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WHAT IS
LATCH
?
5NITED3TATES&EDERAL-OTOR6EHICLE
3AFETY3TANDARDSHAVEDElNEDA
system for installing child restraints in
VEHICLES4HESYSTEMISCALLED
LATCH
.
LATCH
stands for:
L
ower
A
nchors and
T
ethers for
CH
ildren.
LATCH
INTHEVEHICLECONSISTSOFATOP
tether anchor point and two lower
anchor points.
3OMEVEHICLEOWNERMANUALSUSETHE
term
ISOFIX
to identify the new child
RESTRAINTANCHORSYSTEM4HISCHILD
restraint with
LATCH
can also be used
INVEHICLESEATINGPOSITIONSEQUIPPED
with
ISOFIX
.
.EWERVEHICLESMAYHAVEONEOR
more seating positions equipped with
LATCH
anchor points.
)FVEHICLEISEQUIPPEDWITH
LATCH
THE
VEHICLELOWERANCHORPOINTSMAYBE
VISIBLEATTHEVEHICLESEATCREASE)FNOT
VISIBLETHEYMAYBEMARKEDWITHA
symbol
or a colored dot.
#HECKVEHICLEOWNERSMANUALFORVEHICLE
TOPTETHERANCHORLOCATIONS4HEYMAY
be identified using one of the anchor
symbols
.
5SEVEHICLEBELTNOT
LATCH
CONNECTORS
for installations with children weighing
MORETHANPOUNDSKG
NOTE:
3OMEVEHICLEMANUFACTURERS
HAVELOWERMAXIMUMWEIGHTRATINGS
for
LATCH
ANCHORSSOYOUMUSTCONSULT
YOURVEHICLEOWNERSMANUALORCALLTHE
VEHICLEMANUFACTURERTOCONlRMTHE
LIMITSONYOURVEHICLES
LATCH
anchors.
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