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InfantsandChildRestraints
WARNING!
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Safety
experts
recommend
that
children
ride
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Rearward-facingchildseatsmustneverbeusedin
thefrontseatofavehiclewiththefrontpassenger 2
airbag unless the airbag is turned off. An airbag
deploymentcouldcausesevereinjuryordeathto
infantsinthisposition.
Improper installation can lead to failure of an
infantorchildrestraint.Itcouldcomelooseinan
accident. The child could be badly injured or
killed. Follow the manufacturer’s directions ex-
actlywheninstallinganinfantorchildrestraint.
Arearward-facinginfantrestraintshouldonlybe
used in a rear seat. A rearward-facing infant re-
straintinthefrontseatmaybestruckbyadeploy-
ing passenger airbag which may cause severe or
fatalinjurytotheinfant.
rearward-facing in the vehicle until they are at least
oneyearoldandweighatleast20lbs(9kg).Twotypes
ofchildrestraintscanbeusedrearward-facing:infant
carriersandconvertiblechildseats.
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Theinfantcarrierisonlyusedrearward-facinginthe
vehicle.Itisrecommendedforchildrenwhoweighup
to about 20 lbs (9 kg). Convertible child seats often
have a higher weight limit in the rearward-facing
directionthaninfantcarriersdo,sotheycanbeused
rearward-facing by children who weigh more than
20
lbs(9kg)butarelessthanoneyearold.Bothtypes
of child restraints are held in the vehicle by the
lap/shoulder belt or the LATCH child restraint an-
chorage system (Refer to LATCH — Child Seat An-
chorageSystem.)
| Categories | Jeep Grand Cherokee Manuals, Jeep Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2011 |
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