Child Restraints - Chrysler Pacifica 2017 User Manual

Child Restraints

Everyone in your vehicle needs to be buckled up at all times, including babies and children. 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 prosecuted 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.
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 or killed. 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 safety 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 instructions 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.safercar.gov/parents/index.htm or call: 1–888–327–4236
• Canadian residents should refer to Transport Canada's website for additional information:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/motorvehiclesafety/safedrivers-childsafety-index-53.htm
Summary Of Recommendations For Restraining Children In Vehicles
Infants and Toddlers
Small Children
G E T T I N G S T A R T E D
WARNING!
Child Size, Height, Weight
or Age
Children who are two years old
or younger and who have not
reached the height or weight
limits of their child restraint
Children who are at least two
years old or who have out-
grown the height or weight
limit of their rear-facing child
restraint
Recommended Type
of Child Restraint
Either an Infant Carrier or a
Convertible Child Restraint,
facing rearward in the rear seat
of the vehicle
Forward-Facing Child Restraint
with a five-point Harness, fac-
ing forward in the rear seat of
the vehicle
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