Jeep 2015 Grand Cherokee SRT - Owner Manual User Manual

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Every state in the United States, and every Canadian

province, requires that small children ride in proper

restraint systems. This is the law, and you can be pros-

ecuted for ignoring it.
Children 12 years or younger should ride properly

buckled up in a rear seat, if available. According to crash

statistics, children are safer when properly restrained in

the rear seats rather than in the front.

WARNING!

In a collision, an unrestrained child can become a
projectile inside the vehicle. The force required to
hold even an infant on your lap could become so
great that you could not hold the child, no matter
how strong you are. The child and others could be
badly injured. Any child riding in your vehicle
should be in a proper restraint for the child’s size.

There are different sizes and types of restraints for

children from newborn size to the child almost large

enough for an adult seat belt. Always check the child seat

Owner’s Manual to make sure you have the correct seat

for your child. Carefully read and follow all the instruc-

tions and warnings in the child restraint Owner’s Manual

and on all the labels attached to the child restraint.
Before buying any restraint system, make sure that it has

a label certifying that it meets all applicable Safety

Standards. You should also make sure that you can install

it in the vehicle where you will use it.
NOTE:
• For additional information, refer to www.seatcheck.org or

call 1–866–SEATCHECK (732–8243). Canadian residents

should refer to Transport Canada’s website for additional

information:

• www.tc.gc.ca/eng/roadsafety/safedrivers-

childsafety-index-53.htm

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