The following pages give general
guidelines for selecting and installing
child seats for infants and small
children.
To provide proper protection, a child
seat should meet three
requirements:
The child seat should
meet Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard 213 (FMVSS 213)
or Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard 213 (CMVSS 213). Look
for the manufacturer’s statement
of compliance on the boxes.
Children up to about one
year old should be restrained in a
rear-facing, reclining child seat. Only
a rear-facing seat provides the
proper support to protect an infant’s
head, neck, and back. See page
for additional information on
protecting infants.
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Protecting Children
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
General Guidelines f or Using
Child Seats
Selecting a Child Seat
The child seat should meet saf ety
standards.
The child seat should be of the
proper type and size to f it the child.
Inf ants:
2.
1.
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