Graco SMART SEAT PD163434A manual

F AIL URE T O PROPERL Y USE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJUR Y OR DEA TH IN A SUDDEN ST OP OR CRASH. Child Restrain t Owner ’ s Manual READ THIS MANU AL. Do not install or use this child restraint until y ou read and understand the instructions in this manual. Smart Seat ALL-IN-ONE CARSEA T TM PD163434A ?[...]

 Before y ou begin 1.0 W arnings to P arents and Other Users 2.0 Registra tion Information 2.1 Register Y our Child Restraint 2.2 Recall Information 2.3 If Y ou Need Help 3.0 Useful Inf ormation 3.1 Certication 3.2 Child Restraint Useful Lif e 3.3 Second Hand Child Restraint 4.0 Assembly 4.1 Attaching LA T CH Storage Compartment 4.2 Attaching[...]

 Installation 9.0 Installing Base Using V ehicle Seat Belt 10.0 Installing Base Using LA T CH 11.0 REAR-F A CING INST ALLA TION 12.0 FORW ARD -F A CING INST ALLA TION 13.0 T ether U se 14.0 T ether and LA TCH Stor age 14.1 T ether Storage 14.2 LA T CH Storage 15.0 Harness Sy stem 15.1 Harness Strap 15.2 Chest Clip 15.3 Buck le 15.4 Crotch Strap [...]

 1.0 W arnings to P arents and Other Users • DO NO T PLA CE THIS CHILD RESTR AINT IN A VEHICLE SEA TING L OCA TION THA T HAS A FRONT AIR BA G. I f an air bag inates, it can hit the child and child restraint with gr eat for ce and cause serious injur y or death to your child . Check vehicle o wner ’ s manual for inf ormation about side air[...]

 • No child restraint c an guarantee protection from injur y in ever y situation. How ever , proper use of this child restraint reduc es the risk of serious injur y or death to your child . • F AIL URE T O PROPERL Y USE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT incr eases the risk of serious injur y or death in a sharp turn, sudden stop or crash. Y our child’ [...]

 4. PROPERL Y SECURING THE CHILD RESTRAINT IN THE VEHICLE using a seat belt designed to r estrain a child restraint or by using LA T CH . Many seat belts are NO T safe to use with this child r estraint, even though they can easily be threaded thr ough or around the child restraint! V ehicle seat belt system MUST hold child restraint secur ely . [...]

 • SERIOUS CRIPPLING INJUR Y OR DEA TH can r esult if infant faces front of vehicle . The American A cademy of P ediatrics recommends that childr en should remain r ear-facing for as long as possible, but be at least one y ear of age befor e being positioned forward-facing . • SOME SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN, such as pre -term babies or those wh[...]

 • D O NO T INST ALL OR USE THIS CHILD RESTR AINT AND BASE UNTIL Y OU READ AND UNDERST AND THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANU AL AND IN Y OUR VEHICLE OWNER’ S MANU AL. D O N O T let others install or use the child restraint unless they understand ho w to use it. • IF CHILD RESTRAINT IS IN A CRASH, it must be replac ed. DO NO T use it again! A c[...]

 • DO NO T use acc essories or par ts other than those provided b y Graco . Their use could alter the per formanc e of the child restraint. • NE VER USE A SEC ONDHAND CHILD RESTRAINT or a child r estraint whose histor y you do not know . • DO NO T MODIFY Y OUR CHILD RESTRAINT or use an y accessories or par ts supplied by other manufactu[...]

 2.0 Registration Inf ormation Model Number: Manufac tured in: Pur chase Date: Please ll in the abov e information. The model number and manufactured in (date) can be f ound on a label on the child restraint. F ill out the prepaid registration post card attached to the harness and mail it toda y . Child restraints c ould be recalled for sa[...]

 ST OP using child restraint and thr ow it away after the date MOLDED into the child r estraint. Do not use this child restraint 10 y ears after the date of manufacture. 3.2 Child Restrain t Useful Lif e Look F or: 3.0 Useful Inf ormation Please contact our Customer Ser vice Depar tment with any questions y ou may hav e concerning par ts, use[...]

 • Remov e seat pad from right hand side of the child restraint as child sits in restraint D . • Inser t cupholder into opening in child restraint E . • Rotate cupholder down, until y ou hear a click , to lock into place F . • Wrap seat pad back ar ound cupholder and side of child restraint G . • T uck fabric around cupholder and lo[...]

