What Is Latch - Century 44164 Instruction Manual

WHAT IS LATCH?

United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards have defined a new system for
installing car seats in vehicles. The system
is called LATCH. LATCH
Lower Anchorage and Tether for CH ildren.
LATCH System for Vehicles:
LATCH in the vehicle consists of a top tether
anchor point and two lower anchor points.
Some vehicle owner manuals use the term
ISOFIX to identify the new car seat
anchorage system.
used in vehicle seating positions
equipped with ISOFIX.
Newer vehicles may have one or more seating
positions equipped with
If vehicle is equipped with LATCH, the vehicle
lower anchor points may be visible at the vehicle
seat crease. If not visible, they may be marked
with a symbol (Fig. a) or a colored dot. See your
vehicle owner's manual for exact locations,
anchor identification, and requirements for use
with a car seat.
Check vehicle owner's manual for vehicle top
tether anchor locations. They may be identified
using one of the anchor symbols (Fig. b or
Fig. c).
stands for:
LATCH can also be
LATCH anchor points.
Vehicle
Top Tether Anchor
Points
Vehicle
Lower Anchor
Points
(Fig. a)
Typical seat in a
passenger vehicle.
Other vehicle types
may have different
LATCH locations.
Vehicle
Seat Crease
(Fig. b) (Fig. c)
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