Infants and child restraints, Older children and child restraints – Dodge 2014 Challenger_SRT - Owner Manual User Manual

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Infants And Child Restraints
Safety experts recommend that children ride rearward-

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 safety seat. Two types of child restraints can be used

rearward-facing: infant carriers and convertible child seats.
The infant carrier is only used rearward-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 rearward-

facing or forward-facing in the vehicle. Convertible child

seats often have a higher weight limit in the rearward-

facing direction than infant carriers do, so they can be

used rearward-facing by children who have outgrown

their infant carrier but are still less than at least two years

old. Children should remain rearward-facing until they

reach the highest weight or height allowed by their

convertible child seat.

WARNING!

Never place a rear facing infant seat in front of an

air bag. A deploying Passenger Advanced Front Air
Bag can cause death or serious injury to a child 12
years or younger, including a child in a rearward
facing infant seat.

Only use a rearward-facing child restraint in a

vehicle with a rear seat.

Older Children And Child Restraints
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 direc-

tion are for children who are over two years old or who

have outgrown the rear-facing weight or height limit of

their rear-facing convertible child seat. Children should

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