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GETTING STARTED
There are different sizes and types of restraints for children from newborn size to the
child almost large enough for an adult safety belt. Always check the child seat Owner' s
Manual to make sure you have the correct seat for your child. Carefully read and follow
all the instructions and warnings in the child restraint Owner' s Manual and on all the la-
bels attached to the child restraint.
Before buying any restraint system, make sure that it has a label certifying that it meets all
applicable Safety Standards. You should also make sure that you can install it in the vehicle
where you will use it.
NOTE:
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For additional information, refer to www.safercar.gov/parents/index.htm or
call: 1–888–327–4236
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Canadian residents should refer to Transport Canada' s website for additional informa-
tion: http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/motorvehiclesafety/safedrivers-childsafety-index-53.htm
Summary Of Recommendations For Restraining Children In Vehicles
Infants and Toddlers
Small Children
Larger Children
Children Too Large for
Child Restraints
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Child Size, Height, Weight or
Age
Children who are two years
old or younger and who
have not reached the height
or weight limits of their
child restraint
Children who are at least
two years old or who have
out-grown the height or
weight limit of their rear-
facing child restraint
Children who have out-
grown their forward-facing
child restraint, but are too
small to properly fit the
vehicle' s seat belt
Children 12 years old or
younger, who have out-
grown the height or weight
limit of their booster seat
Recommended Type of Child
Restraint
Either an Infant Carrier or
a Convertible Child Re-
straint, facing rearward in
the rear seat of the vehicle
Forward-Facing Child Re-
straint with a five-point
Harness, facing forward in
the rear seat of the vehicle
Belt Positioning Booster
Seat and the vehicle seat
belt, seated in the rear seat
of the vehicle
Vehicle Seat Belt, seated in
the rear seat of the vehicle
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