RAM Dodge 2009 Owner's Manual

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RAM Dodge 2009 Owner's Manual Manual pdf 71 page image

• Transmission gear selection• Cruise control status• Traction/stability control status• Tire Pressure Monitoring System status (if equipped)Child RestraintEveryone in your vehicle needs to be buckled up all thetime, including babies and children. Every state in theUnited States and all Canadian provinces require thatsmall children ride in proper restraint systems. This is thelaw, and you can be prosecuted for ignoring it.Children 12 years and younger should ride properlybuckled up in a rear seat, if available. According to crashstatistics, children are safer when properly restrained inthe rear seats rather than in the front.WARNING!In a collision, an unrestrained child, even a tiny baby,can become a projectile inside the vehicle. The forcerequired to hold even an infant on your lap canbecome so great that you could not hold the child, nomatter how strong you are. The child and otherscould be badly injured. Any child riding in yourvehicle should be in a proper restraint for the child’ssize.Infants and Small ChildrenThere are different sizes and types of restraints forchildren from newborn size to the child almost largeenough for an adult safety belt. Use the restraint that iscorrect for your child.• Safety experts recommend that children riderearward-facing in the vehicle until they are at leastone year old and weigh at least 20 lbs (9 kg). Two types2THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 69