2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Owner Manual SRT - Page 85

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 83 Older Children And Child Restraints Children who are two years old or who have outgrown their rear-facing convertible child seat can ride forward• Buckle the child into the restraint exactly as the facing in the vehicle. Forward-facing child seats and manufacturer's instructions tell you. convertible child seats used in the forward-facing direction are for children who are over two years old or who WARNING! have outgrown the rear-facing weight or height limit of their rear-facing convertible child seat. Children should When your child restraint is not in use, secure it in remain in a forward-facing child seat with a harness for the vehicle with the seat belt or remove it from the as long as possible, up to the highest weight or height vehicle. Do not leave it loose in the vehicle. In a allowed by the child seat. These child seats are also held sudden stop or accident, it could strike the occupants in the vehicle by the lap/shoulder belt or the LATCH or seatbacks and cause serious personal injury. child restraint anchorage system. Refer to "Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren (LATCH)". restraint and slide the latch plate into the buckle. Then, pull the shoulder 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 ЉAutomatic Locking Retractors ModeЉ earlier in the Occupant Restraints Section of the owners' manual. NOTE: For additional information, refer to www.seatcheck.org or call 1-866-SEATCHECK. Canadian residents should refer to Transport Canada's website for additional information: http://www.tc.gc.ca/ roadsafety/safedrivers/childsafety/index.htm 2