How to mount the children's scene of Isofix? ISOFIX Holding System: Benefits, Disadvantages. ISOFIX mounts: Is it worth buying?

Instructions for installing a children's chair Isofix.

Safety on the road is the main conditions of movement with children. That is why it is forbidden to carry children in standard automotive seats, using adult seat belts. This is due to the fact that the child can easily slip away from there. That is why, for the safe movement of children, a car seat was invented. In this article we will talk about the ISOFIX system.  

ISOFIX Holding System: Work Principle

This design was developed by the ISO standardization department, so it is suitable for almost all cars. As for the installation of such a design, it is necessary to purchase the appropriate children's car seat. How designated isofix? It is necessary to look at the rear extreme seats. Typically, the design can be designated in several ways.  

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System designation isofix in auto:  

• Plastic plugs depicting a child.
• Mounts can be indicated by a conventional tissue tag, which is sewn from below in the car seat.  
• May not be any designation at all. In this case, it is necessary to simply cover your hand between the seat and the head restraint and swell along the edges. If there is this design, you will feel some brackets. Thus, you have to move up a little back and look at the attachments.  

Fastening Isofix

Fastening Isofix

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Features of fastening isofix

The main advantage of such a design of the attachment of children's chairs is that the system itself is very tough. If the standard car seat with an outdated inertial system attached to the vehicle by means of conventional seat belts, isofix it has a more rigid fixture.

Isofix system

Peculiarities:

• On the car seat, which will sit a child, rear has a special design, which is a kind of lock. In contact with the lock clamps which are on the vehicle body, there is a click and lock mechanism absorbs staples.
• Thus, it is possible to achieve the strongest possible adhesion. The seats are fixed permanently and do not stagger from side to side, which is often the case with older versions attaching child seats.
• At the same time, in order to protect the child in a frontal collision, and was not injured by the so-called nod his head, the child car seat with the Isofix system may further include a mooring. It is not nothing but a small belt that is attached in the headrest of the child seat and fastened with a hook to the body of the car.
• The mechanism for anchoring in some vehicles is provided back to the floor of the car body, and even just behind the head restraints. There is a kind of symbol.
• There can be painted child sitting in a car seat, or simply anchor. This means that there is a mooring.

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Varieties Isofix system

Some car seats are equipped with Isofix system, in addition to anchoring have also sustained a leg.  

Peculiarities:

• This is a common metal legs, the height of which is adjusted depending on the height of the seat in the car and car seats. It is a kind of alternative to the strengthening of the anchor. This leg just nod prevent the emergence of a frontal collision of the car.
• Thus, due isofix system attained a maximum stable compound child car seat and the car body. Unlike fastening system obsolete car seat, which is carried out using a compound of the child car seat to an adult using conventional seatbelt, isofix system is more reliable.
• Many parents refuse to purchase these car seats, citing the fact that they are more traumatic. In fact it is not. All crash tests, which were carried out with this system showed that a minimum load on the neck and minimal nod is obtained as the time you use the seat with isofix system.
• This is due to the fact that the system is virtually immobile. Moreover, these straps by which the child is fixed to the child seat, is quite soft, so soften the blow and there is a certain hardness, through which can be realized damaged ribs and internal organs.  

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isofix fastening system - in which machines have?

If you are still in the meditations to purchase the system or not, look to see whether there are preinstalled clamps on your car. How to do this has been described above. In all cases, there are designations in which a child is drawn and written isofix system.

Signs Isofix system:

• If you find such an image, see if there are holes for the anchor connection. If so, the ideal option would be a child seat with the two locks which are inserted into the loops, and directly attached to the anchor strap connection.
• If such a system is not found, it can be found in the instructions to your car. The fact that all modern cars, the system provides mounting car seats for children.
• In some older models it is possible to install the system, but the hinges are not installed. Thus, it is necessary to contact the service center for the installation of additional loops.
• If the system is not available, then there is no sense to buy isofix seat. The only possible option is to buy an inertial child seat, which is attached to the car using the seatbelt.  

Isofix base

How to choose Isofix seat?

Equally important is the child's age group. The fact that you can buy not just a car seat, and a special database, which is mounted child seat.

