www.gracobaby.com NWL0000792167A 7/18 TURBOBOOSTER GROW ™ ® featuring RightGuide™ Seat Belt Trainer Read This Instruction Manual Do not install or use this child restraint until you read and understand the instructions in this manual. FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IN A SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH.
1 Important Pages 5-17 1-A Quick Guide to Your Manual 1-B Welcome to the Graco Family 1-C Before You Begin Register This Car Seat If You Need Help Certification Car Seat’s Useful Life Vehicle Seat Protection Warm Weather Use 1-D Safety Warnings 2 Features Pages 18-23 2-A Car Seat Features 2
Booster 3-A 3-B 3-C 3-D Pages 24-34 Booster Use Install Highback Booster Install Backless Booster Install RightGuide™ Seat Belt Trainer 4 Securing Child Pages 35-50 4-A Securing Child in Highback Booster 4-B Securing Child in Backless Booster 4-C Securing Child in RightGuide™ Seat Belt Trainer 5 Reinstall RightGuide™ Seat Belt Trainer to Booster Pages 51-52 6 Accessories Page 53 3
7 Vehicle Information 7-A 7-B 7-C 7-D Pages 54-58 How to Remove Lower Anchor Connectors Choosing Vehicle Seat Location Unsafe Vehicle Seat Location Vehicle Seat Belts 8 Care & Cleaning Pages 59-67 8-A Cleaning Seat Pad 8-B Cleaning Lower Anchor Straps 4
1-A Quick Guide to Your Manual This car seat is for children: Highback Booster: 40-100 lb (18.1-45 kg) 43-57 in. (110.1-145 cm) at least 4 years old Backless Booster: 40-110 lb (18.1-50 kg) 43-57 in. (110.1-145 cm) at least 4 years old RightGuide™ Seat Belt Trainer: 50-120 lb (22.5-54 kg) 43-60 in. (110.1-152 cm) at least 5 years old Car Seat Assembly (On Select Models) Adult Assembly Required 1. Attach Headrest to Seat Back Squeeze the adjustment button and slide the headrest into the seat back.
2. Headrest Seat Pad With the headrest all the way up, insert the pad from the headrest underneath the seat back pad. 3. Attach Seat Back to Base The “U”-shaped hooks on bottom of the seat back will interlock with bars on the base. Make sure that no part of the seat pad interferes when attaching the backrest to the base. CLICK! 4. Raise Seat Back Once the seat back is securely attached to the base, push backrest up.
5. Attach Cup Holder and Storage Compartment Align locking tabs with the holes in the base. Push down to lock them in. Circular cup holder goes on the left and the oval storage compartment goes on the right as shown. CLICK! Assembly Complete Your Graco booster seat is now ready to use.
Get to Know Your Car Seat Review section 2-A to see all of the features of this booster seat. What Seating Location Should I Use? The best seating location for this booster seat is one that: • Is recommended by your vehicle owner’s manual, and • Results in a secure installation of this booster seat. Some vehicles have specific requirements for where the booster seat can be installed, so be sure to check your vehicle owner’s manual for available seating positions, if any.
Using The Car Seat Correctly To make sure your child is secured properly, review section 3 and 4 to fit your child. When Installing As a Booster Lower Anchor System The lower anchor system consists of lower anchor bars, which are built-in to your vehicle, and connectors that are built-in your car seat. Review section 3 of this manual AND your vehicle owner’s manual. Vehicle Seat Belt There is one type of vehicle seat belt that can be used: Lap/ Shoulder Seat Belt.
Booster Installation Use Lap/Shoulder Belt Only Review section 3 Position Lap Belt Be sure the lap portion of the vehicle seat belt goes in front of both armrests and the shoulder belt goes under the armrest on the buckle side. Review section 3 Highback Backless Position Lap Belt on RightGuide™ Seat Belt Trainer Be sure the lap portion of the vehicle seat belt goes through both seat belt guides and the shoulder belt goes through the seat belt guide on the buckle side.
Booster Installation Position Shoulder Belt Shoulder belt lies across shoulder between neck and edge of shoulder. Review section 3 1-B Welcome to the Graco Family! Your child’s safety depends on you. No car seat can guarantee protection from injury in every situation, but proper use helps reduce the risk of serious injury or death.
1-C Before You Begin Register This Child Restraint Please fill out the prepaid registration postcard attached to the seat and mail it in today or register online at www.gracobaby.com/carseatregistration. Child restraints could be recalled for safety reasons. You must register this restraint to be reached in a recall. Send your name, address, and the restraint’s model number and manufacturing date to: Graco Children’s Products, Inc. Attn: Customer Service P.O.
