Jeep Wrangler: OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS / 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.

WARNING!

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 http://www.nhtsa.gov/parents-and-caregivers or call: 1–888–327–4236
• Canadian residents should refer to Transport Canada’s website for additional information: https://www.tc.gc.ca/en/services/road/child-car-seat-safety.html

Summary Of Recommendations For Restraining Children In Vehicles

• Infant And Child Restraints
• Older Children And Child Restraints
• Children Too Large For Booster Seats
• Recommendations For Attaching Child Restraints
• Lower Anchors And Tethers For CHildren (LATCH) Restraint System
• LATCH Positions For Installing Child Restraints In This Vehicle
• Locating The LATCH Anchorages
• Locating The Upper Tether Anchorages
• Center Seat LATCH
• To Install A LATCH-Compatible Child Restraint
• How To Stow An Unused Switchable-ALR (ALR) Seat Belt:
• Installing Child Restraints Using The Vehicle Seat Belt
• Lap/Shoulder Belt Systems For Installing Child Restraints In This Vehicle
• Installing A Child Restraint With A Switchable Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR):
• Installing Child Restraints Using The Top Tether Anchorage
• Center Tether Attachment — Four-Door Without Center Armrest