2010 Jeep Compass Owner Manual - Page 77

76 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE Any seat belt system will loosen with time, so check over the front of the seat when their back is against the seatback should use the lap/shoulder belt in a rear seat. the belt occasionally, and pull it tight if necessary. • In the rear seat, you may have trouble tightening the • Make sure that the child is upright in the seat. lap/shoulder belt on the child restraint because the • The lap portion should be low on the hips and as snug buckle or latch plate is too close to the belt path as possible. opening on the restraint. Disconnect the latch plate from the buckle and twist the short buckle end of the • Check belt fit periodically. A child's squirming or slouching can move the belt out of position. belt several times to shorten it. Insert the latch plate into the buckle with the release button facing out. • If the shoulder belt contacts the face or neck, move the • If the belt still can't be tightened, or if pulling and child closer to the center of the vehicle. Never allow a pushing on the restraint loosens the belt, disconnect child to put the shoulder belt under an arm or behind the latch plate from the buckle, turn the latch plate their back. around, and insert the latch plate into the buckle Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren (LATCH) again. If you still can't make the child restraint secure, Your vehicle is equipped with the child restraint anchortry a different seating position. age system called LATCH, which stands for Lower Children too Large for Booster Seats Anchors and Tether for CHildren. The LATCH system Children who are large enough to wear the shoulder belt provides for the installation of the child restraint without comfortably and whose legs are long enough to bend using the vehicle seat belt. All three rear seating positions