2013 Dodge Durango Owner Manual - Page 87

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 85 Larger Children Children Too Large for Child Restraints Child Size, Height, Weight or Age Children who have out-grown their forward-facing child restraint, but are too small to properly fit the vehicle's seat belt Children 12 years old or younger, who have out-grown the height or weight limit of their booster seat Recommended Type of Child Restraint Belt Positioning Booster Seat and the vehicle seat belt, seated in the rear seat of the vehicle Vehicle Seat Belt, seated in the rear seat of the vehicle 2 Infants And Child Restraints Safety experts recommend that children ride rearwardfacing in the vehicle until they are two years old or until they reach either the height or weight limit of their rear facing child safety seat. Two types of child restraints can be used rearward-facing: infant carriers and convertible child seats. The infant carrier is only used rearward-facing in the vehicle. It is recommended for children from birth until they reach the weight or height limit of the infant carrier. Convertible child seats can be used either rearwardfacing or forward-facing in the vehicle. Convertible child seats often have a higher weight limit in the rearwardfacing direction than infant carriers do, so they can be used rearward-facing by children who have outgrown their infant carrier but are still less than at least two years old. Children should remain rearward-facing until they reach the highest weight or height allowed by their convertible child seat.