2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Owner Manual SRT - Page 86

84 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE All children whose weight or height is above the • Check belt fit periodically. A child's squirming or forward-facing limit for the child seat should use a slouching can move the belt out of position. belt-positioning booster seat until the vehicle's seat belts • If the shoulder belt contacts the face or neck, move the fit properly. If the child cannot sit with knees bent over child closer to the center of the vehicle. Never allow a the vehicle's seat cushion while the child's back is against child to put the shoulder belt under an arm or behind the seatback, they should use a belt-positioning booster the back. seat. The child and belt-positioning booster seat are held Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren (LATCH) in the vehicle by the lap/shoulder belt. Your vehicle's rear seat is equipped with the child Children Too Large For Booster Seats restraint anchorage system called LATCH. The LATCH Children who are large enough to wear the shoulder belt system provides for the installation of the child restraint comfortably, and whose legs are long enough to bend without using the vehicle's seat belts, instead securing over the front of the seat when their back is against the the child restraint using lower anchorages and upper seatback, should use the lap/shoulder belt in a rear seat. tether straps from the child restraint to the vehicle • Make sure that the child is upright in the seat. structure. • The lap portion should be low on the hips and as snug LATCH-compatible child restraint systems are now availas possible. able. However, because the lower anchorages are to be introduced over a period of years, child restraint systems having attachments for those anchorages will continue to