2013 Chrysler Town & Country Owner Manual - Page 97

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 95 Before buying any restraint system, make sure that it has a label certifying that it meets all applicable Safety Everyone in your vehicle needs to be buckled up at all Standards. You should also make sure that you can install times, including babies and children. Every state in the it in the vehicle where you will use it. United States, and every Canadian province, requires that small children ride in proper restraint systems. This NOTE: For additional information, refer to is the law, and you can be prosecuted for ignoring it. www.seatcheck.org or call 1-866-SEATCHECK. CanaChildren 12 years or younger should ride properly dian residents should refer to Transport Canada's webbuckled up in a rear seat, if available. According to crash site for additional information: http://www.tc.gc.ca/ statistics, children are safer when properly restrained in eng/roadsafety/safedrivers-childsafety-index-53.htm Child Restraints the rear seats rather than in the front. There are different sizes and types of restraints for children from newborn size to the child almost large enough for an adult safety belt. Always check the child seat Owner's Manual to make sure you have the correct seat for your child. 2 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 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.