2012 Dodge Dakota User Guide - Page 18

2012 Dodge Dakota Manual

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GETTING STARTED NOTE: Ensure that the tether strap does not slip into the opening between the seatbacks as you remove slack in the strap. WARNING! • In a collision, an unrestrained child, even a tiny baby, 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 severely injured or killed. Any child riding in your vehicle should be in a proper restraint for the child's size. • Improper installation of a child restraint to the LATCH anchorages can lead to failure of an infant or child restraint. The child could be severely injured or killed. Follow the manufacturer's directions exactly when installing an infant or child restraint. • An incorrectly anchored tether strap could lead to increased head motion and possible injury to the child. Use only the anchor positions directly behind the child seat to secure a child restraint top tether strap. • Rearward-facing child seats must never be used in the front seat of a vehicle with a front passenger air bag. An air bag deployment could cause infants in this position to be severely injured or killed. FRONT SEATS Power Seats • The seat switch controls forward/backward and up/down. • The recline switch controls the angle of the seatback. Push switch forward or rearward and the seatback will move in either direction. Power Lumbar • The lumbar controls are located on the outboard side of the seat cushion. The lumbar support can be increased by pressing the front of the switch and decreased by pressing the back of the switch. 16

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NOTE:
Ensurethatthetetherstrapdoesnotslipintotheopeningbetweenthe
seatbacksasyouremoveslackinthestrap.
WARNING!
• Inacollision,anunrestrainedchild,evenatinybaby,canbecomeaprojectile
insidethevehicle.Theforcerequiredtoholdevenaninfantonyourlapcould
becomesogreatthatyoucouldnotholdthechild,nomatterhowstrongyou
are.Thechildandotherscouldbeseverelyinjuredorkilled.Anychildridingin
yourvehicleshouldbeinaproperrestraintforthechild'ssize.
• ImproperinstallationofachildrestrainttotheLATCHanchoragescanleadto
failureofaninfantorchildrestraint.Thechildcouldbeseverelyinjuredor
killed.Followthemanufacturer’sdirectionsexactlywheninstallinganinfantor
childrestraint.
• Anincorrectlyanchoredtetherstrapcouldleadtoincreasedheadmotionand
possibleinjurytothechild.Useonlytheanchorpositionsdirectlybehindthe
childseattosecureachildrestrainttoptetherstrap.
• Rearward-facingchildseatsmustneverbeusedinthefrontseatofavehicle
withafrontpassengerairbag.Anairbagdeploymentcouldcauseinfantsin
thispositiontobeseverelyinjuredorkilled.
FRONT SEATS
PowerSeats
• Theseatswitchcontrols
forward/backwardandup/down.
• Thereclineswitchcontrolstheangle
oftheseatback.Pushswitchforward
orrearwardandtheseatbackwill
moveineitherdirection.
PowerLumbar
• Thelumbarcontrolsarelocatedontheoutboardsideoftheseatcushion.The
lumbarsupportcanbeincreasedbypressingthefrontoftheswitchand
decreasedbypressingthebackoftheswitch.
GETTING STARTED
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