190 Child S a f e t y
- Never mount more than one child re-
straint to a single tether or to a lower an-
chorage point. Attaching two child re-
straints to a single anchorage point can
cause the anchorage to fail and cause se-
rious personal injury in a crash.
(D Note
- Remove the guidance fixtures before
fold ing the rear seatback to prevent
damaging the seat cushion.
- To attach the child restraint secure ly, the
seat must be moved to the farthest rear
pos ition, the seat height set to the low-
est posit ion and the head restra int must
be adjusted to the verti cal position
¢page 61.
- If you leave the guidance fixtures instal-
led for several days, they could leave a
mark on the upho lstery on t he sea t cush -
ion and backrest in the area that the
guidance fixtures were insta lled . The up-
holstery would also be permanently
stretched around the guidance fixtures.
This applies especially to leather seats.
Installing a child restraint with LATCH
lower anchorages
Whenever you install a child restraint always
follow the child restraint manufacturer's in-
structions.
Fig. 185 Lower anchorages: proper mounting
Mounting
"" Make su re the sea t back of the rear sea t
bench is in the upright position and sec urely
latched in place.
""Attach both hook-on connectors with the
spring catch release on the child safety seat
onto the LATCH lower anchorage so that the
connectors lock into place ¢
fig. 185.
""Pull on the connector attachments to make
sure they are proper ly attached to the LATCH
lower anchorage .
"" Pull straps tight fo llowing the child restraint
manufac tu rer's inst ruct ions .
Releasing
"" Loosen the tension on the straps following
the child restra int manufacturer's instruc -
tions .
"" Depress the spring catches to release the
anchorage hooks from the lower anchorag-
es.
Remember: Use tether straps to help keep the
child restra int firm ly in place.
.&_ WARNING
Imp roper use of the LATCH system can in-
crease the risk of serious pe rsonal injury
and death in a n accident.
- These anchors were deve loped on ly for
child safety seats using the "LATCH" sys-
tem .
- Never at t ach other ch ild safety sea t s,
be lts or other objects to these anchors.
- Always make sure that you hear a click
when latch ing the seat in place . If you do
not hear a click the seat is not sec ure and
could fly forward and hit the interior of
the vehicle, or be ejected from the vehi-
cle .
.&_ WARNING
-
Improper installat ion of child restra ints
will increase the risk of injury in an acci-
dent.
- Always follow the child restraint system
manufacturer's instruct ions for proper
installation of the child restra int system
and proper use of t eth er straps as well as
the lower anchorages or safety bel t s in
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your veh icle. Ii-
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