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forward-facing seats
Car seats protect children from being injured in a car
crash. When you use the right car seat in the right
way, you can reduce the risk that your child will be
hurt or killed by more than 70%.
Your child must be a minimum of one year old AND
10 kg (22 pounds) to use a forward-facing seat.
It is safer, however, to keep your child rear-facing
for as long as your seat allows. Some seats can be
rear-facing until your child weighs 18 kg (40 lbs).
When your child is ready, this checklist and diagram
will help you properly install your child’s safety seat
in your vehicle.
Before you begin...
I have read the car seat manual that came with the seat to learn how to put it in the car.
I have read my vehicle owner’s manual and know where to best put the car seat in the
car.
My child’s car seat has a round sticker with a maple leaf, which means that it meets
Canadian Safety Standards.
I have checked to see that the car seat has not expired.
I have a checked the history of my second-hand seat and I know that it has never been in
a crash.
I have registered my car seat with the manufacturer by mailing in the warranty card.
My child’s weight and height are within the limits for this car seat.
The car seat is in the back seat of the vehicle.
Please keep reading...
April 2012
Information and illustration modified with permission from Safe Kids Canada.
Can you check YES by each of these boxes to ensure
your forward-facing car seat
The shoulder
is properly installed?
Tether strap is pulled tight.
The chest clip
is positioned at
the level of my
child’s armpits.
harness straps are
level with or just
above my child’s
shoulders.
I can fit only one
finger between the
harness and my
child’s collar bone.
Back seat
of car
The UAS belt
is pulled tight
or
the lap seat belt
is pulled
tight.
If using a lap &
shoulder belt, I have
tested the belt to see
that it is “locked” in
place. If the seat belt
slipped, I have used
a locking clip.
The car seat moves less than
one inch side-to-side.
My child will stay in a 5-point
harness until they are AT
LEAST 40 pounds (18 kg).
Did you answer “no” to any of the above statements?
Do you have questions about your child’s car seat?
Check the information manual for your car seat, as well as your vehicle
owner’s manual. For more information including tips and
recommendations for keeping your child safe in the car,
contact us.
• Phone: Car Seat Information line toll-free at 1-866-288-1388
• E-mail: [email protected]
• Website:
www.childsafetylink.ca
or snap this code
with your phone: