2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Owner Manual - Page 51

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 49 infant and child restraint systems. For more information on LATCH, refer to Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren (LATCH). 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. Here are some simple steps you can take to minimize the risk of harm from a deploying air bag: WARNING! • Never place a rear facing infant seat in front of an air bag. A deploying Passenger Advanced Front Air Bag can cause death or serious injury to a child 12 years or younger, including a child in a rearward facing infant seat. • Only use a rearward-facing child restraint in a vehicle with a rear seat. 2 Children that are not big enough to wear the vehicle seat 1. Children 12 years old and under should always ride belt properly (see section on Child Restraints) should be buckled up in a rear seat. 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 their arm.