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Step 1
Buy a car seat or booster seat appropriate for your child's current weight and age. Do not buy a used car seat. It may not have been designed for today's more stringent specifications.
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Step 2
Call the manufacturer or visit its Web site to make sure your car seat has not had any safety recalls.
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Step 3
Read the owner's manual and instruction book that came with your car seat. Many manufacturers list a toll-free number you can call for help installing your seat.
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Step 4
Place the car seat in the proper place and direction. Infants must always be placed in rear-facing car seats until they are at least 1 year old and 20 lbs. (9 kg). Babies younger than 1 year old and more than 20 lbs. (9 kg) should ride in a rear-facing seat approved for heavier babies until at least 1 year old. Children more than 40 lbs. (18 kg) should always ride in a booster seat until at least 8 years old. The middle of the backseat is the safest place for a car seat or booster seat.
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Step 5
Thread the seat belt through the designated slots and snap the seat belt together. Tighten the seat belt before and during this process.
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Step 6
Push the car seat firmly against the seat.
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Step 7
Ask a friend to lean down on or sit on the car seat while you tighten the belt as tight as possible.
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Step 8
Use the locking clip that came with the car seat if you have an over-the-shoulder seat belt or the kind that locks up only when jerked hard. The locking clip secures the shoulder belt to the lap belt.
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Step 9
If the seat belt is connected to the door frame, you may need a tether, which you can have installed at a car dealership.
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Step 10
Make sure the car seat cannot move more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) in any direction. If it does, push it against the back of the seat and lean down on it while tightening and refastening the seat belt.
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Step 11
Have a car-seat inspector check your installation.








Comments
CARSEATMOMMA said
on 12/1/2008 FYI: Mighty Tites are NOT recommended by car seat professionals (CERTIFIED CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY TECHNICIANS/INSTRUCTORS).
VISIT http://www.safekids.org/certification/
to find a Trained Professional in your area!