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Child S a fet y
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Tips
- In Canada, the terms "top tether" with
"lower universa l anchorages" (or "lower
universal anchorage bars") are used to
describe the system.
- In other countries, the term "ISO FIX" is
used to describe the lower anchorages.
Location
Fig. 172 Schematic overview: LATCH ancho rage point
locat ions
The illustration shows the seating locations in
your veh icle which are equipped with the low-
e r anchorages system.
Description
The lower anchorage positions are marked
for quick locating .
Fig. 173 Lower anchorages, covers marked
Fig. 1 74 Rear seats: lowe r anchorage bracket l ocat ions
Low er anchorage s
The circular markings on the rear seat help
you to ident ify the location of lower anchorag -
es for the two outboard seating positions
~
fig . 173. The LATCH lower unive rsal ancho r-
age at tachment po ints are between the rear
seatback and rea r seat cushion .
Remove the covers ~ fig. 173 to access the
lower anchorage attachment
points.
The lower anchorage attachment
points are
visible
c:>
fig . 174.
Lower anchorages secure the chi ld restraint in
the seat without using the vehicle 's safety
belts. Anchorages provide a secure and easy-
to -use attachment
and minimize the possib ili-
ty of improper child rest ra int installation .
All child restraints manufactured after Sep-
tember 1, 2002, must have lower anchorage
attachments
for the LATCH system .
Please remember that the lower anchorage
po ints are only intended for installat ion and
attachment
of child restraints spec ifically cer-
tified fo r use with LATCH lower anchorages.
Child rest raints that are not equ ipped with the
lower anchorage attachments
can still be in-
sta lled in compliance with t he ch ild restra int
manufactu rer's instr uctions on using veh icle
safety belts .
A
WARNING
-
Improper use of LATCH lower anchorages
can cause serious persona l injury in an ac-
cident.
- Always carefu lly follow the child re-
straints manufacturer's
instructions for
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