Kia FORTE 2022 Manual page 51

Safety features of your vehicle
僅 Always have the LATCH system
inspected by your authorized Kia
dealer after an accident. An accident
can damage the LATCH system and
may not properly secure the child
restraint.
Securing a child restraint seat
with "Tether Anchor" system
OBD031199N
First secure the child restraint with the
LATCH lower anchors or the seat belt. If
the child restraint manufacturer recom-
mends that the top tether strap be
attached, attach and tighten the top
tether strap to the top tether strap
anchor.
Child restraint hook holders are located
on the back of the rear seatbacks.
WARNING
Take the following precautions when
installing the tether strap:
僅 Read and follow all installation
instructions provided with your child
restraint system.
僅 NEVER attach more than one child
restraint to a single tether anchor.
This could cause the anchor or attach-
ment to come loose or break.
僅 Do not attach the tether strap to any-
thing other than the correct tether
Child Restraint System (CRS)
anchor. It may not work properly if
attached to something else.
僅 Do not use the tether anchors for
adult seat belts or harnesses, or for
attaching other items or equipment to
the vehicle.
僅 Always fasten the seat belts behind
the child restraint seat when they are
not used to secure the child seat. Fail-
ure to do so may result in child stran-
gulation.
OBD038026
To install the tether anchor:
1. Route the child restraint tether strap
over the child restraint seatback.
Route the tether strap under the head
restraint and between the head
restraint posts, or route the tether
strap over the top of the vehicle seat-
back. Make sure the strap is not
twisted.
2. Connect the tether strap hook to the
tether anchor, then tighten the tether
strap according to the child seat man-
ufacturer's instructions to firmly
secure the child restraint to the seat.
3. Check that the child restraint is
securely attached to the seat by push-
ing and pulling the seat forward and
from side-to-side.
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