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THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE
InfantsandSmallChildren
WARNING!
•
Safety
experts
recommend
that
children
ride
Rearward-facingchildseatsmustNEVERbeusedin
the front seat of a vehicle with a front passenger
airbag. An airbag deployment could cause severe
injuryordeathtoinfantsinthisposition.
rearward-facing in the vehicle until they are at least
oneyearoldandweighatleast20lbs(9kg).Twotypes
ofchildrestraintscanbeusedrearward-facing:infant
carriersandconvertiblechildseats.Bothtypesofchild
restraintsareheldinthevehiclebythelap/shoulder
beltortheLATCHchildrestraintanchoragesystem.
OlderChildrenandChildRestraints
Childrenwhoweighmorethan20lbs(9kg)andwhoare
older than one year can ride forward-facing in the
vehicle.Forward-facingchildseatsandconvertiblechild
seatsusedintheforward-facingdirectionareforchildren
who weigh 20 to 40 lbs (9 to 18 kg) and who are older
than one year. These child seats are also held in the
vehicle by the lap/shoulder belt or the LATCH child
restraint anchorage system. Refer to “LATCH — Child
SeatAnchorageSystem(LowerAnchorsandTetherfor
CHildren)”inthissection.
•
Theinfantcarrierisonlyusedrearward-facinginthe
vehicle.Itisrecommendedforchildrenwhoweighup
to about 20 lbs (9 kg). Convertible child seats can be
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.
| Categories | Chrysler Manuals, Chrysler Sebring Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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