3 Tips for Installing a Child Car Seat in Your Nissan Juke

The Nissan Juke 2018 models are excellent family cars for daily use and trips at the weekend. However, it’s vital that you install child seats to protect your child in the event of a vehicular collision. Even a low level impact in the shopping car park can be dangerous for an unsecured child in a car. This is also a legal requirement and drivers found violating these rules will receive a hefty fine. In this article, we examine three tips that will help you to install a child seat in your Nissan Juke.

1. Understand the Risks

Some drivers approach this subject with a cavalier attitude, and this is not a good frame of mind for this particular subject. Around 50% of Australian parents are unwittingly installing child seat incorrectly, and you don’t want to be one of them. A child seat that is not installed correctly will be useless in the event of a crash, and it could even make things far worse. If you find that you cannot fit the child seat, it’s a good idea to get it fitted professionally instead, and then you can be sure that it will work as intended by the manufacturer.

2. Get a Good Child Car Seat

There are many different brands and models of child safety seats on the market today. Like any type of industry, there are good, average and bad products available for sale. It’s crucial to carry out a little research to discover which child safety seat you should buy. Avoid, cheaply made products that come supplied with unintelligible fitting instructions. These products may save you money, but if you really think about it, the savings are just not worth it. Be prepared to spend a little extra and get a good child safety seat that will get the job done. Also, avoid buying used or second seats for your child, if you don’t know the history of the seat, it shouldn't be used. A child car seat that has been in an accident could have been damaged, and it may be less effective. Once you have bought a good car seat, you can use it with your future children because you will know that it’s safe to use and free from accident damage.

3. Installing the Child Seat

Always follow the instructions carefully and if you don’t understand them, get clarification before they are used. You should never seat more than one child in a single child restraint, and a top tether should be used for any booster seats and rear or front facing restraints. The thread should follow a colour coded path on newer cars, and there should be no slack in the system after installation. Forward and rear facing child seats should never be installed in the front passenger seat because an airbag deployment could injure the child.

If they are looking for a Nissan Juke for sale, Perth drivers should contact Perth City Nissan to arrange a no obligation test drive.

Daniel N is a writer across several reputed industrial web posts. He writes for many online journals and portals that are related to Nissan car dealers.