Graco MILESTONE User Manual

PD278827A 8/14

www.gracobaby.com

Do not install or use this child restraint until you read and understand the instructions

in this manual.

FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY

OR DEATH IN A SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH.

1 Important Pages 4-9

1-A Safe Use Checklist 1-B Before You Begin Register This Car Seat

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

1-C Safety Warnings 1-D Height and Weight Guidelines

2 Features Pages 10-12

3 Rear-Facing Use Pages 13-19

3-A Rear-Facing Safe Use Checklist 3-B Install Rear-Facing With LATCH Strap 3-C Install Rear-Facing With Vehicle Seat Belt

4 Forward-Facing Use Pages 20-26

4-A Forward-Facing Safe Use Checklist 4-B Install Forward-Facing With LATCH Strap 4-C Install Forward-Facing With Vehicle Seat Belts

5 Booster Use Pages 27-32

5-A Booster Safe Use Checklist 5-B Booster Install

6 Securing Child Pages 33-38

6-A Securing Child With 5-point Harness 6-B Securing Child In Booster

7 Moving the LATCH Strap Pages 39-41

8 Accessories Pages 42-43

9 Vehicle Information Pages 44-51

9-A Choosing Vehicle Seat Location 9-B Unsafe Vehicle Seat Locations 9-C What is LATCH? 9-D Choosing LATCH or Seat Belts 9-E How to Remove LATCH and Top Tether 9-F Vehicle Seat Belts

10 Care & Cleaning Pages 52-54

1-A 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.

SAFE USE CHECKLIST

Review height and weight guidelines to choose the correct mode of use for your child.

• Rear-Facing: 5-40 lb (2.3-18 kg)

• Forward-Facing: 20-65 lb (9-30 kg) and 49” (125 cm) or less

• Booster Use: 30-100 lb (14-45 kg), 38-57” (96-145 cm), and at least 3 years old

• Children less than 20 lb (9 kg) MUST use this car seat rear-facing.

Choose a suitable location for this car seat in your vehicle.

• Never place a child rear-facing in a seating position with an active frontal airbag.

• You MUST use a lap/shoulder vehicle seat belt when using as a booster seat.

Install this car seat tightly in your vehicle.

• Car seat should not move at the belt path more than 1” (2.5 cm) from side to side and front to back when installed rear-facing or forward-facing.

• Use the top tether strap when using forward-facing. When used properly, the top tether helps reduce injury in a sudden stop or crash.

For More Information…

Review section 1-D.

Review section 9-A.

Review sections: Rear-Facing 3-B or 3-C. Forward-Facing 4-B or 4-C. Booster 5-B

SAFE USE CHECKLIST

For More Information…

Secure your child tightly in this car seat

• Harness straps should be snug enough you cannot pinch the strap at the shoulder.

• Chest clip should be at armpit level.

• Rear-Facing: Harness strap height MUST BE AT OR JUST BELOW top of child’s shoulders. Top of head must be 1” (2.5 cm) below the red handle.

• Forward-Facing: Harness strap height MUST BE AT OR JUST ABOVE top of child’s shoulders. Top of child’s ears must be below top of headrest.

• Booster Use: The shoulder belt should be centered between the child’s neck and edge of shoulder and the lap belt should lay low on the child’s hips.

Review section 6.

1-B 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

3 Glenlake Parkway Atlanta, GA 30328

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 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1–800–424–9153), or go to http://www.NHTSA.gov.

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For future reference or if you change addresses, record the model name, model number, date of manufacture, and purchase date of this car seat 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.

Model Name _________________________ Model Number _______________________ Date of Manufacture __________________ Date of Purchase _____________________

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 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 • www.cpsc.gov

Certification

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 only when used with the internal harness system.

This child restraint is NOT certified for use in aircraft when used as a booster seat because aircrafts do not have shoulder belts.

Contact the airline for their specific polices.

Car Seat’s Useful Life

STOP using this car seat and throw it away 10 years after the date of manufacture. Look for date of manufacture label 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.

Vehicle Seat Protection

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

Warm Weather Use

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-C 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.

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.

! The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and National Highway

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

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

child’s size. Infants less than 20 lb (9 kg) MUST use this car seat rearfacing.

! 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 9-F 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 seat belt and LATCH strap at the same

time when using the car seat rear-facing or forward-facing.

