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THINGSTOKNOWBEFORESTARTINGYOURVEHICLE
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Safety
experts
recommend
that
children
ride
WARNING!
rearward-facing in the vehicle until they are at least
oneyearoldandweighatleast20lbs(9kg).Twotypes
ofchildrestraintscanbeusedrearward-facing:infant
carriers and ЉconvertibleЉ child seats. Both types of
child restraints are held in the vehicle by the lap/
shoulderbeltortheLATCHchildrestraintanchorage
system.Referto“LowerAnchorsandTetherforCHil-
dren(LATCH)”laterinthissection.
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.
Theinfantcarrierisonlyusedrearward-facinginthe
vehicle.Itisrecommendedforchildrenwhoweighup
toabout20lbs(9kg).ЉConvertibleЉchildseatscanbe
used either rearward-facing or forward-facing in the
vehicle. Convertible child seats often have a higher
weight limit in the rearward-facing direction than
infantcarriersdo,sotheycanbeusedrearward-facing
bychildrenwhoweighmorethan20lbs(9kg)butare
lessthanoneyearold.
InfantsandChildRestraints
There are different sizes and types of restraints for
children from newborn size to the child almost large
enough for an adult safety belt.Always check the child
seatowner’smanualtoensureyouhavetherightseatfor
yourchild.Usetherestraintthatiscorrectforyourchild.
| Categories | Chrysler Manuals, Chrysler Pacifica Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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