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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 ISPB057BA 10/07 US
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Table of Contents Registration Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 For Recall Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 If You Need Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Warnings to Parents and Other Users . . . .6-8 Assembling the Booster Seat . . . . . . . . .9-10 Assembling the Back Support . . . . . . . .11-16 Weight and Height Limits . . . . . . . . . . .17-18 Vehicle Seat Location Requirements . . .
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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 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
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If You Need Help 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 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. Tool required: Philips screwdriver Left / right armrests Base Shoulder belt positioning clip Height adjustment screw (2) On certain models Lower back support Head support Body Pillows Armrest covers 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 OF SERIOUS INJUR
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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 vehicle with a front passenger
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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 Motor Vehicl
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Assembling the Booster Seat Step 1. 1 Insert armrest into base as shown until buttons snap into slots on side of 1 base . SNAP! Step 2. Select the desired armrest height for your child, then insert the 2 height adjustment screw 2 and tighten. Repeat for other armrest. Step 3. To adjust armrests, remove screw and press 3 in button on side of base as shown to raise or lower . Reinsert 3 screw and tighten. CHECK to make sure armrests are securely attached by pulling up on them. 9
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Step 4. Slip armrest covers (on certain models) onto armrests as shown. Step 5. Your Graco booster seat is now ready to use. See page 32, “Securing Child in Vehicle with Shoulder Belt Positioning Clip”. FOR MODELS with a back support continue on to Step 6. 10
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Assembling the Back Support (on certain models) Step 6. On certain models, your lower back support pad may not be attached to the back support. Place lower back support pad around edges of support as shown. Then fasten lower elastic strap to the metal hook on the other side of the seat pad. If your lower back support pad is already attached go to Step 6a. Step 6a. Flip head support and lower back support over 1 as shown . 1 11
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Step 7. Squeeze red adjustment button and slide two pieces 2 together until they snap into place . CHECK to make sure two pieces are securely snapped together by pulling on them. 2 SNAP! Step 8. Attach elastic strap to metal hook on other side of seat pad as shown 3 . If your elastic strap is already attached you can skip to Step 9. 3 12
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Step 9. Flip seat over and insert the fabric from the head support underneath the fabric on the lower back support 4 as shown . To make insertion of fabric easier, slide the upper and lower back pieces apart by squeezing the red adjustment button. 4 13
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Step 10. Attach backrest to base. “U”-shaped hooks on bottom 5 of backrest will interlock with bars on base . Make sure that no part of the seat covering interferes when attaching backrest to the base. 5 14
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Step 11. Once backrest is securely attached to the base, push 6 backrest up as shown . 6 15
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Step 12. Your Graco booster seat is now ready to use. See page 22-29, “Using your Graco Booster Seat” and “Securing Your Child in Vehicle”. 16
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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 1 • the shoulder belt MUST lay across child’ s shoulders in red 1 zone as shown
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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 2 lay across child’ s shoulders 2 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. Your Graco booster seat can be used with or without the
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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 restra
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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, IF the seat location meets all other requirements
