Graco PD252987A User Manual

SnugRide®

Click Connect™40

1.0 Warning to Parents and Other Users .........................................4-5

2.0 Registration Information ..............................................................6-7

2.1 Register Your Child Restraint ....................................................6

2.2 For Recall Information ...............................................................6

2.3 If You Need Help .......................................................................7

2.4 Child Restraint/Base Useful Life ................................................7

3.0 Important Information ................................................................8-12

3.1 Warnings for Use as a Child Restraint .................................8-10

3.2 Warnings for Use With a Stroller .............................................10

3.3 Additional Warnings for Use as a Carrier ................................11

3.4 Height and Weight Limits ........................................................12

4.0 Choosing an Appropriate Vehicle Seat Location ..................13-19

4.1 Vehicle Seat Requirements ................................................13-14

4.2 Vehicle Seat Belt Requirements ..............................................14

4.2.1 UNSAFE Vehicle Belt Systems ...................................... 15

4.2.2 SAFE Vehicle Belt Systems ......................................16-18

4.3 LATCH Locations ....................................................................19

5.0 Features and Components ......................................................20-25

5.1 Adjusting Handle .....................................................................23

5.2 Removing and Attaching Child Restraint .................................23

5.3 Harness Covers (on certain models) .......................................24

5.4 Canopy Attachment .................................................................24

5.5 Head Pillow and Body Support (on certain models) ...............25

6.0 How to Install the Child Restraint/Base .................................26-34

6.1 Installing the Child Restraint Without Base

Using Vehicle Belt ..............................................................26-27

6.2 Installing the Child Restraint and Base

Using Vehicle Belt ..............................................................28-29

6.3 Using LATCH to Install Base .............................................30-31

6.4 Reclining Child Restraint/Base ...........................................32-34

6.5 To Use Footrest .......................................................................34

7.0 Using Child Restraint ..........................................................................35-41

7.1 Positioning Harness Straps ................................................35-36

7.2 Changing the Crotch Strap Position ...........................................37

7.3 Securing Child in the Child Restraint .................................38-41

8.0 Additional Information .............................................................42-45

8.1 Airplane Use ............................................................................42

8.2 Storing LATCH ........................................................................42

8.3 Cleaning and Maintenance .................................................43-44

8.4 Buckle Cleaning Process .........................................................45

9.0 Replacement Parts .......................................................................... 48

1.0 Warnings to Parents and Other Users

DO NOT PLACE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT IN A VEHICLE SEATING LOCATION THAT HAS A FRONT AIR BAG. If the air bag inflates, it can hit

the child restraint with great force and cause serious injury or death of your child. Check vehicle owner’s manual for information about side air bags and child

restraint installation. No child restraint can guarantee protection from injury in every situation. However, proper use of this child restraint reduces the risk of serious injury or death to your child.

Failure to properly use this child restraint increases the risk of serious injury or death in a sharp turn, sudden stop or crash. Your child’s safety depends on you installing and using this child restraint correctly on every ride.

Even if using this child restraint seems easy to figure out on your own, it is very important to FOLLOW THE OWNER’S MANUAL.

The manual is located in the base. You also must read your vehicle owner’s manual.

Your child’s safety depends on:

1. Choosing a suitable location in your vehicle. Some seating positions, such as those equipped with air bags, may not be safe locations for this child restrant.

2. Properly positioning the head support.

3. Properly securing your child in the child restraint.

4. Placing child restraint/base in a rear-facing position.

5. Properly routing the vehicle seat belt or LATCH.

6. Properly reclining the child restraint.

7. Properly securing the child restraint in the vehicle using a seat belt designed to secure the child restraint or by using LATCH. A few seat belts are NOT safe to use with child restraints, even though they can easily be threaded through the child restraint!

2.0 Registration Information

Model Number: Date of Manufacture: Purchase Date:

2.1 Register Your Child Restraint

Please fill in the above information. The model number and date of manufacture can be found on a label on the bottom of your child

restraint. Fill out the prepaid registration postcard attached to the seat pad and mail it today.

Child restraints may be recalled for safety reasons. You must register this restraint to be reached in a recall. Send your name, address, the restraints’ model number and date of manufacture 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: http://www.gracobaby.com/carseatregistration

2.2 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

 Graco: 1-800-345-4109 or www.gracobaby.com

2.3 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 quickly. These numbers can be found on a sticker on the underside of your child restraint.

