Graco Car Seat 8481 User Manual

Booster Seat  
Owner’s Manual  
Model 8481  
READ THIS MANUAL.  
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  
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1.0 Warnings to Parents and  
Other Users  
Failure to properly use this booster seat increases the risk  
of serious injury or death in a sharp turn, sudden stop or  
crash. Your child’s safety depends on you installing and  
using this booster seat correctly.  
Even if using this booster seat seems easy to figure out  
on your own, it is very important to READ THE OWNER’S  
MANUAL and the vehicle owner’s manual.  
Your child’s safety depends on:  
1. Selecting a suitable location for the booster seat in  
your vehicle.  
2. Placing child in booster seat.  
3. Properly securing the booster seat and child in  
the vehicle using a seat belt designed to restrain  
the booster seat and your child. This booster seat  
MUST be used with a lap/shoulder belt. Not all  
lap/shoulder belts can be used. NEVER use a  
vehicle lap-only belt.  
4. Use belt positioner if necessary to adjust vehicle  
belt to fit child properly.  
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2.0 Registration Information  
Model Number:  
Manufactured on:  
Purchase Date:  
2.1 Register Your Booster Seat  
Please fill in the above information. The model  
number can be found on a label underneath your  
booster seat. Fill out the prepaid registration  
postcard attached to the seat cover and mail it today.  
Child restraints could be recalled for safety reasons.  
You must register this restraint to be reached in a  
recall. Send your name, address and model number to:  
Graco Children’s Products Inc.  
P.O. Box 100  
Elverson, PA, 19520-9974  
or call 1-888-224-6549  
2.2 Recall Information  
• Call the U.S. Government’s Auto Safety Hotline  
at 1-800-424-9393 (202-366-0123 in D.C. area)  
2.3 If You Need Help  
Please contact our Customer Service Department with  
any questions you may have concerning parts, use, or  
maintenance. When you contact us, please have your  
product’s model number ready so that we may help  
you efficiently. This number can be found on a  
sticker on the underside of your booster seat.  
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3.0 Features  
Shoulder belt  
positioner  
Cupholder (certain models)  
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Tether slots*  
Owner’s manual  
storage compartment  
Expiration date  
*Tether  
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.  
A tether and hardware kit may be purchased by  
calling Customer Service at 1-888-224-6549.  
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4.0 Important Information  
4.1 Warnings  
DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THIS BOOSTER 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 booster seat unless they  
understand how to use it.  
FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE THIS BOOSTER  
SEAT INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS  
INJURY OR DEATH IN A SHARP TURN, SUDDEN  
STOP OR CRASH. Your child can be injured in a  
vehicle even if you are not in a crash. Sudden  
braking and sharp turns can injure your child if the  
booster seat is not properly installed or if your child is  
not properly secured in the booster seat.  
• According to accident statistics, CHILDREN ARE  
SAFER WHEN PROPERLY RESTRAINED IN  
REAR VEHICLE SEATING POSITIONS, RATHER  
THAN FRONT SEATING POSITIONS. For a vehicle  
with a front passenger air bag, refer to your vehicle  
owner’s manual as well as these instructions for  
booster seat installation.  
NEVER LEAVE YOUR CHILD UNATTENDED.  
NEVER LEAVE A BOOSTER SEAT UNSECURED  
IN YOUR VEHICLE. An unsecured booster seat can  
be thrown around and may injure occupants in a  
sharp turn, sudden stop or crash. Remove it or make  
sure that it is securely belted in the vehicle.  
REPLACE THE BOOSTER SEAT AFTER AN  
ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND. An accident can cause  
damage to the booster seat that you cannot see.  
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STOP USING BOOSTER SEAT AND THROW IT  
AWAY after the date molded into the back of  
the booster seat.  
DO NOT MODIFY YOUR BOOSTER SEAT or  
use any accessories or parts supplied by other  
manufacturers.  
NEVER USE BOOSTER SEAT IF IT HAS  
DAMAGED OR MISSING PARTS. DO NOT  
use a cut, frayed or damaged vehicle seat belt.  
THE BOOSTER SEAT CAN BECOME VERY HOT  
IF LEFT IN THE SUN. Contact with these parts can  
burn your child’s skin. Always touch the surface of  
any metal or plastic parts before putting your child  
in the booster seat.  
THIS CHILD RESTRAINT CONFORMS to all  
applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards  
and is certified for use in motor vehicles. This  
restraint is NOT certified for use in aircraft because  
there is no shoulder belt available.  
NEVER GIVE THIS BOOSTER SEAT to someone  
else without also giving them this manual.  
NEVER USE A SECOND-HAND BOOSTER SEAT  
or a booster seat whose history you do not know.  
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4.2 Height and Weight Limits  
FAILURE TO USE BOOSTER SEAT IN A MANNER  
APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR CHILD’S SIZE MAY  
INCREASE THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR  
DEATH.  
Your child MUST meet all requirements:  
• WEIGHT: 30 to 80 lbs. (14 to 36 kg)  
• HEIGHT: 35 to 54 inches (89 to 138 cm)  
• 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.  
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5.0 Booster Seat Location  
5.1 Vehicle Seat Requirements  
IMPROPER PLACEMENT OF THE BOOSTER SEAT  
INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY  
OR DEATH. Some seating positions in your vehicle  
may not be safe for this booster seat. Some vehicles  
do not have any seating positions that can be used  
safely with the booster seat. If you are not sure where  
to place the booster seat in your vehicle, consult your  
vehicle owner’s manual or Graco Children's Products  
Inc., 1-888-224-6549.  
Children are safer when properly restrained in  
rear vehicle seating positions. Whenever possible  
secure the booster seat in the center position of the  
seat directly behind the front seats. However, this  
position is often equipped  
with a lap belt only and  
cannot be used.  
