Dodge RAM 2010 User Manual page 12

GETTING STARTED
In a collision, an unrestrained child, even a tiny baby, can become a projectile inside
the vehicle. The force required to hold even an infant on your lap could become so
great that you could not hold the child, no matter how strong you are. The child and
others could be badly injured. Any child riding in your vehicle should be in a proper
restraint for the child's size.
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 Tether for
CHildren. LATCH child restraint anchorage systems are installed in the rear seat
outboard positions.
• LATCH equipped seating positions have both lower anchor bars, located at the back of
the seat cushion, and tether strap anchorages, located behind the seat back.
Installing The Lower Attachments:
• The vehicle lower anchorages are round bars located at the rear of the seat cushion
where it meets the seatback.
Installing The Top Tether Strap (With Either Lower Anchors Or Vehicle Seat
Belt) - Regular Cab - Front Seat:
• Place the child restraint on the seat and adjust the tether strap so that it will reach over
the seat back under the head restraint to the tether anchor directly behind the seat.
WARNING!
• Loosen the adjusters on the lower straps
and on the tether strap so that you can more
easily attach the hooks or connectors to the
vehicle anchors.
• Attach the lower hooks or connectors over
the top of the seatcover material.
• Then tighten the straps as you push the
child restraint rearward and downward into
the seat.
• Lift the cover (if so equipped), and attach
the hook to the square opening in the sheet
metal.
• Install the child restraint and remove the
slack in the tether strap according to the
manufacturer's instructions.
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