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WARNING
Improper insta llation of child restraints will
increase the risk of injury and death in a crash.
- Always follow the instructions provided by
the manufacturer of the child restraint you
intend to install in your vehicle.
- Never install a child restraint witho ut a
properly attached top tether strap if the
child restraint manufacturer's
instructions
requ ire the top tether strap to be used .
- Improper use of child restraint LATCH lower
anchorage points can lead to injury in a colli-
sion. The LATCH lower anchorage po ints are
designed to withstand only t hose loads im-
posed by correctly fitted ch ild restraints .
- Never mount two child restraint systems on
one LATCH lower anchorage point .
- Never secure or attach any luggage or other
item to the LATCH lower anchorages.
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Tips
- In Canada, the terms "top tether" with
"lower universa l anchorages" (or "lower uni-
versal anchorage bars") are used to describe
the system.
- In other countries, the term "ISO FIX" is
used to describe the lower anchorages.
Location
Fig. 17 2
Schematic overview: L A TCH anchorage point loca-
tions
The illustration shows the seating locations in
your ve hicle which are eq uipped with the lower
anchorages system.
Chil d s a f e ty
Description
The lower anchorage positions are marked for
quick locating .
Fig. 173 L ower anchorages, covers marked
Fig. 1 74
Rear seats: lower anchorage bracket locations
Lower anchorages
The circular markings on the rear sea t help you to
identify th e location of lower anchorages for the
two outboard seating posit ions ¢ fig. 173. The
LATCH lower universal anchorage attachm ent
points are between the rear seatback a nd rea r
seat cush ion .
Remov e the covers ¢ fig . 173 to access the lower
anchorage attachment points .
The lower a ncho rage attachmen t po ints are visi-
ble ¢ fig . 174.
Lower anchorages secure the child restraint in
the seat without using the vehicle's safety belts .
Anchorages provide a secure and easy -to-use at-
tachment and minim ize the poss ibility of improp -
er child restraint installation.
All child rest raints manufactured after Septem -
ber 1, 2002, must have lower anchorage at t ach-
ments for the
LATCH
system.
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