The vehicle seat must face forward.  
Front of booster seat must not  
hang over edge of vehicle seat.  
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5.2 Vehicle Seat Belt  
Requirements  
MANY SEAT BELT SYSTEMS ARE NOT SAFE TO  
USE WITH THE BOOSER SEAT.  
Pay careful attention to these systems; some of the  
seat belts that are not safe to use look very much  
like seat belts that are safe to use. If you are  
unsure, consult your vehicle owner’s manual or  
Graco Children's Products Inc., 1-888-224-6549.  
5.2.1 UNSAFE Vehicle Belt  
Systems  
DO NOT USE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SYSTEMS  
TO SECURE THE CAR SEAT.  
• NEVER use any lap-only belt.  
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• Combination  
Lap/Shoulder Belt  
with Retractor  
Each strap has a retractor  
at one end and is attached  
to the latch plate at the  
other end.  
• Passive Restraint -  
Lap or Shoulder Belt  
Mounted on Door  
• Passive Restraint -  
Lap Belt with Motorized  
Shoulder Belt  
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.  
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5.2.2 SAFE Vehicle Belt  
Systems  
THE FOLLOWING BELT SYSTEMS CAN BE USED  
WITH YOUR BOOSTER SEAT, IF the seat location  
meets all other requirements of these instructions and  
those in your vehicle owner's manual.  
• Combination Lap/Shoulder Belt with Locking  
Latch Plate  
Once it is buckled, this type of belt has a latchplate  
that will not allow the lap portion of the belt to loosen.  
Belt is tightened by pulling hard on the shoulder  
portion of the vehicle belt.  
• Combination Lap/Shoulder Belt with Sliding  
Latch Plate  
This belt has a latchplate that slides freely along  
the belt.  
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6.0 Using Booster Seat  
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.  
©
Use only the vehicle’s lap and  
shoulder belt system when  
restraining the child in this  
booster seat ©.  
NEVER use a vehicle lap-only  
belt across front of child .  
Vehicle belts MUST lay flat  
against child and MUST not be  
twisted.  
´
¨
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 ¨ .  
If child will not keep vehicle  
restraint properly positioned, DO  
NOT use this booster seat. Use  
a different child restraint system.  
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6.1 Securing Child and Booster  
Seat in Vehicle  
1. Place booster seat firmly  
against the back of a  
forward-facing vehicle  
seat equipped with a  
lap/shoulder belt only.  
2. Place child in booster  
seat with child’s back  
flat against back of  
booster seat.  
3. Position lap/shoulder  
belt as shown .  
Fasten buckle and pull  
up on the shoulder belt  
to tighten.  
4. If belt lays across child’s  
neck, head or face,  
redirect belt across chest  
using the shoulder belt  
positioner. Thread vehicle  
shoulder belt through one  
of the three positioners  
exactly as shown Æ.  
Æ
5. Check that shoulder belt  
is properly positioned  
over shoulder and snug  
against child.  
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7.0 Additional information  
7.1 Airplane Use  
This restraint is NOT certified for use in aircraft  
because there is no shoulder belts available.  
7.2 Cupholder (Optional)  
1. Insert the two prongs  
©
of the cupholder into  
the two slots on either  
the left or right side of  
the seat ©.  
2. Push cupholder down  
until the clip snaps on  
to the bottom of seat .  
CHECK that cupholder  
is secure by pulling on it.  
Clip  
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8.0 Care and Maintenance  
• CONTINUOUS USE OF BOOSTER SEAT MAY  
CAUSE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE SEAT.  
Use a booster seat mat, towel or thin blanket  
to protect upholstery.  
• METAL AND PLASTIC PARTS: clean with mild  
soap and cool water. No bleach or detergents.  
• SEAT COVER: clean with a damp sponge using  
mild soap and cool water. If necessary, cover may  
be removed for cleaning.  
To Remove Seat Cover  
1. Remove elastic  
´
loops and hooks  
from seat as  
shown ´ .  
2. Machine wash  
cover in cold  
water on delicate  
cycle and drip-  
dry. DO NOT  
USE BLEACH.  
3. To put the seat cover  
back on, reverse  
preceding instructions.  
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9.0 Replacement Parts  
How to Order:  
Complete the form that follows. Your booster seat  
model number MUST be included on the form to  
ensure proper replacement parts. Your model  
number can be found on a sticker on the underside  
of your booster seat. Payment must accompany  
your order.  
Parts may also be ordered from Graco’s web site at  
Parts List: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Price:*  
Seat cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$35.00  
Tether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10.00  
Cupholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7.00  
*Prices subject to change without notice  
IF YOU NEED HELP  
If you have any questions or need any parts not listed,  
please call toll-free: 1-888-224-6549  
or visit our Internet website,  
Return the form with payment to:  
GRACO CHILDREN’S PRODUCTS INC.  
CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT  
P.O. BOX 100, MAIN STREET  
ELVERSON, PA 19520  
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Model No.  
(Both Numbers Required)  
Subtotal:  
Seat cover  
Tether strap  
Cupholder  
Shipping  
& handling*:  
$5.00  
Sales tax**:  
Total:  
* $15.00 outside the  
continental U.S.  
**CA 6%, IL 6.25%, IN 5%, NY  
8.25%, OH 5.75%, PA 6%, SC 5%  
Check or money order enclosed  
(payable to Graco Children’s Products Inc.)  
Charge to credit card  
Visa  
MasterCard  
Discover  
Account #  
Expiration date  
Signature  
SHIP TO:  
Name  
Address  
City, State, Zip Code  
Telephone (including Area Code)  
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Keep this manual  
in the storage compartment  
on the back of the car seat.  
Graco Children’s Products Inc.  
Elverson, PA 19520  
1-888-224-6549  
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