2013 Dodge Avenger Owner Manual - Page 82

80 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 4. Is the lap part of the belt as low as possible, touching the child's thighs and not their stomach? Children who are large enough to wear the shoulder belt comfortably, and whose legs are long enough to bend 5. Can the child stay seated like this for the whole trip? over the front of the seat when their back is against the seatback, should use the seat belt in a rear seat. Use this If the answer to any of these questions was "no," then the child still needs to use a booster seat in this vehicle. simple 5-step test to decide whether the child can use the If the child is using the lap/shoulder belt, check belt fit vehicle's seat belt alone: periodically. A child's squirming or slouching can move 1. Can the child sit all the way back against the back of the belt out of position. If the shoulder belt contacts the the vehicle seat? face or neck, move the child closer to the center of the vehicle. Never allow a child to put the shoulder belt 2. Do the child's knees bend comfortably over the front of the vehicle seat - while they are still sitting all the under an arm or behind their back. Children Too Large For Booster Seats way back? 3. Does the shoulder belt cross the child's shoulder between their neck and arm?