For future reference or if you change addresses, record the model name, model number, date of manufacture and purchase date of this car seat on the below. These numbers can be found on a sticker on the bottom of your car seat. Model Name__________________________ Model Number________________________ Date of Manufacture___________________ Date of Purchase______________________ If You Need Help In the U.S.
Certification This child restraint meets or exceeds all applicable requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213 for use in motor vehicles. This child restraint is NOT certified for aircraft use because aircrafts do not have shoulder belts. Car Seat’s Useful Life STOP using this car seat and throw it away 10 years after the date of manufacture. Look for date of manufacture label on the bottom of the car seat. Graco Children’s Products Inc.
Warm Weather Use Car seat parts can get very hot in the sun or warm weather. To avoid burns, always check before putting child in car seat. 1-D Safety Warnings No car seat can guarantee protection from injury in every situation, but proper use helps reduce the risk of serious injury or death. READ THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY. Failure to follow these instructions and child restraint’s labels can result in child striking the vehicle’s interior during a sudden stop or crash.
! Review your vehicle owner’s manual for more information about air bags and car seat use. ! If your vehicle does not have a back seat, review your vehicle owner’s manual. ! Select a suitable location for the car seat in your vehicle. ! Always secure car seat with the lower anchor connectors or a vehicle seat belt, even when unoccupied. In a crash, an unsecured car seat can injure passengers. ! If car seat is in a crash, it must be replaced.
! DO NOT use car seat if it is damaged or missing parts. ! DO NOT use accessories or parts other than those provided by Graco. Their use could alter the performance of the car seat. ! Never leave child unattended, even when sleeping. Child may become tangled in vehicle belt straps and suffocate or strangle. ! Never attach two lower anchor connectors to one vehicle lower anchor bar unless specifically allowed by the vehicle manufacturer.
2 Features 2-A Car Seat Features A B C D H E I F J G K 18
2 Features A Headrest B Shoulder Belt Guide C Backrest D Body Support E Cup Holder F Lower Anchor Adjuster Button G Lower Anchor Adjustment Straps H Storage Compartment I RightGuide™ Seat Belt Trainer J RightGuide™ Seat Belt Trainer Release Lever K Instruction Manual Storage
2 Features A C D B B 20
A Headrest Adjustment Lever B Lower Anchor Connectors C Belt Positioning Clip (Inset) D Belt Positioning Clip Storage 2 Features 21
A 2 Features B B C D D E F 22
2 Features A Belt Positioning Clip B Belt Guides C RightGuide™ Seat Belt Trainer Lock D Belt Guides E Belt Positioning Clip and Instruction Manual Storage F Rear Locking Tab 23
3 Booster 3-A Booster Use Vehicle Lap/Shoulder Belt Booster Use With Back: 40-100 lb (18.1-45 kg) 43-57 in. (110.1-145 cm) at least 4 years old* Booster Use Without Back: 40-110 lb (18.1-50 kg) 43-57 in. (110.1-145 cm) at least 4 years old* RightGuide™ Seat Belt Trainer: 50-120 lb (22.5-54 kg) 43-60 in. (110.1-152 cm) at least 5 years old* • Place car seat forward-facing in the vehicle back seat.
Never Use a Vehicle LapOnly Belt Across Front of Child in All Booster Modes 3 Booster •N ever use a vehicle lap-only belt across front of child. •D O NOT position vehicle shoulder belt under the child’s arm or back. •D O NOT allow child to slouch or slide down in the booster seat. •D O NOT position vehicle belt over top of armrests or the belt guides. • Vehicle’s seat headrest SHOULD NOT create a gap between vehicle seat and booster seat in the highback mode.
3 Booster 3-B Install Highback Booster Graco allows the securing of the car seat with the lower anchor system in the booster mode, only if the vehicle manufacture allows it. The child still MUST BE SECURED with the vehicle lap/shoulder seat belt. The lower anchors can be used in the booster mode regardless of the weight of the child up to 110 lb (50 kg).
Note: You can use the Highback Booster WITH or WITHOUT the RightGuide™ Seat Belt Trainer. 3 Booster 1. Place Car Seat Forward-Facing in Back Seat of the Vehicle Place forward-facing in vehicle seat. The bottom of the seat should sit as flat as possible on the vehicle seat.
