Graco PD220686A instruction manual What is LATCH?, Lower Anchors and Tethers for CH ildren

WHAT IS LATCH?

5NITED 3TATES &EDERALT-OTOR 6EHICLE 3AFETY 3TANDARDSDHAVE DElNEDHAASYSTEM FOR INSTALLING CHILD RESTRAINTSIIN VEHICLES 4HE system is called LATCH. LATCH stands for:

Lower Anchors and Tethers for CH ildren.

LATCH System for Vehicles:

LATCH INITHE VEHICLE CONSISTS OFLAETOPCTETHER anchor point and two lower anchor points.

3OME VEHICLE OWNER MANUALS USE THE TERM ISOFIX to identify the new child restraint

ANCHORAGEOSYSTEME4HIS CHILD RESTRAINT WITH LATCH CAN ALSO BE USEDOIN VEHICLE SEATING POSITIONSTEQUIPPED WITHQISOFIX.

.EWERWVEHICLES MAY HAVELONESOR MOREYSEATING POSITIONSTEQUIPPED WITHQLATCH anchor points.

)F VEHICLE ISIEQUIPPED WITH LATCHTHETVEHICLE LOWERWANCHOR POINTSHMAYRBE VISIBLE ATSTHEMVEHICLE SEAT CREASE )FENOTSVISIBLE THEYNMAYTBE 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.

#HECKEVEHICLEVOWNERSSMANUAL FOR VEHICLE TOP TETHER ANCHOR LOCATIONS 4HEYLMAYCBE IDENTIlED using one of the anchor symbols (Fig. b or Fig. c).

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		PASSENGEREVEHICLE
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		MAYAHAVE DIFFERENT
Top Tether Anchor
		LATCH locations.
Points
	Vehicle
	Lower Anchor
	Points

Vehicle

Seat Crease

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