2009 Chrysler Town & Country Owner Manual - Page 93

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 91 WARNING! Rearward-facing infant restraints must never be secured in the passenger seat of a vehicle with a passenger airbag. In an accident, a passenger airbag may deploy causing severe injury or death to infants riding in rearward-facing infant restraints. • The forward-facing child seat is for children from about 20 to 40 lbs (9 to 18 kg), and more than one year old. • A convertible child seat, one that is designed to be used for children who are too heavy for a rearwardfacing infant seat, may be used IN THE FORWARD FACING POSITION ONLY, IT MUST NEVER BE INSTALLED FACING TO THE REAR IN A VEHICLE Restraining Infants and Small Children with Seat EQUIPPED WITH THE REAR SEAT DELETE FEADelete Feature (Commercial Vehicles Only) TURE (Commercial Vehicles Only). When a convertThere are different sizes and types of restraints for ible seat is properly installed facing forward, the children from newborn size to the child almost large vehicle seat should be adjusted to the rear most enough for an adult safety belt. Use the restraint that is position. correct for your child: • Children more than 40 lbs (18 kg) should be secured in • The rearward-facing infant carrier is for babies weighthe passenger seat in a child restraint or belting up to about 20 lbs (9 kg), and less than one year positioning booster seat with the seat adjusted to the old. THIS TYPE OF SEAT CANNOT BE USED IN A rear most position. Older children who do not use VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH THE REAR SEAT DEchild restraints or belt-positioning booster seats LETE FEATURE (Commercial Vehicles Only). 2