Jeep 2010 Patriot Owner's Manual page 75

74 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE
• Safety
experts recommend
rearward-facing in the vehicle until they are at least
one year old and weigh at least 20 lbs (9 kg). Two types
of child restraints can be used rearward-facing infant
carriers and convertible child seats. Both types of child
restraints are held in the vehicle by the lap/shoulder
belt or the LATCH child restraint anchorage system.
Refer to LATCH — Child Seat Anchorage System
(Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren) .
• The infant carrier is only used rearward-facing in the
vehicle. It is recommended for children who weigh up
to about 20 lbs (9 kg). 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 weigh more than 20 lbs (9 kg) but are
younger than one year old.
• Rearward-facing child seats must NEVER be used in
that children ride
Older Children and Child Restraints
• Children who weigh more than 20 lbs (9 kg) and who
• The belt-positioning booster seat is for children weigh-
the front seat of a vehicle with a front passenger
airbag. An airbag deployment could cause severe
injury or death to infants in this position.
are older than one year can ride forward-facing in the
vehicle. Forward-facing child seats and convertible
child seats used in the forward-facing direction are for
children who weigh 20 to 40 lbs (9 to 18 kg) and who
are older than one year. These child seats are also held
in the vehicle by the lap/shoulder belt or the LATCH
child restraint anchorage system. Refer to LATCH —
Child Seat Anchorage System (Lower Anchors and
Tether for CHildren) .
ing more than 40 lbs (18 kg), but who are still too small
to fit the vehicle's seat belts properly. If the child