Graco 8480 owner manual Use of the Car Seat with the Built-in Harness

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5. Use of the Car Seat with the Built-in Harness

Use of this car seat with the built-in harness is meant for a child:

who weighs from 20 to 40 lbs. (9 to 18 kg) and is between 27 and 40 inches (69 and 102 cm) in height, and

who is at least one year old and can sit upright unassisted, and

whose shoulders are below top harness slots. If shoulders are above top harness slots, child is too large for built-in harness. You must remove the harness and use the booster seat with your vehicle’s lap and shoulder belt system.

5.1Positioning the 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.

Note that there are three posi-
Note that there are three posi-
tions for the shoulder harness
straps. The harness straps
must go into the slots that
are even with or just above
your child’s shoulders .

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Contents Car Seat Booster Table of Contents Securing your Child and the Booster Seat Keep this manualYour child’s safety depends on About Your Child Safety Information child is at least one year child weighs from 20 toWithout built-in harness About Using this Car Seat in Your Vehicle When the Car Seat is Not Occupied Life and Condition of the Car Seat Features and Components Page Selecting a Suitable Location for the Car Seat Edge of the vehicle seat Be Sure Your Vehicle Seat Meets These RequirementsUse of the Car Seat with the Built-in Harness By fully pushing Red adjustment button From the front of the car Remove the endsPage Selecting a Suitable Location for the Car Seat Be Sure Your Vehicle Seat Belt Meets These Requirements Page ‹ Œ Page Belt. You must use Positioning and Securing the Car Seat in Your Vehicle Page Page Tightening a lap/shoulder combination belt Be used To install the locking clipDo not use locking clip as a vehicle belt shortener To loosen, lift up on the metal tongue of the buckle To secure the tetherSafety Check Keeps the straps on your child’s shoulders Hear a click and check that the harness is Using the Car Seat in an Airplane Final Safety Check40 lbs Use of the Car Seat without the Built-in HarnessPage Removing the Built-in Harness Use Œ Way when notNeeded ‹ So it won’t bePlate on the rear Seat ‹ Choose the position that Place vehicle lap beltFinal Safety Checks Using the Booster Seat in an Airplane This Restraint is not certifiedBooster seat on an airplane to Remove the Seat Cover for Cleaning Under the front of the seat push in the tab to Button is pushed Adjustment plate is under the cloth ‹. SnapRegistering Your Car Seat Return the form at right with payment to Parts List PriceShip to Page Page Page Page Page Page Keep this manual