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156 Child Safet y
These new performance requirements make a
tether necessary on most new child seats.
Installing a child restraint that requ ires a top
tether without one can serious ly impair t he
performance of the child restraint and its abil-
ity to protect the child in a collision. Installing
a child restraint that requires a top tether
witho ut the top tether may be a violation of
state law.
Child restraint manufacturers offer LATCH
lower anchorages on the ir child seats with
hook-on or push -on connectors attached to
adjustable straps.
In addit ion to the LATCH lower anchorages ,
these child restraint systems usually require
the use of tether straps to help keep the child
restraint firmly in place.
A WARNING
Improper insta llation of child restraints
will increase the risk of injury and death in
a crash .
- Always follow the instructions provided
by the manufacturer of the child re-
st raint you intend to install in your veh i-
cle.
- Never install a child restraint without a
properly atta ched top tether strap if the
child rest raint manufacturer's instruc-
tions req uire the top tethe r strap to be
used.
- Improper use of child restra int LATCH
lower anchorage points can lead to injury
in a collis ion. The LATCH lower anchorage
points are designed to withstand only
those loads imposed by correct ly fitted
child restraints.
- Never mount two child restraint systems
on one LATCH Lower anchorage point.
- Never secure or attach any Luggage or
other item to the LATCH lower anchorag-
es.
@ Tips
- In Canada, the terms "top tether" with
"lower universa l anchorages" (or "lower
-
unive rsal ancho rage bars") are used to
describe the system.
- In other coun t ries, the term "ISOFIX" is
used to describe the Lower anc horages .
Location
Fig. 14 3 Schemat ic overview: LATCH anchorage point
locat ions
a,
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ti.
m
a,
The illustration shows the seating locations in
your vehicle which are equipped with the low-
er anchorages system.
Description
The lower anchorage positions are marked
for quick locating.
Fig. 144 Rear seatbacks: locato r buttons for lower an-
chorages
Fig. 14 5 Rear seats: lower anchorage bracket locations .,.