Seating and Safety Restraints
CombiningsafetybeltandLATCHloweranchorsforattaching
childsafetyseats
Whenusedincombination,eitherthesafetybeltortheLATCHlower
anchorsmaybeattachedfirst,providedaproperinstallationisachieved.
Attachthetetherstrapafterward,ifincludedwiththechildseat.Refer
toRecommendationsforattachingchildsafetyrestraintsforchildren
inthischapter.
Attaching child safety seats with tether straps
Manyforward-facingchildsafetyseatsincludeatetherstrapwhich
extendsfromthebackofthechildsafetyseatandhookstoananchoring
pointcalledthetoptetheranchor.Tetherstrapsareavailableasan
accessoryformanyoldersafetyseats.Contactthemanufacturerofyour
childseatforinformationaboutorderingatetherstrap,ortoobtaina
longertetherstrapifthetetherstraponyoursafetyseatdoesnotreach
theappropriatetoptetheranchorinthevehicle.
Therearseatingpositionsofyourvehicleareequippedwithbuilt-in
tetherstrapanchorslocatedbehindtheseatsontheroofpanelinthe
cargoarea.
Thetetherstrapanchorsinyour
vehicleareinthefollowingpositions
(shownfromtopview):
Attachthetetherstraponlytotheappropriatetetheranchorasshown.
Thetetherstrapmaynotworkproperlyifattachedsomewhereother
thanthecorrecttetheranchor.
Oncethechildsafetyseathasbeeninstalled,usingeitherthesafetybelt
ortheloweranchorsoftheLATCHsystem,youcanattachthetoptether
strap.
Performthefollowingstepstoinstallachildsafetyseatwithtether
anchors:
1.
Routethechildsafetyseattetherstrapoverthebackoftheseat.
Forvehicleswithadjustableheadrestraints,removetheheadrestraint
first,placeunderthefrontseatforstorage,andthenroutethetether
strapoverthetopoftheseatback.
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