Graco 8480 manual

OWNER'S MANUAL Model 8480 Even if using this car seat seems easy to figure out on your own, it is very important to read this manual. Y our child’s safety depends on you installing and using this car seat correctly . READ THIS MANUAL! After following these instructions, return this manual to the storage pocket on the back of the car seat for[...]

1. W arnings to Parents and Other Users ................. 2. Important Safety Information ........................ 2.1 About Y our Child ........................................ 2.2 About Using this Car Seat in Y our V ehicle ............................................ 2.3 When the Car Seat is Not Occupied ........... 2.4 Life and Condition of the[...]

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1. W arnings to Parents and Other Users DO NOT install or use this car 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 car seat unless they understand how to use it. Failure to properly use this car seat increases the risk of serious injury or death in a s[...]

2. Important Safety Information No car seat can guarantee protection from injury . However , proper use of this car seat reduces the risk of serious injury or death to your child. 2.1 About Y our Child Instructions for the use of this car seat and your vehicle’s seat belt dif fer greatly depending on the size of your child. Be sure you are using [...]

Y our child should use the built-in harness if:  child weighs from 20 to 40 lbs. (9 to 18 kg), and is between 27 and 40 inches (69 and 102 cm) in height, and  child is at least one year old and can sit upright unassisted, and  child’s shoulders are below top harness slots. If shoulders are above top harness slots, child is too large for [...]

Y our child should use the VEHICLE shoulder and lap belts BUT NOT the built-in harness if:  child weighs from 30 to 80 lbs. (14 to 36 kg), and is between 35 and 54 inches (89 and 138 cm) in height, and  child’s ears are below top of booster seat. If tops of ears are above top of seat, child is too large for booster seat. 7 80 lbs. (36 kg) W[...]

8 2.2 About Using this Car Seat in Y our V ehicle  YOUR CHILD CAN BE INJURED in a vehicle even if you are not in a crash. Common events such as sudden braking and sharp turns can injure your child if the car seat is not properly installed or if your child is not properly secured in the car seat.  THERE ARE MANY KINDS OF VEHICLES, seat belt sy[...]

9  THIS RESTRAINT is certified for use in Motor V ehicles. It is certified for use in Aircraft only when used with the built-in harness. When used as a booster without the harness, this restraint is not certified for use in aircraft. For aircraft use see section 5.5, “Using the Car Seat in an Airplane” on page 35.  CONTINUOUS USE OF A CAR[...]

10  DO NOT PLACE HEA VY OBJECTS ON CAR SEA T while in storage. Heavy objects may deform car seat over a period of time. 2.4 Life and Condition of the Car Seat  REPLACE THE CAR SEA T AFTER AN ACCIDENT of any kind. An accident can cause damage to the car seat that you cannot see.  EVEN IF THE CAR SEA T IS NOT INVOL VED IN AN ACCIDENT , stop [...]

11 3. Featur es and Components Harness slots Shoulder belt positioners Harness clip Harness straps Harness adjustment strap Crotch strap Harness buckle Harness adjustment button[...]

12 *The locking clip is stored on the back of the car seat. Y ou will need to use it with certain types of vehicle seat belts. Locking clip storage* Junction plate storage T ether strap** Owner’s manual storage compartment ——— Expiration date Metal junction plate **Some vehicles are now (or can be) equipped with tether anchor points behind [...]

4. Selecting a Suitable Location for the Car Seat Following are some basic recommendations for both use modes of the car seat. See section 5, “Use of the Car Seat with the Built-in Harness” (page 15) for more information about a safe location for the car seat in that mode. According to accident statistics, children are safer when properly restr[...]

Be Sur e Y our V ehicle Seat Meets These Requir ements  THE VEHICLE SEA T MUST F ACE FOR W ARD. DO NOT place car seat in a rear-facing vehicle seat  or a side-facing vehicle seat  .  DO NOT use this car seat in any vehicle seat in which the front of the car seat hangs over the edge of the vehicle seat  .    14[...]

15 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. I[...]

16 T o properly adjust the harness to your child: 1. Loosen the harness straps by fully pushing in the red adjustment button on the front of the seat and pulling the straps out at the shoulders as shown  . 2. Unthread one strap from the harness clip  . 3. Push the red release button on the buckle of the crotch strap  . Unbuckle both harnes[...]

6. T o adjust the position of the harness straps, remove your child from the car seat in order to make the adjustment. Look behind the car seat to locate the ends of the straps as they loop around the metal junction plate. Remove the ends of the two shoulder straps from the junction plate  . 7. From the front of the car seat, pull the strap ends[...]

9. Inspect the harness straps from the front and back of the car seat to be sure the straps are inserted at the same level and that they are not twisted. T wisted belts can create slack in the harness straps and reduce the protection provided by the car seat. 10. Pull on the harness straps from the front of the car seat to be sure the straps are se[...]

