Section 9 - LATCH System
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LATCH System On This Car Seat:
The LATCH System on the Shuttle
™
Infant
Car Seat Base consists of a lower anchor
belt with push-on connectors
(fig. a)
The lower anchor belt push-on connectors
on the car seat connect to the vehicle LATCH
Lower Anchorages in a vehicle.
(fig. b)
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1
2
(fig. a)
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1
2
2
3
3
Section 9 - LATCH System (continued)
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LATCH Anchorage System In Vehicles:
Child restraint anchorage system or LATCH
System in the vehicle consists of two lower
anchors
located at the vehicle seat bight
and a top tether anchor
(fig. c)
. Refer to
vehicle owner’s manual for seating locations
which have the LATCH Anchorage System.
Information regarding the LATCH system may
be identified by the LATCH System symbol
(fig. d)
.
The Shuttle
™
uses the lower anchor anchorages
but does not use the top tether anchor.
Lower anchors may not be visible in some vehicles.
Lower anchors that are not visible are located below
a solid color round dot on the vehicle upholstery or
a round dot with a picture of a car seat in the center
as shown in
fig. e
.
The vehicle manufacturer may provide
funnel guides to separate the vehicle seat
cushions providing easier access to the
lower anchorage. See vehicle owner’s manual.
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5
3
(fig. d)
(fig. c)
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3
4
(fig. e)
