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WHAT IS LATCH?
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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 LATCHTHETVEHICLE 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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