Child Restraints - Dodge 1500 User Manual

GETTING STARTED

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 all Canadian provinces require 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 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. The rear seat lower anchors can be
readily identified by the symbol
anchorages and are just visible when you lean into the rear seat to install the
child restraint.
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.
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located on the seatback directly above the
• Loosen the child seat adjusters on
the lower straps and on the tether
strap so that you can attach the
hooks or connectors to the vehicle
anchors more easily.
• 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.