1-D Height and Weight Guidelines

5 lb (2.3 kg)

Rear-Facing with 5-Point Harness

5-20 lb (2.3-9 kg) and less than 1 year old MUST be rear-facing. 20-40 lb (9-18 kg) CAN be rear-facing.

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.

20 lb (9 kg)

Forward-Facing with 5-Point Harness

20-40 lb (9-18 kg) and can sit upright unassisted CAN be forward-facing. 40-65 lb (18-30 kg) SHOULD be forward-facing.

30 lb (14 kg)

Booster Mode with Vehicle Lap/Shoulder Seat Belt

30-65 lb (14-30 kg) CAN be in booster mode. Over 65 lb (30 kg) MUST be in booster mode.

40 lb (18 kg)

65 lb (30 kg)

100 lb

(45 kg)

2-A Car Seat Features

A B

E H

2 Features

A Headrest/Harness Adjustment Handle

B Headrest C Booster Shoulder Belt Guide D Headrest Pillow E Body Pillow F Harness Covers

H Chest Clip I Buckle

J Harness Release Lever (under flap)

K Harness Adjustment Strap L Recline Handle M Seat Base

G Harness Straps

N Cup Holder

E F

A Rear-Facing Level Indicator B Top Tether Strap

2 Features

C Forward-Facing Belt Path D Booster Lap Belt Path E Rear-Facing Belt Path F LATCH Strap

G LATCH Strap Storage

2 Features

A Top Tether Strap Storage B Instruction Manual Storage C Instruction Manual

3-A Rear-Facing Safe Use Checklist

Rear-Facing: 5-40 lb (2.3-18 kg)

• Car seat must be rear-facing in the vehicle back seat.

• Make sure LATCH strap or vehicle seat belt is routed through the rear-facing belt path, marked with a blue label.

• Install this car seat tightly in your vehicle. Car seat should not move at the rear-facing belt path more than 1” (2.5 cm) from side to side and front to back.

• Check rear-facing level indicator to make sure the ball is within the blue zone. MUST be on level ground.

• Harness straps must be at or just below the

top of child’s shoulders and chest clip must be at armpit level.

• Infants who weigh less than 20 lb (9 kg) MUST be rear-facing.

• The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and NHTSA recommend that children be rear-facing until the age of 2 or until they reach the maximum rear-facing height and weight. This car seat can remain rear-facing for children 40 lb (18 kg) or less.

Vehicle

LATCH Strap

Vehicle Lap/Shoulder Seat Belt

Facing

3 Rear

NEVER place this child restraint rear-facing in a vehicle seating location that has an active front air bag.

Vehicle Lap Only Seat Belt

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PD276538A

Facing

3-B Install Rear-Facing With LATCH Strap

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

Make Sure LATCH Strap is in the

Rear-Facing Belt Path, Marked With a Blue Label

If it is not, see section 7-A to move LATCH strap.

2. Recline the Car Seat

Place the car seat in recline position 1 or

3. Remove LATCH Connectors from Storage Location

Push in on the red buttons on the LATCH connectors and remove from storage location.

4. Extend the LATCH Strap.

For easier installation, extend the LATCH strap to its maximum length by pressing the gray button and pulling on the strap.

5. Place Car Seat Rear-Facing in Back Seat of the Vehicle

Place the base flat on the vehicle seat. Push it back until the front of the car seat touches the vehicle seat back. Center the car seat between the lower LATCH anchors.

6. Check the Rear-Facing Level Indicator

Vehicle MUST be on level ground. Ball must be completely in the blue zone. Readjust if

needed. Adjust the seat until the ball is completely

within the blue zone.

7. Connect LATCH Connectors to Vehicle’s Lower LATCH

Anchors.

LATCH strap should lay as flat as possible and not be twisted.

Facing

3 Rear

8. Tighten the LATCH Strap

Press down firmly in the center of the car seat while tightening the LATCH strap.

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3 Rear

Facing

Note: For easier tightening, you may

need to pull the tail of the LATCH strap through the belt path as shown.

9. Test For Tightness

Grab the sides of the seat where the LATCH strap is and slide the car seat side to side and front to back.

If the seat moves less than 1” (2.5 cm), it is tight enough.

10. Check the Rear-Facing Level Indicator

Vehicle MUST be on level ground. The ball must be completely in the blue

zone. Readjust if needed. If needed, rolled towels may be placed

under the car seat, at the vehicle seat crease, until the ball is completely within the blue zone.

See section 6-A to secure your child.

