2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Owner Manual - Page 84

82 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE Child Restraints Everyone in your vehicle needs to be buckled up at all times, including babies and children. WARNING! (Continued) great that you could not hold the child, no matter how strong you are. The child and others could be badly injured. Any child riding in your vehicle should be in a proper restraint for the child's size. Every state in the United States, and every Canadian province, requires that small children ride in proper restraint systems. This is the law, and you can be prosThere are different sizes and types of restraints for ecuted for ignoring it. children from newborn size to the child almost large Children 12 years or younger should ride properly enough for an adult seat belt. Always check the child seat buckled up in a rear seat, if available. According to crash Owner's Manual to make sure you have the correct seat statistics, children are safer when properly restrained in for your child. Carefully read and follow all the instructhe rear seats rather than in the front. tions and warnings in the child restraint Owner's Manual and on all the labels attached to the child restraint. WARNING! In a collision, an unrestrained child can become a projectile inside the vehicle. The force required to hold even an infant on your lap could become so (Continued) Before buying any restraint system, make sure that it has a label certifying that it meets all applicable Safety Standards. You should also make sure that you can install it in the vehicle where you will use it.