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THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE
InfantsandChildRestraints
“LATCH — Child Seat Anchorage System (Lower
AnchorsandTetherforCHildren)”inthissection.
•
Safety
experts
recommend
that
children
ride
rearward-facing in the vehicle until they are at least
oneyearoldandweighatleast20lbs(9kg).Twotypes
ofchildrestraintscanbeusedrearward-facing:infant
carriersand“convertible”childseats.
• Rearward-facingthe front seat ofchilda vehicleseatswithmusttheNEVERfrontbepassengerusedin
airbag unless the airbag is turned off. An airbag
deployment could cause severe injury or death to
infantsinthisposition.
•
Theinfantcarrierisonlyusedrearward-facinginthe
vehicle.Itisrecommendedforchildrenwhoweighup
toabout20lbs(9kg).“Convertible”childseatscanbe
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.Bothtypesofchildrestraintsare
held in the vehicle by the lap/shoulder belt or the
LATCH child restraint anchorage system. Refer to
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
SeatAnchorage System (LowerAnchors and Tether for
CHildren)”inthissection.
| Categories | Jeep Liberty Manuals, Jeep Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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