3-C

PD276538A

Install Rear-Facing With Vehicle

Seat Belt

1. Recline the Car Seat

Place the car seat in recline position 1 or 2.

2. Store Top Tether and LATCH Straps

Store top tether hook as shown. Push in on the red buttons and attach the LATCH connectors to plastic bar as shown. Remove the slack from both straps.

3. Place Car Seat Rear-Facing in Back Seat of the Vehicle

Place the base flat on the vehicle seat. Push it back until the front of the car seat touches the vehicle seat back.

Facing

3 Rear

4. Check the Rear-Facing Level Indicator

Vehicle MUST be on level ground. Ball must be completely in the blue zone.

Adjust the seat until the ball is completely within the blue zone.

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Review your vehicle’s owner manual for vehicle seat belt use

5. Route the Vehicle Seat Belt

Thread vehicle seat belt through the rearfacing belt path (marked with a blue label) and buckle it. The seat belt should lay as flat as possible and not be twisted.

Note: It may be easier to route the vehicle seat belt by lifting seat pad up to expose the belt path.

Make sure vehicle seat belt is in front of the buckle strap.

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Facing

6. Lock

the Vehicle Seat Belt

In most vehicles today, slowly pull the shoulder belt all the way out and then let it go back in. You will hear a clicking sound. Slowly pull out on the belt and it should be locked. If not, review your car’s owner manual and section 9-F.

Tighten the Vehicle Seat Belt

Press down firmly in the center of the car seat. Pull on the shoulder belt to tighten while feeding the slack back in the retractor.

8. Test For Tightness

Grab the sides of the seat where the vehicle seat belt is and slide the car seat side to side and front to back.

If the seat moves less than 1” (2.5 cm), it is tight enough.

10. Check the Rear-Facing Level Indicator

Vehicle MUST be on level ground. The ball must be completely in the blue

zone. Readjust if needed. If needed, rolled towels may be placed

under the car seat, at the vehicle seat crease, until the ball is completely within the blue zone.

See section 6-A to secure your child.

Facing

3 Rear

4-A Forward-Facing Safe Use Checklist

LATCH Strap with Top Tether Strap Do not install by this method for a child weighing more than 45 lb (20 kg)

Vehicle Lap/Shoulder Seat Belt with Top Tether Strap

Facing

4 Forward

Forward-Facing: 20-65 lb (9-30 kg) and 49” (125 cm) or less

• Car seat must be forward-facing in the vehicle back seat.

• Make sure LATCH strap or vehicle seat belt is routed through the forward-facing belt path, marked with an orange label.

• Install this car seat tightly in your vehicle. Car seat should not move at the forward-facing belt path more than 1” (2.5 cm) from side to side and front to back.

• Attach and tighten top tether strap. When used properly, the top tether helps reduce injury in a sudden stop or crash.

• Harness straps must be at or just above the top of child’s shoulders and chest clip must be at armpit level.

Vehicle Lap Only Seat Belt with Top Tether Strap

4-B Install Forward-Facing With LATCH

Strap

Review your vehicle’s owner manual for LATCH location and use. Do not install by this method for a child weighing more than 45 lb (20 kg)

Make Sure LATCH Strap is in the

Forward-Facing Belt Path, Marked with Orange Label

If it is not, see section 7-A to move the LATCH strap.

2. Recline the Car Seat

Place the car seat in recline position 3 or 4.

3. Remove LATCH Connectors and Top Tether Straps from Storage Locations

Push in on the red buttons on the LATCH connectors and remove from storage position. Unhook tether and lay it in the seat.

4 Forward

Facing

4. Extend the LATCH Strap

For easier installation, extend the LATCH strap to its maximum length by pressing the gray button and pulling out on the strap.

5. Place Car Seat Forward-Facing in Back Seat of the Vehicle

Place the base flat on the vehicle seat. Push it back firmly until the back of the car seat touches the vehicle seat back. Center the car seat between the lower LATCH anchors.

6. Connect LATCH Connectors to Vehicle’s Lower LATCH Anchors.

LATCH strap should lay as flat as possible and not be twisted.

Facing

4 Forward

7. Tighten the LATCH Strap

Press down firmly in the center of the car seat while tightening the LATCH strap.

Note: For easier tightening, you may

need to pull the tail of the LATCH strap through the belt path as shown.

9. Attach Top Tether Strap

Consult vehicle’s owner manual for specific location.

