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The illustration shows th e seating locations in
your vehicle wh ich are equ ipped with the lower
un iversal anchorages system.
Description
The lower anchorage positions are marked for
quick locating.
Fig. 175 Lowe r ancho rage s, covers marked
Fig. 176 Rear seats: lower anc horage bracket locatio ns
Lower anchorages
The circular markings on the rear seat help you to
ident ify the locat ion of lower anchorages for the
two outboard seating pos itions
9 fig . 175 . The
LATCH lower universal anchorage attachment
points are between the rear seatback and rear
seat cus hion .
Remove the covers 9 fig . 175 to access the lower
anchorage attachment po ints.
The lower anchorage attachment points are visi-
ble
9 fig. 176 .
Lower anchorages secure the child restraint in
t he seat without using the vehicle's safe ty belts .
Anchorages provide a secure and easy -to -use at -
tachment and minim ize the possibility of improp-
e r ch ild restraint insta llation .
Ch ild sa f ety
All child restra ints manufactured after Septem -
ber 1, 2002, must have lower anchorage attach-
ments for the
LATCH system.
Please remembe r that the lower anchorage
points are on ly intended for insta llation and at-
tachment of child restraints specifica lly cert ified
for use with
LATCH lower anchorages. Child re-
straints tha t are not equipped with the lower an-
chorage att a chments can still be installed in
compliance with the chi ld restraint manufactur -
er's instructions on usi ng vehicle safety belts.
A WARNING
-
Imp roper use of LATCH lower a ncho rages can
cause ser ious perso nal injury in an accident.
- Always carefully follow the ch ild rest raints
manufacture r's instructions for proper in-
stallat ion of the child restraint and proper
use of the lowe r an cho rages or safety belts
in your vehicle.
- Never secure or atta ch any luggage o r other
items to the
LATCH lowe r an chorages .
- Always read and heed the important info r-
mat ion about ch ild res tr aints in th is chapter
a nd WARNI NGS
9 page 214, 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. 1 77 Lower anchorages: proper mount ing
Mounting
., Make sure the seatback of the rear seat bench
is in the upright pos ition and secure ly latched
in place .
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