Summary Of Recommendations For Restraining Children In Vehicles
Child Size, Height, Weight or AgeRecommended Type of Child
Restraint
Infants and Toddlers Children who are two years old or younger and who have not reached the height orweight limits of their child restraint Either an Infant Carrier or a Convertible
Child Restraint, facing rearward in the rear seat of the vehicle
Small Children Children who are at least two years old or who have out-grown the height or weightlimit of their rear-facing child restraint Forward-Facing Child Restraint with a
five-point Harness, facing forward in the rear seat of the vehicle
Larger Children Children who have out-grown their
forward-facing child restraint, but are too small to properly fit the vehicle’s seat belt Belt Positioning Booster Seat and the ve-
hicle seat belt, seated in the rear seat of the vehicle
Children Too Large for Child Restraints Children 12 years old or younger, who
have out-grown the height or weight limit of their booster seat Vehicle Seat Belt, seated in the rear seat of
the vehicle
Infants And Child Restraints
Safety experts recommend that chil-
dren ride rearward-facing in the ve-
hicle 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 re-
straints 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 of-
ten 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 convertible child seat.
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WARNING!
Never place a rear facing infantseat in front of an air bag. A de-
ploying Passenger Advanced
Front Air Bag can cause death or
serious injury to a child 12 years
or younger, including a child in a
rearward facing infant seat.
Only use a rearward-facing child restraint in a vehicle with a rear
seat.
Older Children And Child
Restraints
Children who are two years old or who
have outgrown their rear-facing con-
vertible child seat can ride forward-
facing in the vehicle. Forward-facing
child seats and convertible child seats
used in the forward-facing direction
are for children who are over two
years old or who have outgrown the
rear-facing weight or height limit of
their rear-facing convertible child
seat. Children should remain in a
forward-facing child seat with a har-
ness for as long as possible, up to the
highest weight or height allowed by
the child seat. All children whose weight or height is
above the forward-facing limit for the
child seat should use a belt-
positioning booster seat until the ve-
hicle’s seat belts fit properly. If the
child cannot sit with knees bent over
the vehicle’s seat cushion while the
child’s back is against the seatback,
they should use a belt-positioning
booster seat. The child and belt-
positioning booster seat are held in
the vehicle by the seat belt.
WARNING!
Improper installation can lead to
failure of an infant or child re-
straint. It could come loose in a
collision. The child could be
badly injured or killed. Follow
the child restraint manufacturer’s
directions exactly when installing
an infant or child restraint.
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WARNING!(Continued)
When your child restraint is notin use, secure it in the vehicle with
the seat belt or ISOFIX anchor-
ages, or remove it from the ve-
hicle. Do not leave it loose in the
vehicle. In a sudden stop or acci-
dent, it could strike the occupants
or seatbacks and cause serious
personal injury.
Children Too Large For Booster
Seats
Children who are large enough to
wear the shoulder belt comfortably,
and whose legs are long enough to
bend over the front of the seat when
their back is against the seatback,
should use the seat belt in a rear seat.
Use this simple 5-step test to decide
whether the child can use the vehicle’s
seat belt alone:
1. Can the child sit all the way back
against the back of the vehicle seat?
2. Do the child’s knees bend comfort-
ably over the front of the vehicle seat –
while they are still sitting all the way
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Adjusting The Seat Forward Or
Rearward
The seat can be adjusted both forward
and rearward. Push the seat switch
forward or rearward, the seat will
move in the direction of the switch.
Release the switch when the desired
position has been reached.
Adjusting The Seat Up Or Down
The height of the seats can be ad-
justed up or down. Pull upward or
push downward on the seat switch,
the seat will move in the direction of
the switch. Release the switch when
the desired position is reached.
Tilting The Seat Up Or Down
The angle of the seat cushion can be
adjusted in four directions. Pull up-
ward or push downward on the front
or rear of the seat switch, the front or
rear of the seat cushion will move in
the direction of the switch. Release the
switch when the desired position has
been reached.Reclining The Seatback
The angle of the seatback can be ad-
justed forward or rearward. Push the
seatback switch forward or rearward,
the seat will move in the direction of
the switch. Release the switch when
the desired position is reached.
WARNING!
Adjusting a seat while driving
may be dangerous. Moving a seat
while driving could result in loss
of control which could cause a
collision and serious injury or
death.
Seats should be adjusted before fastening the seat belts and while
the vehicle is parked. Serious in-
jury or death could result from a
poorly adjusted seat belt.
Do not ride with the seatback re- clined so that the shoulder belt is
no longer resting against your
chest. In a collision you could
slide under the seat belt, which
could result in serious injury or
death.
CAUTION!
Do not place any article under a
power seat or impede its ability to
move as it may cause damage to the
seat controls. Seat travel may be-
come limited if movement is
stopped by an obstruction in the
seat’s path.
POWER LUMBAR (for
versions/markets, where
provided)
Vehicles equipped with power driver
or passenger seats may be also be
equipped with power lumbar. The
power lumbar switch is located on the
outboard side of the power seat. Push
the switch forward or rearward to in-
crease or decrease the lumbar sup-
port. Push the switch upward or
downward to raise or lower the lum-
bar support.
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The power sunshade can be operated
using the Uconnect® System.
Press the “Controls” soft-key and
then press the “Sunshade” soft-key to
raise the power sunscreen. Press the
“Sunshade” soft-key a second time to
lower the sunshade.
If the sunshade is in the raised posi-
tion and the vehicle is placed in RE-
VERSE, the sunshade will automati-
cally fully lower. When the
transmission is shifted out of RE-
VERSE the sunshade will automati-
cally return to the fully raised position
after approximately five seconds.
