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To avoid burns, always check before putting child in car seat. . Dangerous Vehicle Seats . Vehicle Seat Protection Do not use car seat on rear-facing or Protect vehicle seat. Use a car seat mat, towel side-facing vehicle seats. or thin blanket under and behind car seat. HEIGHT and WEIGHT LIMITS . Outgrowing Car Seat To avoid injuries from whiplash, top of child’s ears must be below top edge of headrest. WARNING Child MUST meet all of the following requirements: • Weight is 30 - 40 lbs. (13.6 - 18.1 kg). • Height is 35 - 43 inches (89 - 109.2 cm) tall. • Child is able to sit upright unassisted *. • Child’s shoulders are not above top harness slots. . With Harness System Without Harness System With Harness System 80 lbs. (36.3 kg) 30 lbs. (13.6 kg) 40 lbs. (18.1 kg) . Without Harness System Child MUST meet all of the following requirements: • Weight is 30 - 80 lbs. (13.6 - 36.3 kg). • Height is 35 - 50 inches (89 - 127 cm) tall. • Child is able to sit upright unassisted *. • Top of child’s ears are not above top of headrest. * * The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children should be at least one year of age before being positioned forward facing. INSTALLATION -with harness system 1 3 2 4 5 Place forward-facing on vehicle seat. Thread vehicle seat belt through openings (fig. a) (pad cut out for illustration purposes only) and buckle belt. Press down firmly in center of car seat to compress vehicle seat cushion while tightening vehicle seat belt. HINT: Use your knee to press down in center of car seat (fig. b). Vehicle lap belt MUST stay tight. Pull front to back and left to right to check for secure installation (fig. c). If not secure, see “Vehicle Seat Belts” section. Attach tether hook (A) to anchor hardware (B) and tighten strap to remove any slack (fig. d). If tether anchor hardware (B) is not available, see “Installation of Anchor Hardware“ section. (A) (B) Pull to tighten (fig. a) (fig. b) (fig. c) (fig. d) INSTALLATION -without harness system 1 Place forward-facing on vehicle seating position with a vehicle lap/shoulder belt. See “Vehicle Seat Belts” section. 2 Tether may be used to stabilize booster seat: Attach tether hook (A) to anchor hardware (B) and tighten strap to remove any slack (fig. a). If tether anchor hardware (B) is not available, see “Installation of Anchor Hardware“ section. If not using tether, see “Tether Storage” section. (fig. a) (A) (B) Pull to tighten PLACING CHILD IN CAR SEAT -with harness system To prevent serious injury or death: • Vehicle seat belt must be routed through back of car seat when using harness system. • Never place vehicle belt in front of child when using harness system. • Do not use strap covers, blankets, cushions, or padding under harness straps or child unless provided by Century or Graco. • Do not use harness straps that are loose or unbuckled. They must be snug and positioned over shoulders and thighs. WARNING Adjust harness system: Harness straps must be through slots at or just above shoulders. 1 2 Place child in car seat with child’s back flat against back of car seat. Place harness straps over child’s shoulders and insert tongues into buckle. Pull up on tongues to be sure they are locked. 3 Close harness tie: Position harness tie at arm pit level. 4 Check that harness straps are snug with just enough room to insert one finger between child’s chest and harness straps (fig. a). Thigh straps must also be snug (fig. b). PLACING CHILD IN CAR SEAT -with harness system (continued) 2 3 (fig. a) (fig. b) PLACING CHILD IN CAR SEAT -without harness system • WARNING 5 Remove harness system (see “Harness System removal and re-assembly” section). Place child in car seat with child’s back flat against back of car seat. Place shoulder belt across child’s chest and lap belt under both armrests. Buckle belt and pull shoulder belt to adjust lap belt snugly. Shoulder belt MUST lay across child’s shoulder in red zone as shown (fig. b). If outside of red zone, see next steps for Comfort Clip use. CAUTION: Some shoulder belts with (emergency locking) retractors allow a child to pull belt out and change position of belt. Use of Comfort Clip helps prevent child from pulling belt out. Thread shoulder belt through Comfort Clip exactly as shown (fig. c). Check to be sure shoulder belt is properly positioned over shoulder in red zone and snug against child. PLACING CHILD IN CAR SEAT -without harness system (continued) (fig. a) (fig. b) (fig. c) OPERATIONS and ADJUSTMENTS 1 2 3 Harness Tie: • To open: Unhook harness tie from harness strap on child’s left (fig. a). • To close: From back of harness tie, slide harness strap over harness tie tab. Buckle: • To lock: Insert both tongues into buckle. Pull up on tongues to be sure they are locked. • To unlock: Press red button and pull tongues out of buckle. Tether Strap (fig. b): • To tighten: Pull loose end of strap. • To loosen: Lift adjuster OPERATIONS and ADJUSTMENTS (continued) 2 1 Tighten Adjuster Loosen (fig. a) (fig...