Seating and Safety Restraints
Useofinboardloweranchorsfromtheoutboardseatingpositions
(centerseatinguse)
Theloweranchorsatthecenterofthesecondrowrearseatarespaced
400
mm(16inches)apart.ThestandardizedspacingforLATCHlower
anchorsis280mm(11inches)centertocenter.Achildseatwithrigid
LATCHattachmentscannotbeinstalledatthecenterseatingposition.
LATCHcompatiblechildseats(withattachmentsonbeltwebbing)can
onlybeusedatthisseatingpositionprovidedthatthechildseat
manufacturer’sinstructionspermitusewiththeanchorspacingstated.
Donotattachachildseattoanyloweranchorifanadjacentchildseatis
attachedtothatanchor.
WARNING:ThestandardizedspacingforLATCHloweranchors
is280mm(11inches)centertocenter.DonotuseLATCH
loweranchorsforthecenterseatingpositionunlessthechildseat
manufacturer’sinstructionspermitandspecifyusinganchorsspacedat
leastasfarapartasthoseofthisvehicle.
IfyouinstallachildseatwithrigidLATCHattachments,andhave
attachedthetoptetherstraptothepropertoptetheranchor,donot
tightenthetetherstrapenoughtoliftthechildseatoffthevehicleseat
cushionwhenthechildisseatedinit.Keepthetetherstrapjustsnug
withoutliftingthefrontofthechildseat.Keepingthechildseatjust
touchingthevehicleseatgivesthebestprotectioninaseverecrash.
Eachtimeyouusethesafetyseat,checkthattheseatisproperly
attachedtotheloweranchorsandtetheranchor,ifapplicable.Tugthe
childseatfromsidetosideandforwardandbackwhereitissecuredto
thevehicle.Theseatshouldmovelessthanoneinchwhenyoudothis
foraproperinstallation.
Ifthesafetyseatisnotanchoredproperly,theriskofachildbeing
injuredinacrashgreatlyincreases.
CombiningsafetybeltandLATCHloweranchorsforattaching
childsafetyseats
Whenusedincombination,eitherthesafetybeltortheLATCHlower
anchorsmaybeattachedfirst,providedaproperinstallationisachieved.
Attachthetetherstrapafterward,ifincludedwiththechildseat.Refer
toRecommendationsforattachingchildsafetyrestraintsforchildren
inthischapter.
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