Graco 44164 - Manual (Page 4)

WARNINGS
- Prevent serious injury or death:
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Failure to follow these instructions
and car seat labels can result in child
striking the vehicle’s interior during
a sudden stop or crash. Secure car
seat with a vehicle seat belt or
LATCH
that is properly routed as shown in
this manual.
Select a suitable location for the car
seat in your vehicle.
Choose the correct mode of use for
the car seat depending on your
child’s size. Infants less than 20 lbs.
(9.1 kg) must use this car seat
rear-facing . Serious crippling injury
or death can result if infant faces
front of vehicle. The American
Academy of Pediatrics recommends
that children should be at least one
year of age before being positioned
forward facing.
Vehicle seat belt system MUST hold
car seat securely. Not all vehicle seat
belts can be used with a car seat.
If vehicle seat belt does not hold car
seat securely, read “Vehicle Seat
Belts” section.
DO NOT use rear-facing child
restraint in a vehicle seating
position equipped with an air bag.
Child’s head and neck may be
seriously injured when an inflating
air bag hits back of child restraint.
Never put a car seat in a front
vehicle seat unless recommended
by vehicle owner’s manual.
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) alerts
vehicle owners that according to
accident statistics, children up to
age 12 are safer in the back seat.
For vehicles with air bags, refer to
vehicle owner’s manual for car seat
installation information.