2014 Dodge Journey User Guide - Page 18

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GETTING STARTED CHILD RESTRAINTS • Children 12 years or younger should ride properly buckled up in a rear seat, if available. According to crash statistics, children are safer when properly restrained in the rear seats rather than in the front. • Every state in the United States and all Canadian provinces require that small children ride in proper restraint systems. This is the law, and you can be prosecuted for ignoring it. NOTE: • For additional information, refer to www.seatcheck.org or call 1-866-SEATCHECK (1-866-732-8243). • Canadian residents, should refer to Transport Canada's website for additional information: http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/roadsafety/safedrivers-childsafety-index-53.htm LATCH - Lower Anchors And Tethers For CHildren • Your vehicle is equipped with the child restraint anchorage system called LATCH, which stands for Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren. • All rear seating positions have lower anchors and top tether anchors. • You may use the LATCH anchorage system until the combined weight of the child and the child restraint is 65 lbs (29.5 kg). Use the seat belt and tether anchor instead of the LATCH system once the combined weight is more than 65 lbs (29.5 kg). 1 - Lower Anchors 16

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CHILDRESTRAINTS
• Children12yearsoryoungershouldrideproperlybuckledupinarearseat,ifavailable.
Accordingtocrashstatistics,childrenaresaferwhenproperlyrestrainedintherear
seatsratherthaninthefront.
• EverystateintheUnitedStatesandallCanadianprovincesrequirethatsmallchildren
rideinproperrestraintsystems.Thisisthelaw,andyoucanbeprosecutedforignoringit.
NOTE:
• For additional information, refer to www.seatcheck.org or call 1–866–SEATCHECK
(1–866–732–8243).
• Canadianresidents,shouldrefertoTransportCanada’swebsiteforadditionalinforma-
LATCH—LowerAnchorsAndTethersForCHildren
• YourvehicleisequippedwiththechildrestraintanchoragesystemcalledLATCH,which
standsforLowerAnchorsandTethersforCHildren.
• Allrearseatingpositionshaveloweranchorsandtoptetheranchors.
• YoumayusetheLATCHanchoragesys-
tem until the combined weight of the
child and the child restraint is 65 lbs
(29.5 kg). Use the seat belt and tether
anchorinsteadoftheLATCHsystemonce
thecombinedweightismorethan65lbs
(29.5kg).
1—LowerAnchors
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