Jeep Patriot 2011 Operating Information Manual page 52

IL = Suitable for particular ISOFIX child restraint
systems (CRS) given in the attachment list.
These ISOFIX CRS are those of the "specific
vehicle", "restricted" or "semi-universal" cat-
egories.
X = ISOFIX position not suitable for ISOFIX
child restraint systems in this mass group
and/or this size class.
* Front seat must be placed in the mid-track
travel position or forward of this position with
the seat back in the vertical position.
ISOFIX — Child Seat Anchorage System
WARNING!
Child restraint anchorages are designed to
withstand only those loads imposed by
correctly-fitted child restraints. Under no cir-
cumstances are they to be used for adult seat
belts, harnesses, or for attaching other items
or equipment to the vehicle.
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Your vehicle is equipped with the child restraint
anchorage system called ISOFIX. The ISOFIX
system provides for the installation of the child
restraint without using the vehicle seat belt. All
three rear seating positions have lower anchor-
ages that are capable of accommodating
ISOFIX-compatible child seats having flexible,
webbing-mounted lower attachments. Child
seats with fixed lower attachments must be
installed in the outboard positions only. Regard-
less of the specific type of lower attachment,
never install ISOFIX-compatible child seats
such that two seats share a common lower
anchorage. If you are installing ISOFIX-
compatible child restraints in adjacent rear
seating positions, you can use the ISOFIX
anchors or the vehicle's seat belt for the out-
board position, but you must use the vehicle's
seat belt at the center position. If your child
restraints are not ISOFIX-compatible, you can
only install the child restraints using the vehi-
cle's seat belts. Please refer to "Installing The
Child Restraint System" for typical installation
instructions.
Rear Seat ISOFIX
Child restraints systems having attachments
designed to connect to the lower anchorages
are now available. Child restraints having tether
straps and hooks for connection to the top
tether anchorage, have been available for
some time. In fact, many child restraint manu-
facturers will provide add-on tether strap kits
for some of their older products. Tether anchor-
age kits are also available for most older ve-
hicles.
Because the lower anchorages are to be intro-
duced to passenger carrying vehicles over a
period of years, child restraint systems having
attachments for those anchorages will continue