Essential Safety Equipment; Installation on rear outboard seats; Use the tether and tether anchor only - Page 51

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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  

2-5).

2.  Make sure the seatback is securely 

latched by pushing it back until it is 

fully locked.

3.  Expand the area between the seat 

bottom and the seatback 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.  Raise the head restraint to the top 

locked position.

  Refer to Head Restraints on page 

2-11.

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.

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