Product Description

Help keep your child harnessed as long as you can and if you can do that without buying a procession of car seats, even better! The new Nautilus 3-in-1 Car Seat is the only forward-facing car seat your child will need. It helps keep him safe in a 5-point harness longer than most car seats ? all the way up to 65 lbs.

Later, the seat converts to a highback booster then backless booster, for comfortable, custom protection up to 100 lbs. Extensive crash testing and a steel-reinforced structure give parents peace of mind, while the height adjusting head support and extra-comfy seat with wide armrests, cup holder and side storage help your precious passenger relax and enjoy the ride.

Features:

• Extended 5-point harness fits kids up to 65 lbs. to keep them safer longer
• Converts from 5-point harness to High-Back Booster for children 30-100 lbs. and Backless Booster for children 40-100 lbs.
• Steel reinforced structural frame: Steel reinforced frame provides strength and durability
• 3-position recline to get the correct installation and comfort
• Wider, padded armrests are extra comfy
• Head rest can be easily adjusted in one hand so it changes with child's growth
• Engineered and crash tested to meet or exceed US standard:
  • U.S. Compliance Standard FMVSS 213
  • New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) ? peak Crash Force approximately 2X Car Seat Standard
  • Extreme Car Interior Temperatures
• EPS, energy absorbing foam
• Cup holder and convenient side storage keep must-haves handy
• Open loop belt guides easily position your vehicle's seatbelt
• Recommended Use:
  • 20 - 65 lbs. 5-point harness
  • 30- 100 lbs. Highback Booster
  • 40- 100 lbs. Backless Booster
• Dimensions: 20" x 22" x 29"

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1 in Baby Product
• Brand: Graco
• Model: 8J00MTX
• Released on: 2008-02-25
• Dimensions: 36.10" h x 20.00" w x 29.00" l, 19.50 pounds

Features

• 3-in-1 multi-mode Car Seat for longer use 20 pounds to 100 pounds
• Extended 5-point harness for children 20-65lbs.
• Converts to High-back belt positioning booster for child 30 pounds to 100 pounds
• Converts to backless booster for child 40 pounds to 100 pounds
• Steel reinforced frame for durability

Amazon.com Product Description
Once your child outgrows her rear-facing infant car seat, she's still required ride in a car seat or a booster for several more years to come. So rather than investing in a succession of seats and boosters, try the Graco Nautilus 3-in 1 Toddler Car Seat, the only forward-facing car seat your child will need. Its five-point harness accommodates children up to 65 pounds, and its convertible booster/backless booster can hold children up to 100 pounds in weight--longer than most other convertible car seats.

The Graco Nautilus 3-in 1 Toddler Car Seat (Matrix) offers: Forward-facing car seat can accommodate children up to 65 pounds. Conversion to back booster and backless booster for accommodating children up to 100 pounds. Meets or exceeds US safety standards. Integrated cup holder and side storage.

The steel-reinforced structure ensures your child's safety. View larger.

By removing the back, the Nautilus will accompany a child up to 100 pounds.

Versatile, Convertible Design Lasts through Early Childhood
The Nautilus features an extended five-point harness design that can accommodate children over the age of one, from 20 to 65 pounds in weight--a wider range than most other forward-facing car seats. As your child grows, the seat easily converts to a high-back booster and then, lastly, to a backless booster for a child up to 100 pounds in weight. A steel-reinforced frame and superior construction help to ensure safety and durability through years of use.

Built for Comfort and Superior Safety
You can rest assured that your child will have superior protection while riding in the Nautilus, thanks to extensive crash testing and a steel-reinforced structure. The car seat meets or exceeds US Safety Standards, including U.S. Compliance Standard FMVSS 213; the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), with peak Crash Force approximately twice the Car Seat Standard; and tests for Extreme Car Interior Temperatures. EPS energy-absorbing foam provides additional security and comfort.

As well as being secure and safe, your child will feel extra-comfy, too, with an easily adjustable head support, cushioned seat, and wide armrests; a cup holder and side storage keeps snacks and treasures close at hand.

About Graco
In 1942, Russell Gray and Robert Cone formed Graco Metal Products, in Philadelphia, PA. For 11 years, the firm fabricated machine and car parts for local manufacturers. In 1953, Gray left the firm, leaving Cone as sole owner. Cone decided to manufacture his own line of products, but had trouble coming up with ideas. Enter David Saint, an engineer, tinkerer, and stained glass artisan who worked for Graco. Saint, himself a father of nine, was intrigued when an associate told him how his wife would soothe their tired and cranky baby while swinging in a backyard glider swing. Acting on this inspiration, he went to the drawing board and 18 months of hard work later, the world's first wind-up infant swing, the Graco Swyngomatic, was born. Graco sold millions of Swyngomatics in the coming years, becoming one of the world's leading manufacturers of juvenile products in the process. Today, Graco is a Newell Rubbermaid company, with 1500 associates worldwide. While a half-century has brought many changes to Graco, their dedication and commitment to designing and manufacturing top-quality products remains, and continues on.

What's in the Box
Graco Nautilus 3-in 1 Toddler Car Seat (Matrix).

From the Manufacturer
The Graco Nautilus Car Seat is a 3-in-1 multi- mode car seat for children 20 pounds to 100 pounds. This is the last car seat you will need to buy for your child. The Nautilus is ideal for your children from one to ten years old. First, it is an extended 5 point harness seat for children 20 to 65 pounds that features an easy to install system with a lock off buckle for easy secure installation. Second, it works as a high back booster for children 30 pounds to 100 pounds, and finally as a backless booster for children 40 pounds to 100 pounds. The Nautilus Car Seat has a steel reinforced frame for durability, and has a 3-position recline for proper installation and comfort. The car seat offers easy access storage and cup holders for your child’s enjoyment. Nautilus transforms into three modes to go the distance.

Customer Reviews

great for the money
My 2 1/12 year old really likes this car seat. It was easy to assemble and install. The only thing that is annoying is that the extra cushion tends to slip down when I put him in the seat. I then have to try to readjust it in order to buckle him.

A perfect addition for the new baby!
A couple of my family members bought these 3-in 1 car seats for thier infants and they love them.Keeps the infant locked in,but still with great
comfort.Easy to clean with spills,this product gets an A++++!!!!! They say
it's the best car seat available for the price!

Easy to use and compact
This is our second toddler car seat, the first one was a Graco Safeseat that we bought so that it would recline while being strapped in. We took it back because it wore down after 1-2 months making it harder to use and internal straps got all screwed up.

This seat is compact, the straps are smooth. If fits nice in our more compact car and it looks comfortable. Good cup holder and side pockets for toys and such. The seat looks like it will adjust to other sizes very well and much thought was put into the child growing with it. Instead of it being just an afterthought and sales gimic that I see in a lot of other cars seats that claim to be 3-in-1.

My only complaint is that it doesn't recline well, which hasn't stopped my 14 mo daughter from sleeping. But her head does fall forward which seems to be a common complaint with just about all car seats so I think this may be hard to avoid.