What age is 1 2 3 car seat?

Group 1 – 9kg to 18kg (9 months to 4 years) Group 1/2/3 – 9kg to 36kg (9 months to 12 years) Group 2/3 – 15kg to 36kg (4 years to 12 years) Group 3 – 22kg to 36kg (from 5 or 6 years and more than 125cm tall)

What is a Group 1 car seat?

Group 1 car seats accommodate little ones that weigh between 9kg and 18kg. If your child is moving up to a group 0+1 combination seat in rear facing mode, or an extended rear facing group 1 seat at 9kg, this isn’t such an issue as they still have the protection of being rear facing.

What are I-size car seats?

What is i-Size? i-Size is a new European-wide car seat regulation (the first phase of a safety standard called R129), which aims to make car seats safer. It’s designed to keep children rear-facing for longer, provide better side impact protection and make car seats easier to fit correctly.

What size car seat does my child need?

California’s Occupant Protection Law California law requires all children under two years old to ride in a rear-facing car seat, unless the child weighs 40 or more pounds OR is 40 or more inches tall. Children under the age of 8 are required to be secured in a car or booster seat.

What is a 123 car seat?

A group 123 car seat is a combination seat that is approved for children weighing 9kg, and it will last them right through, until they no longer need a child seat. Group 123 car seats are generally forward facing, although there are some which now allow your child to be rear facing to 13kg or 18kg.

What does car seat Group 2 3 mean?

Group 2 and 3 seats are high-backed booster seats, although they can also be booster cushions without a back. On some of the high-backed seats, the back can be removed once the child reaches 22 kg, but it is far better to keep the back on the seat.

At what age do I change car seats?

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that most children are ready to switch from booster seat to using a seat belt alone somewhere between the ages of 8 and 12 years old.

What are the benefits of Isize?

FIVE i-SIZE SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS

• side impact certified. Better head, neck and all over protection due to first-ever standardised side impact testing.
• rearward facing longer.
• smartest dummies.
• safest install.
• better fit formula.