Jeep 2004 Grand Cherokee Owner's Manual page 49

and between the two posts. Attach the tether strap hook
to the anchor loop. Install the child restraint according to
the manufacturer's instructions, and tighten the vehicle
seat belt. Remove the slack from the tether strap accord-
ing to the manufacturer's instructions.
Child restraints systems having attachments designed to
connect to the lower anchorages are now available. Child
restraints having tether straps and hooks for connection
to the top tether anchorage have been available for some
time. In fact, many child restraint manufacturers will
provide add-on tether strap kits for some of their older
products. Tether anchorage kits are also available for
most older vehicles.
NOTE: If your child restraint is not LATCH compatible,
install the restraint using the vehicle seat belts.
Because the lower anchorages are to be introduced to
passenger carrying vehicles over a period of years, child
restraint systems having attachments for those anchor-
ages will continue to have features for installation in
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vehicles using the lap or lap/shoulder belt. They will also
have tether straps, and you are urged to take advantage
of all of the available attachments provided with your
child restraint in any vehicle.
Installing the Child Restraint System
There are LATCH anchorages at the two rear outboard
seating positions and tether strap anchorages above the
rear liftgate opening behind each rear outboard seat.
We urge that you carefully follow the directions of the
manufacturer when installing your child restraint. Many,
but not all, restraint systems will be equipped with
separate straps on each side, with each having a hook or
connector and a means for adjusting the tension in the
strap. Forward-facing toddler restraints and some
rearward-facing infant restraints will also be equipped
with a tether strap with a hook and means for adjusting
the tension in the strap.
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