3 Booster 2. Extend the Lower Anchor Straps For easier installation, extend the lower anchor straps to their maximum length by pressing the red button on the front of the base and pulling out on the straps. 3. Attach Lower Anchor Connectors to Vehicle’s Lower Anchor Bars Lower Anchor straps should not be twisted.
5. Thread the Vehicle Seat Shoulder Belt Through Seat Belt Guide on the Headrest See section 4-A to secure your child 29 3 Booster 4. Tighten the Lower Anchor Straps Remove all the slack from the lower anchor straps by pushing on the booster and pulling straps on front of the booster. Depending on your vehicle, you may need to align the lower connectors with the slots in the base to get a good install. The bottom of the seat should sit as flat as possible on the vehicle seat.
3 Booster 3-C Install Backless Booster Note: You can use the Backless Booster WITH or WITHOUT the RightGuide™ Seat Belt Trainer. 1. Remove the Backrest Recline backrest then remove from base. 2. Place the Booster Seat Forward-Facing in the Back Seat of Vehicle Place forward-facing on a vehicle seat that has a lap/ shoulder seat belt. The base should sit as flat as possible on the vehicle seat.
If Using the Lower Anchors 4. Attach Lower Anchor Connectors to Vehicle’s Lower Anchor Bars. Lower Anchor straps should not be twisted. 31 3 Booster 3. Extend the Lower Anchor Straps. For easier installation, extend the lower anchor straps to their maximum length by pressing the red button on the front of the base and pulling out on the straps.
3 Booster 5. Tighten the Lower Anchor Straps Remove all the slack from the lower anchor straps by pushing on the booster and pulling straps on front of the booster. Depending on your vehicle, you may need to align the lower connectors with the slots in the base to get a good install. The bottom of the seat should sit as flat as possible on the vehicle seat.
3-D Install RightGuide™ Seat Belt Trainer 3 Booster 1. Remove RightGuide™ Seat Belt Trainer 2. Lay RightGuide™ Seat Belt Trainer Upside Down 3.
3 Booster 4. Rotate the Seat Belt Guides Out as Shown Skip to step 7 if Shoulder Belt Positioning Clip is not needed to get a good fit 5. Open Storage Door and Pull Out the Shoulder Belt Positioning Clip 6. Close The Storage Door so it Clicks Closed CLICK! 7.
4-A Securing Child Highback Booster Use only the vehicle’s lap and shoulder belt system when restraining the child in this booster seat. 1. Place Child In Seat Have your child sit in the booster seat, with his/her back flat against the back of the booster seat. 2. Thread Vehicle’s Shoulder Belt Into Seat Belt Guide in the Headrest 35 4 Securing Child Note: You can use the Highback Booster WITH or WITHOUT the RightGuide™ Seat Belt Trainer.
4 Securing Child 3. To Raise or Lower Headrest Lift adjustment lever and lift or lower headrest for the proper shoulder belt height.
4. Buckle the Vehicle Lap/Shoulder Seat Belt Be sure the lap portion of the vehicle seat belt goes in front of both armrests and the shoulder belt goes under the armrest on the buckle side. Be sure the shoulder belt lies across your child’s shoulders, between the neck and edge of shoulder by raising or lowering the headrest. The belt guides should be even with or just above the shoulders. 37 4 Securing Child Be sure the lap portion of the vehicle seat belt lies low across your child’s hips.
Is Everything Correct? 4 Securing Child Never Use Lap Belt Only Lap Belt in Front of Armrest and Lies Low Across Hips and Thighs Shoulder Belt Lies On the Shoulder, Between the Neck and Edge of Shoulder 38
4-B Securing Child Backless Booster Use only the vehicle’s lap and shoulder belt system when restraining the child in this booster seat. 1. Place Child In Seat Have your child sit in the booster seat, with his/her back flat against the back of the vehicle seat. 2. Ears Must Be Below the Top of the Vehicle Seat Back or Headrest. 39 4 Securing Child Note: You can use the Backless Booster WITH or WITHOUT the RightGuide™ Seat Belt Trainer.
4 Securing Child 3. Buckle the Vehicle Lap/Shoulder Seat Belt Be sure the lap portion of the vehicle seat belt goes in front of both armrests and the shoulder belt goes under the armrest on the buckle side. Be sure the lap portion of the vehicle seat belt lies low across your child’s hips. Be sure the shoulder belt lies across your child’s shoulders, between the neck and edge of shoulder. You may need to use the belt positioning clip to help get a good fit.
