Graco SNUGRIDE SNUGLOCK, SNUGRIDE SNUGLOCK DLX Instruction Manual

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INFANT CAR SEAT BASE

SNUGRIDE® SNUGLOCK

™

Do not install or use this

child restraint until you

read, understand and
follow the instructions
in this manual and the

warnings on the car seat.

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

Important Pages 4-12

Features Pages 13-18

2-A Base Features
2-B Remove Car Seat from Base
2-C Attach Car Seat to Base
2-D Recline the Base
2-E Choosing Vehicle Seat Location
2-F Choosing UAS or Seat Belt
2-G What Is UAS

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3-A Rear-Facing Checklist
3-B Install With Base With UAS Strap
3-C Install With Base With Vehicle Seat Belt

Rear-Facing Use Pages 19-35

Vehicle Information Pages 36-41

4-A Additional UAS Information
4-B How to Remove UAS
4-C Storing The UAS Strap
4-D Unsafe Vehicle Seats
4-E Vehicle Seat Belts

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1-A Quick Guide to Your Manual

This base is compatible with any Graco® Click Connect car
seat.

Get to Know Your Car Seat Base

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

What Seating Location Should I Use?

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 Universal Anchorage System (UAS). Both
are equally safe to use. DO NOT USE BOTH AT THE SAME TIME.

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

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

• Results in a secure installation of this car seat base.
Never place a child rear-facing in a seating position with an

active front air bag.

Review section 4 of this manual AND your vehicle owner’s manual.

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When Installing Base

UAS System

UAS consists of lower
anchors, which are built-in
to your vehicle, and UAS
connectors that are built-in your
car seat.

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

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

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Did You Do Everything Correctly?

Base Does Not Move More
Than 2.5 cm (1 in) At The
Belt Path

Review section 3.

Car Seat Is Properly Attached
To Base

Review section 2-C.

Car Seat Level to Ground

Review sections 2-D and 3.

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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.ca

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:

Newell Industries Canada Inc.

P.O. Box 20090 Oaktown Plaza,

Oakville, ON L6K 3Y7

or call 1-800-345-4109

For recall information, call the Customer Service in Canada at www.

gracobaby.ca or at 1-800-345-4109.

Register This Child Restraint

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 base 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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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 base below. You can find this information either on the
registration card if you still have it or on the date label located on the
base.

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 the base.

www.gracobaby.ca • 1-800-345-4109

If You Need Help

This car seat base meets or exceeds all applicable requirements of
the Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 213 and 213.1 when
used with a Graco Click Connect carrier in motor vehicles.

Certification

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This child restraint’s base is NOT certified for use in
aircraft.

STOP using this base and throw it away 7 years after the date of
manufacture. Look for date of manufacture label on the base.

Graco Children’s Products Inc. advises against loaning or passing
along a base unless you know the complete history of the product.
We also advise against purchasing a car seat base second hand.

Base Useful Life

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

Vehicle Seat Protection

Aircraft Installation

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

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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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! Experts recommend that children be rear-facing until

age 2 or until they reach the maximum rear-facing

height and weight rating for their seat.

! Select a suitable location for the base in your vehicle.
! Secure base with a vehicle seat belt or UAS that is

properly routed as shown in this manual.

! Vehicle seat belt system MUST hold base securely. Not

all vehicle seat belts can be used with a car seat.

! If vehicle seat belt does not hold base securely, read

“Vehicle Seat Belts” section 4-E and your vehicle

owner’s manual.

! Always secure car seat/base with UAS or a vehicle seat

belt, even when unoccupied. In a crash, an unsecured

car seat can injure passengers.

! DO NOT use base if it is damaged or missing parts.
! If base 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. Their use could alter the

performance of the base.

! DO NOT remove UAS system from base. If using vehicle

seat belt to secure base, UAS connectors must be

stored.

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! Rear-facing base must be properly leveled:

• Too reclined can result in injury or ejection.

• Too upright can result in breathing difficulties.

! Never attach two UAS connectors to

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

! Do not use both the vehicle seat belt and UAS strap at

the same time.

! This restraint system may only be used in these

classes of vehicles: passenger cars, multi-purpose
passenger vehicles and trucks that have vehicle lap/
shoulder belts and tether anchors.

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C

G

F

D

E

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2-A Base Features

A Belt Guides
B Level Indicator
C SnugLock™ Lock-Off
D SnugLock™ Lock-Off

Release Lever

E Instruction Manual and

UAS Storage
F Base Recline Lever
G Base Recline Foot

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1. 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” when
it is locked.

Pull up on the front

corners of the seat to
make sure it is locked.

2-B Remove Car Seat from Base

1. To Remove Car Seat
from Base

From the back of the car

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

2-C Attach Car Seat to Base

CLICK!

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