1-800-345-4109 or www.gracobaby.com

www.cpsc.gov

www.NHTSA.gov

www.seatcheck.org

2.4 Child Restraint/Base Useful Life

STOP using this child restraint or base and throw it away 7 years after

the date of manufacture. Look for this sticker on rear of child restraint or on the base:

MODEL Date of Manufacture GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS, INC.

ATLANTA, GA 30328 1-800-345-4109 Made in China

NAME

year month day

PD206938A

3.0 Important Information

3.1 Warnings for Use as a Child Restraint

 DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THIS CHILD 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

child restraint unless they understand how to use it.

 FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE THIS CHILD 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 child restraint is not properly installed or if your child is not properly secured in the child restraint.

 PLACE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT ONLY IN A REAR-FACING

POSITION when using it in the vehicle.

 SOME CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, 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 child restraint. If your child has special needs, we recommend that you have your physician or hospital staff evaluate your child and recommend the proper child restraint or car bed before using this product.

 According to crash 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 child restraint installation.

 NEVER LEAVE YOUR CHILD UNATTENDED.  NEVER LEAVE AN CHILD RESTRAINT AND BASE UNSECURED

IN YOUR VEHICLE. An unsecured child restraint or base 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. If not using LATCH, make sure unsecured LATCH connectors are properly stored in base.

 REPLACE THE CHILD RESTRAINT AND BASE AFTER A

CRASH OF ANY KIND EVEN IF CHILD RESTRAINT WAS UNOCCUPIED. A crash can cause damage to the child restraint that

you may not be able to see.

 DO NOT MODIFY YOUR CHILD RESTRAINT AND BASE or use

any accessories or parts supplied by other manufacturers.

 NEVER USE CHILD RESTRAINT AND BASE IF IT HAS

DAMAGED OR MISSING PARTS. DO NOT use a cut, frayed or damaged child restraint harness, vehicle seat belt or LATCH belt.

 THE CHILD 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 child restraint.

 THIS CHILD RESTRAINT CONFORMS to all applicable Federal

Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and is certified for use in motor vehicles and aircraft.

NEVER give this child restraint and base to someone else without also

giving them this manual.

NEVER use a second-hand child restraint and base or a child restraint

whose history you do not know.

3.2 Warnings for Use With a Stroller

 USE ONLY WITH STROLLERS THAT ARE

PART OF THE GRACO CLICK CONNECT TM TRAVEL SYSTEM. Refer to stroller owner’s

manual for details about how to attach the child restraint to your stroller. If you do not have an owner’s manual, please call toll-free, 1-800-345-4109 to obtain one, or visit our website at www.gracobaby.com.

 Never use a Graco child restraint with other manufacturer’s strollers,

as this may result in serious injury or death.

3.3 Additional Warnings for Use as a Carrier

 FALL HAZARD: Child’s movements also can move carrier.

NEVER place carrier on 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 on 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.

3.4 Height and Weight Limits

TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH, DO NOT USE THE CHILD RESTRAINT WITH A CHILD LARGER OR SMALLER THAN THE WEIGHT AND HEIGHT RANGE LISTED BELOW.

Your child MUST meet the following requirements:

 WEIGHT: 4-40 lbs. (1.8 kg-18 kg)

AND

 HEIGHT: 35 inches (89 cm) or less in height.

4.0 Choosing an Appropriate Vehicle Seat Location

4.1 Vehicle Seat Requirements

IMPROPER PLACEMENT OF THE CHILD RESTRAINT INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. Some seating positions

in your vehicle may not be safe for this child restraint. Some vehicles do not have any seating positions that can be used safely with the child restraint. If you are not sure where to place the child restraint in your vehicle, consult your vehicle owner’s manual or call Graco at 1-800-345-4109.

 Whenever possible, secure the child

restraint in the center position of the

seat directly behind the front seats . If

you want to use LATCH, check your vehicle

owner’s manual for LATCH locations.

 NEVER place this child restraint in a

vehicle seating location that has a front

air bag . See “3.1 Warnings for Use as

a Child Restraint”, page 8.

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 The VEHICLE seat must face forward.

 DO NOT use child 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.

4.2 Vehicle Seat Belt Requirements

A FEW SEAT BELT SYSTEMS ARE NOT SAFE TO USE WITH THE CHILD RESTRAINT. THE VEHICLE SEAT BELT MUST BE DESIGNED TO HOLD THE CHILD 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 call Graco at 1-800-345-4109.

