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- Always remove t he gui dance fixtur es a nd keep t he m in a
sa fe p lace w he n not in us e .
You may fin d it ea sie r to inst a ll chil d restr ai nts equippe d wit h hoo ks
attached to straps w ithout the guidance fixtures in place. If this is the
case, rem ove t he guid an ce fixture s by pull ing t hem off th e a nchor-
ages . Howeve r, the guidance fixtures can help you to locate the
LATCH anc ho rages.
& WARNING
Improper use of tether anchorages or lower anchorages can cause
serious personal injury in a crash.
• Always carefully follow the child restraint manufacturer's
instructions for proper installation and use of child restraint
system s.
• Never use the
LATCH or tether anchorages to attach safety
belts or other kinds of occupant restraints.
• Child restraint tether attachments and lower attachments are
only designed to s ecure a child restraint that has been equipped to
use these anchorages .
• Tether anchorages and lower anchorages are designed to with-
stand only those loads imposed by correctly fitted child restraints.
Under no circumstances can they be used s afely for adult or child
safety belts or harnesses .
• Never mount more than one child restraint to a single teth e r or
to a lower anchorage point. Attaching two child rest raints to a
single anchorage point can cause the anchorage to fail and cause
serious personal injury in a crash.
0 Note
• Remove the g uidance fixtures be fore fo lding the rear seatback to
preven t da m agi ng t he sea t cushion.
• If you leave the g uidance fixtures installed for severa l day s, they
could leave a mar k o n t he upholste ry on t he sea t cu shion and bac krest
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in the area t hat the guidance fixtures were installed . The upholstery
wou ld also be perm ane nt ly stre tch ed ar ound t he g uidan ce fixt ures.
This appli es especially to leathe r seats. •
Installing a child restraint with LATCH
lower anchorages
Whe never you install a child restr ain t always fo llow the
child rest raint ma nufacturer's instruc tions.
Mounting
Fig. 125 Lower
anchorages: proper
mounting
- Make sure t he seat bac k of t he rear sea t benc h is in t he
upright position and sec urely latc he d in place.
- Attac h both hoo k-on con nectors with the spring catc h
release on the ch ild safety sea t on t o the LATCH lower
anchora g e so t hat t he connectors lock into place
=> fig . 125.
- Pull on t he connector attach m ents to ma ke sure they are
properly at t ached to th e LATCH lower a ncho ra ge.
- Pull straps ti ght followi ng t he chil d res t rain t m anufac-
turer's instructio ns.
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