Child Restraint Anchor Description - Chrysler Concorde 2004 Service Manual

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RESTRAINTS (Continued)
SEAT BELTS AND RETRACTORS
All seat belts should be closely inspected for cuts,
tears, fraying, or damage in any way following any
frontal impact or airbag deployment. The seat belts
are to be replaced when visible damage is incurred.
Inspect the Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren
(LATCH) child restraint anchors for damage after an
impact event and replace as needed.
CLEAN UP PROCEDURE
Roll or fold the airbag towards its mounting point
(i.e. instrument panel, steering wheel, or seat back).
Then tape the ripped cover over the deployed airbag.
Use a vacuum cleaner to remove any residual pow-
der from the vehicle interior. Work from the outside
in to avoid kneeling or sitting in a contaminated
area. Vacuum the heater and A/C outlets as well (Fig.
7). If the heater or air conditioner was in RECIRC
mode at time of airbag deployment, operate blower
motor on low speed and vacuum powder residue
expelled from the heater and A/C outlets. Multiple
vacuum cleaning may be necessary to decontaminate
the interior of the vehicle.
Fig. 7 VACUUM HEATER AND A/C OUTLETS -
CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHOR
DESCRIPTION
Vehicles manufactured for sale in the North Amer-
ican market are equipped with a Lower Anchors and
Tether for CHildren, or LATCH child restraint
anchorage system. The LATCH system provides for
the installation of suitable child restraints in certain
seating positions without using the standard equip-
ment seat belt provided for that seating position. The
rear seat in these models are equipped with a fixed-
position child restraint upper tether anchor and child
restraint lower anchors for the two outboard seating
positions only. Vehicles manufactured for sale outside
of North America are equipped with a fixed-position
child restraint upper tether anchor for both the cen-
TYPICAL
ter and the two outboard seating positions, but does
not have the child restraint lower anchors.
Vehicles manufactured for sale in North America
also have two lower anchors for each rear outboard
seating position (Fig. 8) and three fixed-position child
restraint upper tether anchors. These lower anchors
are mounted on a bracket and secured to the floor
pan. They are each accessed from the front of their
respective seats, at each side where the seat back
meets the seat cushion. These lower anchors cannot
be adjusted or repaired and, if faulty or damaged,
they must be replaced as a unit with their mounting
bracket.
Fig. 8 CHILD RESTRAINT LOWER ANCHORS
SECOND ROW - LOCATION - TYPICAL
OPERATION
See the owner's manual in the vehicle glove box for
more information on the proper use of all of the fac-
tory-installed child restraint anchors.
REMOVAL
WARNING: DURING, AND FOLLOWING, ANY CHILD
RESTRAINT ANCHOR SERVICE, DUE TO IMPACT
EVENT OR VEHICLE REPAIR, CAREFULLY INSPECT
ALL MOUNTING HARDWARE, TETHER STRAPS
AND ANCHORS FOR
OPERATION, OR DAMAGE. IF A CHILD RESTRAINT
ANCHOR IS FOUND DAMAGED IN ANY WAY, THE
ANCHOR MUST BE REPLACED.
(1) Remove the lower seat cushion (Refer to 23 -
BODY/SEATS/SEAT CUSHION - REMOVAL).
(2) Remove two nuts to LATCH bracket.
(3) Remove bracket from vehicle.
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PROPER INSTALLATION,