Graco TURBOBOOSTER LX 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 LX
featuring TrueShield ™ Technology
www.gracobaby.com
PD329955A 7/15
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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 24-30
4-A Securing Child Backed Booster
4-B Securing Child Backless Booster
4 Securing Child Pages 31-40
3-A Booster Use
3-B Install Booster
3-C Install Backless Booster
5 Accessories Page 41
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6-A How to Remove Lower Anchor Connectors
6-B Choosing Vehicle Seat Location
6-C Unsafe Vehicle Seat Location
6-D Vehicle Seat Belts
7-A Cleaning Seat Pad
7-B Cleaning Lower Anchor Straps
6 Vehicle Information Pages 42-46
7 Care & Cleaning Pages 47-50
Adult Assembly Required
1. Pull and Hold Height Adjust Lever
Located on the back of the head support.
2. Attach Head Support
slide the head support into the seat back until they snap
into place.
CHECK to make sure the two pieces are securely
snapped together by pulling on them.
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1-A Quick Guide to Your Manual
This car seat is for children: Booster: 30-110 lb (14-50 kg) 38-57 in
Car Seat Assembly (On Select Models)
Adult Assembly Required
1. Pull and Hold Height Adjust Lever
Located on the back of the head support.
2. Attach Head Support
slide the head support into the seat back until they snap
into place.
CHECK to make sure the two pieces are securely
snapped together by pulling on them.
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3. Head Support Fabric
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 pulling the adjustment lever.
4. Attach Seat Back to Base
The “U”-shaped hooks on bottom of the seat back will
interlock with bars on the base.
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5. Raise Seat Back
Once the seat back is securely attached to the base, push
backrest up
Assembly Complete
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, 6-D 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.
Lower Anchor System
The lower anchor system consists of lower anchor bars, which
are built-in to your vehicle, and connecting hooks that are builtin your car seat.
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 in front of 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.
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 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
3 Glenlake Parkway Atlanta, GA 30328
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
Car seat parts can get very hot in the sun or warm weather. To avoid burns, always
check before putting child in car seat.
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
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 lower anchor hooks or a vehicle
seat belt, 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.
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