Jeep 2018 GRAND CHEROKEE User Manual page 128

Summary Of Recommendations For Restraining Children In Vehicles
Infants and Toddlers
Small Children
Larger Children
Children Too Large
for Child Restraints
Infant 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 re-
straint. Two types of child restraints can be
used rear-facing: infant carriers and convert-
ible 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.
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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
outgrown the height or weight limit of their rear-facing
child restraint
Children who have outgrown their forward-facing child
restraint, but are too small to properly fit the vehicle's
seat belt
Children 12 years old or younger, who have outgrown
the height or weight limit of their booster seat
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.
Recommended Type Of Child Restraint
Either an Infant Carrier or a Convertible Child Re-
straint, facing rearward in the rear seat of the vehicle
Forward-Facing Child Restraint with a five-point Har-
ness, facing forward in the rear seat of the vehicle
Belt Positioning Booster Seat and the vehicle seat
belt, seated in the rear seat of the vehicle
Vehicle Seat Belt, seated in the rear seat of the vehicle
WARNING!
• Never place a rear-facing child restraint
in front of an air bag. A deploying pas-
senger 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.