Fiat 500 2016 User Manual page 22

GETTING STARTED
Tether Strap Installation
1. Route the tether strap to provide the most direct path for the strap between the
anchor and the child seat.
2. If your vehicle is equipped with adjustable rear head restraints, raise the head restraint,
and where possible, route the tether strap under the head restraint and between the
two posts. If not possible, lower the head restraint and pass the tether strap around
the outboard side of the head restraint.
3. Attach the tether strap hook of the
child restraint to the top tether anchor-
age and remove slack in the tether strap
according to the child restraint manufac-
turer' s instructions.
• 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 severely injured or killed. Any child riding in your vehicle
should be in a proper restraint for the child's size.
• Never place a rear-facing child restraint in front of an air bag. A deploying Passen-
ger Advanced Front Air Bag can cause death or serious injury to a child 12 years
or younger, including a child in a rear-facing child restraint.
• Only use a rear-facing child restraint in a vehicle with a rear seat.
• Improper installation of a child restraint to the LATCH anchorages can lead to fail-
ure of an infant or child restraint. The child could be severely injured or killed. Fol-
low the manufacturer' s directions exactly when installing an infant or child restraint.
• An incorrectly anchored tether strap could lead to increased head motion and
possible injury to the child. Use only the anchor positions directly behind the child
seat to secure a child restraint top tether strap.
• If your vehicle is equipped with a split rear seat, make sure the tether strap does
not slip into the opening between the seatbacks as you remove slack in the strap.
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Rear Seat Tether Strap Attachment
WARNING!