2012 Jeep Wrangler Owner Manual - Page 46

44 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE NOTE: The Advanced Front Air Bags have a multistage inflator design. This allows the air bag to have different rates of inflation based on several factors, including the severity and type of collision. secured in the rear seat in child restraints or beltpositioning booster seats. Older children who do not use child restraints or belt-positioning booster seats should ride properly buckled up in the rear seat. Never allow children to slide the shoulder belt behind them or under Here are some simple steps you can take to minimize the their arm. risk of harm from a deploying air bag: If a child from 1 to 12 years old (not in a rear facing child 1. Children 12 years old and under should always ride seat) must ride in the front passenger seat, move the seat buckled up in a rear seat. as far back as possible and use the proper child restraint. (Refer to "Child Restraints") WARNING! 3. The driver and front passenger seats should be moved back as far as practical to allow the Advanced Children that are not big enough to wear the vehicle seat Front Air Bags room to inflate. belt properly (see section on Child Restraints) should be Infants in rear facing child restraints should never ride in the front seat of a vehicle with a passenger Advanced Front Air Bag. An air bag deployment can cause severe injury or death to infants in that position. You should read the instructions provided with your child restraint to make sure that you are using it properly. 2. All occupants should always wear their lap and shoulder belts properly.