Graco PD348952D Instruction Manual

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.

TURBOBOOSTER

www.gracobaby.com

PD348952D 4/16

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1-A Quick Guide to Your Manual
1-B Welcome to the Graco Family
1-C Before You Begin

Register This Car Seat

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

1-D Safety Warnings

1 Important Pages 5-19

2 Features Pages 20-23

2-A Car Seat Features

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3 Booster Pages 24-27

4-A Securing Child Backed Booster
4-B Securing Child Backless Booster

4 Securing Child Pages 28-37

3-A Booster Use
3-B Install Booster
3-C Install Backless Booster

5 Accessories Page 38

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6-A Choosing Vehicle Seat Location
6-B Unsafe Vehicle Seat Location
6-C Vehicle Seat Belts

7-A Cleaning Seat Pad

6 Vehicle Information Pages 39-42

7 Care & Cleaning Pages 43

Adult Assembly Required

1. Armrests

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

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

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.

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1-A Quick Guide to Your Manual

This car seat is for children: Booster: 30-100 lb (14-45 kg) 38-57 in (97-145 cm)

Car Seat Assembly (On Select Models)

Adult Assembly Required

1. Armrests

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

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

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.

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2. Armrest Covers

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

3. Back support pad

On certain models, your lower back support pad
may not be attached to the back support. Place
lower back support pad
around edges of support
as shown. Then fasten
lower elastic strap to the
metal hook on the other
side of the seat pad.

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4. Head support

Flip head support and lower back support over
as shown.

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.

Attach elastic strap to metal hook on other side of
seat pad as shown.

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5. Head support pad

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.

6. Backrest

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.

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

Your Graco booster seat is now ready to use.

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

Your Graco booster seat is now ready to use.

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Get to Know Your Car Seat

What Seating Location Should I Use?

Review section 2-A to see all of the features of this booster seat.

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

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

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

so be sure to check your vehicle owner’s manual for available seating positions, if any.
For example, sometimes the center rear seat has a lap belt only vehicle seat belt, which
cannot be used with this booster seat.

Review section 6-B, 6-C, of this manual AND your vehicle owner’s manual.

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.

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When Installing As a Booster

Vehicle Seat Belt

There is one type of vehicle seat belt that can be
used: Lap/Shoulder Seat Belt.

Review section 3 of this manual AND your vehicle
owner’s manual.

Using The Car Seat Correctly

To make sure your child is secured properly, review section 3 and 4 to fit your child.

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Use Lap/Shoulder Belt Only

Review section 3

Position Lap Belt

Lap belt must go under armrest and lie
low across your child’s hips and thighs.

Review section 3

Position Shoulder Belt

Shoulder best lies across shoulder
between neck and edge of shoulder in
the red zone as shown.

Review section 3

Booster Installation

Highback Backless

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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.

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1-C Before You Begin

Please fill out the prepaid registration postcard attached to the seat pad 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 register online at www.gracobaby.com/carseatregistration

or call 1-800-345-4109

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.

Register This Child Restraint

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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

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

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.

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

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.

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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

¡ADVERTENCIA!

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.

1-D 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.

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! 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.

! Select a suitable location for the car seat in your vehicle.
! Always secure car seat with the vehicle seat belt, even when

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

occupants.

! 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.

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! 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.

! Never leave child unattended, even when sleeping.

2 Features

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2-A Car Seat Features

C

A

B

C

2 Features

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A Head Support
B Shoulder Belt Guide
C Cup Holder

2 Features

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A

B

2 Features

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A Head Support Adjustment Lever
B Belt Positioning Clip (Inset)

3 Booster

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3-A Booster Use

Booster Use With Back:
30-100 lb (14-45 kg) 38-57 in.
(97-145 cm) at least 4 years old

Booster Use Without Back: 40-100 lb (18.1-45
kg) 43-57 in. (110.1-145 cm) at least 4 years old

• Place car seat forward-facing in the vehicle back seat.

• Make sure vehicle seat’s lap belt is adjusted snugly and
lays low on the child’s hip and is routed under the armrest
in the booster’s belt path.

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

• Vehicle seat’s shoulder belt is adjusted snugly and should
lie between child’s neck and edge of shoulder.

Vehicle Lap/Shoulder
Seat Belt

Vehicle Seat Lap/
Shoulder Belt

• Never use a vehicle lap-only 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 belt over top of armrests.

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

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

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

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• Never use a vehicle lap-only 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 belt over top of armrests.

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

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

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

Never Use a Vehicle
Lap-Only Belt Across
Front of Child

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3-B Install Booster

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

Place forward-facing in vehicle seat. The bottom of the
seat should sit as flat as possible on the vehicle seat.

2. Thread the Vehicle Seat Shoulder Belt Through
Seat Belt Guide on the Headrest

See section 4-A to secure your child.

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3-C Install Backless Booster

1. Remove the Back Support (on select models)

Recline seat back then remove from base.

2. 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.

See section 4-B to secure your child.