220 Child S a f e t y
& WARNING
Improper use of tether anchorages or low-
er anchorages can cause serious personal
injury in a crash.
- Always carefully follow the child re-
straint manufacturer's instructions for
proper installation and use of child re-
st raint systems .
- Never use the
LATCH or tethe r anchorag-
es to attach safety belts or other kinds of
occupant restraints.
- Child restraint tether attachments and
lower attachments are only des igned to
se cure a child res t raint that has been
equipped to use these anchorages.
- Tether anchorages and lower an chorages
are designed to withstand only those
loads imposed by correct ly fitted ch ild
rest raints . Under no circumstances can
they be used safe ly for adu lt or child
safety belts or harnesses.
- Never mount more than one child re-
st raint to a sing le tether or to a lower an-
chorage point. Attac hing two child re-
straints to a sing le anchorage point can
cause the anchorage to fail and cause se-
rious personal injury in a crash.
(D Note
- Remove the guidance f ixtures before
fo lding the rear seatback to prevent
damaging the seat cushion.
- If you leave the guidance fixtures instal-
led for several days, they could leave a
mark on the upho lstery on the seat cush-
ion and backrest in the area that the
guidance fixtures were insta lled. The up-
holstery would also be permanently
stretched around t he guid ance fixt ures.
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. 225 Lower anchorages: proper mount ing
Mounting
.,. Make sure the seatback of the rear seat
benc h is in the upright position and securely
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. 225 .
.,. Pull on t he connector attachments to ma ke
sure they are properly attac hed to the LATCH
lower ancho rage .
.,. Pull straps tight fo llowing the child res t raint
manufacturer's instruct ions.
Releasing
.,. Loosen the tension on the straps fo llowing
t he child restra int manufac t urer's inst ruc-
tions .
.. Depress the spring catches to release the
anchorage hooks from t he lower anchorag-
es.
Remember: Use tether straps to help keep the
child restraint firmly in place .
A WARNING
'-
Improper use of the LATCH system can in-
crease the risk of serious personal injury
and death in an accident.
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