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THINGSTOKNOWBEFORESTARTINGYOURVEHICLE
•
Theinfantcarrierisonlyusedrearward-facinginthe
vehicle.Itisrecommendedforchildrenwhoweighup
toabout20lbs(9kg).“Convertible”childseatsoften
have a higher weight limit in the rearward-facing
directionthaninfantcarriersdo,sotheycanbeused
rearward-facingbychildrenwhoweighmorethan20
lbs(9kg)butarelessthanoneyearold.Bothtypesof
child restraints are held in the vehicle by the lap/
shoulderbeltortheLATCHchildrestraintanchorage
system (Refer to LATCH — Child Seat Anchorage
Systeminthissection.)
WARNING!
In a collision, an unrestrained child, even a tiny
baby, can become a missile inside the vehicle. The
forcerequiredtoholdevenaninfantonyourlapcan
becomesogreatthatyoucouldnotholdthechild,no
matter how strong you are. The child and others
could be badly injured. Any child riding in your
vehicleshouldbeinaproperrestraintforthechild’s
size.
InfantsandChildRestraints
• Rearward-facingthe front seat ofchilda vehicleseatswithmusttheNEVERfrontbepassengerusedin
airbag unless the airbag is turned off. An airbag
deployment could cause severe injury or death to
infantsinthisposition.
•
Safety
experts
recommend
that
children
ride
rearward-facing in the vehicle until they are at least
oneyearoldandweighatleast20lbs(9kg).Twotypes
ofchildrestraintscanbeusedrearward-facing:infant
carriersand“convertible”childseats.
| Categories | Jeep Grand Cherokee Manuals, Jeep Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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