2012 Chrysler 300 Owner Manual - Page 74

72 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE held in the vehicle by the lap/shoulder belt or the Infants And Child Restraints Safety experts recommend that children ride rearward- LATCH child restraint anchor system. Refer to "Lower facing in the vehicle until they are two years old or until Anchors and Tether for CHildren (LATCH)". they reach either the height or weight limit of their rear WARNING! facing child safety seat. Two types of child restraints can be used rearward-facing: infant carriers and convertible Rearward-facing child seats must never be used in child seats. the front seat of a vehicle with the front passenger air The infant carrier is only used rearward-facing in the bag. An air bag deployment could cause severe vehicle. It is recommended for children from birth until injury or death to infants in this position. they reach the weight or height limit of the infant carrier. Convertible child seats can be used either rearward- Older Children And Child Restraints facing or forward-facing in the vehicle. Convertible child Children who are two years old or who have outgrown seats often have a higher weight limit in the rearward- their rear-facing convertible child seat can ride forwardfacing direction than infant carriers do, so they can be facing in the vehicle. Forward-facing child seats and used rearward-facing by children who have outgrown convertible child seats used in the forward-facing directheir infant carrier but are still less than at least two years tion are for children who are over two years old or who old. Children should remain rearward-facing until they have outgrown the rear-facing weight or height limit of reach the highest weight or height allowed by their their rear-facing convertible child seat. Children should convertible child seat. Both types of child restraints are remain in a forward-facing child seat with a harness for