Graco Recline N' Ride ON THE GO Instruction Manual

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Recline N’ Ride

3-IN-1 CAR SEAT

FEATURING ON THE GOTM RECLINE

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 6-25

1-A Quick Guide to Your Manual 1-B Welcome to the Graco Family 1-C Height and Weight Guidelines 1-D Before You Begin

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

1-E Safety Warnings

2 Features Pages 26-31

3 Rear-Facing Pages 32-45

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

4 Forward-Facing Pages 46-61

4-A Forward-Facing Use 4-B Install Forward-Facing with LATCH Strap 4-C Install Forward-Facing with the Vehicle Seat Belt

5 Booster Pages 62-73

5-A Booster Use 5-B Install Booster

6 Securing Child Pages 74-84

6-A Securing Child 5-Point Harness 6-B Securing Child Booster

7 Accessories Pages 85-86

8 Moving the LATCH Strap Pages 87-91

8-A Moving the LATCH Strap 8-B Storing the LATCH Strap 8-C How to Remove LATCH and Top Tether

9 Vehicle Information

Pages 92-101

9-A Choosing Vehicle Seat Location 9-B Unsafe Vehicle Seat Location 9-C Vehicle Seat Belts

10 Care & Cleaning Pages 102-107

10-A Cleaning RapidRemoveTM Seat Pad 10-B Cleaning Removable Cup Holders 10-C Cleaning Harness and LATCH Straps 10-D Cleaning Buckle Strap

1-A Quick Guide to Your Manual

This car seat is for children: Rear-Facing: 5-40 lb (2.3-18 kg) Forward-Facing: 22-65 lb (10-30 kg) Booster: 40-100 lb (18.1-45 kg)

Cup Holder Assembly

Adult Assembly Required

Attach Cup Holders

Cup holders MUST be installed.

To attach the cup holders, align the tabs on the cup holder with the slots in the seat and slide down. Make sure the seat pad fabric tucks underneath the cup holder edges. Repeat on the other side.

Cup holders may be washed ONLY on the top rack of the dishwasher. To remove the cup holders, push in the button located underneath the cup holder while pulling up on the cup holder.

Get to Know Your Car Seat

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

What Seating Location Should I Use?

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. For example, sometimes the center rear seat has a lap belt only vehicle seat belt, which cannot be used when this car seat is in Booster mode.

Review section 9-A, 9-B of this manual AND your vehicle owner’s manual.

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

In the event there is no back seat, review your vehicle owner’s manual to see how to use your child restraint.

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.

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 9 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.

What is LATCH?

LATCH consists of lower anchors and top tether anchors, which are built-into your vehicle, and connecting hooks that are built-into 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.

Vehicle Top Tether

Anchor Points

Vehicle Seat Bight

Typical seat in a passenger vehicle. Other vehicle types

may have different LATCH

locations.

Vehicle Lower Anchor Points

When Installing Rear-Facing and Forward-Facing

LATCH System

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

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

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

When Installing As a Booster

Vehicle Seat Belt

Only use the Lap/Shoulder seat belt configuration. Review section 5 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 sections 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 head must be 1” (2.5 cm) below the headrest adjustment lever (B). Review section 6.

Buckle Position (C)

The correct slot is the one that is closest to your child without being underneath them. Review section 6.

Harness Tightness (D)

If your fingers slide off the harness straps without pinching the straps, it is tight enough. Review section 6.

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 6.

Buckle Position (C)

The correct slot is the one that is closest to your child without being underneath them. Review section 6.

Harness Tightness (D)

If your fingers slide off the harness straps without pinching the straps, it is tight enough. Review section 6.

For Forward-Facing, You Need to Adjust:

For Booster, You Need to Adjust:

Use Lap/Shoulder Belt Only

Position Lap Belt

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

Position Shoulder Belt

Shoulder belt lies across shoulder between neck and edge of shoulder.

Rear-Facing Installation

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

Review section 3

Level Indicator’s Bubble in the Blue Zone (B)

Review section 3

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

Review section 6.

Chest Clip Even With Armpits (D) Review section 6 Cannot Pinch Harness Straps at the Shoulder (E)

Review section 6

A B

Forward-Facing Installation

Use the top tether strap when using forwardfacing (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 6

Chest Clip Even With Armpits (D) Review section 6 Cannot Pinch Harness Straps

at the Shoulder (E)

Review section 6

D E

Never Use Lap Belt Only

Review section 6

Lap Belt Behind Armrest and Lies Low Across Hips and Thighs

Review section 6

Shoulder Belt Lies On the Shoulder, Between the Neck and Edge of Shoulders

Review section 6

Booster Installation

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 Height and Weight Guidelines

5 lb (2.3 kg)

Rear-Facing with 5-Point Harness

5-22 lb (2.3-10 kg) and less than 1 year old MUST be rear-facing. 22-40 lb (10-18 kg) SHOULD be rear-facing.

* Check your state laws and the AAP/NHTSA recommendations. See page 24.

22 lb (10 kg)

Forward-Facing with 5-Point Harness

22-40 lb (10-18 kg) and can sit upright unassisted CAN be forward-facing. 40-65 lb (18-30 kg) SHOULD be forward-facing.

40 lb (18.1 kg)

Booster Mode with Vehicle Lap/Shoulder Seat Belt

40-65 lb (18.1-30 kg) CAN be in booster mode. Over 65 lb (30 kg) MUST be in booster mode.

65 lb (30 kg)

100 lb

(45 kg)

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

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 Depar tment 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

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. For rear-facing installation, see section 3-C and 9-C Lap Belt Installation. For forward-facing installation, see section 4-C and 9-C Lap Belt Installation, but do not use top

tether. 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-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.

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.

! 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.

! 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. ! The American Academy of Pediatricians (AAP) recommends that children ride rear-

facing until the age of 2 or until they reach the maximum rear-facing height or

weight rating for their seat, and when forward-facing, children should use the built-

in harness system for as long as possible until they reach the maximum forward-

facing weight or height for their car seat. After reaching the maximum forward-

facing weight or height, they also recommend that children 4 feet 9 inches (145 cm)

tall or under should ride in a belt-positioning booster seat.

! 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-C 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 hooks 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.

! 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.

2 Features

2-A Car Seat Features

C D

G I

2 Features

A Headrest Height Adjustment Lever B Headrest C Head Support D Shoulder Belt Guide E Harness Covers F Chest Clip G Harness Strap H Harness Buckle I Buckle Strap J Cup Holder K Body Support L Harness Adjuster Lever

(Under the Seat Pad) M On The GoTM Recline Handle N Rear-Facing Belt Path O Base P Harness Adjustment Strap

2 Features

Seat Underside

A Cup Holder B Level Indicator C Booster Belt Path D Forward-Facing Belt Lock-Off

E Forward-Facing Belt Path F Rear-Facing Belt Path G LATCH Bar H LATCH Strap I Recline Foot

J Rear-Facing Belt Lock-Off K LATCH Adjuster L LATCH Storage Compartment M InRightTM LATCH N LATCH Storage Door

2 Features

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