Essential Safety Equipment; Child Restraint; for a child-restraint system:- Page 44

2–32

Essential Safety Equipment

Child Restraint

    Installation  on  rear  outboard  seats

     1.   First,  adjust  the  front  seat  to  allow 

clearance between the child-restraint 
system and the front seat (page  2-4 ).

   2.   Make sure the seatback is securely 

latched by pushing it back until it is 
fully locked.

   3.   Expand the open seams on the rear of 

the seat bottom slightly to verify the 
locations of the LATCH lower anchors.

   NOTE

  The markings above the LATCH lower 
anchors indicate the locations of the 
LATCH lower anchors for the attachment 
of a child-restraint system.

   4.   Remove  the  head  restraint.
   

Refer to Head Restraints on page  2-8 .

   5.   Secure  the  child-restraint  system 

using BOTH LATCH lower anchors, 
following the child-restraint system 
manufacturer's instruction. Pull on the 
child-restraint to be sure both anchors 
are engaged.

   6.   If  your  child-restraint  system  came 

equipped with a tether, that means it is 
very important to properly secure the 
tether for child safety. Please carefully 
follow the child-restraint system 
manufacturer's instructions when 
installing tethers.

WARNING

  Use the tether and tether anchor only 
for a child-restraint system:

  Using the tether or tether anchor to 
secure anything but a child-restraint 
system is dangerous. This could 
weaken or damage the tether or tether 
anchor and result in injury.
  

  Always remove the head restraint and 
install child-restraint system:

  Installing a child-restraint system 
without removing the head restraint is 
dangerous. The child-restraint system 
cannot be installed correctly which 
may result in death or injury to the 
child in a collision.

Tether strap

Forward