Seating and Safety Restraints
IfyouinstallachildseatwithrigidLATCHattachments,andhave
attachedthetoptetherstraptothepropertoptetheranchor,donot
tightenthetetherstrapenoughtoliftthechildseatoffthevehicleseat
cushionwhenthechildisseatedinit.Keepthetetherstrapjustsnug
withoutliftingthefrontofthechildseat.Keepingthechildseatjust
touchingthevehicleseatgivesthebestprotectioninaseverecrash.
Eachtimeyouusethesafetyseat,checkthattheseatisproperly
attachedtotheloweranchorsandtetheranchor,ifapplicable.Tugthe
childseatfromsidetosideandforwardandbackwhereitissecuredto
thevehicle.Theseatshouldmovelessthanoneinchwhenyoudothis
foraproperinstallation.
Ifthesafetyseatisnotanchoredproperly,theriskofachildbeing
injuredinacrashgreatlyincreases.
CombiningseatbeltandLATCHloweranchorsforattachingchild
safetyseats
Whenusedincombination,eithertheseatbeltortheLATCHlower
anchorsmaybeattachedfirst,providedaproperinstallationisachieved.
Attachthetetherstrapafterward,ifincludedwiththechildseat.Refer
toRecommendationsforattachingsafetyrestraintsforchildrenin
thischapter.
Attaching child safety seats with tether straps
Manyforward-facingchildsafetyseatsincludeatetherstrapwhich
extendsfromthebackofthechildsafetyseatandhookstoananchoring
pointcalledthetoptetheranchor.Tetherstrapsareavailableasan
accessoryformanyoldersafetyseats.Contactthemanufacturerofyour
childseatforinformationaboutorderingatetherstrap,ortoobtaina
longertetherstrapifthetetherstraponyoursafetyseatdoesnotreach
theappropriatetoptetheranchorinthevehicle.
Therearseatingpositionsofyourvehicleareequippedwithbuilt-in
tetherstrapanchorslocatedbehindtheseatsontheroofpanelinthe
cargoarea.
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