2013 Dodge Journey Owner Manual - Page 81

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 79 Before buying any restraint system, make sure that it has a label certifying that it meets all applicable Safety Everyone in your vehicle needs to be buckled up at all Standards. You should also make sure that you can install times, including babies and children. Every state in the it in the vehicle where you will use it. United States, and every Canadian province, requires that small children ride in proper restraint systems. This NOTE: For additional information, refer to www.seatcheck.org or call 1-866-SEATCHECK. is the law, and you can be prosecuted for ignoring it. Canadian residents should refer to Transport Canada's Children 12 years or younger should ride properly website for additional information: http://www.tc.gc.ca/ buckled up in a rear seat, if available. According to crash eng/roadsafety/safedrivers-childsafety-index-53.htm statistics, children are safer when properly restrained in the rear seats rather than in the front. Child Restraints There are different sizes and types of restraints for children from newborn size to the child almost large enough for an adult safety belt. Always check the child seat Owner's Manual to make sure you have the correct seat for your child. 2 WARNING! In a collision, an unrestrained child can become a projectile inside the vehicle. The force required to hold even an infant on your lap could 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.