2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE child restraint

•ILLUMINATED ENTRY ........................ 17
• REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY (RKE) ................. 17
• To Unlock The Doors ....................... 18
• To Lock The Doors ........................ 18
• Programming Additional Transmitters ............. 19
• Transmitter Battery Replacement ................ 19
• General Information ....................... 20
• DOOR LOCKS ............................. 20
• Power Door Locks ........................ 21
• Child-Protection Door Lock System — Rear Doors ..... 21
• KEYLESS ENTER-N-GO ....................... 22
• WINDOWS ............................... 24
• Power Windows .......................... 24
• Wind Buffeting ........................... 26
• LIFTGATE ............................... 26
• Liftgate Flipper Glass ...................... 27
• Power Liftgate — If Equipped .................. 27
• OCCUPANT RESTRAINTS ...................... 29
• Lap/Shoulder Belts ........................ 30
• Lap/Shoulder Belt Operating Instructions ........... 31
• Lap/Shoulder Belt Untwisting Procedure ........... 32
• Adjustable Upper Shoulder Belt Anchorage ......... 33
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•Seat Belts In Passenger Seating Positions .......... 33
• Automatic Locking Retractor Mode
(ALR) — If Equipped ....................... 34
• Energy Management Feature .................. 34
• Seat Belt Pretensioners ..................... 34
• Supplemental Active Head Restraints (AHR) ......... 35
• Enhanced Seat Belt Use Reminder System (BeltAlert )..37
• Seat Belt Lock Out ........................ 37
• Seat Belts And Pregnant Women ................ 37
• Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) — Air Bags ..... 37
• Advanced Front Air Bag Features ............... 38
• Air Bag Deployment Sensors And Controls ......... 41
• Event Data Recorder (EDR) ................... 46
• Child Restraints .......................... 47
• ENGINE BREAK-IN RECOMMENDATIONS ............. 55
• Additional Requirements For Diesel Engine — If
Equipped .............................. 55
• SAFETY TIPS ............................. 55
• Transporting Passengers .................... 55
• Exhaust Gas ............................ 56
• Safety Checks You Should Make Inside The Vehicle .... 56
• Periodic Safety Checks You Should Make Outside The
Vehicle ............................... 58
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•If your liftgate is power closing and you
put the vehicle in gear, the liftgate will
continue to power close. However, ve-
hicle movement may result in a detection
of an obstruction.
WARNING!
•Driving with the liftgate open can allow
poisonous exhaust gases into your vehicle.
You and your passengers could be injured
by these fumes. Keep the liftgate closed
when you are operating the vehicle.
• If you are required to drive with the liftgate
open, make sure that all windows are
closed, and the climate control blower
switch is set at high speed. Do not use the
recirculation mode.
Gas props support the liftgate in the open
position. However, because the gas pressure
drops with temperature, it may be necessary to
assist the props when opening the liftgate in
cold weather.
OCCUPANT RESTRAINTSSome of the most important safety features in
your vehicle are the restraint systems:
• Three-point lap and shoulder belts for the
driver and all passengers
• Advanced Front Air Bags for driver and front
passenger
• Supplemental Active Head Restraints (AHR)
located on top of the front seats (integrated
into the head restraint)
• Supplemental Driver Side Knee Air Bag
• Supplemental Side Air Bag Inflatable Cur-
tains (SABIC) for the driver and passengers
seated next to a window
• Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side Air Bags
(SAB)
• An energy-absorbing steering column and
steering wheel
• Knee bolsters/blockers for front seat occu-
pant •
Front seat belts incorporate pretensioners
that may enhance occupant protection by
managing occupant energy during an im-
pact event
• All seat belt systems (except the driver’s and
front passenger) include Automatic Locking
Retractors (ALRs), which lock the seat belt
webbing into position by extending the belt
all the way out and then adjusting the belt to
the desired length to restrain a child seat or
secure a large item in a seat — if equipped
If you will be carrying children too small for
adult-sized seat belts, the seat belts or the
ISOFIX feature also can be used to hold infant
and child restraint systems. Refer to ISOFIX —
Child Seat Anchorage System for more infor-
mation.
NOTE:
The Advanced Front Air Bags have a multi-
stage inflator design. This allows the air bag
to have different rates of inflation based on
the severity and type of collision.
Please pay close attention to the information in
this section. It tells you how to use your restraint
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3. Slide the latch plate upward over the folded
webbing. The folded webbing must enter the
slot at the top of the latch plate.
4. Continue to slide the latch plate up until it
clears the folded webbing.
