2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee Owner's Manual - Page 64

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 63 Standards. Chrysler Group LLC also recommends that you try a child restraint in the vehicle seats where you will use it before you buy it. • The restraint must be appropriate for your child's weight and height. Check the label on the restraint for weight and height limits. • Carefully follow the instructions that come with the restraint. If you install the restraint improperly, it may not work when you need it. • Except for the second row center seating position, all passenger seat belts are equipped with cinching latch plates. The second row center position has an auto- • In the rear seat, you may have trouble tightening the lap/shoulder belt on the child restraint because the matic locking retractor. Both types of seat belts are buckle or latch plate is too close to the belt path designed to keep the lap portion tight around the child opening on the restraint. Disconnect the latch plate restraint so that it is not necessary to use a locking clip. from the buckle and twist the short buckle-end belt If the seat belt has a cinching latch plate, pulling up on several times to shorten it. Insert the latch plate into the shoulder portion of the lap/shoulder belt will the buckle with the release button facing out. tighten the belt (the cinching latch plate will keep the belt tight; however, any seat belt system will loosen with time, so check the belt occasionally and pull it tight if necessary). For the second row center seat belt with the automatic locking retractor, pull the belt from the retractor until there is enough allowance to pass it through the child restraint and slide the latch plate into the buckle. Then, pull the belt until it is fully extended from the retractor. Allow the belt to return into the retractor, pulling on the excess webbing to tighten the lap portion around the child restraint. For additional information, refer to Automatic Locking Mode . 2