2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Owner Manual SRT - Page 51

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 49 infant and child restraint systems. For more information Children that are not big enough to wear the vehicle seat on LATCH, refer to Lower Anchors and Tether for belt properly (see section on Child Restraints) should be CHildren (LATCH). secured in the rear seat in child restraints or beltpositioning booster seats. Older children who do not use NOTE: The Advanced Front Air Bags have a multistage child restraints or belt-positioning booster seats should inflator design. This allows the air bag to have different ride properly buckled up in the rear seat. Never allow rates of inflation based on several factors, including the children to slide the shoulder belt behind them or under severity and type of collision. their arm. Here are some simple steps you can take to minimize the If a child from 1 to 12 years old (not in a rear facing child risk of harm from a deploying air bag: seat) must ride in the front passenger seat, move the seat 1. Children 12 years old and under should always ride as far back as possible and use the proper child restraint. buckled up in a rear seat. (Refer to "Child Restraints") 2 WARNING! Infants in rear facing child restraints should never ride in the front seat of a vehicle with a passenger Advanced Front Air Bag. An air bag deployment can cause severe injury or death to infants in that position. You should read the instructions provided with your child restraint to make sure that you are using it properly. 2. All occupants should always wear their lap and shoulder belts properly.