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also have features for installation using the vehicle's seat
belts. Child restraints having tether straps and hooks for
connection to the top tether anchorages have been avail-
able for some time. For some older child restraints, many
child restraint manufacturers offer add-on tether strap
kits or retro-fit kits. You are urged to take advantage of all
the available attachments provided with your child re-
straint in any vehicle.
NOTE: When using the LATCH attaching system to
install a child restraint, please ensure that all seat belts
not being used for occupant restraints are stowed and out
of reach of children. Remind all children in the vehicle
that the seat belts are not toys and should not be played
with, and never leave your child unattended in the
vehicle.
The rear outboard seating positions have lower
anchorages capable of accommodating LATCH-
compatible child seats having flexible,
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webbing-mounted lower attachments and child seats
with fixed lower attachments. The rear seat lower anchors
can be 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 intersection of the seatback and
seat cushion surfaces. The vehicle's seat belt must be used
for the center position. Regardless of the specific type of
lower attachment, never install LATCH-compatible child
seats such that two seats share a common lower anchor-
age.
If you are installing LATCH-compatible child restraints
in adjacent rear seating positions, you can use the
LATCH anchors or the vehicle's seat belt for the outboard
position, but you must use the vehicle's seat belt at the
center position. If your child restraints are not LATCH-
compatible, you can only install the child restraints using
the vehicle's seat belts. For typical installation instruc-
tions, refer to "Installing The LATCH-Compatible Child
Restraint System".
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