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SnugRide®
Classic Connect™ 35
©2013 Graco PD261464A 11/13 US
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1.0 Warning to Parents and Other Users .........................................4-5 2.0 Registration Information ..............................................................6-7 2.1 Register Your Infant Restraint ...................................................6 2.2 For Recall Information ...............................................................6 2.3 If You Need Help .......................................................................7 2.4 Child Restraint Useful Life ...........
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6.0 Choosing an Appropriate Vehicle Seat Location ..................26-32 6.1 Vehicle Seat Requirements ................................................26-27 6.2 Vehicle Seat Belt Requirements ..............................................27 6.2.1 UNSAFE Vehicle Belt Systems ......................................28 6.2.2 SAFE Vehicle Belt Systems ......................................29-31 6.3 LATCH Locations .................................................................... 32
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DO NOT PLACE THIS INFANT RESTRAINT IN A VEHICLE SEATING LOCATION THAT HAS A FRONT AIR BAG. If the air bag inflates, it can hit the infant restraint with great force and cause serious injury or death to your child. Check vehicle owner’s manual for information about side air bags and infant restraint installation. No infant restraint can guarantee protection from injury in every situation. However, proper use of this infant restraint reduces the risk of serious injury or death to your chi
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Failure to properly use this infant restraint increases the risk of serious injury or death in a sharp turn, sudden stop or crash. Your child’s safety depends on you installing and using this infant restraint correctly. Even if using this infant restraint seems easy to figure out on your own, it is very important to READ, UNDERSTAND AND FOLLOW THE OWNER’S MANUAL. The manual is located in a pocket on the back of the infant restraint. You must also read your vehicle owner’s manual. Your chi
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Model Number: Date of Manufacture: Purchase Date: 2.1 Register Your Infant Restraint Please fill in the above information. The model number and date of manufacture can be found on a label on the bottom of your infant restraint. Fill out the prepaid registration postcard attached to the seat cover and mail it today. 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 restraints’ model number an
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2.3 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 underside of your infant restraint. 1-800-345-4109 or www.gracobaby.com www.cpsc.gov www.NHTSA.gov www.seatcheck.org 2.4 Child Restraint Useful Life STOP using th
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3.1 Warnings for Use as an Infant Restraint DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THIS INFANT RESTRAINT AND BASE 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 infant restraint unless they understand how to use it. FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE THIS INFANT RESTRAINT AND BASE INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IN A SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH. Your child can be injured in a vehicle even if you are not in a crash. Sud
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According to accident statistics, CHILDREN ARE SAFER WHEN PROPERLY RESTRAINED IN REAR VEHICLE SEATING POSITIONS, RATHER THAN FRONT SEATING POSITIONS. For a vehicle with a front passenger air bag, refer to your vehicle owner’s manual as well as these instructions for infant restraint installation. NEVER LEAVE YOUR CHILD UNATTENDED. NEVER LEAVE AN INFANT RESTRAINT AND BASE UNSECURED IN YOUR VEHICLE. An unsecured infant restraint or base can be thrown around and may injure occupants in a
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NEVER give this infant restraint and base to someone else without also giving them this manual. NEVER use a second-hand infant restraint and base or an infant restraint whose history you do not know. 3.2 Warning for Use With a Stroller USE ONLY WITH STROLLERS THAT ARE PART OF THE GRACO CLASSIC CONNECT™ TRAVEL SYSTEM. Refer to stroller instruction sheet for details about how to attach the infant restraint to your stroller. If you do not have an instruction sheet, please call toll-free
