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THINGSTOKNOWBEFORESTARTINGYOURVEHICLE
ChildrenTooLargeforBoosterSeats
LATCH—ChildSeatAnchorageSystem(Lower
AnchorsandTetherforCHildren)
Childrenwhoarelargeenoughtoweartheshoulderbelt
comfortably, and whose legs are long enough to bend
overthefrontoftheseatwhentheirbackisagainstthe
seatback,shouldusethelap/shoulderbeltinarearseat.
Your vehicle’s rear seat is equipped with the child
restraint anchorage system called LATCH. The LATCH
systemprovidesfortheinstallationofthechildrestraint
without using the vehicle’s seat belts, instead securing
the child restraint using lower anchorages and upper
tether straps from the child restraint to the vehicle
structure.
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Makesurethatthechildisuprightintheseat.
Thelapportionshouldbelowonthehipsandassnug
aspossible.
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Check belt fit periodically. A child’s squirming or
slouchingcanmovethebeltoutofposition.
LATCH-compatiblechildrestraintsystemsarenowavail-
able. However, because the lower anchorages are to be
introducedoveraperiodofyears,childrestraintsystems
havingattachmentsforthoseanchorageswillcontinueto
alsohavefeaturesforinstallationusingthevehicle’sseat
belts.Childrestraintshavingtetherstrapsandhooksfor
connectiontothetoptetheranchorageshavebeenavail-
ableforsometime.Forsomeolderchildrestraints,many
child restraint manufacturers offer add-on tether strap
Iftheshoulderbeltcontactsthefaceorneck,movethe
childclosertothecenterofthevehicle.Neverallowa
childtoputtheshoulderbeltunderanarmorbehind
theirback.
| Categories | Jeep Grand Cherokee Manuals, Jeep Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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