Friday, May 16, 2014

What you need to know about car seats


What you need to know about car seatsBaby car seat created especially for the safety of the baby and convenience of its location in the interior of your car. So if you decided to take a trip crumbs, before that, be sure to visit a specialty store.


The car seat is a necessity for the young traveler. Judge for yourself: normal vehicle safety belts are not designed for kids and is not able to protect them in the time of the accident. Other advantages of the chair can be attributed to the fact that little can play, relax, and his back will be supported reliably orthopedic seat backrest.


Size




According to the European safety standard ECE R44 (amendments series 03 and 04), child restraints are divided into five weight groups corresponding to the weight of the child.




"0" is for babies weighing up to 9 kg Seat mounts on front or rear seat of the car against the motion. This avoids stress on the spine at the time of sudden braking.




"0+" - for young passengers up to 13 kg (or up to 1, 5 years). The seat is set against the motion. Chairs of this group are often used as "carrier" or "cradle". It is convenient to put the baby at home, and so to convey to the machine.




"0-1" - for children up to 18 kg (or 4 years). These car seats installed in the back seat of the car. If your baby is less than two years, the chair should be set against the movement, if more - on-the-go.




"1" - for children from 9 to 18 kg are Installed on the front or back seat, against or in the direction of travel (depending on the age of the passenger).




"1-2" - for children from 9 to 25 kg (or 5-7 years). Mounted on the front or back seat during the drive.




"1-2-3" - universal group of seats-transformers for passengers from 1 to 12 years. The backrest can be removed, leaving only the seat. In this case you will need a car seat belts.




"2-3" for children from 15 to 36 kg (or 12 years). The child is fastened by means of an ordinary automobile seat belts.





Reliable fastening


When choosing a model car, pay attention to its compatibility with the brand of your car. There are two fixing seats: IsoFix (in this case, the metal housing of the machine are mounted special hinges, on which is fastened the seat) and a regular car seat belts. The second option is less secure, but easier to use. It can also be viewed as an addition to the IsoFix system or fix chairs, intended for children over 3 years.




Itself fastening the seat belt must be five-and be regulated by growth baby. This is especially important to consider when choosing chairs for the little ones. These straps will help to save the child from injury of the spine and the abdominal cavity. In addition, some companies produce special soft headrest for enhanced head protection of the child from side impact.





With comfort!


For kids who love during a trip to sleep, con-ered car seat, the inclination of which is adjustable from a sitting position to a lying position. Some models of car seats have built-in headphones. In addition, almost all seats of group "0" have convenient carrying handles.





Golden rules:


1. The first "fitting" design to your vehicle must be performed by the seller-consultant, the second you hand under his leadership, and all further steps with the chair at first, you need to make, referring to the instruction.




2. Regardless of the length of the trip, the child seat must always be fastened.




3. Do not leave your baby in the car seat unattended.




4. Do not install the seat, do not put or remove the child while the vehicle is in motion.



5. Put baby in the seat correctly: the lower part of the belt must go under the belly, and the top - do not go up to the neck. Between the belt and the chest of the child need to leave a free space between two fingers.




6. If the seat has been in an accident, it must be replaced!





Author:

Fedoseeva So


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