WHAT IS LATCH?
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VEHICLESC4HEESYSTEM ISHCALLED LATCH. LATCH stands for:
Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren.
LATCH INITHE VEHICLE CONSISTS OFLAETOPC tether anchor point and two lower anchor points.
3OME VEHICLE OWNER MANUALS USE THE term ISOFIX to identify the new child
RESTRAINTRANCHOR SYSTEM 4HISOCHILDS restraint with LATCH can also be used
IN VEHICLE SEATING POSITIONS EQUIPPED with ISOFIX.
.EWERWVEHICLES MAY HAVELONESOR more seating positions equipped with LATCH anchor points.
)F VEHICLE ISIEQUIPPED WITH LATCH THET VEHICLEILOWEREANCHOR POINTS MAYNBE VISIBLEIAT THE VEHICLE SEATECREASEH)F NOT VISIBLE THEYEMAY BE MARKED WITH A
symbol 
or a colored dot.
#HECKEVEHICLEVOWNERSSMANUAL FOR VEHICLE TOPOTETHER ANCHORELOCATIONS 4HEYRMAYL be identified using one of the anchor
symbols 
.
5SESVEHICLEEBELT NOTELATCH CONNECTORS for installations with children weighing MORE THAN POUNDS KG
NOTE: 3OMEOVEHICLEVMANUFACTURERS HAVE LOWER MAXIMUM WEIGHTARATINGSU for LATCH ANCHORS HSO YOU MUSTSCONSULTO YOUR VEHICLE OWNERSSMANUAL ORUCALL THE VEHICLEIMANUFACTURER TOUCONlRM THE LIMITS ONTYOUR VEHICLESSLATCH anchors.
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