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83) For maximum safety, keep the
backrest upright, lean back into it and
make sure the seat belt fits closely across
your chest and pelvis. Always fasten the
seat belts for both the front and rear
seats! Travelling without wearing seat
belts will increase the risk of serious
injury and even death in the event of an
accident.
84) If the belt has been subjected to
high levels of stress, for example after
an accident, it should be changed
completely together with the attachments,
attachment fixing screws and the
pretensioner. In fact, even if there are no
visible defects, the belt could have lost its
resistance properties.
IMPORTANT
34) Operations which lead to impacts,
vibrations or localised heating (over
100 ° C for a maximum of six hours) in the
area around the pretensioner may cause
damage or make it deploy. Contact a
Jeep Dealership should intervention be
necessary on these components.
CHILD RESTRAINT
SYSTEMS
CARRYING CHILDREN SAFELY
85) 86) 87) 88)
For optimal protection in the event of a
collision, all occupants must be seated
and wearing adequate restraint systems,
including newborn and other children!
This prescription is compulsory in all
EC countries according to EC Directive
2003/20/EC.
Children below the height of 1.50 metres
and up to 12 years must be protected
with suitable restraint systems and be
seated on the rear seats.
Statistics on accidents indicate that
the rear seats offer greater safety for
children.
Compared with an adult, a child's head
is larger and heavier in proportion to
their body and the child's muscular and
bone structures are not fully developed.
Therefore, correct restraint systems other
than adult seat belts are necessary to
reduce as much as possible the risk
of injuries in the event of an accident,
braking or sudden manoeuvre.
Children must be seated safely and
comfortably. As far as the characteristics
of the child seats used allow, you are
advised to keep children in rear facing
child seats for as long as possible (at
least until 3–4 years old), since this is
the most protected position in the event
of a collision.
The choice of the most suitable child
restraint system depends on the weight
and size of the child. There are various
types of child restraint systems, which
can be secured to the car by means of
the seat belts or with the ISOFIX/i-Size
anchorages.
It is recommended to always choose the
restraint system most suitable for the
child; for this reason always refer to the
Owner Handbook provided with the child
restraint system, to be sure that it is
of the right type for the children it is
intended for.
In Europe the characteristics of child
restraint systems are ruled by the
regulation ECE-R44, dividing them into
five weight groups:
Group
Weight groups
up to 10 kg in
Group 0
weight
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