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All-Season Shield
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Unroll weather shield from pocket
at the bottom of the carrier when
needed.
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•
Attach weather shield by fastening
to
head support button.
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Care and Maintenance
•
Refer to care tag attached to carrier
fabric for wash and dry instruction.
Carrier
MUST be washed inside a mesh
laundry bag.
•
Store carrier in mesh laundry bag when
not using.
•
It is normal for fabric to fade from
sunlight and to show wear and tear
after a
long period of use.
•
For safety purposes, ONLY use parts
provided by GRACO.
•
CHECK regularly that everything is
functioning properly. If any parts are
torn,
broken or missing, STOP using this
product.
•
With right hand securing the child
to
your hip, use your left hand to
slide
waist band and shoulder
straps around.
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•
Hold your child to your back with
your
left hand and loop your right
arm up
through the right shoulder
strap.
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•
Hold child with right arm and loop
left
arm down through left
shoulder strap.
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•
Pull down on shoulder adjuster
straps
to tighten to appropriate fit.
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•
Adjust center buckle adjuster strap
to
snug fit.
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•
CHECK all buckles and snaps are
fastened to ensure secure and
safe fit.
Carrier is now ready to
use in back carry
mode.
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•
Optional: Roll up the unused
length of
the adjustment straps.
Secure the roll
by wrapping the
small loop around it.
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Privacy Shield and
Sun Protection
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40
•
Ensure that the privacy shield is not
covering the child’s mouth or secured
too
tight over their head.
•
Make sure head support is fully
fastened and pull the sun shade out
of the pocket on the top of the head
support flap.
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•
Fasten the sun shade straps to the
snap
on carrier shoulder straps.
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•
Sun protection is adjustable and
can
be adjusted to appropriate fit by
attaching to different snaps on the
sun
protection.
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Infant Facing-Out Mode
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24
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Loop button hooks 1 around the
center
adjustment buttons.
18
•
Fasten shoulder strap adjustment
buckle and put head through
opening
with buckle landing on
your back
19
•
Fasten waist support buckle and
adjust
to fit snugly around waist.
20
•
Place child in the carrier and hold
snugly against you with one hand.
Use
the other hand to fasten magnetic
shoulder buckles one at a time.
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•
Fasten the leg buckles and adjust to
appropriate size.
22
•
Carrier is ready to use in Infant Facing
Out mode. CHECK: Make sure that
child’s legs fall in the “M”position as
recommended by The International Hip
Dysplasia Institute.
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24
Back Carry Mode
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•
It is recommended to practice the back
carry mode steps a few times without
a
child in the carrier before attempting
it with a child. Child should NEVER be
facing
out in back carry mode.
•
Start with child in carrier facing
inward
and with one hand at a
time, loosen
both shoulder straps.
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26
•
With left hand cradling the child,
slide
right arm out of shoulder
strap.
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•
Slide left arm under the left
shoulder
adjustment strap.
28
•
Carrier should be hung by one
strap
over the left shoulder with
child
secured with right hand
against the
right hip.
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