2010 Dodge Ram 1500 Regular Cab Owner Manual - Page 70

68 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE Infants And Small Children • Safety experts recommend that children ride rearward-facing in the vehicle until they are at least one year old and weigh at least 20 lbs (9 kg). Two types of child restraints can be used rearward-facing: infant carriers and ЉconvertibleЉ child seats. Both types of child restraints are held in the vehicle by the lap/ shoulder belt. LATCH child restraint anchorage system. Refer to "Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren (LATCH)". WARNING! Rearward-facing child seats must never be used in the front seat of a vehicle with a front passenger airbag. An airbag deployment could cause severe injury or death to infants in this position. • The infant carrier is only used rearward-facing in the Older Children And Child Restraints vehicle. It is recommended for children who weigh up to about 20 lbs (9 kg). ЉConvertibleЉ child seats can be • Children who weigh more than 20 lbs (9 kg) and who are older than one year can ride forward-facing in the used either rearward-facing or forward-facing in the vehicle. Forward-facing child seats and convertible vehicle. Convertible child seats often have a higher child seats used in the forward-facing direction are for weight limit in the rearward-facing direction than children who weigh 20 to 40 lbs (9 to 18 kg) and who infant carriers do, so they can be used rearward-facing are older than one year. These child seats are also held by children who weigh more than 20 lbs (9 kg) but are in the vehicle by the lap/shoulder belt or the LATCH less than one year old. Both types of child restraints are child restraint anchorage system. Refer to "Lower held in the vehicle by the lap/shoulder belt or the Anchors and Tether for CHildren (LATCH)".