Essential Safety Equipment; Always attach the tether strap to the ; correct tether anchor position:- Page 53

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Essential Safety Equipment

Child-Restraint

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.

Always install the head restraint and 

adjust it to the appropriate position 

after removing the child-restraint 

system:

Driving with the head restraint 

removed is dangerous as impact to the 

occupant's head cannot be prevented 

during emergency braking or in a 

collision, which could result in a serious 

accident, injury or death.

Refer to Head Restraints on page 

2-12.

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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