4.2.1 UNSAFE Vehicle Belt Systems

LATCH can be used IN PLACE OF the vehicle belt system. Please refer to vehicle owner’s manual for LATCH locations.

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

 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

4.2.2 SAFE Vehicle Belt Systems

THE FOLLOWING BELT SYSTEMS CAN BE USED WITH YOUR CHILD RESTRAINT, IF the seat location meets all other requirements

of these instructions and those in your vehicle owner’s manual. LATCH can be used in place of the vehicle belt system in designated locations. Please refer to vehicle owner’s manual for LATCH locations.

When using child restraint without the base, adjust the belt as described in this section for these types of vehicle seat belts.

When using the base to install the child restraint, you must ALWAYS use the lock-off to secure the lap belt or lap/shoulder belt. See “6.2 Installing the Child Restraint and Base Using Vehicle Belt”, page 28 for installation instructions when using the base.

Some vehicle lap/shoulder seat belts have a plastic button on the belt. Do not allow the button to interfere with the belt routing through the vehicle belt path when installing the seat alone, or with the lock-off when installing the seat and the base.

 Lap Belts - Manually Adjusted

Belt tail

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

 Combination Lap/Shoulder Belt

with Locking Latch Plate

Once it is buckled, this type of belt has a latch plate 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 child restraint.

 Combination Lap/Shoulder

Belt with Sliding Latch

Plate

Locking clip

This belt has a latch plate that slides freely along the belt.

This belt MUST be converted to prevent movement of the lap portion of the belt. You must use a locking clip (provided with the child restraint) when using the child restraint without the base unless your vehicle’s seat belt can be converted in another way as described in your vehicle owner’s manual.

To Install Locking Clip: (DO NOT use with base)

1. Tighten the buckled belt by pushing down

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

2. While pushing down on child 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 child restraint. If belt loosens or lengthens, repeat procedure.

Locking clip goes here,

/2 inch (1 cm) from the buckle

/2 inch

(1 cm)

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4.3 LATCH Locations

Newer vehicles may have one or more seating positions with LATCH anchorage systems. If vehicle is equipped with LATCH, the vehicle lower anchor points may be visible at the vehicle seat crease. If not visible, they may be marked with the symbol .

See your vehicle owner’s manual for exact locations, anchor identification, and requirements for use with a child restraint.

LATCH lower vehicle anchor points are defined as 11 inches from the

center of one LATCH anchor to the center of another LATCH anchor. If allowed by your Vehicle Owners Manual, the center seating position may be used if the anchor spacing is 11” or greater.

Typical seat in a passenger vehicle.

Other vehicle types may have

different LATCH locations or

different markings.

Vehicle Lower Anchor Points

Vehicle

Seat Crease

5.0 Features and Components

FRONT VIEW

Handle

Head

support

Chest

clip

Handle

adjustment

button Hip

slots

Crotch

strap slots

Harness

adjustment

strap

Harness

adjustment

button

Harness

straps

Handle

adjustment

button

Vehicle

belt

hook

Harness

buckle tongues

Harness

buckle

Canopy

Attachment

hook

Harness

slot

support height

adjustment

REAR VIEW

Release handle

Locking clip

storage*

Click

Connect™

attachment

Hip strap

pins

Head

Crotch

strap clip

Harness adjustment

strap

*Locking Clip

The locking clip is stored on the bottom of the child restraint. You will need to use it with certain types of vehicle lap/shoulder seat belts.

BASE

Recline adjustment

buttons

Lock-off

Instruction

manual storage

United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards have defined a system for installing car seats in vehicles. The system is called LATCH.

* LATCH may be used IN PLACE of vehicle belt ONLY if vehicle is equipped with LATCH anchor points. Please refer to vehicle owner’s manual for LATCH locations.

Footrest

LATCH

Adjustment

Belt

LATCH

Storage

Level indicator

LATCH

Connector

Footrest

**Level Indicator

The level indicator is attached to the side of the base and indicates whether or not the child restraint is properly reclined.

5.1 Adjusting Handle

1. Press handle adjustment buttons on both sides of handle .

2. Rotate handle until it clicks into any of the

4 positions:

Position A: MUST be used

when carrying by handle, Position A,B,C,D: may be used in vehicle. 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

5.2 Removing and Attaching Child Restraint

To remove, squeeze release handle at back of child restraint and lift out of base as shown .

