2010 Jeep Patriot Owner's Manual - Page 78

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 77 from the buckle and twist the short buckle end of the • Check belt fit periodically. A child's squirming or belt several times to shorten it. Insert the latch plate slouching can move the belt out of position. into the buckle with the release button facing out. • If the shoulder belt contacts the face or neck, move the child closer to the center of the vehicle. Never allow a • If the belt still can't be tightened, or if pulling and pushing on the restraint loosens the belt, disconnect child to put the shoulder belt under an arm or behind their back. the latch plate from the buckle, turn the latch plate around, and insert the latch plate into the buckle Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren (LATCH) again. If you still can't make the child restraint secure, Your vehicle is equipped with the child restraint anchortry a different seating position. age system called LATCH, which stands for Lower Children too Large for Booster Seats Anchors and Tether for CHildren. The LATCH system Children who are large enough to wear the shoulder belt provides for the installation of the child restraint without comfortably and whose legs are long enough to bend using the vehicle seat belt. All three rear seating positions over the front of the seat when their back is against the have lower anchorages that are capable of accommodatseatback should use the lap/shoulder belt in a rear seat. ing LATCH-compatible child seats having flexible, webbing-mounted lower attachments. Child seats with • Make sure that the child is upright in the seat. fixed lower attachments must be installed in the out• The lap portion should be low on the hips and as snug board positions only. Regardless of the specific type of as possible. lower attachment, NEVER install LATCH-compatible 2