2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Pickup Owner Manual - Page 71

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 69 • Transmission gear selection • Cruise control status • Traction/stability control status • Tire Pressure Monitoring System status (if equipped) WARNING! In a collision, an unrestrained child, even a tiny baby, can become a projectile inside the vehicle. The force required to hold even an infant on your lap can become so great that you could not hold the child, no matter how strong you are. The child and others could be badly injured. Any child riding in your vehicle should be in a proper restraint for the child's size. 2 Child Restraint Everyone in your vehicle needs to be buckled up all the time, including babies and children. Every state in the United States and all Canadian provinces require that small children ride in proper restraint systems. This is the law, and you can be prosecuted for ignoring it. Infants and Small Children There are different sizes and types of restraints for Children 12 years and younger should ride properly children from newborn size to the child almost large buckled up in a rear seat, if available. According to crash enough for an adult safety belt. Use the restraint that is statistics, children are safer when properly restrained in correct for your child. the rear seats rather than in the front. • Safety experts recommend that children ride rearward-facing in the vehicle until they are at least one year old and weigh at least 20 lbs (9 kg). Two types