Seating and Safety Restraints
anchorsis280mm(11inches)centertocenter.Achildseatwithrigid
LATCHattachmentscannotbeinstalledatthecenterseatingposition.
LATCHcompatiblechildseats(withattachmentsonbeltwebbing)can
onlybeusedatthisseatingpositionprovidedthatthechildseat
manufacturer’sinstructionspermitusewiththeanchorspacingstated.
Donotattachachildseattoanyloweranchorifanadjacentchildseatis
attachedtothatanchor.
WARNING:ThestandardizedspacingforLATCHloweranchors
is280mm(11inches)centertocenter.DonotuseLATCH
loweranchorsforthecenterseatingpositionunlessthechildseat
manufacturer’sinstructionspermitandspecifyusinganchorsspacedat
leastasfarapartasthoseinthisvehicle.
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
toRecommendationsforattachingsafetyrestraintsforchildrenin
thischapter.
Attaching child safety seats with tether straps
Manyforward-facingchildsafetyseatsincludeatetherstrapwhich
extendsfromthebackofthechildsafetyseatandhookstoananchoring
pointcalledthetoptetheranchor.Tetherstrapsareavailableasan
accessoryformanyoldersafetyseats.Contactthemanufacturerofyour
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2009
Fusion(fsn)
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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