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.
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 box and seat.
Children
who play in cars can accidentally
get trapped inside the trunk and
be seriously injured or could die.
Teach your children not to play in
or around cars. Know how to
operate the emergency trunk
opener and decide if your children
should be shown how to use this
feature (see page
).
Even very young
children learn how to unlock car
doors, turn on the ignition, and
open the trunk, which can lead to
accidental injury or death.
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The child seat should be of the
proper type and size to f it the child.
Inf ants:
Selecting a Child Seat
The child seat should meet saf ety
standards.
Lock all doors and the trunk when
your car is not in use.
Keep car keys/remote
transmitters out of the reach of
children.
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General Guidelines f or Using
Child Seats
Protecting Children
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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