2011 Dodge Dakota Crew Cab Owner Manual - Page 64
2011 Dodge Dakota Crew Cab Manual
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THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 63 Infants and Child Restraints • 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. WARNING! Rearward-facing child seats must never be used in the front seat of a vehicle with the front passenger airbag unless the airbag is turned off. An airbag deployment could cause severe injury or death to infants in this position. 2 • The infant carrier is only used rearward-facing in the vehicle. It is recommended for children who weigh up Older Children and Child Restraints to about 20 lbs (9 kg). ЉConvertibleЉ child seats can be • Children who weigh more than 20 lbs (9 kg), and who used either rearward-facing or forward-facing in the are older than one year, can ride forward-facing in the vehicle. Convertible child seats often have a higher vehicle. Forward-facing child seats and convertible weight limit in the rearward-facing direction than child seats used in the forward-facing direction are for infant carriers do, so they can be used rearward-facing children who weigh 20 to 40 lbs (9 to 18 kg), and are by children who weigh more than 20 lbs (9 kg) but are older than one year old. These child seats are also held less than one year old. Both types of child restraints are in the vehicle by the seat belt or the LATCH child held in the vehicle by the seat belt or the LATCH child restraint anchorage system. (Refer to "LATCH - Child restraint anchorage system. (Refer to "LATCH - Child Seat Anchorage System".) Seat Anchorage System".)