1 78 Child Safety
the use of tether straps to help keep the child
restraint firmly in place.
.&_ WARNING
Improper installation of child restraints
will increase the risk of injury and death in
a crash.
- Always follow the instructions provided
by the manufacturer of the child re
straint you intend to install in your vehi
cle.
- Never install a child restraint without a
properly attached top tether strap if the
child restraint manufacturer's instruc
tions require the top tether strap to be
used.
- Improper use of child restraint LATCH
lower anchorage points can lead to injury
in a collision. The LATCH lower anchorage
points are designed to withstand only
those loads imposed by correctly fitted
child restraints.
- Never mount two child restraint systems
on one LATCH lower anchorage point.
- Never secure or attach any luggage or
other item to the LATCH lower anchorag
es.
(j) Tips
- In Canada, the terms "top tether" with
"lower universal anchorages" (or "lower
universal anchorage bars") are used to
describe the system.
- In other countries, the term "ISOFIX" is
used to describe the lower anchorages.
Location
Fig. 155 Schematic overvi ew: LATCH ancho rage point
locat ions
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The illustration shows the seating locations in
your vehicle which are equipped with the low
er anchorages system .
Description
The lower anchorage positions are marked
for quick locating.
Fig. 156 Lower anchorages, cove rs m arked
Fig. 157 Rea r seats: lower ancho rage bracket locations
Lower anchorages
The circular markings on the rear seat help
you to identify the location of lower anchorag
es for the two outboard seating positions
¢ fig . 156 ~. The LATCH lower universal an
chorage attachment points are between the
rear seatback and rear seat cushion.
Remove the covers
c:> fig . 156 to access the
lower anchorage attachment points .
The lower anchorage attachment points are
visible
c:> fig. 157 .
Lower anchorages secure the child restraint in
the seat without using the vehicle's safety
belts. Anchorages provide a secure and easy
to-use attachment and minimi ze the possibili-
ty of improper child restraint installation. .,.
