Graco SNUGRIDE 35 LITE LX Users guide

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SNUGRIDE® 35 LITE LX

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.

KEEP INSTRUCTIONS

FOR FUTURE USE.

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Important Pages 4-13

1-A Quick Guide to Your Manual 1-B Before You Begin 1-C Safety Warnings

Features Pages 14-23

2-A Car Seat Features 2-B Removing Car Seat from Base 2-C Attaching Car Seat to Base 2-D Adjusting Carry Handle 2-E Reclining the Base 2-F Choosing Vehicle Seat Location 2-G Choosing Lower Anchor Attachment or Seat Belt 2-H What Is Lower Anchor Attachment?

Rear-Facing Use Pages 24-44

3-A Rear-Facing Checklist 3-B Installing With Base With Lower Anchor

Attachment 3-C Installing With Base With Vehicle Seat Belt 3-D Installing Without Base With Vehicle Seat Belt

Securing Child Pages 45-57

4-A Adjusting Harness to Fit Child 4-B Adjusting Buckle to Fit Child 4-C Securing Child in Car Seat 4-D Removing Child

Carrier Use Pages 58-59

Vehicle Information Pages 60-70

6-A Additional Lower Anchor Attachment Information 6-B How to Uninstall Lower Anchor Attachment 6-C Unsafe Vehicle Seats 6-D Vehicle Seat Belts

Accessories Pages 71-72

Care & Cleaning Pages 73-78

8-A Cleaning Seat Pad 8-B Cleaning Buckle 8-C Cleaning Harness and Lower Anchor Attachment

1 Important

1-A Quick Guide to Your Manual

This car seat is for children 4-35 lb (1.8-16 kg) and 32” (81 cm) or less.

Get to Know Your Car Seat

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

What Seating Location Should I Use?

The best seating location for this infant car seat is one that:

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

• Results in a secure installation of this car seat.

Review section 6 of this manual AND your vehicle owner’s manual.

Which Installation Method Should I Use?

This infant car seat base can be installed in your vehicle using either the vehicle seat belt OR the Lower anchor attachment system. Both are equally safe to use. DO NOT USE BOTH AT THE SAME TIME.

This infant car seat carrier can be installed in your vehicle using only the vehicle seat belt. Lower anchor attachment is not available to install the carrier.

Never place a child rear-facing in a seating position with an active front air bag.

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When Installing Base

Lower Anchor Attachment System

Lower anchor attachment 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 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 of this manual AND your vehicle owner’s manual.

When Installing Carrier

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-D of this manual AND your vehicle owner’s manual.

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Does Your Seat Fit Your Child Correctly?

To make sure your child is secured properly, review section 4 to understand all of the actions you need to take to properly adjust the car seat to fit your child.

Harness Height

Harness straps at or just below the child’s shoulders. Review section 4-A.

Buckle Position

The correct slot is the one that is closest to your child without being underneath them. Review section 4-B.

Harness Tightness

If your fingers slide off the harness straps without pinching the straps, it is tight enough. Review section 4-C.

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. 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.

You Need To Adjust:

1 Important

Did You Do Everything Correctly?

Base or Car Seat Does Not Move More Than 1” (2.5 cm) At The Belt Path

Review section 3.

Car Seat Level to Ground

Review sections 2-E and 3.

Car Seat Is Properly Attached To Base

Review section 2-C.

Cannot Pinch Harness

Harness straps at or just below the child’s shoulders. Review section 4-C.

Chest Clip Even With Armpits

Review section 4-C.

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1-B Before You Begin

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.

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:

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 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

1 Important

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

1 Important

Certification

This child restraint meets or exceeds all applicable requirements of Federal motor vehicle safety standard 213 for use in motor vehicles.

Contact the airline for their specific polices.

Car Seat’s Useful Life

STOP using this car seat and throw it away 7 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.

This child restraint is certified for use in aircraft. Use only on forward-facing aircraft seats. Follow the instructions for vehicle installation. See sections 3-C, 3-D and 6-D Lap Belt Installation.

1 Important

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.

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! Children are safer riding rear-facing and should ride

rear-facing as long as possible, until they reach the maximum rear-facing height or weight rating for their car seat. Graco convertible and all-in-one car seats have higher rear-facing limits that will allow children to ride rear-facing longer after outgrowing their infant car seat. Be sure to check your local and state laws, as well as AAP and NHTSA recommendations, for car seat usage.*

! This child restraint must only be used with children

weighing between 4-35 lb (1.8-16 kg) and 32” (81 cm) or less.

! Select a suitable location for the car seat in your

vehicle.

! Secure car seat with a vehicle seat belt or Lower

Anchor Attachment 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 6-D and your vehicle owner’s manual.

! Always secure car seat with Lower Anchor Attachment

or a vehicle seat belt, even when unoccupied. In a crash, an unsecured car seat can injure passengers.

