Fiat 2015 500 Abarth Owner's Manual page 60

58 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE
Larger Children
forward-facing child restraint, but are too
small to properly fit the vehicle's seat belt
Children Too Children 12 years old or younger, who have
Large for Child out-grown the height or weight limit of
Restraints
Infants 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
Child Size, Height, Weight Or Age
Children who have out-grown their
their booster seat
Recommended Type Of Child Restraint
Belt Positioning Booster Seat and the vehicle
seat belt, seated in the rear seat of the ve-
Vehicle Seat Belt, seated in the rear seat of
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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the vehicle