Advice:

• The base itself is fairly simple, and consists of a rigid system that is installed on the adult seat and fastened with hinges isofix, with additional fixing by means of legs, which is installed on the floor.
• Directly at the base can be made installation of a child seat. After that, you will need to deal with the very seat. The fact that many argue that the isofix system is unable to support the weight of the child more than 15-18 kg.
• That is the maximum mark for such a child is 18 kg. If your child is characterized by a great weight, this system can be used, but not used as a separate option.
• Additionally attached with the car safety belts. That is, it turns a kind of additional fixation with isofix system.
• As for children's car seats, age group from 0 to 1 year, the isofix system is perfect. Children of this age are quite small and do not differ weighing more than 12-13 kg.

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Isofix system for newborns

That is isofix is \u200b\u200bideal for babies. For older children, this design can be purchased as an additional way to lock the seat base. Unfortunately, as a separate attachment system can be used not because of a very heavy load on the structure itself. After sitting, in fact, rests on its hinges, as well as to anchor the connection, if any, on the leg.  

But the owners of cars, in which there is isofix, acquire and children's car seats, even if the age group above 15 kg. Thus acquired corresponding seat larger and fixed with isofix system. But it is mandatory linkage with standard seats, which are available in the car.

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Advantages and disadvantages of Isofix system

The advantages of isofix system:

• Secure attachment of the child seat  
• Minimum possibility of a strong nod in a frontal collision  
• Small load on the neck during a rear collision  

But other than that, there are disadvantages isofix. This is the high price of car seats that are equipped with this structure. The disadvantage is that, unfortunately, in the old model cars or domestic manufacturer, isofix structure is not provided. Accordingly acquire such seat does not make sense. This is a waste of money, because all the system is still unclaimed.  

As you can see, isofix system - a fairly reliable option attaching child seats, which reduces the possibility of trauma in all types of accidents.  

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How to fix a child seat Isofix?

Installation instructions car seats with Isofix system:

• You should carefully consider the joint seat and back, to find there Isofix brackets. They can be plugged or simply sewn files labeled Isofix.  
• Next, remove the brackets and snap the two parts. Indicators that are on the child car seat, should change its color from red to become green.
• Further, the need to further secure the chair by a conventional belt and adjust the tension. Further, pulled anchor system and the fixation seat by means of belts, which are extracted in a child car seat headrest.
• If you have a foot, she pulled out, and regulated by its height. In order to deal with the installation, check the corresponding video.  
• In fact, everything is much easier than it seems. And if you do it for the first time, some difficulties may arise, which will disappear when the regular application of this car seat.

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Why is the ISOFIX mount worth installing?

It is much more convenient and there is no risk of improper installation of children's car seats, unlike inertial system. After all, more than once, parents faced the fact that the design of the children's car seat, which is attached using a standard seat belt, constantly twisted, has insufficient tension.

As a result, the chair is loosely attached to the rear seat and cannot fully fulfill its security features when a car collision in an accident. With the system of isofix, this cannot happen, because the only possible installation of brackets in the loops that are snapped. There is no possibility to incorrect this chair, because fixations simply will not happen.  

Loop

Isofix fastening dangerous?

Manufacturers of children's car seats are constantly developing some novelties, new fastening methods, fixing the child during the trip. However, as practice and studies of some foreign publications show, almost 80% of all parents will incorrectly fasten the children's seats, which reduces or fully reduces efficiency to zero.

Peculiarities:

• Accordingly, the use of this tool and car seats is absolutely unsafe, and does not have any meaning due to the fact that it does not fulfill its functions.
• That is why many car manufacturers and children's car seats invented the isofix system. It is almost impossible to make a mistake with it, because it is impossible to install the chair.
• It just does not attach, and the latches will not work, thereby there will be no fixation. It all greatly simplifies the task of parents, and improves safety in the road collisions.  
• Even the highest quality, expensive children's car seats become ineffective in the event of their incorrect installation. Therefore, all the means that parents spent on the purchase of such car seats were thrown into the wind.

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No matter how good the system is, it must be properly installed in order to avoid injuries for accidents and collisions.  

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