Do you have the instructions?
- Follow them and keep them with your seat for use as your child grows older.
- Use your vehicle owner's manual for instructions on fastening the seat securely.
|
 |
Is your child facing the right way for both his/her height and age?
- If you use a seat made only for infants (A), always face it backward.
- Children up to at least 20 pounds and age one should ride facing the back of the car (B).
- A child over age one faces forward (C).
|
 |
If you have a passenger air bag, does your infant ride in the back seat?
- The impact of an air bag can seriously injure or kill a child riding in front in a rear-facing safety seat. Carry your baby in the back, facing the rear.
|
|
Is the vehicle safety belt in the right place and pulled tight?
- The seat belt must go in the correct, marked path to hold the child safety seat in place.
- A convertible seat faces backward for an infant and forward for a toddler (B and C). It has a different belt path for each direction.
|
 |
Is the harness snug? Does it stay on the child's shoulders?
- Shoulder straps go in the lowest slots for babies riding backwards and in the top slots for children facing forward.
- The retainer clip at armpit level (C) holds harness straps on the shoulders.
|
 |
Does your child use a booster seat if he/she is close to 40 pounds and has outgrown a convertible seat?
- A booster seat helps the seat belt protect your child until he/she grows big enough to fit in the seat belt alone.
- A booster seat with no shield is used only with a lap and shoulder belt (D). Use a booster with a shield (E) if your car has only lap belts.
|
 |