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3.3 Additional Warnings for Use as a Carrier FALL HAZARD: Child’s movements can slide carrier. NEVER place carrier near edges of countertops, tables or other high surfaces. Always stay within arms reach whenever carrier is not on floor/ground. BE SURE handle locks into position before lifting carrier. NEVER place carrier on the top of a shopping cart. SUFFOCATION HAZARD: Infant carrier can roll over on soft surfaces and suffocate child. Never place carrier on beds, sofas or other so
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3.4 Height and Weight Limits TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH DO NOT USE THE INFANT RESTRAINT WITH A CHILD LARGER OR SMALLER THAN THE WEIGHT AND HEIGHT RANGE LISTED BELOW. Your child MUST meet the following requirements: WEIGHT: 4-5 lbs. (1.8-2.3 kg) WITH full 2-part body support assembly 5-35 lbs. (2.3-15.87 kg) AND HEIGHT: 32 inches (81 cm) or less in height. IMPORTANT: MAKE SURE the top of 1" (2.54 cm) the childs' head is at least 1" (2.54 cm) below the top of t
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FRONT VIEW Handle Harness slots Handle adjustment Handle button adjustment button Chest Clip Waist Harness slots Strap Vehicle belt hook Harness buckle tongues Harness buckle Harness Harness adjustment adjustment button strap 13 4.0 Features and Components
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REAR VIEW Release handle Canopy Harness slot Level indicator* Owner’s manual pocket Anchor Clip Harness storage for a Metal smaller child junction plate Locking clip Harness adjustment storage** strap The level indicator is attached to the side of *Level the infant restraint and indicates whether or Indicator not the infant restraint is properly reclined. The locking clip is stored on the bottom of **Locking the infant restraint. You will need to use it Clip with certa
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BASE Vehicle belt/LATCH* path Lock-off Knob for Adjustable Foot Adjustable Foot LATCH Storage Bars (underneath) LATCH LATCH Adjustment Connector Belt United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards have defined a system for installing car seats in vehicles. The system is called LATCH. * LATCH may be used IN PLACE of vehicle belt ONLY if vehicle is equipped with LATCH anchor points. Please refer to vehicle owner’s manual for LATCH locations. 15
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4.1 Adjusting Handle 1. Press handle adjustment buttons on both sides of handle . 2. Rotate handle until it clicks into any of the 4 positions: Position A: MUST be used when carrying by handle, Carrying Position A,B,C,D: may be used in vehicle A B BOTH handle adjustment buttons must pop out to lock handle in place . C 3. Push and pull on the handle to be sure it is locked firmly in position. Sitting D 4.2 Removing and Attaching Infant Restraint To remove, squeeze r
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4.3 Attaching Canopy 1. Infant restraint comes with four identical canopy support parts. Thread one canopy support completely through sewn channel . 2. Slide straight end of a second support into the straight end of the first support and snap in place . 3. Repeat steps one and two for the other canopy tunnel. The canopy should appear as shown . 4. Attach canopy in the areas between the infant restraint and the base of the handle . 17
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4.4 2-Part Body Support To prevent ejection in sudden stop or crash: shoulder straps must be threaded through slots and properly positioned on shoulders. Only use top body support in bottom 2 sets of Attach hook and loop on bottom harness slots. support to back of top support . Infants 4-5 lbs. (1.8-2.3 kg) MUST use fully assembled 2 part body support . Infants over 5 lbs. (2.3 kg) MAY use fully assembled if their shoulders are still under the bottom harness slots. CHECK infa
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4.5 Cold Weather Boot (on certain models, styles vary) Some models come with a cold weather boot. To use, wrap elastic around bottom of seat and attach both elastic loops around vehicle belt hooks as shown . 4.6 Harness Covers (on certain models, styles vary) To prevent ejection in sudden stop or crash: Always make sure shoulder straps are threaded through slots and properly positioned on shoulders. Make sure that harness covers do not interfere with placement of the chest clip at
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5.1 Positioning Harness Straps FAILURE TO PROPERLY ADJUST THE HARNESS STRAPS FOR YOUR CHILD INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IN THE EVENT OF A SHARP TURN, SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH. The harness straps must be properly adjusted to fit your child according to the following instructions. 1. Remove infant restraint from base and rotate handle down to sitting position. See “4.1 Adjusting Handle” and “4.2 Removing and Attaching Infant Restraint”, page. 16. 2. Place child in infa
