Child Restraint Systems
A rear-facing infant seat (A) provides restraint with the seating surface against the back of the infant.
The harness system holds the infant in place and, in a crash, acts to keep the infant positioned in the restraint.
A forward-facing child seat (B) provides restraint for the child’s body with the harness.
A booster seat (C-D) is a child restraint designed to improve the fit of the vehicle’s safety belt system.
A booster seat can also help a child to see out the window.
See also:
Windows
CAUTION:
Leaving children, helpless adults, or pets
in a vehicle with the windows closed is
dangerous. They can be overcome by the
extreme heat and suffer permanent
injuries or even death from ...
Safety
In Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crash tests, the Lucerne rates
Good, the best possible score, in the frontal-offset test and Acceptable in the
side impact. Acceptable is, well, acceptabl ...
Replacing LATCH System Parts After a Crash
WARNING
A crash can damage the LATCH system in the vehicle. A damaged LATCH system may not properly secure the child restraint, resulting in serious injury or even death in a crash. To help make s ...