Is Everything Correct? Never Use Lap Belt Only Shoulder Belt Lies On the Shoulder, Between the Neck and Edge of Shoulder 41 4 Securing Child Lap Belt in Front of Armrest and Lies Low Across Hips and Thighs
Using Belt Positioning Clip in Backless Booster Mode 4 Securing Child 1. Make Sure Vehicle’s Seat Shoulder Belt Lays in the Red Zone As Shown If the vehicle’s seat shoulder belt lays outside this zone, you MUST use the belt positioning clip. 2. Pull Belt Positioning Clip Out of Storage From the back of the seat, completely pull out the belt positioning clip.
3. Free End of Strap Should Face Front of Seat 4 Securing Child 4. Place Child in Seat, Buckle Child In Seat and Attach Belt Positioning Clip With child’s back flat against the back of the vehicle seat, buckle child in. Then slide the clip onto the vehicle’s seat shoulder belt as shown.
Lengthen 4 Securing Child Shorten 5. Adjust the Belt Positioning Clip to Fit Your Child Lengthen or shorten the belt length as shown. Clip should fit right at the top of shoulder as shown. Be sure the lap portion of the vehicle seat belt lies low across your child’s hips.
4-C Securing Child in RightGuide™ Seat Belt Trainer Use only the vehicle’s lap and shoulder belt system when restraining the child in this booster seat. 45 4 Securing Child 1. Place Child In RightGuide™ Seat Belt Trainer Have your child sit in the RightGuide™ Seat Belt Trainer, with his/her back flat against the back of the vehicle seat. 2. Ears Must Be Below the Top of the Vehicle Seat Back or Headrest.
4 Securing Child 3. Buckle the Vehicle Lap/Shoulder Seat Belt Be sure the lap portion of the vehicle seat belt goes through both seat belt guides and the shoulder belt goes through the seat belt guide on the buckle side. Be sure the lap portion of the vehicle seat belt lies low across your child’s hips. Be sure the shoulder belt lies across your child’s shoulder, between the neck and edge of shoulder. You may need to use the belt positioning clip to help get a good fit.
Is Everything Correct? Never Use Lap Belt Only Shoulder Belt Lies On the Shoulder, Between the Neck and Edge of Shoulder 47 4 Securing Child Lap belt in front of belt guides and shoulder belt in front of the belt guide on the buckle side. Lap belt lies low across hips and thighs.
Using Belt Positioning Clip in Seat Belt Trainer Mode 4 Securing Child 1. Make Sure Vehicle’s Seat Shoulder Belt Lays in the Red Zone As Shown If the vehicle’s seat shoulder belt lays outside this zone, you MUST use the belt positioning clip. 2. Open Storage Door and Pull Belt Positioning Clip Out of Storage From the back of the seat, completely pull out the belt positioning clip.
3. Free End of Strap Should Face Front of Seat 4 Securing Child 4. Place Child in Seat, Buckle Child In Seat and Attach Belt Positioning Clip With child’s back flat against the back of the vehicle seat, buckle child in. Then slide the clip onto the vehicle’s seat shoulder belt as shown.
Lengthen 4 Securing Child Shorten 5. Adjust the Belt Positioning Clip to Fit Your Child Lengthen or shorten the belt length as shown. Clip should fit right at the top of shoulder as shown. Be sure the lap portion of the vehicle seat belt lies low across your child’s hips.
5 Reinstall RightGuide™ Seat Belt Trainer to Booster 2. Fold in Seat Belt Guides 3. Pull Up RightGuide™ Seat Belt Trainer Lock 51 5 Seat Belt Trainer 1.
5 Seat Belt Trainer A B 4. Attach RightGuide™ Seat Belt Trainer to Seat Base Slide back Rear Locking Tab into the opening on the back of the Seat Base (A). Push the front of the RightGuide™ Seat Belt Trainer down on the Seat Base. You will hear a click when it is into place (B). Make sure belt guides are tucked under the RightGuide™ Seat Belt Trainer CLICK! CHECK that the RightGuide™ Seat Belt Trainer is securely attached by pulling up on it.
6 Accessories (on select models) Body Support (0ptional) Never allow body support to bunch or fold behind child. To remove, pull the attachment strap out of the backrest pad.
7 Vehicle Information 7-A How to Remove Lower Anchor Connectors Lower Anchor Connector Push release button up on front of booster and pull slightly away from seat. Push in on the red button and pull off.
