HEIGHT & WEIGHT LIMITS
Rear Facing:
5 to 30 lbs. (2.2 - 13.6kg)
• Infants who weigh less than 20 lbs.
(9 kg) MUST be rear-facing.
• Infants or toddlers 20 to 30 lbs.
(9 to 13.6 kg) may be rear-facing.
IMPORTANT: This child restraint is
certified for use
rear-facing
30 lbs. (13.6 kg). However, some children
approaching 30 lbs. (13.6 kg) may be too tall
to fit comfortably rear-facing. Top of head
must be at least 1" below the top of the child
restraint. When child can no longer comfortably
fit and knees remain bent, child should use car
seat forward-facing only if child is over 20 lbs.
(9 kg) and can sit upright unassisted.
Rear-facing
5 lbs.
(2.2 kg)
Forward-facing: 20 to 40 lbs. (9 - 18kg)
• Toddlers 20 to 30 lbs. (9 to 13.6 kg)
who are capable of sitting upright
unassisted may be forward-facing
If unable to sit unassisted, use
rear-facing.
• Toddlers 30 to 40 lbs. (13.6 to 18 kg)
and up to 40 inches (101.6 cm) tall
MUST be forward-facing.
with children up to
*
20 lbs.
30 lbs.
(9 kg)
(13.6 kg)
Forward Facing
*
.
*
The American Academy of Pediatrics
recommends that children should be at least one
year of age before being positioned forward facing.
Preterm or Low Birth Weight
Infant
A preterm infant or low birth weight infant may
be at special risk in a vehicle or aircraft.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics,
these infants may suffer breathing difficulties if
improperly reclined in a child restraint.
Graco advises that you have your physician or
hospital staff evaluate your infant and recommend
the proper child restraint or car bed before you
and your infant leave the hospital.
40 lbs.
Outgrowing Child Restraint
(18 kg)
WARNING
Prevent serious injury or death:
• Top of child's ears must be at or
below top edge of child restraint.
• Child's shoulders MUST not be
above top harness slots.
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