Infants and child restraints, Older children and child restraints – Ram Trucks 2015 ProMaster - Owner Manual User Manual

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Infants 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 Advanced Front
Air Bag can cause death or serious injury to a child
12 years or younger, including a child in a rear-
facing child restraint.

Only use a rear-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

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