The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released an updated version of
car seat safety guidelines >>
Often the packaging of these covers states that the product meets all federal
car seat safety guidelines.
Not exact matches
There are specific
guidelines on child
safety seats written by the American Academy of Pediatrics regarding how long children should be riding in the specific types of
car seats.
Remember that most
car seats actually have an expiration date, so make sure you get one that is well within the newest
safety features and
guidelines.
Whether you're baby proofing your home, buying a
car seat, choosing a crib or following the
safety guidelines to reduce the risk of SIDS, use this month to educate yourself on how to keep baby safe and happy while showing your older children how they can help out too.
When choosing any
car seat, following some general
guidelines will help ensure a child's
safety.
Another way to ensure your child's
safety while in the
car is to follow
car seat guidelines regarding accessories.
One of the best ways to ensure your baby's
safety is to use a
car seat that's appropriate for their size and weight, and to stick to the
guidelines set out by the manufacturer.
All
car safety seats on the market must conform to minimum federal
guidelines on
safety, but there is a variance on the type of materials used for
safety and aesthetics.
Thanks to updated
guidelines and our growing knowledge of
car seat safety, kids are staying in booster
seats longer than ever before.
Purchasing a
car seat is the first step toward
car seat safety but following the
car seat recommendations, following the manufacturer's
guidelines, and proper use are all part of
safety as well.
Every
car seat on the market must meet specific federal
safety guidelines.
You should also be following the recommended
guidelines by using an appropriate child
safety seat in the
car.
In March 2011, the American Academy of Pediatrics updated its
guidelines for child passenger
safety, extending the recommendation for rear - facing
car seat use from one year of age and 20 pounds in weight to a minimum of two years of age or until a child has outgrown the weight / height limits of their rear - facing
seat.
Porsche Entry & Drive, in -
car transmitter, interior and exterior antenna system, proximity sensors, locking buttons on exterior door handles and double closing button for the automatic tailgate, Front
Seat Ventilation, seat squabs and backrests in the front featuring three - stage ventilation and separate controls for left and right, 14 - Way Power Seats, memory for driver and front passenger seat settings, steering column and exterior mirror positions and settings for lights, wipers, air conditioning, door locking, instrument cluster and PCM on the key remote, Memory Package, Lane Change Assist (LCA), a visual signal from the exterior mirrors, Front & Rear Seat Heating, three - stage heating w / separate controls for left and right seats, LED Headlights, Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus (PDLS Plus), Comfort Lighting Package (PP6), Reversing Camera w / Front & Rear ParkAssist,; a color camera image w / dynamic guidelines on the audio system CDR Plus and the Porsche Communication Management (PCM) screen facilitates controlled and precise reverse parking and maneuvering, Electric Slide & Tilt Glass Sunroof, tinted single - sheet safety glass w / manual sunscreen and comfort closing facility, Electric Sunblinds for Rear Side Win
Seat Ventilation,
seat squabs and backrests in the front featuring three - stage ventilation and separate controls for left and right, 14 - Way Power Seats, memory for driver and front passenger seat settings, steering column and exterior mirror positions and settings for lights, wipers, air conditioning, door locking, instrument cluster and PCM on the key remote, Memory Package, Lane Change Assist (LCA), a visual signal from the exterior mirrors, Front & Rear Seat Heating, three - stage heating w / separate controls for left and right seats, LED Headlights, Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus (PDLS Plus), Comfort Lighting Package (PP6), Reversing Camera w / Front & Rear ParkAssist,; a color camera image w / dynamic guidelines on the audio system CDR Plus and the Porsche Communication Management (PCM) screen facilitates controlled and precise reverse parking and maneuvering, Electric Slide & Tilt Glass Sunroof, tinted single - sheet safety glass w / manual sunscreen and comfort closing facility, Electric Sunblinds for Rear Side Win
seat squabs and backrests in the front featuring three - stage ventilation and separate controls for left and right, 14 - Way Power
Seats, memory for driver and front passenger seat settings, steering column and exterior mirror positions and settings for lights, wipers, air conditioning, door locking, instrument cluster and PCM on the key remote, Memory Package, Lane Change Assist (LCA), a visual signal from the exterior mirrors, Front & Rear Seat Heating, three - stage heating w / separate controls for left and right seats, LED Headlights, Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus (PDLS Plus), Comfort Lighting Package (PP6), Reversing Camera w / Front & Rear ParkAssist,; a color camera image w / dynamic guidelines on the audio system CDR Plus and the Porsche Communication Management (PCM) screen facilitates controlled and precise reverse parking and maneuvering, Electric Slide & Tilt Glass Sunroof, tinted single - sheet safety glass w / manual sunscreen and comfort closing facility, Electric Sunblinds for Rear Side Wi
