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Securing your Child in a Car Seat Follow car seat instructions and vehicle’s owners manual
Child’s head should be 1 inch below the top edge of the car seat.
Place harness straps at or below child’s shoulders.
Place harness clip at child’s armpit level.
Check car seat’s level indicator for proper angle.
Always use booster seats with shoulder and
lap belt.
Place shoulder beltcentered on child’sshoulder and chest.
Place lap belt low onthe hips, touching
upper thighs.
— Important Tips —No-back boosters must be
used with a vehicle head restraint to
protect child’s head.
Head restraints should be properly adjusted.
To install your car seat with lower anchors:
1) LOCATE vehicle’s lower anchors by reading vehicle’s owners manual.
2) ROUTE car seat’s lower anchor attachments through correct belt path of the car seat.
3) FASTEN car seat’s lower anchor attachments to vehicle’s lower anchors.
4) COMPRESS car seat while tightening car seat’s lower attachments.
5) ATTACH car seat’s top tether hook to vehicle’s tether anchor and pull to tighten. See vehicle’s owners manual for location of tether anchor.
— Important Tips —Never install a rear-facing car seat in the front seat
with an active airbag.
Keep harness straps snug (should not be able to pinch fabric of the harness above harness clip).
Thread vehicle belt through rear-facing belt path (check labels on car seat).
Rear-face your child until age 2 or until they reach the maximum height or weight of their car seat.
Route harness straps through forward-facing slots at or above child’s shoulders.
Keep harness straps snug on child (should not be able to pinch fabric of the harness
above harness clip).
— Important Tips —Recline stand should be in the upright position.
Thread vehicle belt through forward-facing belt path (check labels on car seat).
Attach top tether hook to the vehicle’s tether anchor when installing a car seat facing forward.
Place harness clip at child’s armpit level.
Rear-FacingConvertible Car Seat
Up to 45 lbs
Rear-Facing OnlyCar SeatUp to 35 lbs
Booster SeatsBooster Seats
Rear-Facing SeatsRear-Facing Seats
To install your car seat with a vehicle seat belt:
1) IDENTIFY how to lock your vehicle seat belt, when installing a car seat.
2) ROUTE vehicle seat belt through correct belt path of car seat and buckle it.
3) COMPRESS car seat while tightening seat belt. Make sure to activate the locking mechanism of the vehicle seat belt.
4) TETHER car seat if instructions allow.
5) CHECK car seat installation. Car seat should not move more than 1 inch side-to-side from the belt path.
Both lower anchors and the vehicle seat belt are safe options for installing car seats. Do not use lower anchors and vehicle seat belt together when installing a car seat. Always read the vehicle’s owners manual and car seat instructions.
Notes: Tethers are not used on most rear-facing car seats. Follow car seat labels for lower anchors limits.
Car Seat InstallationCar Seat Installation
Forward-Facing Convertible Car Seat
Up to 80 lbs
High-BackBoosters
Up to 120 lbs
No-BackBoosters
Up to 120 lbs
Forward-Facing SeatsForward-Facing Seats
Combination Booster Seat
Up to 85 lbs with internal5-point harness
Lower A
nchors and Tethers for Children
Attach tether hook to tether anchor.
Fasten lower attachments to lower anchors. Check vehicle’s owners manual for LATCH position.
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iforn
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asse
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Saf
ety
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sC
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ren
un
der
ag
e 8
mus
t be
pro
perly
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car
seat
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eat.
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sea
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prop
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child
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sec
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fine
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poi
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rd.
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n u
nd
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yea
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ld m
ust
be
rear
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nle
ss t
hey
wei
gh
40
po
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ds
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mo
re, o
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e 40
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ches
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“A parent’s guide for child passenger safety seats” BIRTHBOOSTERS to
Just
The
Fac
ts!
Did
you
kno
w .
. .C
ar c
rash
es a
re th
e le
adin
g ca
use
of d
eath
for
child
ren
ages
1
to 1
2?
The
good
new
s . .
.K
now
ing
how
to p
rope
rly in
stal
l a c
hild
saf
ety
seat
can
hel
p in
crea
se y
our
child
’s c
hanc
e of
sur
viva
l and
red
uce
inju
ry.