5.2 Selecting a Suitable Location for the Car Seat Some seating positions in your vehicle may not be safe locations for this car seat when used with the built-in harness. In fact, some vehicles do not have any seating positions that can be used safely with the car seat. Improper placement of the car seat increases the risk of serious injury or deat[...]

Be Sur e Y our V ehicle Seat Belt Meets These Requir ements The vehicle seat belt must be designed to hold the car seat tightly at ALL times. There are a variety of seat belt systems that are NOT safe for use with the car seat because they will not hold the car seat tightly at all times. W e will first describe the seat belts that are NOT safe for [...]

 DO NOT use a lap belt that stays loose and can move until it locks in a crash or sudden stop  . This belt has an Emergency Locking Retractor , E.L.R. It is often seen in combination with a motorized shoulder belt. Since these lap belts will loosen if pulled on slowly , the car seat may shift to an unsafe position. This vehicle belt will NOT [...]

 DO NOT use vehicle belts that are attached to the door in any way  or that move along a track to automatically surround the passenger when the door is closed  . These vehicle belts will NOT safely restrain the car seat.  DO NOT use a vehicle belt that is anchored forward of the seat crease  . This vehicle belt will NOT safely res[...]

23 B. V ehicle Belt Systems that are Suitable for Use with the Car Seat The following vehicle belt systems can be used with your car seat, IF the seat location meets all other requirements of these instructions AND THOSE IN YOUR VEHICLE OWNER’S MANUAL.  Lap belt that is manually adjusted and stays tight  . This type of vehicle belt is tight[...]

24 harness, you must use a vehicle seat with a lap/shoulder belt.  Lap/shoulder combination belt with a locking latchplate  . Once it is buckled, this type of belt has a latchplate that will not allow the lap portion of the belt to loosen. This vehicle belt does not require a locking clip.  Lap/shoulder combination belt with a latch- plate[...]

5.3 Positioning and Securing the Car Seat in Y our V ehicle Installation of your car seat varies depending on the type of seat belt system you have in your vehicle. Carefully review the following pages to determine the proper installation requirements. There are many kinds of vehicles, seat belts, and occupant protection systems. As a result, it is[...]

2. If a front passenger seat is used, slide the vehicle seat rearward as far as possible from the dashboard. If a rear seat is used, make sure the seat in front of it is moved forward enough and is upright enough to allow room for the car seat. 3. Be sure that the vehicle seat back is locked in position. 4. Place the car seat firmly against the bac[...]

27 6. Buckle the vehicle belt. Make sure the buckle tongue goes into the correct buckle, and not the adjacent one  . The vehicle belt should not be twisted or turned. 7. Now the vehicle seat belt must be tightened. Push down hard with your knee or free hand in the middle of the car seat  . Then pull and tighten the vehicle belt.  If you ha[...]

28  A manually adjusted lap belt  is tightened by pulling on the excess belt while pushing down hard on the car seat. However , you may have trouble tightening the belt because of the upright angle at which you must pull. Y ou may have to unbuckle the vehicle belt, estimate a belt length that will make the vehicle belt very tight, then buc[...]

 A lap/shoulder combination belt with a latchplate that can slide freely along the belt  requires the locking clip, unless your vehicle’s seat belt can be converted in another way that is described in your vehicle owner’s manual. See your vehicle owner’s manual to find out if your vehicle belt can be converted to prevent movement of [...]

30 e. Re-buckle the belt and pull hard on the lap belt to be sure it does not move. f. Repeat this procedure if the lap belt is loose or lengthens when pulled. Remove locking clip from vehicle seat belt when not being used with a car seat. The belt will not properly r estrain an adult or child and serious injury could occur . Store locking clip und[...]

31 a. Make sure tether is securely attached to the car seat. b. Fasten the tether clip to the anchor point  . Styles and locations of the anchor points vary . Consult your vehicle owner’s manual about how to use an anchor point in your vehicle. c. T ighten the tether strap securely . T o tighten, pull on free end of strap  . Y ou may need t[...]

32 Safety Check 12. Make sure that the car seat is properly secured by the vehicle seat belt system by performing the following test EVER Y TIME YOU DRIVE WITH YOUR CHILD:  Holding the car seat near the vehicle belt path, T wist and pull the car seat firmly forward and to both sides to make sure the vehicle seat belt does not lengthen or loosen [...]

33 5.4 Securing Y our Child in the Car Seat with the Built-in Harness Adjust the harness system snugly every time you place your child in the car seat. Be aware that something as simple as changing a jacket may require a change in the length of the harness. By pulling the adjustment strap, the whole system tightens and fits to your child’s size. [...]

34 3. Place your child in the car seat so that the child’s bottom rests against the back of the car seat. 4. Pull the harness straps around your child (push the red adjustment button and pull on the shoulder straps to lengthen them if needed) and snap each buckle tongue into the buckle of the crotch strap  . Make sure that you hear a “click?[...]

