Infants and child restraints, Older children and child restraints – Jeep 2014 Grand Cherokee 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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