Fiat 500 2017 User Manual page 35

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 convert-
ible 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.
• Never place a rear-facing child restraint in front of an air bag. A deploying passen-
ger front air bag can cause death or serious injury to a child 12 years or younger,
including a child in a rear-facing child restraint.
• Only use a rear-facing child restraint in a vehicle with a rear seat.
GETTING STARTED
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
WARNING!
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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