If your vehicle has an air-suspension seat in the
right front passenger’s position, do not secure
a child restraint there. Here is why:
{CAUTION:
A child restraint cannot be secured
properly in an air-suspension type seat.
This is because an air-suspension seat is
designed to move up and down for an
adult passenger. Do not use a child
restraint in an air-suspension seat.
Wherever you install a child restraint, be sure to
secure the child restraint properly.
Keep in mind that an unsecured child restraint can
move around in a collision or sudden stop and
injure people in the vehicle — even when no child
is in it.
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH)
Some child restraints have a LATCH system. As
part of the LATCH system, your child restraint may
have lower attachments and/or a top tether. The
LATCH system can help hold the child restraint in
place during driving or in a crash. Some vehicles
have lower and/or top tether anchors designed
to secure a child restraint with lower attachments
and/or a top tether.
Some child restraints with a top tether are
designed to be used whether the top tether is
anchored or not. Other child restraints require that
the top tether be anchored. A national or local
law may require that the top tether be anchored.
In Canada, the law requires that forward-facing
child restraints have a top tether, and that
the tether be attached.
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