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Safe and comfortable: child seats tested

2021-04-13T14:40:48.038Z


When it comes to the safety of their own child, parents only want the best. This also applies to child car seats. The complex topic, the wide range, the installation and the question of whether the child is being transported forwards or backwards presents some parents with a challenge.


When it comes to the safety of their own child, parents only want the best.

This also applies to child car seats.

The complex topic, the wide range, the installation and the question of whether the child is being transported forwards or backwards presents some parents with a challenge.

Infants cannot sit independently until they are six to nine months old.

They are transported lying in so-called baby seats.

In the standard weight class grouping, they have the designation “0”.

However, there are also child seats that grow with the child and can be used from birth to around four years of age.

They are labeled “0+” or “0-1”.

However, these seats are not as safe as a real baby seat.

There is a clear recommendation to transport children against the direction of travel for as long as possible.

Seats that are installed against the direction of travel are called reboarders and can drive backwards in the car up to the age of four.

An alternative to the reboarder is a

child seat with a safety cushion

.

In this case, the child is not secured with a classic 5-point belt, but is fixed in the seat shell with an impact body.

The impact body is attached to the vehicle's seat belt.

The sensitive neck and head area is better protected in the event of an impact, as it holds the head back better like an airbag in the event of an impact.

The child seats are divided into the

i-size standard

.

Instead of a weight class, the seats are divided into sizes (for example 40 to 100 centimeters).

The manufacturer can freely specify the sizes for which the seat is approved.

However, children up to 15 months must sit facing away from the direction of travel.

Since the i-size standard has only been in force since September 2017, parents can still buy seats without i-size.

Both standards currently exist side by side.

There is currently no ban on the other seats.

The

Isofix

-

System

is standardized and used worldwide.

Two metal bars on the child seat are pushed into the holders provided in the back seat of the car and hold the child seat securely in position.

If the vehicle does not have such brackets, the child seat is fastened with the seat belt.

The test portal AllesBeste recommends checking before buying whether the preferred seat is approved for your own car or trying out the child seat in advance to familiarize yourself with the right model.

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Child seats in the test

The test portal AllesBeste tested seventeen child seats.

The best for most is the

Cybex Gold Pallas M Fix

.

It has a very good workmanship and leaves a robust impression.

It is also approved for age groups 1, 2 and 3 and can be used for a long time.

A good alternative is the

Joie i-spin Safe R

.

The reboarder can be used from birth to four years.

It impresses with great workmanship, comfort and very good safety thanks to Isofix anchoring and a support leg with a crumple zone.

You can read more information and further recommendations in the extensive review of AllesBeste.

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Source: merkur

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