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Safety of Infants and Small Children

Safe Driving

4.

Open the tether anchor cover behind the 
head restraint.

5.

Route the tether strap over the top of the 
head restraint and secure the tether strap 
hook to the anchor. Make sure the strap is 
not twisted.

6.

Tighten the tether strap as instructed by the 
child seat manufacturer.

7.

Make sure the child seat is firmly secured by 
rocking it forward and back and side to 
side; little movement should be felt.

8.

Make sure any unused seat belt that a child 
can reach is buckled, the lockable retractor 
is activated, and the belt is fully retracted 
and locked.

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Protecting Child Passengers

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Installing a LATCH-Compatible Child Seat

Installing a LATCH-compatible child seat in the 
rear center seat

Each outer rear seat is equipped with a pair of lower 
anchors which are used to secure a LATCH-compatible 
child seat. The rear center seat, however, is not 
equipped with anchors of any kind. The inner and 
outer anchors are spaced apart at a standard distance 
of 11 inches (280 mm). The distance between the two 
inner anchors is 15.0 inches (380 mm).
LATCH-compatible restraint systems that are fitted 
with rigid-type attachments cannot be installed in the 
rear center seat. However, a system fitted with 
flexible-type attachments can be installed in the 
center seat, provided that the manufacturer’s 
instructions for that system permit the use of the 
inner anchors with the stated spacing.
Before seating a child, make sure that the system is 
properly attached to both the lower anchors and 
tether anchors.

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WARNING

Using the outer rear seats' inner anchors to 
secure a LATCH compatible child seat in the 
center seating position may result in failure 
of the child seat, causing injury or death.

Only use the outer rear seats' inner anchors 
to install a child seat in the center seating 
position if the manufacturer's instructions 
expressly permit. 

Tether Strap 
Hook

Anchor

Straight Top Tether Type

Tether Strap 
Hook

Anchor

Other Top Tether Type