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Selecting a Child Seat, Installing a Child Seat

2. The child seat should be of the Installing a Child Seat movement can be expected and
proper type and size to fit the child. After selecting a proper child seat should not reduce the child seat’s
Rear-facing for infants, forward- and a good place to install the seat, effectiveness.
facing for small children. there are three main steps in
installing the seat: If the child seat is not secure, try Driver
3. The child seat should fit the installing it in a different seating
vehicle seating position (or 1. Properly secure the child seat to position, or use a different style of
positions) where it will be used. the vehicle. All child seats must be child seat that can be firmly secured.
secured to the vehicle with the lap and Passenger
Before purchasing a conventional part of a lap/shoulder belt or with 3. Secure the child in the child seat.
child seat, or using a previously the LATCH (lower anchors and Make sure the child is properly
purchased one, we recommend that tethers for children) system. A strappedinthe childseat
you test the seat in the specific child whose seat is not properly according to the child seat maker’s Safety
vehicle seating position, or positions, secured to the vehicle can be instructions. A child who is not
where the seat will be used. endangered in a crash. properly secured in a child seat
can be seriously injured in a crash.
2. Make sure the child seat is firmly
secured. After installing a child The following pages provide
seat, push and pull the seat guidelines on how to properly install
forward and from side-to-side to a child seat. A forward-facing child
verify that it is secure. seat is used in all examples, but the
instructions are the same for rear-
A child seat secured with a seat belt facing child seats.
should be installed as firmly as
possible. However, it does not need
to be ‘‘rock solid.’’ Some side-to-side

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