Dodge 2012 Ram Truck Gas 1500 Owner's Manual page 75

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 73
Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren (LATCH)
Each vehicle is equipped with the child restraint anchor-
age system called LATCH, which stands for Lower
Anchors and Tether for CHildren. The LATCH system
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provides for the installation of the child restraint without
using the vehicle seat belt, instead securing the child
restraint using lower anchorages and upper tether straps
from the child restraint to the vehicle structure. LATCH
child restraint anchorage systems are installed in the
Quad Cab , Mega Cab and Crew Cab rear seat outboard
positions. LATCH equipped seating positions feature
both lower anchor bars, located at the back of the seat
Quad Cab /Mega Cab /Crew Cab Rear
cushion, and tether strap anchorages, located behind the
Outboard Seats Driver Side
seat back (refer to "Child Restraint Tether Anchor").