To make insertion of fabric easier, slide the upper and lower back pieces apart by squeezing the red adjustment 4 12 button. 4 5 Step 10. Attach backrest to base. “U”-shaped hooks on bottom of backrest will interlock with bars on base . Make sure that no part of the seat covering interferes when attaching backrest to the base. 13 5 Step 11. Once backrest is securely attached to the base, push backrest up as shown .6 6 14 Step 12. Your Graco booster seat is now ready to use. See page 21-27, “Usin

• To unbuckle: Press red button, pull tongue out of opening and lift shield 18 over top of car seat. 5 Recline / Upright Positions (fig. c:): Rear-facing - MUST use Recline position. Forward-facing - MUST use Upright position • Upright Position: Rotate stand out and push into car seat. • Recline Position: Pull stand out and rotate into car seat. 5-Point Crotch Strap Adjustment (fig. d): MUST be in opening closest to but not under child. • From bottom of car seat, pull crotch strap clip out and r

• Lap Belts Forward of Seat Crease 13 5.2.2 SAFE Vehicle Belt Systems THE FOLLOWING 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. LATCH can be used in place of the following vehicle restraint systems if your vehicle is equipped with LATCH anchor points. Please refer to vehicle owners manual for LATCH locations. For Built-in Harness Only • Lap Belts - Manually Adjusted When buckled, th

Holding the car seat near the vehicle belt path, Twist and pull the car seat firmly forward and to both sides to make sure the vehicle seat belt does not lengthen or loosen and the car seat does not easily move ... If you find that your car seat shifts or your vehicle seat belt slips or becomes loose, check that you have followed steps 1-11 correctly, or see sections 4 and 5.2, “Selecting a Suitable Location for the Car Seat” (pages 13 & 19). DO NOT USE ANY SEATING LOCATION WHERE THE VEHICLE BEL

You will need to use it with certain types of vehicle seat belts. **Vehicles are now (or can be) equipped with tether anchor points behind some seats. A tether anchors the top of the car seat to the body of the vehicle. When used properly with the vehicle seat belt, a tether helps reduce injury in a sudden stop or crash. ***United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards have defined a new system for installing car seats in vehicles. The system is called LATCH. LATCH may ONLY be used IN PLA

19 UNSAFE Vehicle Seat Belt Systems DO NOT USE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE BELT SYSTEMS. • NEVER use a lap-only belt. • NEVER use a Passive Restraint Lap or Shoulder Belt Mounted on Door • NEVER use a Passive Restraint Lap Belt with Motorized Shoulder Belt NEVER 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. 20 Using your Graco Booster Seat Use only the vehicle’s lap and shoulder belt system

To lower, squeeze red adjustment button and push down. CHECK to make sure it is securely snapped into one of the 6 height positions by pulling up on head support. Back of seat 28 Securing Child in Vehicle with Shoulder Belt Positioning Clip The shoulder belt MUST lay across child’s shoulders in red zone as shown. If shoulder belt lays outside this zone, the shoulder belt positioning clip MUST be used. To attach clip to booster seat: 1. Insert the loop end of strap around bar on rear of seat as s

Carefully follow these instructions and those in your vehicle owner’s manual to be sure your car seat is properly located, positioned, and held tightly at all times. 6.2.1 With a Vehicle Lap or Lap/Shoulder Belt: Store LATCH. See Section 8.2, Storing LATCH, page 32. 1. Place the car seat firmly against the back of a forward-facing vehicle seat. 2. Thread the seat belt: For Lap/Shoulder belt For Lap-only belt 3. Buckle the vehicle belt. The vehicle belt should not be twisted or turned. 22 4. Tigh

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. © 2001 Graco 433-9-01 1 Table of Contents 1.0 Warnings to Parents and Other Users . . . . . .3 2.0 Registration Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 2.1 Register Your Booster Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 2.2 Recall Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 2.3 If Yo

3. Reverse instructions to reinstall. See figure 2 on page 35 for the correct path for the harness. 29 7.2 Securing Child and Booster Seat in Vehicle 1. Place car seat firmly against the back of a forward-facing vehicle seat equipped with a lap/shoulder belt only. 2. If you want to use tether to hold seat in place, secure it now. See Section 8.1 Using the Tether, page 31. 3. Place child in car seat with child’s back flat against back of car seat. . 4. Position lap/shoulder belt as shown . Fasten