Graco 1747504, ISPC123BA WHAT IS LATCH?

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Vehicle
TopTether Anchor
Points
Vehicle
Lower Anchor
Points
Vehicle
Seat Crease
Typicalseat in a
passenger vehicle.
Other vehicle types
may have different
LATCHlocations.
United States Federal Motor VehicleSafety
Standards have defined a new system for
installing child restraints in vehicles. The
system is called LATCH.LATCHstands for:
Lower Anchorage and Tether for CHildren.
LATCHSystem for Vehicles:
LATCHin 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
LATCHcan also be used in vehicle seating
positions equipped with ISOFIX.
Newer vehicles may have one or more seating
positions equipped with LATCHanchor 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).
(Fig. a) (Fig. b) (Fig.c)
WHAT IS LATCH?