Saab 9-5 2011 Owner's Manual page 71

70 Seats, restraints
the front passenger seat as far
back as it will go. It is better to se‐
cure the child restraint in a rear
seat.
Passenger Sensing System, addi‐
tional information 3 60.
When securing a child restraint in
a rear seating position, study the in‐
structions that came with your child
restraint to make sure it is compatible
with this vehicle.
Child restraints and booster seats
vary considerably in size, and some
may fit in certain seating positions
better than others. Always make sure
the child restraint is properly secured.
Depending on where you place the
child restraint and the size of the child
restraint, you may not be able to ac‐
cess adjacent safety belt assemblies
or LATCH anchors for additional pas‐
sengers or child restraints. Adjacent
seating positions should not be used
if the child restraint prevents access
to or interferes with the routing of the
safety belt.
Wherever a child restraint is installed,
be sure to secure the child restraint
properly.
Keep in mind that an unsecured child
restraint can move around in a colli‐
sion or sudden stop and injure people
in the vehicle. Be sure to properly se‐
cure any child restraint in your vehicle
- even when no child is in it.
Child restraint installation
locations
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System)
The LATCH system holds a child re‐
straint during driving or in a crash.
This system is designed to make in‐
stallation of a child restraint easier.
The LATCH system uses anchors in
the vehicle and attachments on the
child restraint that are made for use
with the LATCH system.
Make sure that a LATCH-compatible
child restraint is properly installed us‐
ing the anchors, or use the vehicle's
safety belts to secure the restraint,
following the instructions that came
with that restraint, and also the in‐
structions in this manual.
When installing a child restraint with
a top tether, you must also use either
the lower anchors or the safety belts
to properly secure the child restraint.
A child restraint must never be instal‐
led using only the top tether and an‐
chor.
In order to use the LATCH system in
the vehicle, you need a child restraint
that has LATCH attachments. The
child restraint manufacturer will pro‐
vide you with instructions on how to
use the child restraint and its attach‐
ments. The following explains how to
attach a child restraint with these at‐
tachments in the vehicle.
Not all vehicle seating positions or
child restraints have lower anchors
and attachments or top tether an‐
chors and attachments.