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Choosing Lower Anchor or Vehicle Belts
The LATCH System
The lower anchors of LATCH
(Lower Anchors and Tethers
for CHildren) is a universal
system for installing child re-
straints without using vehicle
seat belts.
The lower anchor system
can ONLY be used in vehicles
that have the lower anchor
bars installed and designated
LATCH seating positions.
Most vehicles manufactured after September 2002 are equipped with lower anchor
bars. Check your vehicle owner’s manual to see which seating positions may be
equipped with the LATCH system.
Lower
Anchor
Bars
Seat Bight
Your vehicle’s features may be considerably
different than those pictured here.
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Children are safer when prop-
erly restrained in rear seating
positions than in the front
seating positions.
According to National Highway
Traffi c Safety Administration
information, children in rear
seating positions are statistical-
ly safer, whether you have air
bags, advanced air bags, or no
air bags at all.
To avoid your child being seri-
ously burned, take the following
precautions:
1.
Park in the shade or where
sun does not directly hit the child
restraint.
2.
Cover the child restraint with a
sheet or blanket when not in use.
3.
Check for hot seat and buck-
les before placing child in child
restraint.
To help protect your vehicle seat’s
upholstery from damage, use a
single layer towel underneath and
behind child restraint.
