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LATCH—ChildSeatAnchorageSystem(Lower
AnchorsandTetherforCHildren)
child restraint manu factu rers offer add-on tether strap
kits or retro-fit kits. You are urged to take advantage of all
the available attachm ents provid ed with you r child re-
straint in any vehicle.
Your vehicle’s rear seat is equ ipped with the child
restraint anchorage system called LATCH. The LATCH
system provid es for the installation of the child restraint
withou t using the vehicle’s seat belts, instead securing
the child restraint using lower anchorages and upper
tether strap s from the child restraint to the vehicle
stru cture.
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All three rear seating positions have lower anchorages
that are capable of accom modating LATCH-compatible
child seats having flexible, webbing-m ounted lower at-
tachm ents. Child seats with fixed lower attachm ents
must be installed in the outboard positions only. Regard -
less of the specific typ e of lower attachm ent, NEVER
install LATCH-compatible child seats such that two seats
share a common lower anchorage. If installing child seats
in adjacent rear-seating positions or if you r child re-
straints are not LATCH-compatible, install the restraints
using the vehicle’s seat belts.
LATCH-compatible child restraint system s are now avail-
able. However, becau se the lower anchorages are to be
introd uced over a period of years, child restraint system s
having attachm ents for those anchorages will continu e to
also have featu res for installation using the vehicle’s seat
belts. Child restraints having tether strap s and hooks for
connection to the top tether anchorages have been avail-
able for som e time. For som e older child restraints, many
| Categories | Jeep Liberty Manuals, Jeep Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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