Graco PD247308A owner manual What is LATCH?, Vehicle Seating Positions Equipped with Isofix

WHAT IS LATCH?

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

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 child

RESTRAINTRANCHOR SYSTEM 4HISOCHILDS restraint with LATCH can also be used

IN VEHICLE SEATING POSITIONS EQUIPPED with ISOFIX.

.EWERWVEHICLES MAY HAVELONESOR MOREYSEATINGV POSITIONSTEQUIPPED WITHQLATCH anchor points.

)F VEHICLE ISIEQUIPPED WITH LATCHTHETVEHICLEV 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 MAXIMUMIWEIGHT RATINGS FOR LATCH ANCHORSHSO YOUOMUST CONSULT YOUROVEHICLELOWNERSSMANUAL OR CALLCTHELVEHICLEHMANUFACTURER TOLCONlRM THE LIMITS ONTYOUR VEHICLESSLATCH anchors.

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