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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 BELT DOES NOT HOLD THE CAR SEAT TIGHTLY. 32 5.4 Securing Your Child in the Car Seat with the Built-in Harness Failure to properly secure your child in the car seatincreases the risk of serious injury or death in theevent of a sharp turn, sudden stop or crash. In a crash, the car seat provides NO protection foryour child unless the harness straps are properlysecured. Follow these instructions carefully to properly secureyour child. 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. To secure your child, follow these steps: 1. Make sure that the harness and crotch straps are properly positioned for your child according to section 5.1, “Positioning the Harness Straps” (page 15). 2. Avoid bulky clothing. Make sure that your child is dressed in clothing which: a. Allows the harness straps to securely latch into the crotch buckle between your child’s legs. b. Keeps the straps on your child’s shoulders. 33 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” and check that the harness is securely latched by pulling the straps away from the buckle. If the harness straps are not buckled, the car seat provides NO protection for your child. DO NOT use the car seat if the harness does not latch in place. Call Graco at 1-888-224-6549. 5. Check that the harness straps are not twisted. Pull on the adjustment strap to securely tighten the harness ... Make sure that both straps are flat and tight against your child’s shoulders. You should not be able to insert more than one finger between the harness and your child’s shoulder ... .. .... 34 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 securely fastened. Recheck that the seat is tightly held by the vehicle belt. 5.5 Using the Car Seat in an Airplane This car seat may be installed in an airplane ONLY for a child between 20 and 40 lbs., and ONLY when the built-in harness is used. Since airlines have some restrictions about the use of car seats, notify the airline ahead of time that you intend to bring the car seat on board. 35 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 place at all times. 6. Use of the Car Seat without the Built-in Harness Use of this car seat as a booster without the built-in harness is meant for a child: who weighs from 30 to 80 lbs. (14 to 36 kg), and is between 40 and 54 inches (102 and 138 cm) in height, and whose ears are below top of booster seat. If tops of ears are above top of seat, child is too large for booster seat. If your child is between 30 and 40 lbs., he should continue to use the harness if his shoulders are below the upper harness slots. We highly recommend use of the built-in harness up to 40 lbs. DO NOT use the car seat in this manner with a lap-only belt. 36 Failure to properly secure your child and the boosterseat in your vehicle increases the risk of seriousinjury or death in the event of a sharp turn, suddenstop or crash. The vehicle restraint straps must beproperly positioned to fit your child according to thefollowing instructions and those in your vehicle owner’s manual. In a crash, the booster seat provides NO protection foryour child unless the vehiclelap and shoulder belts areproperly secured. Use only thevehicle’s lap and shoulder beltsystem when restraining thechild in this booster seat. NEVER use a vehicle lap-onlybelt across front of child; severe abdominal, head and/ or neck injuries or death mayresult in the event of a sharpturn, sudden stop or crash. Vehicle belts MUST lay flata...