To put child restraint in base, push child restraint down until it clicks into base. Pull up on child

restraint to be sure it is latched firmly into base.

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Sitting

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5.3 Harness Covers (on certain models)

To prevent ejection in sudden stop or crash: Make sure that harness covers do not interfere with placement of the chest clip at armpit level.

5.4 Canopy Attachment

Attach canopy by inserting canopy bow into slots in canopy mounts on both sides of child restraint as shown .

Pull canopy over back of child restraint .

To remove, press button on canopy mount and pull canopy bow out of slot, repeat on other side .

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5.5 Head Pillow and Body Support (on certain models, styles vary)

To prevent ejection in sudden stop or crash: Always make sure shoulder straps are threaded through slots and properly positioned on shoulders. Never allow body support to bunch or fold behind child. Body support can be used for infant 12 lbs or less.

Some infants may need extra support to keep their head and body in a comfortable position.

Insert elastic strap on back of head pillow through harness strap guides in head support pad and attach to hook .

Thread the harness through the openings in the body support as shown .

MAKE SURE THAT NOTHING INTERFERES WITH THE HARNESS. Harness must still be flat and snug against your child’ s shoulders.

If your model does not include a body support, you can use a rolled towel as shown .

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hook

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6.0 How to Install the Child Restraint/Base

6.1 Installing the Child Restraint Without Base Using Vehicle Belt

You must carefully follow the instructions provided by your vehicle manufacturer, in addition to the information in this manual. Before proceeding be sure you have read and understood section 4, “Choosing an Appropriate Vehicle Seat Location” on pages 13-19.

Make sure the buckle tongue goes into the correct buckle . The seat belt should not be twisted

or turned.

Make sure vehicle is on level ground  so that the level indicator can be used to properly recline the child restraint.

Refer to your vehicle owner’s manual and the instructions in “4.2.2 SAFE Vehicle Belt Systems”, page 16-18, on tightening your vehicle belt when using the child restraint without base.

If a front passenger seat is used (see air bag warning, page 4), slide the vehicle seat rearward as far as possible from the dashboard. If a rear seat is used, make sure the seat in front of it is moved forward enough and is upright enough to allow room for the child restraint.

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1. Place the child restraint without base in a rear-facing

position in a vehicle seat.

2. Thread the lap belt or lap portion of a lap/shoulder belt under both

vehicle belt hooks:

Lap Belt

3. Buckle the vehicle belt.

4. Tighten the vehicle seat belt.

To create a secure installation, push

down hard with your free hand on

the child restraint and pull and

tighten the vehicle belt.

5. Check car seat is level: Red level

line on the warning label MUST be

level with the ground .

6. Test child restraint for secure

installation as described in infant

restraint “Final Safety Check” page 41.

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Lap/Shoulder Belt

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6.2 Installing the Child Restraint and Base Using Vehicle Belt

1. Make sure vehicle is on level ground in order to

get the correct recline position.

2. Place the base in a rear-facing position

on a forward-facing vehicle seat.

3. Push recline adjustment buttons  and slide

into position 1 to access lock-off.

4. When using the base to install the infant

restraint, the lock-off is ALWAYS used to

secure both belts of the lap or lap/shoulder

belt.

Open the lock-off and route the vehicle

belt through the vehicle belt path and over the

lock-off . Buckle the vehicle belt.

Lap Belt Lap/Shoulder

Belts MUST go

under lock-off

Lock-off

Belt

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5. To create a secure installation, while pushing down on the base, pull the free end of the lap belt or the shoulder portion of the lap/shoulder belt to tighten .

6. Close lock-off over lap belt AND free end of the lap/shoulder belt .

NEVER allow any object other than the vehicle

belts to go under or interfere with the lock-off. If any other part of the vehicle belt interferes with the lock-off choose another seating location.

MAKE SURE that you push the top of the

lock-off all the way down.

7. Check that belt does not move by pulling and pushing hard on base with hands near the vehicle belt path. If belt loosens or lengthens, repeat procedure.

8. Push the child restraint down into the base and make sure that you hear a “click” . Pull up on the child restraint to be sure it is latched securely into the base.

If the child restraint does not securely latch

into the base, the child restraint provides NO protection for your child. DO NOT use the child restraint/base if the child restraint does not securely latch into the base.

9. Test child restraint for secure installation as described in infant restraint “Final Safety Check” page 41.

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