Seats, memory for driver and front passenger
seat settings, steering column and exterior mirror positions and settings for lights, wipers, air conditioning, door locking, instrument cluster and PCM on the key remote, Memory Package, Lane Change Assist (LCA), a visual signal from the exterior mirrors, Front & Rear Seat Heating, three - stage heating w / separate controls for left and right seats, LED Headlights, Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus (PDLS Plus), Comfort Lighting Package (PP6), Reversing Camera w / Front & Rear ParkAssist,; a color camera image w / dynamic guidelines on the audio system CDR Plus and the Porsche Communication Management (PCM) screen facilitates controlled and precise reverse parking and maneuvering, Electric Slide & Tilt Glass Sunroof, tinted single - sheet safety glass w / manual sunscreen and comfort closing facility, Electric Sunblinds for Rear Side Win
seat settings, steering column and exterior mirror positions and settings for lights, wipers, air conditioning, door locking, instrument cluster and PCM on the key remote, Memory Package, Lane Change Assist (LCA), a visual signal from the exterior mirrors, Front & Rear
Seat Heating, three - stage heating w / separate controls for left and right seats, LED Headlights, Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus (PDLS Plus), Comfort Lighting Package (PP6), Reversing Camera w / Front & Rear ParkAssist,; a color camera image w / dynamic guidelines on the audio system CDR Plus and the Porsche Communication Management (PCM) screen facilitates controlled and precise reverse parking and maneuvering, Electric Slide & Tilt Glass Sunroof, tinted single - sheet safety glass w / manual sunscreen and comfort closing facility, Electric Sunblinds for Rear Side Win
Seat Heating, three - stage heating w / separate controls for left and right
seats, LED Headlights, Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus (PDLS Plus), Comfort Lighting Package (PP6), Reversing Camera w / Front & Rear ParkAssist,; a color camera image w / dynamic guidelines on the audio system CDR Plus and the Porsche Communication Management (PCM) screen facilitates controlled and precise reverse parking and maneuvering, Electric Slide & Tilt Glass Sunroof, tinted single - sheet safety glass w / manual sunscreen and comfort closing facility, Electric Sunblinds for Rear Side Wi
seats, LED Headlights, Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus (PDLS Plus), Comfort Lighting Package (PP6), Reversing Camera w / Front & Rear ParkAssist,; a color camera image w / dynamic
guidelines on the audio system CDR Plus and the Porsche Communication Management (PCM) screen facilitates controlled and precise reverse parking and maneuvering, Electric Slide & Tilt Glass Sunroof, tinted single - sheet
safety glass w / manual sunscreen and comfort closing facility, Electric Sunblinds for Rear Side Windows
Porsche Entry & Drive, in -
car transmitter, interior and exterior antenna system, proximity sensors, locking buttons on exterior door handles and double closing button for the automatic tailgate, Front
Seat Ventilation, seat squabs and backrests in the front featuring three - stage ventilation and separate controls for left and right, 14 - Way Power Seats, electric seat squab length adjustment and four - way lumbar support for driver and front passenger, Comfort Memory Package, memory for driver and front passenger seat settings, steering column and exterior mirror positions and settings for lights, wipers, air conditioning, door locking, instrument cluster, PCM on the key remote and exterior mirror parking aid (automatic mirror dipping), Lane Change Assist (LCA), a visual signal from the exterior mirrors, Front & Rear Seat Heating, three - stage heating w / separate controls for left and right seats, Panoramic Roof System, 2 segments of tinted safety glass,; electrically operated sunscreen covering entire glass and comfort closing facility, LED Headlights, Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus (PDLS Plus), Comfort Lighting Package (PP6), Reversing Camera w / Front & Rear ParkAssist, a color camera image w / dynamic guidelines on the audio system CDR Plus and the Porsche Communication Management (PCM) screen facilitates controlled and precise reverse parking and maneuvering, Electric Sunblinds for Rear Side Win
Seat Ventilation,
seat squabs and backrests in the front featuring three - stage ventilation and separate controls for left and right, 14 - Way Power Seats, electric seat squab length adjustment and four - way lumbar support for driver and front passenger, Comfort Memory Package, memory for driver and front passenger seat settings, steering column and exterior mirror positions and settings for lights, wipers, air conditioning, door locking, instrument cluster, PCM on the key remote and exterior mirror parking aid (automatic mirror dipping), Lane Change Assist (LCA), a visual signal from the exterior mirrors, Front & Rear Seat Heating, three - stage heating w / separate controls for left and right seats, Panoramic Roof System, 2 segments of tinted safety glass,; electrically operated sunscreen covering entire glass and comfort closing facility, LED Headlights, Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus (PDLS Plus), Comfort Lighting Package (PP6), Reversing Camera w / Front & Rear ParkAssist, a color camera image w / dynamic guidelines on the audio system CDR Plus and the Porsche Communication Management (PCM) screen facilitates controlled and precise reverse parking and maneuvering, Electric Sunblinds for Rear Side Win
