Child Restraints - Fiat 500 Abarth User Manual

CHILD RESTRAINTS

• Children 12 years and under should ride properly buckled up in a rear seat,
if available. According to crash statistics, children are safer when properly
restrained in the rear seats rather than in the front.
• Every state in the United States and every Canadian province requires that
small children ride in proper restraint systems. This is the law, and you can be
prosecuted for ignoring it.
Installing The LATCH - Compatible Child Restraint System
• Your vehicle's second row passenger seats are equipped with the child restraint
anchorage system called LATCH, which stands for Lower Anchors and Tethers
for CHildren. LATCH child restraint anchorage systems are installed in both rear
seating positions.
• The LATCH lower anchorages are round bars, located at the rear of the seat
cushion where it meets the seatback. They can be readily identified by the
symbol located on the seatback directly above the anchorages and are just
visible when you lean into the rear seat to install the child restraint.
• In addition, there are tether strap anchorages behind each rear seating position
located on the back of the seat.
• NEVER use the same lower anchorage to attach more than one child restraint.
• Loosen the child seat adjusters on the
lower straps and tether straps so that
you can attach the hook or connector
to the anchors.
• Attach the lower hooks or connectors
over the top of the anchorage bars,
pushing aside the seat cover material.
• Pass the tether strap under the center
of the head restraint and attach it to
the top tether anchor on the rear of
the seatback.
• Tighten all three straps as you push
the child restraint rearward and down-
ward into the seat. Remove slack in
the straps according to the child
restraint manufacturer's instructions.
GETTING STARTED
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