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THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE
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Safety
experts recom mend
that
child ren rid e
WARN ING!
rearw ard -facing in the vehicle until they are at least
one year old and weigh at least 20 lbs (9 kg). Two typ es
of child restraints can be used rearw ard -facing: infant
carriers and convertible child seats. Both typ es of child
restraints are held in the vehicle by the lap/ shou lder
belt or the LATCH child restraint anchorage system .
Rearw ard -facin g child seats must NEVER be used in
the fron t seat of a veh icle with a fron t passen ger
airb ag. An airb ag deploym ent could cause severe
injury or death to infan ts in this position .
Refer to “Low er Anchors and Tether for CHildren • NRearwEVERardbe-facingused childwhile seatsthe secondand infantrow carriersSwivel ’nmuGost
(LATCH)” later in this section.
seats are in the rearw ard -facing position.
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The infant carrier is only used rearw ard -facing in the
vehicle. It is recom mend ed for child ren who weigh up
to abou t 20 lbs (9 kg). Convertible child seats can be
used either rearw ard -facing or forw ard -facing in the
vehicle. Convertible child seats often have a higher
weight limit in the rearw ard -facing direction than
infant carriers do, so they can be used rearw ard -facing
by child ren who weigh more than 20 lbs (9 kg) but are
less than one year old.
| Categories | Chrysler Manuals, Chrysler Town and Country Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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