2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee Owner's Manual - Page 66

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 65 Children Too Large for Booster Seats Children who are large enough to wear the shoulder belt comfortably, and whose legs are long enough to bend over the front of the seat when their back is against the seatback, should use the lap/shoulder belt in a rear seat. • Make sure that the child is upright in the seat. • The lap portion should be low on the hips and as snug as possible. LATCH - Child Seat Anchorage System (Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren) Your vehicle's rear seat is equipped with the child restraint anchorage system called LATCH. The LATCH system provides for the installation of the child restraint without using the vehicle's seat belts, instead securing the child restraint using lower anchorages and upper tether straps from the child restraint to the vehicle structure. 2 • Check belt fit periodically. A child's squirming or LATCH-compatible child restraint systems are now availslouching can move the belt out of position. able. However, because the lower anchorages are to be introduced over a period of years, child restraint systems • If the shoulder belt contacts the face or neck, move the having attachments for those anchorages will continue to child closer to the center of the vehicle. Never allow a also have features for installation using the vehicle's seat child to put the shoulder belt under an arm or behind belts. Child restraints having tether straps and hooks for the back. connection to the top tether anchorages, have been available for some time. For some older child restraints, many child restraint manufacturers offer add-on tether