Essential Safety Equipment; Always route the tether strap between ; the head restraint and the seatback:- Page 52

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Essential Safety Equipment

Child-Restraint

Always route the tether strap between 

the head restraint and the seatback:

Routing the tether strap on top of 

the head restraint is dangerous. In a 

collision the tether strap could slide off 

the head restraint and loosen the child-

restraint system. The child-restraint 

system could move which may result in 

death or injury to the child.

Anchor bracket

Tether strap

(4-Door)

Tether strap

Forward

(5-Door)

Always attach the tether strap to the 

correct tether anchor position:

Attaching the tether strap to the 

incorrect tether anchor position is 

dangerous. In a collision, the tether 

strap could come off and loosen the 

child-restraint system. If the child-

restraint system moves it could result 

in death or injury to the child.

Installation on rear center seat

The LATCH lower anchors at the center 

of the rear seat are much further apart 

than the sets of LATCH lower anchors 

for child-restraint system installation at 

other seating positions. Child-restraint 

systems with rigid LATCH attachments 

cannot be installed on the center seating 

position. Some LATCH equipped child-

restraint systems can be placed in the 

center position and will reach the nearest 

LATCH lower anchors which are 443 mm 

(17.4 in) apart. LATCH compatible child-

restraint systems (with attachments on 

belt webbing) can be used at this seating 

position only if the child-restraint system 

manufacturer's instructions state that the 

child-restraint system can be installed to 

LATCH lower anchors that are 443 mm 

(17.4 in) apart. Do not attach two child-

restraint systems to the same LATCH 

lower anchor. If your child-restraint 

system has a tether, it must also be used 

for your child's optimum safety.

The procedure for installation on the rear 

outboard seats is the same.

LATCH lower anchor location

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