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proper installation of t he child restra int
and proper use of t he lower anchorages
or safety belts in your vehicle.
- Never secure or attach any luggage or
other items to the LATCH lower ancho-
rages.
- Always read and heed the important in-
formation about child restraints in this
chapter and WARNINGS ¢
page 171,
Child Safety.
Installing a child restraint with LATCH
lower anchorages
Whenever you install a child restraint always
follow the child restraint manufacturer's in-
structions.
Fig. 175 Lower anchorages: proper mo unt ing
Mounting
.. Make sure the sea t back of the rear sea t
bench is in the upr ight position and sec urely
latched in place.
.. Attach both hook-on connectors with the
spring catch release on the child safety seat
onto the LATC H lower anchorage so that the
connectors lock into place¢
fig. 175 .
.. Pull on the connector attachments
to make
s ure they a re properly attached to the LATCH
lower anchorage .
.. Pull straps tight following t he child restra int
manufacturer's
instructions .
Releasing
.. Loosen the tension on the straps following
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.. Depress the spring catches to release the
anchorage hooks from the lower anchorag-
es.
Remember: Use te t her straps to help keep the
child restra int firm ly in place .
&
WARNING
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Imp roper use of the LATCH system can in-
crease the risk of serious personal injury
and death in an accident.
- These anchors were deve loped only for
child safety seats using the "LATCH" sys-
tem.
- Never attach other ch ild safety seats ,
be lts or other objects to these anchors.
- Always make sure that you hear a click
when latch ing the seat in place. If you do
not hear a click the seat
is
not secure a nd
could fly forwa rd and hit the interior of
the vehicle, or be ejected from the veh i-
cle .
&
WARNING
Im proper installat io n of child restra ints
will increase the risk of injury in an acci-
dent .
- Always follow the child restraint system
manufac t urer' s inst ructi on s for prope r
installa t ion of t he child restr aint system
a nd proper use of te t her st raps as well as
the lower anchorages or safety belts in
your veh icle .
-Always rea d and heed the important in-
formation and WARNINGS about ch ild
safety and the insta llation of ch ild re-
straint systems¢
page 171, Child Safe-
ty.
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