35 6. Rethread the shoulder harness strap through the harness clip  . 7. Position the harness clip at the middle of the child’s chest, level with the armpits and away from the child’s neck. Final Safety Check 8. Check that harness straps are tight and not twisted. Check that the harness clip and all buckles are secur ely fastened. Recheck th[...]

36  For the safety of your child, use the car seat in forward-facing aircraft seats only . Follow the flight attendant’s instructions about car seat placement. Install your car seat on an airplane the same way it is installed in an automobile.  Always be sure that the airplane seat belt is adjusted so that it tightly holds the car seat in p[...]

37 Failure to properly secure your child and the booster seat in your vehicle increases the risk of serious injury or death in the event of a sharp turn, sudden stop or crash. The vehicle restraint straps must be properly positioned to fit your child according to the following instructions and those in your vehicle owner ’s manual. In a crash, th[...]

38 DO NOT use shoulder belt loose or positioned under arm. Lap portion of lap/shoulder belt MUST be low and snug on hips, just touching thighs. DO NOT allow child to slide down in booster seat. This could position vehicle lap belt across child’s abdomen and vehicle shoulder belt over neck or face. If child will not keep vehicle restraint properly[...]

39 1. Behind the seat, remove the ends of the two shoulder straps from the metal junction plate (see figure 4, page 17). 2. In front of the seat, pull the strap ends through the slots. Do not remove the buckles or harness clip from the straps. 3. Underneath the seat, pull the straps down through the holes in the cover and the seat, guiding the buck[...]

40 plate) on the rear of the seat  . 7. Store the harness in a cool dry place until it is needed again. Then reinstall by reversing these instructions. See the illustration on page 46 to check the correct path for the harness. 6.2 Securing Y our Child and the Booster Seat with the V ehicle Lap/Shoulder Belt 1. Use of the tether is not required w[...]

41 4. Have your child sit in the seat so that the child’s bottom rests against the back of the car seat. 5. Place vehicle lap belt across child’s thighs and through the cutouts in the sides of the booster seat. Place shoulder belt in front of the child. Fasten the buckle and pull up on the shoulder belt to tighten  . Make sure buckle tongue [...]

42 7. Adjust positioner as high as possible without shoulder belt touching child’s neck. T o adjust, unhook bottom of positioner , slide up or down to desired height and thread bottom hook into closest loop below  . 8. Check to be sure shoulder belt is properly positioned over shoulder and snug against child. Final Safety Checks 9. Make sure t[...]

43 6.3 Using the Booster Seat in an Airplane  This Restraint is not certified for Aircraft use. Aircraft seat restraints are not equipped with shoulder straps, so it would be impossible to properly secure a larger child in the booster seat on an airplane. 7. Cleaning and Maintenance  BLOT THE SEA T COVER with a damp sponge using a mild soap s[...]

44 you cannot get the harness to remain tight with the buckle securely locked, do not use this car seat. Call Graco at 1-888-224-6549 to purchase a replacement harness.  TO REMOVE THE SEA T COVER FOR CLEANING: 1. Remove the ends of the two shoulder straps from the metal junction plate behind the seat. 2. From the front of the seat, pull the stra[...]

45 5. Under the front of the seat push in the tab to remove the adjustment button plate  . 6. T urn adjustment plate sideways and work it through the hole in the seat cover  . It will be a tight fit so be careful not to tear the seat cover . 7. Lift cover off seat, pushing harness straps, crotch strap and hardware through slots in cover . DO [...]

46 Push the fabric up so that the tab under the adjustment plate is under the cloth  . Snap the adjustment plate back on the seat  . Make sure that the adjustment plate is attached securely to the seat and that the strap moves freely when the button is pushed. Thread the harness straps through the appropriate holes in the seat cover . See the[...]

47 8. Registering Y our Car Seat Model No. Serial No. Purchase Date Dear Customer , Please fill in the above information. The model and serial numbers can be found on a label underneath your car seat. Fill out the prepaid registration postcard attached to the seat cover and mail it today . Child restraints could be recalled for safety reasons. Y ou[...]

48 9. Replacement Parts Instructions for ordering car seat parts: Complete the form that follows. Y our car seat model and serial numbers MUST be included on the form to ensure proper replacement parts. Y our model number can be found on a sticker on the underside of your car seat. Payment must accompany your order . IF YOU NEED HELP If you have an[...]

Model No. Serial No. (Both numbers required) SHIP TO: Name Address City , State, Zip ( ) T elephone Check or money order enclosed (payable to Graco Children’s Products Inc.) Charge to credit card: V isa MasterCard Discover Locking clip Harness with buckles and harness clip Seat cover Crotch strap w/buckle T ether strap Subtotal: Shipping & ha[...]

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