 A B D E F G H C CLICK! CLICK![...]

 A B C D E F G H I J K M N Q P O L 5.0 F eatures 5.1 Child Restrain t[...]

 *V ehicles are now (or can be) equipped with tether anchor points behind some seats. A t ether anchors the top of the child restraint to the body of the vehicle . When used properly with the v ehicle seat belt or LA T CH , a tether helps r educe injur y in a sudden stop or crash. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q Harness slots Harness buck l[...]

 R S T U W Y Z X 5.0 F eatures 5.2 BASE V NO TE: Only use base with Smar t Seat™ All-I n- One Carseat.[...]

 **United States F ederal Motor V ehicle Safety Standards ha ve dened a new system f or installing child restraints in vehicles . The syst em is called L A TCH. LA T CH ma y ONL Y be used IN PLA CE of vehicle belt if v ehicle is equipped with LA T CH anchor points. Please ref er to vehicle o wner ’ s manual for LA T CH in vehicles . R S [...]

 Rear-F acing with base 5 lbs-20 lbs (2.2 kg-9 kg) and up to 1 year MUST BE REAR F A CING F or ward-F acing with base 40 lbs-65 lbs (18.1 kg-29.5 kg) MA X HEIGHT 50” (127 cm) Shoulders are BEL OW top harness slot position B oo st er WITHOUT Base 30 lbs-65 lbs (13.6 kg-29.5 kg) IF Shoulders are ABOVE top harness slot position 65 lbs-100 lbs [...]

 • Infants who weigh less than 20 lbs. (9 kg) MUST be rear-f acing . • Infants or toddlers 20 to 40 lbs. (9 t o 18.1 kg) may be rear-facing . IMPORT ANT : This child restraint is certied for use rear-facing with children up t o 40 lbs. (18.1 kg). How ever , some children appr oaching 40 lbs. (18.1 kg) may be too tall to t rear-f aci[...]

 6.2 F or ward-f acing with base: 20 to 65 lbs. (9 to 29.5 k g) WITH BUIL TIN HARNESS SY STEM: • Child must not exc eed 50 inches (127 cm) • At least one y ear old. • T oddlers 20 to 65 lbs. (9 t o 29.5 kg) who are capable of sitting upright unassisted may be forward-f acing . I f unable to sit upright unassisted , use rear-facing wh[...]

 6.3 Booster WITHOUT base: 30 to 100 lbs. (13.6 to 45 k g) WITHOUT BUIL TIN HARNESS SY STEM: Harness MUST be stor ed during Booster mode, see “19.1 Storing Harness, p . 50” . • Height: 38 to 57 inches (96 and 145 cm) • Appro ximately 3-10 years of age • The shoulder belt MUST lie across child’ s shoulder as shown and the lap po[...]

 7.1 V ehicle Seat Loca tion Requirements • Children ar e safer when properly restr ained in rear vehicle sea ting positions. Whenever possible secur e the child restraint in the cent er position of the seat directly behind the front seats . How ever , this position is sometimes equipped with a lap belt only and cannot be used when this chi[...]

 MAN Y SEA T BEL T SY STEMS ARE NO T SAFE T O USE WITH THE CHILD RESTR AINT . THE VEHICLE SEA T BEL T MUST BE DESIGNED T O HOLD THE CHILD RESTRAINT TIGHTL Y A T ALL TIMES. DO NO T USE A VEHICLE BEL T THA T CHANGES LENGTH WHILE DRIVING. P ay careful attention t o these systems; some of the seat belts that are not saf e to use look ver y much l[...]

 7.4 F or Built-in Harness Only • Lap Belts - Manually adjusted when buck led, the belt is tightened manually by pulling on the fr ee end. • C ombination Lap/Shoulder Belt with Locking Latch Plate - Onc e it is buck led, this type of belt has a latch plate that will not allow the lap por tion of the belt to loosen. Belt is tightened by pu[...]

 7.6 UNSAFE V ehicle Belt Sy stems • Lap Belts with Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) This lap belt stay s loose and can mov e until it locks in a crash or sudden stop . DO NO T USE AN Y OF THE FOLL OWING SY STEMS T O SECURE THE CHILD RESTRAINT . L A T C H can be used IN PLA CE OF the follo wing unsafe belt systems if your v ehicle is equip[...]

