The ABCs of car seats

• In order to be safe, a car seat must be properly installed and adapted to the child's weight and size. Follow the instructions in the manufacturer's manual. As long as the seat is adapted to your child, he or she will be safe in it.
• The straps must be good and tight, in both winter and summer. Some child car seat manufacturers have special requirements for winter jackets. Be sure to comply.
• There is no reason to rush to turn your child's seat to face the front. In fact, it is recommended that you leave it facing the back as long as possible.
• The safest place for your child is always the back seat, regardless of his or her size or age. Why? Because it is the safest place in case of a head-on collision. In the back seat, the child is as far as he or she can be from the impact zone and the front air bags that could seriously injure or kill a child.
• Never use a car seat that was involved in an accident, even if it does not appear to be damaged and your child was not in it at the time of the impact.
• Never use a car seat beyond the expiry date indicated by the manufacturer.

For additional information about child car seats, go to siegedauto.qc.ca.