How long can I use CYBEX car seat?
All other CYBEX infant car seats can be used for children up to approx. 18 months old. The Sirona series of car seats can be used rear-facing from birth up to 15 months of age, and then either rear-facing or forward-facing up to four years of age*.
What is ECE R44?
ECE R44 04 is a European approval standard. Child car seats are tested in frontal collisions at 50 km/h and rear collisions at 30 km/h using crash test dummies and measuring instruments designed to see how well the seats protect the test dummies.
Do Maxi Cosi expire?
Maxi-Cosi: Car seats are designed for 10-year use but don’t expire. Recaro: six years. Safety 1st: six to eight years, depending on the model.
Why do children’s car seats have expiration dates?
In general, car seats expire between 6 and 10 years from the date of manufacture. They expire for a number of reasons, including wear and tear, changing regulations, recalls, and the limits of manufacturer testing.
Is Isofix safer than seatbelts?
Independent tests show that Isofix mounted seats are extremely safe. Rather than relying on a belt, the car seat is fixed directly to the child seat base. That means there’s less movement in the seat in the event of an accident, particularly a side on impact. The real advantage to Isofix is that it’s so simple to fit.
What is ECE R44 04 compliant?
ECE R44/04 labels Take a look under or on the side of the car seat to find the printed orange label. An orange ECE R44/04 approval label guarantees that the car seat complies with the basic safety requirements as set out in the European safety standard ECE R44.
Does ECE R44 04 meet Australian standards?
The number AS/NZS 1754 is the global standards number for the combined Australian / New Zealand standard for Car Restraints. It is illegal in Australia, for restraints manufactured to other international car restraint standards to be used, e.g. ECE R44/04, CMVSS etc.
Do toddler car seats need Isofix?
For baby car seats, you will need an additional car seat base to use ISOFIX. Most first-time parents install our baby car seats correctly thanks to the easy-to-use ISOFIX base. For toddler car seats, you can either choose for a car seat that is installed with your car’s seat belt or with ISOFIX.
What if your car has no Isofix?
If your car is not Isofix compatible, you will still be able to install your car seat using the seat belt installation method. The seat belt method is a universal method for installing car seats into any car.
Welche Kindersitze sind derzeit gültig?
Im aktuellen Test wurden 31 verschiedene Kindersitze in puncto Sicherheit, Bedienung, Ergonomie und Schadstoffgehalt geprüft. Alle drei Normen UN ECE Reg. 44/03, UN ECE Reg. 44/04 und i-Size (UN ECE Reg. 129) sind derzeit parallel gültig, Sie können also die Kindersitze der alten Norm weiterhin nutzen.
Welche Kindersitz-Normen sind zugelassen?
Verkehr Verkehrssicherheit Kindersicherheit Kindersitzberater Kindersitz-Normen i-Size und UN ECE Reg.… Drei Kindersitz-Normen sind derzeit zugelassen: i-Size (UN ECE Reg. 129), UN ECE Reg. 44/04 und 44/03. Doch was ist bei der Auswahl des richtigen Kindersitzes wichtig?
Was sind die ECE-Normen für Kindersitze?
Anders als die Bezeichnung (in Anlehnung an die DIN-Normen) vielleicht vermuten lässt, sind ECE-Normen für Kindersitze keine Empfehlung, sondern eine verpflichtende Vorschrift. Nur Kindersitze, die den Vorgaben der aktuellen ECE-Normen entsprechen, dürfen in Deutschland verkauft und verwendet werden.
Welche Kindersitz-Normen gelten in der EU?
Beide Kindersitz-Normen gelten in der EU bis auf weiteres parallel. Sie können also derzeit sowohl Kindersitze der Norm R44/04 als auch der Norm R129 kaufen und verwenden. Die Einführung der neuen Zulassungsnorm ist das Ergebnis aktueller Erkenntnisse der Sicherheitsforschung und technischer Fortentwicklungen.