2010 Jeep Patriot Owner's Manual - Page 75

74 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE • Safety experts recommend that children ride • Rearward-facing child seats must NEVER be used in rearward-facing in the vehicle until they are at least the front seat of a vehicle with a front passenger one year old and weigh at least 20 lbs (9 kg). Two types airbag. An airbag deployment could cause severe of child restraints can be used rearward-facing infant injury or death to infants in this position. carriers and convertible child seats. Both types of child Older Children and Child Restraints restraints are held in the vehicle by the lap/shoulder belt or the LATCH child restraint anchorage system. • Children who weigh more than 20 lbs (9 kg) and who are older than one year can ride forward-facing in the Refer to LATCH - Child Seat Anchorage System vehicle. Forward-facing child seats and convertible (Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren) . child seats used in the forward-facing direction are for • The infant carrier is only used rearward-facing in the children who weigh 20 to 40 lbs (9 to 18 kg) and who vehicle. It is recommended for children who weigh up are older than one year. These child seats are also held to about 20 lbs (9 kg). Convertible child seats can be in the vehicle by the lap/shoulder belt or the LATCH used either rearward-facing or forward-facing in the child restraint anchorage system. Refer to LATCH - vehicle. Convertible child seats often have a higher Child Seat Anchorage System (Lower Anchors and weight limit in the rearward-facing direction than Tether for CHildren) . infant carriers do, so they can be used rearward-facing by children who weigh more than 20 lbs (9 kg) but are • The belt-positioning booster seat is for children weighing more than 40 lbs (18 kg), but who are still too small younger than one year old. to fit the vehicle's seat belts properly. If the child