NOTE: The rear sunshade control
switch can be locked out with the
rear passenger window controls
from the driver switch window
lockout switch.The power sunshade can also be oper-
ated by passengers in the rear seats.
The power sunshade switch is located
on the back of the center console be-
tween the heated seat switches. Press
the switch once to raise the sunshade.
Press the switch a second time to
lower the sunshade.
LOAD LEVELING
SYSTEM
The automatic load leveling system
will provide a level-riding vehicle un-
der most passenger and cargo loading
conditions.
A hydraulic pump contained within
the shock absorbers raises the rear of
the vehicle to the correct height. It
takes approximately 1.6 km of driv-
ing for the leveling to complete de-
pending on road surface conditions.
If the leveled vehicle is not moved for
approximately 15 hours, the leveling
system will bleed itself down. The ve-
hicle must be driven to reset the
system.
Controls Soft-Key
Power Sunshade Soft-Key
Power Sunshade Switch
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in its "loaded and ready for opera-
tion" condition. The recommended
way to measure GTW is to put your
fully loaded trailer on a vehicle scale.
The entire weight of the trailer must
be supported by the scale.
Gross Combination Weight Rating
(GCWR)
The GCWR is the total permissible
weight of your vehicle and trailer
when weighed in combination.
NOTE: The GCWR rating in-
cludes a 68 kg allowance for the
presence of a driver.
Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR)
The GAWR is the maximum capacity
of the front and rear axles. Distribute
the load over the front and rear axles
evenly. Make sure that you do not
exceed either front or rear GAWR.
Refer to “Vehicle Loading/Vehicle
Certification Label” in “Starting and
Operating” for further information.WARNING!
It is important that you do not ex-
ceed the maximum front or rear
GAWR. A dangerous driving condi-
tion can result if either rating is
exceeded. You could lose control of
the vehicle and have a collision.
Tongue Weight (TW)
The tongue weight is the downward
force exerted on the hitch ball by the
trailer. In most cases, it should not be
less than 7% or more than 10% of the
trailer load. Tongue weight must not
exceed the lesser of either the hitch
certification rating, or the trailer
tongue chassis rating. It should never
be less than 4% of the trailer load, and
not less than 25 kg. You must consider
tongue load as part of the load on your
vehicle and its GAWR.
Frontal Area
The frontal area is the maximum
height multiplied by the maximum
width of the front of a trailer. Trailer Sway Control
The trailer sway control can be a me-
chanical telescoping link that can be
installed between the hitch receiver
and the trailer tongue that typically
provides adjustable friction associ-
ated with the telescoping motion to
dampen any unwanted trailer sway-
ing motions while traveling.
If equipped, the electronic Trailer
Sway Control (TSC) recognizes a
swaying trailer and automatically ap-
plies individual wheel brakes and/or
reduces engine power to attempt to
eliminate the trailer sway.
Weight-Carrying Hitch
A weight-carrying hitch supports the
trailer tongue weight, just as if it were
luggage located at a hitch ball or some
other connecting point of the vehicle.
These kinds of hitches are the most
popular on the market today and they
are commonly used to tow small and
medium sized trailers.
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Replacement Bulbs...........296
Replacement Keys............14
Replacement Parts...........271
Replacement Tires...........230
Resetting Oil ChangeIndicator
............160, 171
Restraint, Head.............107
Restraints, Child.............47
Restraints, Occupant...........28
Rocking Vehicle When Stuck. . . .261
Rotation, Tires..............232
Safety Checks Inside Vehicle.....60
Safety Checks Outside Vehicle....61
Safety, Exhaust Gas...........59
Safety Tips.................59
Schedule, Maintenance. . . .306, 309
Seat Belt Maintenance.........289
Seat Belt Reminder............37
Seat Belts.............28, 31, 60
Adjustable Upper Shoulder
Anchorage
...............33
And Pregnant Women.......38
Child Restraint............47
Front Seat...............31
Inspection...............60
Operating Instructions.......31
Pretensioners.............35
Rear Seat................31
Untwisting Procedure.......33
Seats....................103
Adjustment.............103
Easy Entry..............111
Head Restraints..........107
Height Adjustment........103
Memory................109
Power.................103
Rear Folding............108
Seatback Release..........108
Tilting.................103
Selection of Coolant(Antifreeze)
..........280, 300
Selection of Oil.............273
Sentry Key (Immobilizer).......14
Sentry Key Programming.......14
Sentry Key Replacement........14
Service Engine Soon Light(Malfunction Indicator)
......162
Setting the Clock............184
Shifting..................201
Automatic Transmission.....201
Shift Lever Override..........263
Shoulder Belts...............31
Shoulder Belt Upper Anchorage. . .33
Side Airbag.................43
Side View Mirror Adjustment.....70
Signals, Turn........61, 115, 160
SmartBeams...............113
Snow Chains (Tire Chains).....231
Snow Tires................227
Sound SystemKicker
.................184
Sound Systems..............183
Sound Systems (Radio)........183
Spare Tire.............228, 229
Spark Plugs................300
SpecificationsFuel (Gasoline)
.......236, 300
Oil...............273, 300
Speed Control(Cruise Control)
.......123, 125
Speedometer...............162
Starting..................197
Cold Weather............198
Engine Fails to Start.......198
Starting and Operating........197
Starting Procedures..........197
SteeringColumn Controls
..........115
Column Lock............120
Power.................215
Tilt Column.............120
Wheel, Heated...........121
Wheel, Tilt..............120
Steering Wheel Audio Controls. . .185
Steering Wheel Mounted SoundSystem Controls
...........185
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