seat squabs and backrests in the front featuring three - stage ventilation and separate controls for left and right, 14 - Way Power
Seats, electric seat squab length adjustment and four - way lumbar support for driver and front passenger, Comfort Memory Package, memory for driver and front passenger seat settings, steering column and exterior mirror positions and settings for lights, wipers, air conditioning, door locking, instrument cluster, PCM on the key remote and exterior mirror parking aid (automatic mirror dipping), Lane Change Assist (LCA), a visual signal from the exterior mirrors, Front & Rear Seat Heating, three - stage heating w / separate controls for left and right seats, Panoramic Roof System, 2 segments of tinted safety glass,; electrically operated sunscreen covering entire glass and comfort closing facility, LED Headlights, Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus (PDLS Plus), Comfort Lighting Package (PP6), Reversing Camera w / Front & Rear ParkAssist, a color camera image w / dynamic guidelines on the audio system CDR Plus and the Porsche Communication Management (PCM) screen facilitates controlled and precise reverse parking and maneuvering, Electric Sunblinds for Rear Side Wi
Seats, electric
seat squab length adjustment and four - way lumbar support for driver and front passenger, Comfort Memory Package, memory for driver and front passenger seat settings, steering column and exterior mirror positions and settings for lights, wipers, air conditioning, door locking, instrument cluster, PCM on the key remote and exterior mirror parking aid (automatic mirror dipping), Lane Change Assist (LCA), a visual signal from the exterior mirrors, Front & Rear Seat Heating, three - stage heating w / separate controls for left and right seats, Panoramic Roof System, 2 segments of tinted safety glass,; electrically operated sunscreen covering entire glass and comfort closing facility, LED Headlights, Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus (PDLS Plus), Comfort Lighting Package (PP6), Reversing Camera w / Front & Rear ParkAssist, a color camera image w / dynamic guidelines on the audio system CDR Plus and the Porsche Communication Management (PCM) screen facilitates controlled and precise reverse parking and maneuvering, Electric Sunblinds for Rear Side Win
seat squab length adjustment and four - way lumbar support for driver and front passenger, Comfort Memory Package, memory for driver and front passenger
seat settings, steering column and exterior mirror positions and settings for lights, wipers, air conditioning, door locking, instrument cluster, PCM on the key remote and exterior mirror parking aid (automatic mirror dipping), Lane Change Assist (LCA), a visual signal from the exterior mirrors, Front & Rear Seat Heating, three - stage heating w / separate controls for left and right seats, Panoramic Roof System, 2 segments of tinted safety glass,; electrically operated sunscreen covering entire glass and comfort closing facility, LED Headlights, Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus (PDLS Plus), Comfort Lighting Package (PP6), Reversing Camera w / Front & Rear ParkAssist, a color camera image w / dynamic guidelines on the audio system CDR Plus and the Porsche Communication Management (PCM) screen facilitates controlled and precise reverse parking and maneuvering, Electric Sunblinds for Rear Side Win
seat settings, steering column and exterior mirror positions and settings for lights, wipers, air conditioning, door locking, instrument cluster, PCM on the key remote and exterior mirror parking aid (automatic mirror dipping), Lane Change Assist (LCA), a visual signal from the exterior mirrors, Front & Rear
Seat Heating, three - stage heating w / separate controls for left and right seats, Panoramic Roof System, 2 segments of tinted safety glass,; electrically operated sunscreen covering entire glass and comfort closing facility, LED Headlights, Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus (PDLS Plus), Comfort Lighting Package (PP6), Reversing Camera w / Front & Rear ParkAssist, a color camera image w / dynamic guidelines on the audio system CDR Plus and the Porsche Communication Management (PCM) screen facilitates controlled and precise reverse parking and maneuvering, Electric Sunblinds for Rear Side Win
Seat Heating, three - stage heating w / separate controls for left and right
seats, Panoramic Roof System, 2 segments of tinted safety glass,; electrically operated sunscreen covering entire glass and comfort closing facility, LED Headlights, Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus (PDLS Plus), Comfort Lighting Package (PP6), Reversing Camera w / Front & Rear ParkAssist, a color camera image w / dynamic guidelines on the audio system CDR Plus and the Porsche Communication Management (PCM) screen facilitates controlled and precise reverse parking and maneuvering, Electric Sunblinds for Rear Side Wi
seats, Panoramic Roof System, 2 segments of tinted
safety glass,; electrically operated sunscreen covering entire glass and comfort closing facility, LED Headlights, Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus (PDLS Plus), Comfort Lighting Package (PP6), Reversing Camera w / Front & Rear ParkAssist, a color camera image w / dynamic
guidelines on the audio system CDR Plus and the Porsche Communication Management (PCM) screen facilitates controlled and precise reverse parking and maneuvering, Electric Sunblinds for Rear Side Windows