Res
earc
h sh
ows
. . .
Chi
ld s
afet
y se
ats
can
redu
ce d
eath
s by
as
muc
h as
71%
fo
r in
fant
s, a
nd 5
4% fo
r to
ddle
rs a
ges
1-4
year
s.1
For
chi
ldre
n 4
to 7
yea
rs, b
oost
er s
eats
red
uce
inju
ry
risk
by 4
5% c
ompa
red
to s
eat b
elt a
lone
.2
How
to
keep
you
r chi
ldre
n sa
fe .
. .A
lthou
gh n
atio
nally
four
out
of f
ive
car
seat
s ar
e in
stal
led
inco
rrec
tly, p
aren
ts c
an d
o th
eir
part
to m
ake
thei
r ch
ild
safe
by
doin
g th
e fo
llow
ing:
1.
Rea
d th
e in
stal
latio
n in
stru
ctio
ns, w
hich
acc
ompa
ny th
e ca
r se
at a
nd y
our
vehi
cle.
2.
Sel
ect a
car
sea
t bas
ed o
n yo
ur c
hild
’s a
ge a
nd s
ize,
and
ch
oose
a s
eat t
hat f
its in
you
r ve
hicl
e an
d on
e th
at y
ou w
ill
use
corr
ectly
eve
ry ti
me.
3.
Pla
ce c
hild
ren
unde
r 13
in th
e ba
ck s
eat.
Rea
r se
ats
are
the
safe
st s
eats
in th
e ve
hicl
e.
4.
Nev
er in
stal
l a r
ear-
faci
ng c
ar s
eat o
nto
the
fron
t sea
t of a
ve
hicl
e w
ith a
n ac
tive
airb
ag.
5.
Rea
r-fac
e yo
ur c
hild
unt
il m
axim
um li
mits
that
the
car
seat
in
stru
ctio
ns a
llow
. Rea
r-fac
ing
prov
ides
the
best
pro
tect
ion
for
a ch
ild's
nec
k an
d sp
inal
cor
d.
6 .
Che
ck th
at th
e ca
r se
at is
sec
ure
(sho
uld
not m
ove
mor
e th
an 1
inch
sid
e-to
-sid
e at
the
belt
path
), a
nd th
at y
our
child
is s
ecur
ely
buck
led
up.
1 D
urbi
n, D
. R. (
2011
). ht
tp://
pedi
atric
s.aa
ppub
licat
ions
.org
/con
tent
/ear
ly/2
011/
03/2
1/pe
ds.2
011-
0215
.full.
Tech
nica
l rep
ort—
Chi
ld p
asse
nger
saf
ety.
Ped
iatr
ics,
127
(4).
Adv
ance
onl
ine
publ
icat
ion.
2 A
rbog
ast K
B, J
erm
akia
n JS
, Kal
lan
MJ,
Dur
bin
DR
. Effe
ctiv
enes
s of
bel
t pos
ition
ing
boos
ter
seat
s: a
n up
date
d as
sess
men
t. P
edia
tric
s 20
09;1
24;1
281–
6.
5-S
tep
Test
1.
Doe
s th
e ch
ild s
it al
l the
way
bac
k ag
ains
t th
e ve
hicl
e se
at?
2. D
o th
e ch
ild’s
kne
es b
end
com
fort
ably
at
the
edge
of t
he v
ehic
le s
eat?
3. I
s th
e sh
ould
er b
elt c
ross
ing
the
cent
er o
f th
e ch
est?
4. I
s th
e la
p be
lt lo
w o
n th
e hi
ps, t
ouch
ing
uppe
r th
ighs
?
5. C
an th
e ch
ild s
tay
seat
ed li
ke th
is fo
r th
e w
hole
trip
?
If yo
u an
swer
ed “n
o” to
any
of t
hese
que
stio
ns, y
our
child
nee
ds a
boo
ster
sea
t to
rid
e sa
fely
in t
he c
ar.
Rid
ing
in a
boo
ster
is m
ore
com
fort
able
, too
!
Is y
our
child
rea
dy to
fit i
n a
vehi
cle
seat
bel
t?
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