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NOTE:
If your vehicle is not equipped with a rear seat,
FCA recommends that you do not allow children
12 years old and under to ride in your vehicle. If
the rear seats are not present in your vehicle,
NEVER install a child restraint in these posi-
tions. If you must install a forward facing child
restraint in the front passenger seat, then you
must use the seat belt system to secure the
restraint. A top tether strap extension may be
needed to reach the tether anchor on the rear
shelf directly behind the passenger seat.
Infant And Child Restraints
Safety experts recommend that children ride
rear -facing in the vehicle until they are two years
old or until they reach either the height or
weight limit of their rear-facing child restraint.
Two types of child restraints can be used rear-
facing: infant carriers and convertible child
seats.
The infant carrier is only used rear-facing in the
vehicle. It is recommended for children from
birth until they reach the weight or height limit
of the infant carrier. Convertible child seats can
be used either rear-facing or forward-facing in
the vehicle. Convertible child seats often have a
higher weight limit in the rear-facing direction
than infant carriers do, so they can be used
rear -facing by children who have outgrown their
infant carrier but are still less than at least two
years old. Children should remain rear -facing
until they reach the highest weight or height
allowed by their convertible child seat.
WARNING!
• Never place a rear -facing child restraint in
front of an air bag. A deploying passenger
front air bag can cause death or serious
injury to a child 12 years or younger , in-
cluding a child in a rear-facing child re-
straint.
• Never install a rear-facing child restraint in
the front seat of a vehicle. Only use a
rear -facing child restraint in the rear seat.
If the vehicle does not have a rear seat, do
not transport a rear -facing child restraint in
that vehicle.
Older Children And Child Restraints
NOTE:
If your vehicle is not equipped with a rear seat,
FCA recommends that you do not allow children
12 years old and under to ride in your vehicle. If
the rear seats are not present in your vehicle,
NEVER install a child restraint in these posi-
tions. If you must install a forward facing child
restraint in the front passenger seat, then you
must use the seat belt system to secure the
restraint. A top tether strap extension may be
needed to reach the tether anchor on the rear
shelf directly behind the passenger seat.
Children who are two years old or who have
outgrown their rear -facing convertible child seat
can ride forward-facing in the vehicle. Forward-
facing child seats and convertible child seats
used in the forward-facing direction are for chil-
dren who are over two years old or who have
outgrown the rear-facing weight or height limit
of their rear-facing convertible child seat. Chil-
dren should remain in a forward-facing child
seat with a harness for as long as possible, up to
the highest weight or height allowed by the child
seat.
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