WHAT IS
LATCH
?
8
LATCH
System for Vehicles:
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3TANDARDSHAVEDElNEDASYSTEMFOR
INSTALLINGCHILDRESTRAINTSINVEHICLES4HE
system is called
LATCH
.
LATCH
stands for:
L
ower
A
nchors and
T
ethers for
CH
ildren.
LATCH
INTHEVEHICLECONSISTSOFATOPTETHER
anchor point and two lower anchor points.
3OMEVEHICLEOWNERMANUALSUSETHETERM
ISOFIX
to identify the new child restraint
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LATCH
CANALSOBEUSEDINVEHICLESEATING
POSITIONSEQUIPPEDWITH
ISOFIX
.
.EWERVEHICLESMAYHAVEONEORMORESEATING
POSITIONSEQUIPPEDWITH
LATCH
anchor points.
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LATCH
THEVEHICLE
LOWERANCHORPOINTSMAYBEVISIBLEATTHEVEHICLE
SEATCREASE)FNOTVISIBLETHEYMAYBEMARKED
with a symbol
(Fig. a)
or a colored dot.
See your vehicle owner’s manual for exact
locations, anchor identification, and
requirements for use with a child restraint.
#HECKVEHICLEOWNERSMANUALFORVEHICLETOP
TETHERANCHORLOCATIONS4HEYMAYBEIDENTIlED
using one of the anchor symbols
(Fig. b
or
Fig. c)
.
4YPICALSEATINA
PASSENGERVEHICLE
/THERVEHICLETYPES
MAYHAVEDIFFERENT
LATCH
locations.
Vehicle
Top Tether Anchor
Points
Vehicle
Lower Anchor
Points
Vehicle
Seat Crease
(Fig. a)
(Fig. b)
(Fig. c)
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