Jeep Compass, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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SAFETY
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Seat belts for children over 12
years of age
Children over 1.50 m in height can
wear seat belts instead of using child
restraints.
Use this simple 5-step test to decide
whether the seat belt properly fits the
child or if they should still use a Group 2
or Group 3 child restraint to improve the
fit of the seat belt:
1. Can the child sit all the way back
against the back of the vehicle seat?
2. Do the child’s knees bend comfortably
over the front of the vehicle seat
–
while
they are still sitting all the way back?
3. Does the belt strap cross the child’s
shoulder between their neck and arm?
4. Is the lap part of the belt as low as
possible, touching the child’s thighs and
not their stomach?
5. Can the child stay seated like this for
the whole trip?
If the answer to any of these questions
was “no,” then the child still needs to
use a Group 2 or 3 child restraint in
this vehicle. If the child is using the
lap/shoulder belt, check seat belt fit
periodically and make sure the seat belt
buckle is latched. A child’s squirming
or slouching can move the belt out of
position. If the belt strap contacts the
face or neck, move the child closer
to the center of the vehicle, or use a
booster seat to position the seat belt on
the child correctly.
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ISOFIX Restraint System
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Your vehicle is equipped with the child
restraint anchorage system called
ISOFIX. This system allows ISOFIX
equipped child seats to be installed
without using the vehicle’s seat belts.
The ISOFIX system has two lower
anchorages located at the back of the
seat cushion where it meets the seatback
and a top tether anchorage located
behind the seating position.
An example of a Universal ISOFIX child
restraint system for weight group 1 is
shown in fig. 87. ISOFIX child restraint
systems are also available in the other
weight groups.
Locating The ISOFIX Anchorages
ISOFIX anchoring position The lower
anchorages are round bars that are found
at the rear of the seat cushion where
it meets the seatback (fig. 88), below
the anchorage symbols on the seatback
. They are just visible when you lean
into the rear seat to install the child
restraint. You will easily feel them if you
run your finger along the gap between
the seatback and seat cushion.
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Locating The Tether Anchorages
There are tether strap anchorages
behind the backrest of each rear seat
(fig. 89)
ISOFIX child restraint systems will be
equipped with a rigid bar on each side.
Each will have a connector to attach
to the lower anchorage and a way to
tighten the connection to the anchorage.
Forward-facing child restraint systems
and some rear-facing child restraint
systems may also be equipped with a
tether strap. The tether strap will have
a hook at the end to attach to the top
tether anchorage and a way to tighten
the strap after it is attached to the
anchorage.