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Mother’s Choice |
kin AP convertible booster seat
PREP
ARING VEHICLE FOR
YOUR SEA
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If your child is transitioning out of a booster, try this
simple three point test
. You may find that your child
is not yet ready to use an adult seatbelt without the
booster.
When your child has outgrown the seat, you can either use:
A booster seat suitable for children up to 4-10 years of age until
their shoulders reach the upper height marker of the booster
seat. NOTE: This illustration is representative only.
Or, follow the steps below to see if your child is ready to use
a vehicle seat belt.
3 POINT TEST
1.
Does the sash part of the seatbelt sit on the middle of the shoulder
and not touch the neck or face?
2.
Does the lap part of the seatbelt sit low down on the hips and not
on the abdomen?
3.
When you sit the child on the seat with their bottom all the way back,
are their thighs long enough for their knees to bend allowing the legs
to hang over the front of the seat?
INCORRECT
1
2
3
1
2
3
Sash part
across neck
and face and
not shoulder
Lap belt
across
stomach and
not low on
hips
Legs are not long
enough so child is
slumping in seat
CORRECT
1
2
3
1
2
3
Sash on shoulder
and not on neck
or face
Lap belt low
across hips and
not stomach
Legs long enough
to bend at knees
- no slumping
If you answered “no” to any of these questions, your child needs to be in a booster
seat to make both the sash and the lap part of the seatbelt fit right to ensure
maximum crash protection.
THE NEXT SEAT FOR YOUR CHILD
