Fiat ABARTH 500 2017 User Manual page 36

GETTING STARTED
Summary Of Recommendations For Restraining Children In Vehicles
Infants and Toddlers
Small Children
Larger Children
Children Too Large for
Child Restraints
Infant And Child Restraints
Safety experts recommend that children ride rear-facing in the vehicle until they are
two years old or until they reach either the height or weight limit of their rear-facing
child restraint. Two types of child restraints can be used rear-facing: infant carriers
and convertible child seats.
The infant carrier is only used rear-facing in the vehicle. It is recommended for
children from birth until they reach the weight or height limit of the infant carrier.
Convertible child seats can be used either rear-facing or forward-facing in the
vehicle. Convertible child seats often have a higher weight limit in the rear-facing
direction than infant carriers do, so they can be used rear-facing by children who
have outgrown their infant carrier but are still less than at least two years old.
Children should remain rear-facing until they reach the highest weight or height
allowed by their convertible child seat.
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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
Restraint, facing rearward
in the rear seat of the
vehicle
Forward-Facing Child
Restraint 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