Chrysler Patriot Owner's Manual page 50

IL = Suitable for particular ISOFIX child restraint
systems (CRS) given in the attachment list.
These ISOFIX CRS are those of the "specific
vehicle", "restricted" or "semi-universal" cat-
egories.
X = ISOFIX position not suitable for ISOFIX
child restraint systems in this mass group
and/or this size class.
* Front seat must be placed in the mid-track
travel position or forward of this position with
the seat back in the vertical position.
Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren
(LATCH)
Your vehicle is equipped with the child restraint
anchorage system called LATCH, which stands
for Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren. The
LATCH system provides for the installation of
the child restraint without using the vehicle seat
belt. All three rear seating positions have lower
anchorages that are capable of accommodat-
ing LATCH-compatible child seats having flex-
ible, webbing-mounted lower attachments.
Child seats with fixed lower attachments must
be installed in the outboard positions only.
Regardless of the specific type of lower attach-
48
PAGE POSITION: 50 JOB: @ibm2/chry_pdm/CLS_chrysler-intl/GRP_owners/JOB_202720-en-pat-10MK74-126-ENG-AA/DIV_og
ment, NEVER install LATCH-compatible child
seats such that two seats share a common
lower anchorage. If you are installing LATCH-
compatible child restraints in adjacent rear
seating positions, you can use the LATCH
anchors or the vehicle's seat belt for the out-
board position, but you must use the vehicle's
seat belt at the center position. If your child
restraints are not LATCH-compatible, you can
only install the child restraints using the vehi-
cle's seat belts. Please refer to "Installing the
Child Restraint System" for typical installation
instructions.
Rear Seat LATCH
Child restraints systems having attachments
designed to connect to the lower anchorages
are now available. Child restraints having tether
straps and hooks for connection to the top
tether anchorage, have been available for
some time. In fact, many child restraint manu-
facturers will provide add-on tether strap kits
for some of their older products. Tether anchor-
age kits are also available for most older ve-
hicles.
Because the lower anchorages are to be intro-
duced to passenger carrying vehicles over a
period of years, child restraint systems having
attachments for those anchorages will continue
to have features for installation in vehicles using
the lap or lap/shoulder belt. They will also have
tether straps, and you are urged to take advan-
tage of all of the available attachments pro-
vided with your child restraint in any vehicle.
NOTE:
When using the LATCH attaching system to
install a child restraint, please ensure that
all seat belts not being used for occupant
restraints are stowed and out of reach of
children. It is recommended that before in-
pubnum: