and recommend the proper car seat or car bed before you and your infant leave the hospital.

1-C Right Mode of Use

4 lb (1.8 kg)

22 lb (10 kg)

50 lb (22.5 kg)

65 lb (30 kg)

Rear-Facing with 5-Point Harness

4-22 lb (1.8-10 kg) less than 1 year old MUST be rearfacing.

22-50 lb (10-22.5 kg) CAN be rear-facing.

Forward-Facing with 5-Point Harness

22-50 lb (10-22.5 kg) can sit upright unassisted CAN be forwardfacing.

50-65 lb (22.5-30 kg) MUST be forward-facing.

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.com/carseatregistration.

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:

Graco Children’s Products, Inc.

Attn: Customer Service

P.O. Box 169, Elverson, PA 19520-9901

or call 1-800-345-4109

or register online at

www.gracobaby.com/carseatregistration

For recall information, call the U.S. Government’s Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-3274236 (TTY: 1–800–424–9153), or go to http://www.NHTSA.gov.

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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.

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 date of manufacture ready so that we may help you efficiently. These numbers can be found on a sticker on the back side of your car seat. For additional resources or to get your car seat checked by a child passenger safety technician, please visit the following web sites:

www.nhtsa.gov • www.seatcheck.org • www.safekids.org

If You Need Help

STOP using this car seat and throw it away 10 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.

This child restraint meets or exceeds all applicable requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213 for use in motor vehicles.

This child restraint is certified for use in aircraft. Use only on forwardfacing aircraft seats. Follow the instructions for vehicle installation. For rear-facing installation, see section 3-C. For forward-facing installation, see section 4-C. Contact the airline for their specific polices.

Certification

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.

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.

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.

! Review your vehicle owner’s manual for more information

about air bags and car seat use.

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

owner’s manual.

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! The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and National

Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recommends that children be rear-facing until age 2 or until they reach the maximum rear-facing height and weight rating for their seat.

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

your child’s size. Infants less than 22 lb. (10 kg) MUST use this car seat rear-facing.

! Select a suitable location for the car seat in your vehicle. ! Secure car seat with a vehicle seat belt or LATCH 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-D and your vehicle owner’s manual.

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

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

! 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 car seat 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 car seat.

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

belt to secure car seat, LATCH connectors must be stored.

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

become tangled in harness straps and suffocate or strangle.

! 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 LATCH connectors to one vehicle

lower anchor point unless specifically allowed by the vehicle manufacturer.

! Do not use both the vehicle belt and LATCH belts at the same

time when using the car seat rear or forward facing.

2 Features

2-A Car Seat Features

D E

2 Features

A Height Adjust Lever B Headrest C Head Pillow D Harness Cover E Buckle Pockets F Cupholder G Harness Adjustment Strap H Chest Clip I Harness Buckle J Harness Release Lever

(under seat pad) K Extender Handle L Base Recline Handle