Child s a fet y
The lower anchorage attachment points are lo-
cated on the rear seats between th e seatback and
the seat cushion. Special guidance fixtures in-
crease the convenience of the lower anchorages
and help protect the seat material from possible
damage when instal ling ch ild restraints.
In stall ing the guidance fixtu res
.,. Push down on the seat cushion so that the low-
er anchorages are visible .
.,. Hold the gu idance fixture with the part number
facing downward and push it in the d irection of
the arrow onto the anchorage
c> fig . 248 .
.,. Make su re that each of the two guida nce fix-
tures per seat snaps into place.
Removing th e guidance fixtures
.,. Remove the ch ild restraint acco rding the ch ild
restra int manufacturer's instructions.
.,. Push down on the seat cushion so that the low-
er anchorages a re visible .
.,. Pull off the g uidance fixtures from the lower
an chorages.
.,. Always remove the guidan ce fixt ures and keep
them in a safe place when not in use .
You may find it easier to install ch ild restrain t s
eq uipped with hooks att ached to straps withou t
the guidance f ixtu res in place . If th is is the case,
remove the g uidance fixtures by pulling them off
the anchorages . However, the guidance f ixtures
can help you to locate the
LATCH anchorages.
A WARNING
Improper use of tether anchorages or lower
anchorages can cause serious personal injury
in a crash .
- Always carefully follow the child restra int
manufacturer's instruct ions for proper in-
stallation and use of child restra int systems .
- Never use the
LATCH or tether anchorages
to attach safety belts or other kinds of occu-
pant restrai nts .
- Child restra int tether attachments and low-
er attachments are only des igned t o secure
a child restraint that has been equ ipped to
use t hese a nchorages .
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- Tet her anchorages a nd lower anchorages
are designed to withstand only those loads
imposed by correct ly fitted child restraints.
Under no circumstances can they be used
safe ly for adult or ch ild safety bel ts or har-
nesses .
- Never mount more than one child restraint
to a sing le tet her or to a lower anchorage
point . Attaching two child restra ints to a
sing le anchorage poin t can cause the a n-
chorage to fail a nd cause ser io us perso nal
inj ury in a crash .
(D Note
- Re move the guidance fixt ures before fold-
ing t he rear seatba ck to preven t damag ing
the seat cushion .
- To attach the child rest raint se curely, the
sea t must be moved t o the farthest rea r po-
sit ion, the sea t he ight se t to t he lowest po-
sitio n and the hea d rest raint must be ad-
justed to the vertical position.
- If you leave t he gu idance fixture s installed
for several days, they could leave a mark on
the upholstery on the seat cushion and
backrest in the area that the guidance fix-
t ures were insta lled. The upholstery wo uld
also be perma nently st retched around the
guidance fixt ures. This applies especially to
leather seats .
Installing a child restraint with LATCH
lower anchorages
Whenever you install a child restraint always fol-
low the child res traint manufa cturer's instru c-
tions.
Fig. 249 Lower anchorages: proper mount ing
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