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A rear

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facing infant seat (B) provides restraint with the

seating surface against the back of the infant. The
harness system holds the infant in place and, in a crash,
acts to keep the infant positioned in the restraint.

A forward

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facing child seat (C

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E) provides restraint for

the child’s body with the harness and also sometimes
with surfaces such as T

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shaped or shelf

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like shields.