THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE
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The seat belts are designed to protect you in many typ es Child ren that are not big enou gh to wear the vehicle seat
of collisions. The front airbags deploy in moderate-to- belt prop erly (see Section on Child Restraints) shou ld be
severe frontal collisions. If you r vehicle is equ ipped, the secured in the rear seat in child restraints or belt-
side airbag on the crash side of the vehicle is triggered in positioning booster seats. Old er child ren who do not use 2
moderate-to-severe side collisions. In certain typ es of child restraints or belt-p ositioning booster seats shou ld
collisions, both the front and side airbags may be trig- rid e prop erly buckled up in the rear seat. Never allow
gered . However, even in collisions where the airbags child ren to slide the shou lder belt behind them or und er
work, you need the seat belts to keep you in the right their arm .
position for the airbags to protect you prop erly.
If a child from 1 to 12 years old must rid e in the front
Here are som e simple step s you can take to minim ize the passenger seat becau se the vehicle is crow ded, move the
risk of harm from a deploying airbag:
seat as far back as possible, and use the prop er child
restraint. Refer to the section on Child Restraints.
Child ren 12 years old and you nger shou ld alw ays rid e
buckled up in a rear seat. Infants in rear-facing child You shou ld read the instru ctions provid ed with you r
restraints shou ld NEVER rid e in the front seat of a child restraint to make sure that you are using it prop erly.
vehicle with a passenger front airbag. An airbag deploy-
All occupants shou ld wear their lap and shou lder belts
ment can cause severe injury or death to infants in that
prop erly.
position.
| Categories | Chrysler Manuals, Chrysler Town and Country Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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