Graco ISPC099BA What is LATCH?, Latch System for Vehicles, Vehicle Lower Anchor Points

WHAT IS LATCH?

United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards have defined a new system for installing child restraints in vehicles. The system is called LATCH. LATCH stands for:

Lower Anchorage and Tether for CH ildren.

LATCHSystemforVehicles:

LATCH in the vehicle consists of a top tether anchor point and two lower anchor points.

Some vehicle owner manuals use the term ISOFIX to identify the new child restraint anchorage system. This child restraint with LATCH can also be used in vehicle seating positions equipped with ISOFIX.

Vehicle	Typical seat in a
	passenger vehicle.
Top Tether Anchor
	Other vehicle types
Points
	may have different
	LATCH locations.

Vehicle

Lower Anchor

Points

Newer vehicles may have one or more seating positions equipped with LATCH anchor points.

If vehicle is equipped with LATCH, the vehicle lower anchor points may be visible at the vehicle seat crease. If not visible, they may be marked 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.

Check vehicle owner’s manual for vehicle top tether anchor locations. They may be identified using one of the anchor symbols (Fig. b or Fig. c).

Vehicle

Seat Crease

(Fig. a) (Fig. b) (Fig. c) 5