Graco PD238744A owner manual Properly Securing Your Child in the Child Restraint

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4.PROPERLY SECURING THE CHILD RESTRAINT IN THE VEHICLE using a seat belt designed to restrain a child restraint or by using LATCH. Many seat belts are NOT safe to use with this child restraint, even though they can easily be threaded through or around the child restraint! Vehicle seat belt system MUST hold child restraint securely. Not all vehicle seat belts can be used with a child restraint. If vehicle seat belt does not hold child restraint securely, read “7.0 Choosing An Appropriate Vehicle Seat Location, p. 22-26”.

5.PROPERLY SECURING YOUR CHILD IN THE CHILD RESTRAINT.

tNEVER LEAVE YOUR CHILD UNATTENDED.

t YOU MUST READ your vehicle owner’s manual on child restraint use.

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tNEVER LEAVE CHILD UNATTENDED, even when sleeping. Child may become tangled in harness straps and suffocate or strangle.

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RESTRAINED IN REAR VEHICLE SEATING POSITION, 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 child restraint installation.

tSECURE CHILDREN in rear seat of vehicle whenever possible.

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Contents Child Restraint PD238744A 3/13 USTable of Contents REAR-FACING Page Properly Routing the Vehicle Seat Belt or Latch Properly Securing Your Child in the Child Restraint Page Page Page Register Your Child Restraint For Recall InformationChild Restraint Useful Life If You Need HelpCertification Second Hand Child RestraintAttaching Latch Storage Compartment Attaching CupholderClick Features Page Base Page Weight Limits Preterm or Low Birthweight Infants 3FBSGBDJOHXJUICBTFUPMCT ,HPSXBSEGBDJOHXJUICBTFUPMCT UPLH #PPTUFS8*5065CBTFUPMCT UPLH Vehicle Seat Location Vehicle Seat Location RequirementsVehicle Seat Belt Requirements Safe Vehicle Seat Belt SystemsFor Built-in Harness Only With or Without Built-in HarnessUnsafe Vehicle Belt Systems  Passive Restraint What is LATCH? Latch7FIJDMF 4FBU$SFBTF Latch System REAR-FACINGFORWARD-FACINGInstalling Base Using Vehicle Seat Belt Vehicle Installing Base Using Latch Page REAR-FACING Installation Locked FORWARD-FACING Installation Tether Tether USE Tether Storage Latch StorageHarness Straps Chest ClipPage Buckle Crotch Strap Accessories Body Support on certain modelsHarness Covers & Crotch Strap Cover on certain models To prevent serious head injury in sudden stop or crashUsing Recline FORWARD-FACING Safety Check Placing Child in Child RestraintChest Clip Buckle Check Harness System To prevent serious injury or deathAdjusting Head Support/ Harness Straps Booster Installation A19.1 Storing HarnessBottom Using Child Restraint in Booster Mode tDO not position vehicle belt over top of the armrests EPage Securing Child in Booster Seat and Vehicle Armrest Shoulder belt Lap belt Adjusting Head Support in Booster Mode Adjusting Armrest Additional InformationRemoving Seat Cover Care and Maintenance Airplane UseBuckle Cleaning Process Page Warranty,and Replacement Parts