10. Tighten Top Tether Strap

Remove all the slack.

11. Test For Tightness

Grab the sides of the seat where the LATCH strap is and slide the car seat side to side and front to back.

If the seat moves less than 1” (2.5 cm), it is tight enough.

See section 6-A to secure your child.

4 Forward

Facing

4-C

Install Forward-Facing With Vehicle

Seat Belt

1. Recline the Car Seat

Place the car seat in recline position 3 or 4.

2. Store LATCH Connectors

Push in on the red buttons and attach the LATCH connectors to plastic bar as shown and remove the slack from the strap.

3. Place Car Seat Forward-Facing in Back Seat of the Vehicle

Place the base flat on the vehicle seat. Push it back firmly until the back of the car seat touches the vehicle seat back. Center the car seat between the lower LATCH anchors.

4 Forward

Facing

4. Unhook Top Tether Strap From Storage Location and Lay it in the

Seat

Review your vehicle’s owner manual for vehicle seat belt use

5. Route the Vehicle Seat Belt

Thread vehicle seat belt through the forward-facing belt path (marked with an orange label) and buckle it. The seat belt should lay as flat as possible and not be twisted.

6. Lock

the Vehicle Seat Belt

Tighten the Vehicle Seat Belt

Press down firmly in the center of the car seat. Pull on the shoulder belt to tighten while feeding the slack back in the retractor.

8. Attach Top Tether Strap

Consult vehicle’s owner manual for specific location.

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Facing

9. Tighten Top Tether Strap

Remove all the slack.

10. Test For Tightness

Grab the sides of the seat where the forward-facing belt path is and slide the car seat side to side and front to back.

If the seat moves less than 1” (2.5 cm), it is tight enough.

See section 6-A to secure your child.

Facing

4 Forward

5-A Booster Safe Use Checklist

Booster Use: 30-100 lb (14-45 kg) 38-57” (96-145 cm) At least 3 years old

• Car seat must be forward-facing in the vehicle back seat.

• Vehicle seat belts MUST lay flat against child and MUST NOT be twisted.

• Make sure vehicle seat’s lap belt is adjusted snugly, lays low on the child’s hip, and is routed behind the armrest in the booster’s belt path marked with a green label.

• Make sure vehicle seat’s shoulder belt is centered between the child’s neck and edge of shoulder.

• Never use a vehicle lap only seat belt across front of child.

• DO NOT position vehicle shoulder belt under the child’s arm or back.

• DO NOT allow child to slouch or slide down in the booster seat.

• DO NOT position vehicle seat belt over top of armrests.

• Vehicle seat’s headrest SHOULD NOT create a gap between vehicle seat and booster seat.

• The front of booster seat base MUST NOT hang over front of vehicle seat.

• If child will not keep the vehicle seat belt properly positioned, DO NOT use this booster seat. Use a different car seat.

Vehicle Lap/Shoulder Seat Belt

Never use a vehicle lap only seat belt

across front of child.

5 Booster

5-B

Booster Install

1. Store the Harness

Loosen the harness straps as much as possible. (A)

Raise the headrest to the highest position. (B)

Unbuckle the chest clip and the buckle. (C and D)

Remove the Lower Seat Pad to Expose the Harness Storage Door (E, F and G)

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Move Buckle Strap to Rear Slot

Open the Harness Storage Door and Place Harness, Chest Clip, Buckle, and Buckle Tongues Inside Storage Compartment. Close the Door

Replace Seat Pad

Move the headrest back to its proper position for your child.

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2. Recline the Car Seat

Place the booster seat in recline position

Graco allows the securing of the car seat with LATCH in the booster mode. The child still MUST BE SECURED with the vehicle lap/shoulder seat belt. LATCH can be used in the booster mode regardless of the weight of the child up to 100 lb (45 kg).

Verify the following before using LATCH in the booster mode:

• The LATCH connectors DO NOT interfere with any vehicle seat belts or buckles. If the LATCH interferes with the vehicle seat belts or if the chosen seating position does not have

LATCH, you MUST store the LATCH strap. Store the LATCH strap by pushing in on the red buttons on the connectors and attach to the plastic bar as shown. Store the top tether strap as shown.

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Skip to Step 11 if Not Using LATCH

Place the Booster Seat

Forward-Facing in the Back Seat of Vehicle

Place forward-facing on a vehicle seat that has a lap/shoulder seat belt. The base should sit as flat as possible on the vehicle seat.

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