Adjustable Upper Shoulder Belt
Anchorage
In the front seating positions, the shoulder belt
can be adjusted upward or downward to posi-
tion the belt away from your neck. Press the
release button to release the anchorage, and
then move it up or down to the position that
serves you best.As a guide, if you are shorter than average, you
will prefer a lower position, and if you are taller
than average, you will prefer a higher position.
When you release the button, verify the shoul-
der belt anchorage is latched by pulling down-
ward on the shoulder belt anchorage until it is
locked into position.
NOTE:
The adjustable upper shoulder belt anchor-
age is equipped with an Easy Up feature.
This feature allows the shoulder belt an-
chorage to be adjusted in the upward posi-
tion without pressing the release button. To
verify the shoulder belt anchorage is
latched, pull downward on the shoulder belt
anchorage until it is locked into position.
In the rear seat, move toward the center of the
seat to position the belt away from your neck.
Seat Belts In Passenger Seating
Positions
The seat belts in the passenger seating posi-
tions are equipped with Automatic Locking
Retractors (ALR) which are used to secure a
child restraint system. For additional informa-
tion, refer to “Installing Child Restraints UsingThe Vehicle Seat Belt” under the “Child Re-
straints” section. The chart below defines the
type of feature for each seating position.
Driver Center Passen-
ger
First Row N/A N/A N/A Second Row ALR ALR ALR
Third Row N/A N/A N/A
• N/A — Not Applicable
• ALR — Automatic Locking Retractor
If the passenger seating position is equipped
with an ALR and is being used for normal
usage:
Only pull the belt webbing out far enough to
comfortably wrap around the occupant’s mid-
section so as to not activate the ALR. If the ALR
is activated, you will hear a ratcheting sound as
the belt retracts. Allow the webbing to retract
completely in this case and then carefully pull
out only the amount of webbing necessary to
comfortably wrap around the occupant’s mid-
section. Slide the latch plate into the buckle
until you hear a click.
Adjusting Upper Shoulder Belt
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Automatic Locking Retractor Mode
(ALR) — If Equipped
In this mode, the shoulder belt is automatically
pre-locked. The belt will still retract to remove
any slack in the shoulder belt. The Automatic
Locking Mode is available on all rear
passenger-seating positions with a combina-
tion lap/shoulder belt. Use the Automatic Lock-
ing Mode anytime a child safety seat is installed
in a seating position that has a belt with this
feature. Children 12 years old and under
should always be properly restrained in the rear
seat.
How To Engage The Automatic Locking
Mode
1. Buckle the combination lap and shoulder
belt.
2. Grasp the shoulder portion and pull down-
ward until the entire belt is extracted.
3. Allow the belt to retract. As the belt retracts,
you will hear a clicking sound. This indicates
the safety belt is now in the Automatic Locking
Mode.How To Disengage The Automatic Locking
Mode
Unbuckle the combination lap/shoulder belt
and allow it to retract completely to disengage
the Automatic Locking Mode and activate the
vehicle sensitive (emergency) locking mode.
WARNING!
•
The belt and retractor assembly must be
replaced if the seat belt assembly Auto-
matic Locking Retractor (ALR) feature or
any other seat belt function is not working
properly when checked according to the
procedures in the Service Manual.
• Failure to replace the belt and retractor
assembly could increase the risk of injury in
collisions.
Energy Management FeatureThis vehicle has a safety belt system with an
Energy Management feature in the front seating
positions to help further reduce the risk of injury
in the event of a head-on accident. This safety belt system has a retractor assem-
bly that is designed to release webbing in a
controlled manner. This feature is designed to
help reduce the belt force acting on the occu-
pant’s chest.
Seat Belt PretensionersThe seat belts for both front seating positions
are equipped with pretensioning devices that
are designed to remove slack from the seat belt
in the event of an accident. These devices may
improve the performance of the seat belt by
assuring that the belt is tight about the occu-
pant early in an accident. Pretensioners work
for all size occupants, including those in child
restraints.
NOTE:
These devices are not a substitute for
proper seat belt placement by the occupant.
The seat belt still must be worn snugly and
positioned properly.
The pretensioners are triggered by the Occu-
pant Restraint Controller (ORC). Like the air
bags, the pretensioners are single use items. A
deployed pretensioner or a deployed air bag
must be replaced immediately.
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WARNING!
Infants in rear-facing child restraints should
never ride in the front seat of a vehicle with a
passenger Advanced Front Air Bag. An air bag
deployment can cause severe injury or death
to infants in that position.
