Seating and Safety Restraints
6.
InstallthechildsafetyseattightlyusingtheLATCHanchorsorsafety
belts.Followtheinstructionsinthischapter.
Tightenthechildsafetyseattetherstrapaccordingtothe
manufacturer’sinstructions.
7.
WARNING:Ifthesafetyseatisnotanchoredproperly,therisk
ofachildbeinginjuredinacollisiongreatlyincreases.
Attaching child safety seats with Lower Anchor and Tethers for
Children (LATCH) attachments for child seat anchors
Somechildsafetyseatshavetworigidorwebbingmountedattachments
thatconnecttotwoanchorsatspecificseatingpositionsinyourvehicle.
Thistypeofchildseateliminatestheneedtousesafetybeltstoattach
thechildseat.Forforward-facingchildseats,thetetherstrapmustalso
beattachedtothepropertetheranchorpoint.Forinformationonusing
tetherstrapswiththechildsafetyseats,refertoAttachingchildsafety
seatswithtetherstrapsinthischapter.
LATCHanchorsforchildseat
installationhavebeenprovidedin
yourvehicleatthefollowing
locations:
Theanchorsonbothsidesofthe
centeroftherearseatareprovided
primarilyforchildseatsatthe
outboardseatsandarefurtherapart
thanthepairsofloweranchorsfor
childseatinstallationatotherseats.AchildseatwithrigidLATCH
attachmentscannotbeinstalledatthecenterrearseat.Achildseatwith
LATCHattachmentsonbeltwebbingcanbeusedatthecenterrearseat
unlessachildseatatanoutboardrearseatisattachedtooneofthese
loweranchors.Installachildseatontotheloweranchorsatthecenter
rearseatONLYIFthechildrestraintmanufacturerrecommendsthatthe
childseatcanbeinstalledtoanchorsthatarespacedupto450mm
apart.
WARNING:NeverattachtwoLATCHchildsafetyseatstothe
sameanchor.Inacrash,oneanchormaynotbestrongenough
toholdtwochildseatattachmentsandmaybreak,causingserious
injuryordeath.
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Focus(foc)
OwnersGuide
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