2014 Chrysler 200 Owner Manual - Page 45

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 43 Here are some simple steps you can take to minimize the ride properly buckled up in the rear seat. Never allow risk of harm from a deploying air bag: children to slide the shoulder belt behind them or under their arm. If a child from 2 to 12 years old (not in a rear 1. Children 12 years old and under should always ride facing child seat) must ride in the front passenger seat, buckled up in a rear seat. move the seat as far back as possible and use the proper child restraint. Refer to "Child Restraints". 2 WARNING! • Never place a rear facing infant seat in front of an air bag. A deploying Passenger Advanced Front Air Bag can cause death or serious injury to a child 12 years or younger, including a child in a rearward facing infant seat. • Only use a rearward-facing child restraint in a vehicle with a rear seat. You should read the instructions provided with your child restraint to make sure that you are using it properly. 2. All occupants should always wear their lap and shoulder belts properly. 3. The driver and front passenger seats should be moved back as far as practical to allow the Advanced Front Air Bags room to inflate. Children that are not big enough to wear the vehicle seat 4. Do not lean against the door or window. If your belt properly (see section on Child Restraints) should be vehicle has side air bags, and deployment occurs, the secured in the rear seat in child restraints or belt posiside air bags will inflate forcefully into the space tioning booster seats. Older children who do not use between you and the door. child restraints or belt-positioning booster seats should