Baby car seats: all the keys
Child restraint systems are mandatory throughout Europe and, Only if used correctly do they guarantee that your baby travels completely safely.. Therefore, when it comes to child car seats, it is important that you know all the keys to their assembly and use. But sometimes installing a baby car seat can be more difficult than it seems. Here we bring you 16 fundamental keys that will help you assemble baby car seats in the correct and safer way.
16 points for assembling and using a car seat:
1. usa a corresponding car seat by weight or height: Baby car seats are designed and approved for use with children with a weight in kg or a height in cm. Make sure the technical and safety features are correct for your boy or girl.
2. Make sure the chair of auto is valid for your car: Although with the new regulation R-129, or I-size, car seats are more universal, the Spanish car fleet is old, and I-size baby seats are not always the best option. Look at the label that comes with the car seat and the characteristics of your car seat to know its compatibility.
3. Always place the car seat in the back seat: Remember that it is prohibited to put child car seats in the front seat, unless the vehicle does not have rear seats or they are occupied by other child car seats.
4. Assemble the car seat with Isofix with the anti-roll system: When you mount a car seat with the Isofix system, it necessarily needs a third attachment or support point, which also serves as an anti-roll or anti-rotation function, and which will be the Low-Tether or the Top-Tether. So make sure you install all of them when installing the child car seat.
5. Correctly assemble the Top-Tether system: Keep in mind not only the installation of the Top-Tether system of your baby car seat, but also do it correctly, to ensure maximum safety and peace of mind.
6. Put your child facing forward at the correct time: Your child is always more protected in child car seats when they are rear-facing (CM) than if they are facing forward, up to 5 times more. If you have doubts about when to go from one direction to another, pay attention to the regulations and don't rush to accelerate the change.
7. Wear only the amount of clothing needed for your baby: Although the idea of saving a few minutes by removing coats from your child may seem tempting, if the child is too warm, the child car seat harnesses will not fit properly, which can cause serious damage and injuries in the event of an accident.
8. AProperly adjust the car seat harnesses: Although it may seem that babies are very fragile and it is scary to tighten the harness of our child car seat too much, if we want them to fulfill their maximum support function to protect the little one properly, it is important to adjust them well.
9. Secure your child with harnesses in a child restraint system for as long as necessary: Baby car seats are designed to be used until your little one reaches a certain size, and it is advisable to wait as long as necessary until that happens. In general, if the child does not yet weigh 15 kg or exceeds 98cm, it is not yet time to switch to a seat belt and you should continue using child car seats.
10. Fasten your child with a seat belt if the time has come: On the other hand, don't be afraid when switching from harnesses to seat belts. If your little boy or girl already exceeds 18kg, it is time to use the seat belt, because it is the limit for which child car seat harnesses are designed.
11. let it the car seat is mobile when children travel rear-facing: Even if you think your baby's rear-facing (CM) car seat moves too much, don't lock it with the front seat of the car. It is good that the chair has some mobility because it should cushion an impact in the event of an accident.
12. let it the car seat is mobile when children travel in the direction of travel: As in the previous case, even if you think that the child car seat should have less movement, it is not about seating the child on a rigid block that does not absorb unforeseen impacts, so free yourself from the temptation to use the headrest to block the seat.
13. Use the car's own Isofix system: Use a Isofix anchoring system only if the car has the correct pre-installation.
14. Save the loose objects in the trunk: Not only talking about child car seats, you know well how dangerous it is to have loose objects that, in the event of an accident, are thrown everywhere like projectiles. So don't forget to put everything in the trunk to avoid damage.
15. Keep the car seat facing forward or backward: Keep in mind that child car seats can only go rear-facing or forward-facing in a moving car, and never sideways.
16. Always use appropriate car seat protectors for your baby: Of course the baby car seat protectors They are useful, but they always have to look good or they can cause more important security problems than they might seem at first glance. That is why most child car seat textiles are removable and easily washable.
At Asalvo we want to advise you so that you are well informed when installing a child car seat. Check out the suggested posts for more tips on installing your car seat.
