WHAT IS LATCH?
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Lower Anchors and Tethers for CH ildren.
LATCH INITHE VEHICLE CONSISTS OFLAETOP tether anchor point and two lower anchor points.
3OME VEHICLE OWNER MANUALS USE THE term ISOFIX to identify the new child
RESTRAINTRANCHOR SYSTEM 4HISOCHILDS restraint with LATCH can also be used
IN VEHICLE SEATING POSITIONS EQUIPPED with ISOFIX.
.EWERWVEHICLES MAY HAVELONESOR MOREYSEATINGV positions equipped with LATCH anchor points.
)F VEHICLE ISIEQUIPPED WITH LATCHTHETVEHICLEV LOWERWANCHOR POINTSHMAYRBE VISIBLE ATSTHEMVEHICLE SEAT CREASE )FENOTSVISIBLE THEYNMAYTBE MARKEDI with a symbol (Fig. a) or a colored dot.
See your vehicle owner’s manual for exact locations, anchor identification, and requirements for use with a child restraint.
#HECKEVEHICLEVOWNERSSMANUAL FOR VEHICLE TOP TETHER ANCHOR LOCATIONS 4HEYLMAYCBE IDENTIlED using one of the anchor symbols(Fig. b or Fig. c).
5SESVEHICLEEBELT NOTELATCH CONNECTORS FOR INSTALLATIONSLWITH CHILDREN WEIGHING MOREHTHAN R POUNDS KG
NOTE: 3OMEOVEHICLEVMANUFACTURERS HAVE LOWER maximum weight ratings for LATCH ANCHORSHSO YOUOMUST CONSULT YOUROVEHICLELOWNERSSMANUAL OR CALLCTHELVEHICLEHMANUFACTURER TOLCONlRM THE LIMITS ONTYOUR VEHICLESSLATCH anchors.
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