You might think that anyone who can read an instruction manual and follow directions could install a car seat. You're damn wrong, Mr. Shameless. In reality, it's not so easy. And according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, as many as 85 percent of all car seats are improperly installed by unskilled people like you.
In the following, I outline the most important factors for you to pay attention to and suggest where to turn for more help if you're confused. Well, you just turn to me!!
1. Never fit a rearward-facing baby seat in the front if there is an airbag on the passenger side of the car.
If the airbag went off it would strike the seat with considerable force.
2. Read and follow the manufacturer's instructions for fitting the seat. If you have lost the instructions, contact the child seat manufacturer to check if they can provide a copy.
3. Make sure the seatbelt passes through all the correct guides on the child seat. Some seats have an alternative routing if the seat belt is too short to go around the main route.
4. Push your weight into the child seat as you tighten the seat belt to make sure the child seat is securely held. There should be no slack in the seat belt.
5. The child seat should rest firmly on the car seat, with hardly any forwards or sideways movement.
Check that the seatbelt buckle is not resting on the child seat frame.
Never modify the seat or adult seatbelt to make it fit.
If you are fitting a forward-facing child seat in the front of a car, make sure the car seat is as far back as it will go, so the child is as far as possible from the dashboard.
And one last thing: Don't you never stare at my legss or Marcos will know this!!! Have good luck.