7-B Choosing Vehicle Seat Location The best seating location for this car seat is one that: • Is recommended by your vehicle owner’s manual, and • Results in a secure installation of this car seat In the event there is no available back seat and / or you have no other option, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recommends that you take the following steps: • Ensure the child is properly restrained according to their age and size • Move the seat as far back as possible • Make sure th
7 Vehicle Information 7-C Unsafe Vehicle Seat Location Never install this car seat in any of the following vehicle seating locations: rear-facing or side-facing vehicle seats booster mode with vehicle lap belt only seat belt 56
7-D Vehicle Seat Belts Vehicle Seat Belt Terms Retractor A device that winds up the unused vehicle seat belt. It is often hidden inside the panels on the walls of the vehicle or in the vehicle seatback. Latch Plate The male end of the seat belt with the silver tongue. Seat Bight The crease where the vehicle seat back and seat bottom meet.
7 Vehicle Information Identify Your Seat Belt Type There is one type of vehicle seat belt that can be used with this car seat: The following types of vehicle seat belts CANNOT be used safely with this car seat: Lap Belt Only 2 connection points. Lap Belt with Motorized Shoulder Belt Belts Forward of the Seat Bight Lap/Shoulder Belt 3 connections points. Can be used in all car seats modes of use. Lap Belt or Shoulder Belt Some vehicles you may not Mounted on Door get a secure fit.
8-A Cleaning Seat Pad Refer to seat pad care tag for washing instructions. Reverse the steps to reattach the headrest pad. 59 8 Care & Cleaning Headrest Pad Clean with a damp sponge using mild soap and cool water. If needed, headrest pad may be removed for cleaning. To remove, raise the headrest and undo the 2 elastic straps and the 2 snaps. Pull off headrest pad as shown Machine wash cover in cold water on delicate cycle and drip-dry. DO NOT USE BLEACH.
8 Care & Cleaning Body Support Clean with a damp sponge using mild soap and cool water. If needed, body support may be removed for cleaning. To remove, pull the attachment strap out of the backrest pad. Pull off body support as shown. Machine wash cover in cold water on delicate cycle and drip-dry. DO NOT USE BLEACH. Reverse the steps to reattach the body support.
Reverse the steps to reattach the backrest pad. 61 8 Care & Cleaning Backrest Pad Clean with a damp sponge using mild soap and cool water. If needed, backrest pad may be removed for cleaning. To remove, undo the 4 snaps on the seat back. Pull backrest pad off the backrest as shown. Machine wash cover in cold water on delicate cycle and drip-dry. DO NOT USE BLEACH.
Base Pad Clean with a damp sponge using mild soap and cool water. If needed, base pad may be removed for cleaning. Remove RightGuide™ Seat Belt Trainer. 8 Care & Cleaning Undo the 2 snaps on each side at the bottom of the seat. From the bottom of the seat, unhook cup holder and storage compartment by squeezing the locking tabs. Remove cup holder and storage compartment as shown. Cup holder and storage compartment are dishwasher safe (top rack only).
Unhook plastic tabs on the back. Reverse the steps to reattach the base pad, cup holder, storage compartment and RightGuide™ Seat Belt Trainer. Be sure to tuck the pad around the lower anchor adjuster button and RightGuide™ Seat Belt Trainer release lever housing. 63 8 Care & Cleaning Remove base pad as shown. Machine wash cover in cold water on delicate cycle and drip-dry. DO NOT USE BLEACH.
8 Care & Cleaning RightGuide™ Seat Belt Trainer Clean with a damp sponge using mild soap and cool water. If needed, the seat belt trainer pad may be removed for cleaning. Removing Seat Belt Trainer Pad To remove the seat pad, start from the sides of the seat belt trainer and pull the pad out from around the plastic shell. Then pull the plastic tab out from the back of the shell. Machine wash pad in cold water on delicate cycle and dripdry. DO NOT USE BLEACH.
Attaching Seat Belt Trainer Pad To put the set pad back on, reverse the steps. Start by inserting the plastic tab into the back of the seat.
8 Care & Cleaning Pull the pad over the front of the seat and start tucking in the edge of the pad into the groove that is around the front and sides of the plastic shell.
8-B Cleaning Lower Anchor Straps 67 8 Care & Cleaning Surface wash only with mild soap and damp cloth. DO NOT IMMERSE THE LOWER ANCHOR STRAPS IN WATER Doing so may weaken the straps. If lower anchor straps are frayed or heavily soiled, contact Customer Service at www.gracobaby. com or 1-800-345-4109.
Replacement Parts To purchase parts or accessories in the United States, please contact us at the following: 1-800-345-4109 or www.gracobaby.com Store instruction manuals where the instruction book icon is shown.
