Child safety
The illustration shows the seating locations in
your vehicle which are equipped with the lower
anchorages system.
Description
The lower anchorage positions ore marked for
quick locating.
Fig. 1 78 Lower ancho rages, covers marked
Fig. 179 Rear seats: lowe r anchorage bracke t locations
Lower anchorages
The lower anchorage attachment points are lo-
cated between the rear seatback and rear seat
cushion.
Remove the covers
Q fig. 178 to access the lower
anchorage attachment points.
The lower anchorage attachment points are visi-
ble
~fig. 179.
Lower ancho rages secure the child restraint in
the seat without using the vehicle's safety belts.
Anchorages provide a secure and easy-to-use at-
tachment and minim ize the possibility of improp-
er child restraint installation.
All child rest raints manufactured after Septem-
ber 1, 2002, must have lower anchorage attach-
ments for the LATCH system.
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Remember that the lower anchorage points are
on ly inten ded for insta llation and attachment of
child restraints specifically certif ied for use with
LATCH lower anchorages. Child restra ints that
are not equipped with the lower anchorage at-
tachments can still be installed in compliance
with the ch ild restraint manufacturer 's instruc-
tions on using vehicle safety be lts .
.&_ WARNING
Im proper use of LATCH lower anchorages can
cause serious personal injury in an accident.
- Always carefully follow the ch ild restraints
manufacturer's instruc t ions for proper in-
stallat ion of th e child restraint and proper
use of the lower anchorages or sa fety belts
in your vehicle.
- Never secure or attach any luggage or other
items to the
LATCH lower anchorages .
- Always read and heed the important infor-
mation about child restraints in this chapter
and WARNINGS
Qpage 168, Child safety.
Installing a child restraint with LATCH
lower anchorages
Whenever you install a child restraint always fol-
low the child restraint manufacturer's instruc-
tions.
Fig. 180 Lower anchorages: pro per mount ing
Mounting
.,. Make sure the seatback of the rear seat bench
is in the upright position and secure ly latched
in place .
.,. Attach both hook-on connectors wit h the spring
catch release on the child safety seat onto the ..,.
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