Children that are not big enough to wear the
vehicle seat belt properly (see Section on Child
Restraints) should be secured in the rear seat
in child restraints or belt-positioning booster
seats. Older children who do not use child
restraints or belt-positioning booster seats
should ride properly buckled up in the rear
seat. Never allow children to slide the shoulder
belt behind them or under their arm.
You should read the instructions provided with
your child restraint to make sure that you are
using it properly.
All occupants should always wear their lap and
shoulder belts properly.
The driver and front passenger seats should be
moved back as far as practical to allow the
Advanced Front Air Bags room to inflate. Do not lean against the door or window. If your
vehicle has side air bags, and deployment
occurs, the side air bags will inflate forcefully
into the space between you and the door.
If the air bag system in this vehicle needs to be
modified to accommodate a disabled person,
contact the Customer Center. Phone numbers
are provided under
If You Need Assistance.
WARNING!
•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.
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WARNING!(Continued)
• The Supplemental Side Air Bag Inflatable
Curtain (SABIC) and Supplemental Seat-
Mounted Side Air Bag (SAB) also need
room to inflate. Do not lean against the
door or window. Sit upright in the center of
the seat.
• Being too close to the Supplemental Side
Air Bag Inflatable Curtain (SABIC) and/or
Seat-Mounted Side Air Bag (SAB) during
deployment could cause you to be severely
injured or killed.
Air Bag Deployment Sensors And
Controls
Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC)
The ORC is part of a regulated safety system
required for this vehicle.
The ORC determines if deployment of the front
and/or side air bags in a frontal or side collision
is required. Based on the impact sensor’s sig-
nals, a central electronic ORC deploys the
Advanced Front Air Bags, Supplemental Driver
Side Knee Air Bag, Supplemental Side Air Bag
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To read data recorded by an EDR, special
equipment is required, and access to the ve-
hicle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the
vehicle manufacturer, other parties, such as
law enforcement, that have the special equip-
ment, can read the information if they have
access to the vehicle or the EDR.
Child RestraintsEveryone in your vehicle needs to be buckled
up all the time, including babies and children.
Mass
Group Seating Position (or
other site)
Front Pas-sen- ger Rear
Out-
board Rear
Center Inter-
me-
diate Out-
board Inter-
me-
diate
Cen- ter
Group
0-Up
to
10 kg X U U N/A N/A
Group
0+-Up
to
13 kg X U U N/A N/A
Group
1-9to
18 kg X U U N/A N/A
Group
II & III -
15 to
36 kg X U U N/A N/A Key of letters used in the table above:
U = Suitable for “universal” category restraints
approved for use in this age/weight group.
UF = Suitable for forward-facing “universal”
category restraints approved for use in this
mass group.
L = Suitable for particular child restraints given
on attached list. These restraints may be of the
“specific vehicle”, “restricted” or “semi-
universal” categories.
B = Built-in restraint approved for the age/
weight group.
X = Seat position not suitable for children in this
age/weight group.
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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.
Children 12 years or under should ride properly
buckled up in a rear seat, if available. Accord-
ing to crash statistics, children are safer when
properly restrained in the rear seats rather than
in the front.
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
ensure you have the right seat for your child.
Use the restraint that is correct for your child.WARNING!
In a collision, an unrestrained child, even a
tiny baby, can become a projectile inside the
vehicle. The force required to hold even an
infant on your lap can become so great that
you could not hold the child, no matter how
strong you are. The child and others could be
badly injured. Any child riding in your vehicle
should be in a proper restraint for the child’s
size.
Infants And Child Restraints
Safety experts recommend that children ride
rearward-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 safety seat.
Two types of child restraints can be used
rearward-facing: infant carriers and convertible
child seats. The infant carrier is only used rearward-facing
in the vehicle. It is recommended for children
from birth until they reach the weight or height
limit of the infant carrier. Convertible child seats
can be used either rearward-facing or forward-
facing in the vehicle. Convertible child seats
often have a higher weight limit in the rearward-
facing direction than infant carriers do, so they
can be used rearward-facing by children who
have outgrown their infant carrier but are still
less than at least two years old. Children should
remain rearward-facing until they reach the
highest weight or height allowed by their con-
vertible child seat. Both types of child restraints
are held in the vehicle by the lap/shoulder belt
or the ISOFIX child restraint anchor system.
Refer to “ISOFIX — Child Seat Anchorage
System”.
When using certain Child Restraint Systems
with rigid attachments ISOFIX and foot stands
extending to the vehicle floor, remove the ve-
hicle floor mat prior to installation to ensure a
secure fit. Refer to the Child Restraint Owner’s
Manual for additional information.
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