Child Restraints - RAM 3500 2012 User Manual

• Relying on the air bags alone could lead to more severe injuries in a
collision. The air bags work with your seat belt to restrain you properly. In
some collisions, the air bags won't deploy at all. Always wear your seat
belts even though you have air bags.
• Being too close to the steering wheel or instrument panel during
Advanced Front Air Bag deployment could cause serious injury, including
death. Air bags need room to inflate. Sit back, comfortably extending
your arms to reach the steering wheel or instrument panel.
• Do not drive your vehicle after the air bags have deployed. If you are
involved in another collision, the air bags will not be in place to protect
you.
• After any collision, the vehicle should be taken to an authorized dealer
immediately.

CHILD RESTRAINTS

• Children 12 years and under 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.
• Every state in the United States and all Canadian provinces require that small
children ride in proper restraint systems. This is the law, and you can be
prosecuted for ignoring it.
Installing The LATCH - Compatible Child Restraint System
• Your vehicle's second row passenger seats are equipped with the child
restraint anchorage system called LATCH, which stands for Lower Anchors
and Tether for CHildren. LATCH child restraint anchorage systems are installed
in the rear seat outboard positions.
• LATCH equipped seating positions have both lower anchor bars, located at
the back of the seat cushion, and tether strap anchorages, located behind the
seat back.
Installing The Lower Attachments:
• The vehicle lower anchorages are round bars located at the rear of the seat
cushion where it meets the seatback. The rear seat lower anchors can be
readily identified by the symbol
the anchorages and are just visible when you lean into the rear seat to install
the child restraint.
GETTING STARTED
WARNING!
located on the seatback directly above
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