 • P assive Restrain t - Lap Belt with Motorized Shoulder Belt DO NO T use vehicle belts that ar e attached to the door in an y way or that move along a track to automatically surr ound the passenger when the door is closed. • Lap Belts F or ward of Seat Crease V ehicle seat belts located for ward of seat crease ma y not securely hold chi[...]

 United States F ederal Motor V ehicle Safety Standards ha ve defined a new system for installing child r estraints in vehicles. The system is called LA T CH . LA T CH stands f or : L ow er AN chors and T ether for CH ildr en. LA T CH in the v ehicle consists of a top tether anchor point and two low er anchor points. Some vehicle owner manual[...]

 NO TE: Some vehicle manufacturers have lo wer maximum weight ratings f or LA T CH anchors, so y ou must consult your v ehicle owner ’ s manual or call the vehicle manufacturer to c onfirm the limits on your vehicle ’ s LA T CH anchors . Use v ehicle belt (not LA T CH c onnec tors) for installations with childr en weighing more than 48 po[...]

 8.2 LA T CH S ystem LA T CH consists of a permanently attached low er anchor belt and a top tether strap . ONL Y use LA T CH in a seating position rec ommended by vehicle manufacturer . LA T CH lo wer vehicle anchor points are defined as 11 inches from the c e nter of one LA T CH anchor to the cent er of another LA T CH anchor . If allowed b[...]

 Y ou must car efully follow the instructions provided b y your vehicle manufacturer , in addition to the inf ormation in this manual. Befor e proceeding be sur e you hav e read and understood, “7.0 Choosing an Appropriate V ehicle Seat Loc ation” on pages 22-26. Make sure vehicle is on lev el ground A and not like in pic ture B . If a fr[...]

 H Lap Belt I Lap/Shoulder Belt A C D B E F G V ehicle Belt[...]

 1. Remov e LA T CH fr om storage area A . F or ease of installation, ex tend LA T CH to its maximum length. 2. Place base in v ehicle seat as shown B . 3. Make sure LA T CH is r outed through v ehicle/ LA T CH belt path normally used for v ehicle seat belt. Belt must lay flat and not be twisted . 4. Hook Connectors to vehicle lo wer anchors.[...]

 B C F G D A H E[...]

F D A  1. T est base for secur e installation. S ee sections 9.0 and 10.0 for base installation, p. 30-33 A . 2. Push in B and r otate k nobs C on both sides of child restraint at the same time to unlock position. 3. Place child restraint on base in r ear-facing position D . 4. Rotate knobs on both sides of child restraint to lock it into bas[...]

 G E C B  H L OCKED I UNL OCKED J[...]

D A  1. T est base for secur e installation. S ee sections 9.0 and 10.0 for base installation, p. 30-33 A . 2. Push in B and r otate k nobs C on both sides of child restraint to unlock position. 3. Place on base in f or ward-facing position D . 4. Rotate knobs on both sides to lock seat to base E . Y ou will see lock symbols in windo ws on si[...]

 G E C B T ether H L OCKED I UNL OCKED[...]

 A B C  All LA T CH seating positions hav e tether anchors. Always use t ether if a vehicle tether anchor is available in f or ward-facing mode with harness. Check your v ehicle owner ’ s manual f or the tether anchor location(s). If your vehicle is not equipped with a t ether anchor , it may be possible to install one. C ontac t your[...]

 T ether must be stor ed to child restraint f or rear-facing use. • Stor e by clipping to bar on back of seat as shown A . • Pull loose end of adjustment strap t o remov e any slack. • Roll loose end of adjustment strap up and secure with a rubber band. • T o store LA T CH belt inser t into LA T CH storage compar tment on back of seat[...]

 Harness Adjustment Strap 15.1 Harness Straps • T o tighten: P ull harness adjustment strap A . • T o loosen: Lift lever B while pulling shoulder harness straps C . 15.2 Chest Clip • T o open: Pr ess tabs and pull apar t D . • T o close: Snap halves together E . Make sur e the chest clip is locked by pulling out on each half . 15.3 Bu[...]

 A B C D E F G H I Bottom of child restrain t Bottom of child restrain t Bottom of child restrain t Bottom of child restrain t[...]

 B A  T o preven t ejec tion in sudden stop or crash: • Use in r ear-facing mode only . • Never allo w body suppor t to bunch or fold behind child . 1. Make sure chest clip and harness are open. 2. Place body suppor t behind harness as shown in A . 3. Pull cr otch strap through matching slot in body support and in seat cov er B . 16[...]

