Dodge Caliber Owner's Manual page 50

1UF = Suitable for ISOFIX forward child restraint systems of "universal" category approved for use in the mass group.
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" categories.
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-
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-
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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 Anchorages
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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.
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