Hyundai Elantra 2024 Owner's Manual page 48

Seats & safety system
Installing a Child Restraint
System
WARNING
Before installing your Child Restraint
System, always read and follow the
instructions provided by the
manufacturer of the Child Restraint
System and in this manual to prevent
serious injury or death if a collision
occurs.
WARNING
If the vehicle head restraint prevents
proper installation of a Child Restraint
System, readjust or remove the head
restraint for that seating position.
After selecting a proper Child Restraint
System for your child and checking that
the Child Restraint System fits properly in
a rear seating position, there are three
general steps for proper installation:
• Properly secure the Child Restraint
System to the vehicle. All Child
Restraint Systems must be secured to
the vehicle with the a lap/shoulder belt
or with a LATCH system in the rear seat
of the vehicle.
Make sure the Child Restraint System
is firmly secured. After installing a
Child Restraint System in the vehicle,
push and pull the seat forwards and
backwards and from side to side to
verify that it is securely attached to the
seat. Install a Child Restraint System
secured with a seat belt as tightly as
possible. Some side-to-side movement
can be expected.
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• Secure a child in the Child Restraint
System. Make sure the child is properly
strapped in the Child Restraint System
according to the Child Restraint System
manufacturer's instructions.
CAUTION
Check the seating surface and buckles
before placing your child in the Child
Restraint System to prevent burns. A
Child Restraint System in a closed vehicle
can become very hot.
Lower anchors and tether for
children (LATCH system)
The LATCH system connects a Child
Restraint System to the vehicle during
driving and in a collision. This system is
designed to make installation of the Child
Restraint System easier and reduce the
possibility of improperly installing your
Child Restraint System. The LATCH
system uses anchors in the vehicle and
attachments on the Child Restraint
System. The LATCH system eliminates
the need to use seat belts to secure the
Child Restraint System to the rear seats.
Lower anchors are metal bars built into
the vehicle. There are two lower anchors
for each LATCH seating position that
accommodates a Child Restraint System
with lower attachments.
To use the LATCH system in your vehicle,
install a Child Restraint System with
LATCH attachments.
The Child Restraint System manufacturer
provides you with instructions on how to
use the Child Restraint System with its
attachments for the LATCH anchors.