 B A  • Wrap cr otch strap cov er around crot ch strap and fasten hook and loop tape at front A . 16.2 Harness C ov ers & Crotch Strap C over (on c er tain models) T o preven t serious head injur y in sudden stop or crash: • Harness cov ers are not to be used b y children over 40 lbs . • Harness cov ers must be used in rear-fa[...]

 Recline only works in modes wher e child restraint is attached to the base . 17.0 USING RECLINE F AIL URE T O PROPERL Y recline the infant r estraint on the vehicle seat incr eases the risk of serious injur y or death. 1. Pull up on r ecline button on front of child restraint A . 2. Bubble in level indicat or C must be fully between the two [...]

 F D F A C E B NO T LEVEL NO T LEVEL REAR F A CING FORW ARD -F A CING[...]

 1. Place child in child restraint A with child ’ s back at against back of child restraint. A void bulky clothing. 2. Place harness straps ov er child’ s shoulders and inser t tongue(s) into buckle B . 3. Pull up on t ongue(s) to be sure they ar e locked. 4. Close chest clip C : P osition chest clip at arm pit level. 5. Pull on harnes[...]

 Chest Clip Buck le Harness adjustment strap A B C D E F[...]

 T o pre vent serious injury or death: • Keep harness straps snug and positioned on shoulders with chest clip at arm pit level . • Do not use strap cov ers, blankets, cushions , or padding under harness straps or child unless pro vided by Graco . • Child should be dressed in clothing that does not inter fere with buckling the harness. F[...]

 A  18.3 A djusting Head Suppor t/ Harness Straps F ailure to pr operly adjust the harness straps for y our child increases the risk of serious injury or death in the event of a sharp turn, sudden st op or crash. • BEFORE adjusting the head suppor t height, hav e your child lean for ward slightly . • Squeeze the red adjustment handl[...]

D  19.1 Storing Harness Harness must be stor ed during Booster Mode. 1. Push the clip at the end of cr otch strap through bottom of seat and pull out through the seat and seat co ver A . 2. Rotate bottom of head support pad up and attach to back of head suppor t pad with hook and loop tape B . 3. Disconnect snaps on seat cov er C . 4. Move ha[...]

 B C DE F G H I A Bottom of child restrain t[...]

 19.2 U sing Child Restraint in Booster Mode • V ehicle belts MUST lay at against child and MUST not be twisted. • NEVER use a vehicle lap- only belt across front of child A . • DO NO T use shoulder belt loose or positioned under arm B . • DO NO T place shoulder belt behind child’ s back C . • Lap por tion of lap/shoulder belt [...]

 A B C D E F G H I[...]

 19.3 Securing Child in B ooster Seat and V ehicle USE ONL Y the v ehicle lap and shoulder belt system when restraining the child in the booster seat. 1. Remov e base from vehicle seat A . 2. Place booster seat firmly against the back of a f or ward-facing vehicle seat equipped with a lap/shoulder belt only B . 3. Place child in booster seat [...]

 Armrest Lap belt Shoulder belt A B CDE[...]

  19.4 A djusting Head Suppor t in B oo s t e r M o de When using in booster mode always use one of the top 4 height positions A . • BEFORE adjusting the head suppor t height, hav e your child lean for ward slightly . • Squeeze the red adjustment handle B on top of seat and pull head suppor t up until it snaps into one of the 4 heig[...]

 20.1 A djusting Armrest Armrest can be adjust ed by pushing up or down on it A . 20.0 Additional Inf ormation A[...]

 20.2 Removing Seat C ov er 1. Stor e harness see “19.1 Storing Harness ” , p . 50 . 2. Remov e elastic loops and butter fly tabs from seat as indicated in A  and B . 3. Pull off c over taking care around the lock knobs, recline handle , level indicator and cup holder . 4. Machine wash cov er in cold water on delicat e c ycle and drip-[...]

 • This child restraint sy stem conforms t o all applicable F ederal Motor V ehicle Safety Standards. • This Restraint is Certified for Use in Motor V ehicles. • This Restraint is NO T Cer tified for U se in Aircraft. • Continuous use of child r estraint may cause damage to vehicle seat. U se a child restraint mat, to wel or thin blan[...]

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