Child Restraints - Fiat 500 2013 User Manual

GETTING STARTED

CHILD RESTRAINTS

• Children 12 years and under should ride properly buckled up in a rear seat, if available.
According to crash statistics, children are safer when properly restrained in the rear seats
rather than in the front.
• Every state in the United States and all Canadian provinces require that small children ride
in proper restraint systems. This is the law, and you can be prosecuted for ignoring it.
Installing The LATCH Compatible Child Restraint System
• Your vehicle's second row passenger seats are equipped with the child restraint anchorage
system called LATCH, which stands for Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren. LATCH
child restraint anchorage systems are installed in both rear seating positions.
• NEVER install compatible child seats so that two seats share a common lower anchorage.
• Loosen the child seat adjusters on the
lower straps and tether straps so that
you can attach the hook or connector
to the anchors.
• Attach the lower hooks or connectors
over the top of the anchorage bars,
pushing aside the seat cover material.
The rear seat lower anchorages are
round bars, located at the rear of the
seat cushion where it meets the seat-
back. The rear seat lower anchors can
be readily identified by the symbol
located on the seatback directly above the anchorages and are just visible when you
lean into the rear seat to install the child restraint.
• The tether strap should be routed under the center of the head restraint and
attached to the tether anchor on the rear of the seatback.
• Tighten all three straps as you push the
child restraint rearward and downward
into the seat.
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