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Children too large for booster seats – Dodge 2013 Challenger - Owner Manual User Manual

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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 comfortably over the front

of the vehicle seat – while they are still sitting all the

way back?

3. Does the shoulder belt 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 booster seat in this vehicle. If the

child is using the lap/shoulder belt, check belt fit peri-

odically. A child’s squirming or slouching can move the

belt out of position. If the shoulder belt contacts the face

or neck, move the child closer to the center of the vehicle.

Never allow a child to put the shoulder belt under an arm

or behind their back.

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