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Booster Seat
Owner’s Manual
READ THIS MANUAL
Do not install or use this car seat until you read and
understand the instructions in this manual.
FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE THIS CAR SEAT
INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY
OR DEATH IN A SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH.
© 2007 Graco ISPB035BA 2/07 US
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Table of Contents Registration Information 3 Recall Information 3 If You Need Help/Replacement parts 4 Parts List 5 Warnings to Parents and Other Users 6-8 Assembling the Back Support 9-13 Weight and Height Limits 14-15 Vehicle Seat Location Requirements 16 Vehicle Seat Belt Requirements 17 SAFE Vehicle Belt Systems 17 UNSAFE Vehicle Belt Systems 18 Using your Graco Booster Seat 19-21 Booster Seat Positions 22 Securing your Child in Vehicle 23-26 Adjusting the Head Support
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Registration Information Model Number: Manufactured on: Purchase Date: Register Your Booster Seat Please fill in the above information. The model number and manufactured on (date) can be found on a label underneath your booster seat. Fill out the prepaid registration postcard attached to the seat cover and mail it today. Child restraints could be recalled fo
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If You Need Help Please contact our Customer Service Department with any questions you may have concerning parts, use, maintenance or warranty information. When you contact us, please have your product’s model number and manufactured on (date) ready so that we may help you efficiently. This number can be found on a sticker on the underside of your booster seat. 1-800-345-4109 or www.gracobaby.com 4
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Parts List Adult assembly required. Shoulder belt positioning clip Base On Certain Models Lower Back Support Head Support 5
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Warnings to Parents and Other Users • NO BOOSTER SEAT CAN GUARANTEE PROTECTION FROM INJURY. HOWEVER, PROPER USE OF THIS BOOSTER SEAT REDUCES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO YOUR CHILD. • DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THIS BOOSTER SEAT UNTIL YOU READ AND UNDERSTAND THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL AND IN YOUR VEHICLE OWNER’S MANUAL. DO NOT let others install or use the booster seat unless they understand how to use it. • FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE THIS BOOSTER SEAT INCREASES THE RISK
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• NEVER PLACE THIS BOOSTER SEAT IN A VEHICLE SEATING LOCATION THAT HAS AN AIR BAG. If an air bag inflates, it can hit the child and booster seat with great force and cause serious injury or death to your child. Refer to your vehicle owner’s manual for information about air bags and booster seat installation. • According to accident statistics, CHILDREN ARE SAFER WHEN PROPERLY RESTRAINED IN REAR VEHICLE SEATING POSITIONS, RATHER THAN FRONT SEATING POSITIONS. For a vehicl
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• DO NOT MODIFY YOUR BOOSTER SEAT or use any accessories or parts supplied by other manufacturers. • NEVER USE BOOSTER SEAT IF IT HAS DAMAGED OR MISSING PARTS. DO NOT use a cut, frayed or damaged vehicle seat belt. • THE BOOSTER SEAT CAN BECOME VERY HOT IF LEFT IN THE SUN. Contact with these parts can burn your child’s skin. Always touch the surface of any metal or plastic parts before putting your child in the booster seat. • THIS CHILD RESTRAINT CONFORMS to all applicable Federal M
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Assembling the Back Support (on certain models) Step 1. Flip over head support and lower back support as shown . Step . Squeeze red adjustment handle and slide two pieces together until they snap into place . CHECK to make sure two pieces are securely snapped together by pulling on them. CLICK! 9
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Step 3 Attach elastic strap to the hook on the fabric, on the other side of seat pad . Step 4. 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 handle. 10
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Step 5. Attach back support to base. “U”-shaped hooks on bottom of back support will interlock with bars on base . Make sure that no part of the seat covering interferes when attaching back support to the base. 11
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Step 6 Once backrest is securely attached to the base, push backrest up as shown . 12
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Step 7 Your Graco booster seat is now ready to use. See page 19-26, “Using your Graco Booster Seat” and “Securing Your Child in Vehicle”. 13
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Weight and Height Limits FAILURE TO USE booster seat in a manner appropriate for your child’s size may increase the risk of serious injury or death. To use this Graco booster seat, your child MUST meet ALL of the following requirements: With back support (approximately 3 to 10 years old): • weigh between 30 and 100 lbs. (mass between 13.6 and 45 kg), and • are between 38 and 57 inches (96 and 145 cm) in height, and • the shoulder belt MUST lay across child’s shoulders
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Without back support (approximately 4 to 10 years old) : • weigh between 40 and 100 lbs. (mass between 18 and 45 kg), and • are between 40 and 57 inches (101 and 145 cm) in height, and • the shoulder belt MUST lay across child’s shoulders in red zone as shown in and the lap portion is positioned low on the childs hips, and • when sitting on the booster seat, your child’s ears are below the top of the vehicle seat cushion / head rest. 15
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Vehicle Seat Location Requirements IMPROPER PLACEMENT OF THE BOOSTER SEAT INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. Some seating positions in your vehicle may NOT be safe for this booster seat. Some vehicles do not have any seating positions that can be used safely with the booster seat. If you are not sure where to place the booster seat in your vehicle, consult your vehicle owner’s manual or call Graco Children’s Products Inc., at 1-800-345-4109. • Children are safer when properly
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Vehicle Seat Belt Requirements MANY SEAT BELT SYSTEMS ARE NOT SAFE TO USE WITH THE BOOSTER SEAT. Pay careful attention to these systems; some of the seat belts that are NOT safe to use look very much like seat belts that are safe to use. If you are unsure, consult your vehicle owner’s manual or call Graco Children’s Products Inc., at 1-800-345-4109. SAFE VEHICLE SEAT BELT SYSTEM ONLY A LAP/SHOULDER BELT SYSTEM CAN BE USED WITH THIS BOOSTER SEAT. 17
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UNSAFE Vehicle Seat Belt Systems DO NOT USE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE BELT SYSTEMS. • NEVER use a lap-only belt. • NEVER use a Passive Restraint - Lap or Shoulder Belt Mounted on Door • NEVER use a Passive Restraint - Lap Belt with Motorized Shoulder Belt NEVER use vehicle belts that are attached to the door in any way or that move along a track to automatically surround the passenger when the door is closed. 18
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Using Your Graco Booster Seat FAILURE TO PROPERLY SECURE YOUR CHILD AND THE BOOSTER SEAT IN YOUR VEHICLE INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IN THE EVENT OF A SHARP TURN, SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH. Use only the vehicle’s lap and shoulder belt system when restraining the child in this booster seat . NEVER use a vehicle lap-only belt across front of child . DO NOT place vehicle shoulder belt behind child’s back . 19
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Vehicle belts MUST lay flat against child and MUST not be twisted. DO NOT use shoulder belt loose or positioned under child’s arm . DO NOT position vehicle belt over top of the armrests . It must pass underneath the armrests. Make sure vehicle belt is NOT twisted. Lap portion of lap/shoulder belt MUST be low and snug on hips, just touching thighs. DO NOT allow child to slide down in booster seat . If child will not keep vehicle restraint properly positioned, DO NOT use t
