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Safety
experts recom mend
that
child ren rid e
WARNING!
rearw ard -facing in the vehicle until they are at least
one year old and weigh at least 20 lbs (9 kg). Two typ es
of child restraints can be used rearw ard -facing: infant
carriers and Љconvertible Љ child seats. Both typ es of
child restraints are held in the vehicle by the lap/
shou lder belt or the LATCH child restraint anchorage
system .
In a collision, an unrestrained child, even a tiny
baby, can become a missile inside the vehicle. The
force required to hold even an infant on your lap
could become so great that you could not hold the
child,nomatterhowstrongyouare.Thechildand
others could be badly injured. Any child riding in
yourvehicleshouldbeinaproperrestraintforthe
child’ssize.
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The infant carrier is only used rearw ard -facing in the
vehicle. It is recom mend ed for child ren who weigh up
to abou t 20 lbs (9 kg). ЉConvertible Љ child seats can be
used either rearw ard -facing or forw ard -facing in the
vehicle. Convertible child seats often have a higher
weight limit in the rearw ard -facing direction than
infant carriers do, so they can be used rearw ard -facing
by child ren who weigh more than 9 kg (20 lbs) but are
less than one year old.
InfantsAndSmallChildren
There are different sizes and typ es of restraints for
child ren from new born size to the child almost large
enou gh for an adult safety belt. Alw ays check the child
seat owner’s manu al to ensu re you have the correct seat
for you r child . Use the restraint that is correct for you r
child :
Product Specification
Categories | Chrysler Manuals, Chrysler PT Cruiser Manuals |
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Model Year | 2005 |
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Owmers manual did not come with the car I purchased