*Graco Supports the American Academy of Pediatrics and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration‘s Car Seat Guidelines. Visit www.gracobaby.com/en-US/safety for information on car seat usage recommendations.

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! DO NOT use car seat if it is damaged or missing parts. ! 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 accessories or parts other than those

provided by Graco except for a thin towel or mat to protect your vehicle seat or rolled towels or pool noodles to help get your car seat level. Their use could alter the performance of the car seat.

! DO NOT remove Lower Anchor Attachment system from

car seat. If using vehicle seat belt to secure car seat, Lower anchor attachment 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 Lower anchor

attachment connectors to one vehicle lower anchor point unless specifically allowed by the vehicle manufacturer.

! Do not use both the vehicle seat belt and Lower

anchor attachment at the same time when using the car seat rear-facing.

2 Features

2-A Car Seat Features

A Carry Handle B Canopy C Infant Head Support D Handle Adjustment Buttons E Rear-Facing Belt Path

(When Used Without Base)

G H

F Infant Body Support G Harness Release Lever

(Under Pad)

H Harness Adjustment

Strap

I Removable Base

2 Features

J Car Seat Shell K Base Release Lever L Instruction Manual

Storage (Under Base) M Chest Clip N Harness Straps O Buckle Tongues P Buckle Q Buckle Strap

2 Features

A Base Release Lever B Harness Strap Slots C Harness Straps D Buckle Metal Clip E Splitter Plate

2 Features

F Car Seat Base Lock G Recline Level Indicator H Base Rear-Facing Belt

Path I Lower anchor

Attachment Strap J Instruction Manual

Storage (Under Base) K Lower anchor

Attachment Storage (Under Base)

L Base Recline Lever M Base Recline Foot

2 Features

2-B Removing Car Seat from Base

To Remove Car

Seat from Base

From the back of the car seat, squeeze the base release handle and lift the car seat out of the base.

2-C Attaching Car Seat to Base

Attaching Car

Seat To Base

Align the locking bar at the front of the car seat with the locks in the base. Set car seat in the base. Push down on the front of the car seat. You will hear a “click”

CLICK!

when it is locked. Pull up on the front

corners of the seat to make sure it is locked.

2 Features

2-D

Adjusting Carry Handle

To Rotate Handle

Press the handle

adjustment buttons

on both sides of

handle.

MAKE SURE handle

locks into position

before lifting the

carrier.

Handle Has 4 Positions

Rotate handle to

any of the 4 locked

positions. Push and

pull the handle to

make sure handle is

in a lock position.

Carry handle MUST

be upright in position

A when carrying.

Handle can be in any

locked position when

used in the vehicle.

2 Features

2-E

Reclining the Base

Base Has 4

Recline Positions

Squeeze the base recline lever and lift the base to extend the foot.

Squeeze the base recline lever and lower the base to retract the foot.

Check the level indicator for appropriate install.

(See Next Page)

When the foot is completely extended and the level indicator is not correct for your child’s age, you may raise the foot and place a rolled towel under the foot until the indicator shows

correctly.

2 Features

When Reading The Level Indicator

Vehicle MUST be on level ground.

Use corrected age for preemies.

- If the blue indicator is in the clear area, the restraint is level for infants 0+ months in age.

- If blue indicator is partially in the notched area, the restraint is level for a child 3+ months in age.

- If any blue appears outside the black lines, the child restraint is NOT level. You must adjust your recline position.

0+ Months

3+ Months

2 Features

Some vehicles have specific requirements for where the car seat can be installed. Be sure to check your vehicle owner’s manual for all available seating positions.

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.

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

2-F

Choosing Vehicle Seat

Location

Review your vehicle owner’s manual for seating locations. Review section 6 for additional information.

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

2 Features

2-G Choosing Lower Anchor Attachment or Seat Belts

This car seat can be installed in your vehicle using either the vehicle seat belt OR the Lower anchor attachment system. Both systems are equally safe to use. DO NOT USE BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. Review section 6 for additional information.

2-H

What is Lower Anchor Attachment?

Lower anchor attachment consists of lower anchors, which are built-in 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.

Review your vehicle’s owner manual for exact location and use. Review section 6 for additional information.

Typical seat in a passenger vehicle. Other vehicle types

may have different lower anchor

attachment locations.

Vehicle Lower Anchor Points

Vehicle Seat Crease

3 Rear

Facing

3-A Rear-Facing Checklist

Rear-Facing: 4-35 lb (1.816 kg) 32” (81 cm) or less

• Car seat MUST be rearfacing in the vehicle back seat.

• Make sure Lower anchor attachment strap or

Lower anchor attachment Strap

Vehicle Lap/Shoulder Seat Belt

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 belt path more than 1” (2.5 cm) from side to side and front to back.

• Make sure to check the level indicator or level line for proper recline.

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

• Make sure base is a minimum of 80% on vehicle seat.

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