2011 Jeep Wrangler Owner Manual - Page 76

74 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE retractor and then allow the belt to retract into the retractor. For additional information on ALR, refer to "Automatic Locking Mode". WARNING! When your child restraint is not in use, secure it in the vehicle with the seat belt or remove it from the vehicle. Do not leave it loose in the vehicle. In a sudden stop or accident, it could strike the occupants or seatbacks and cause serious personal injury. • In the rear seat, you may have trouble tightening the lap/shoulder belt on the child restraint because the buckle or latch plate is too close to the belt path opening on the restraint. Disconnect the latch plate from the buckle and twist the short buckle-end belt Older Children And Child Restraints several times to shorten it. Insert the latch plate into Children who weigh more than 20 lbs (9 kg) and who are the buckle with the release button facing out. older than one year can ride forward-facing in the • If the belt still cannot be tightened, or if pulling and vehicle. Forward-facing child seats and convertible child pushing on the restraint loosens the belt, disconnect seats used in the forward-facing direction are for children the latch plate from the buckle, turn the buckle who weigh 20 to 40 lbs (9 to 18 kg), and who are older around, and insert the latch plate into the buckle than one year. These child seats are also held in the again. If you still cannot make the child restraint vehicle by the lap/shoulder belt or the LATCH child secure, try a different seating position. restraint anchorage system. Refer to "Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren (LATCH)". • Buckle the child into the restraint exactly as the manufacturer's instructions tell you.