on either outboard seat,
you must not attach two LATCH seats to
the same anchor point
— it will overload the anchor point. Either
spread the two LATCH equipped seats to the outboard positions or use
the regular lap belt on the center one (If the seat has a tether, be sure to
also attach it to the center tether anchor).
Secondly, those LATCH equipped child seats
with rigid LATCH
attachments
will not latch in the center rear position because those two
middle anchors are too far apart. You can only attach the rigid LATCH
equipped child seats to the outboard seat LATCH anchors that have the
proper spacing for that type of child seat. If your child seat has flexible
LATCH attachments, be sure that the manufacturer’s instructions say
that it can reach to anchors spaced at least 500 mm (19 in) apart.
WARNING: Never attach two LATCH child safety seats to the
same anchor. In a crash, one anchor may not be strong enough
to hold two child safety seat attachments and may break,
causing serious injury or death.
The lower anchors for child seat
installation are located at the rear
section of the rear seat between the
cushion and seat back.
The LATCH anchors are below the
locator symbols on the seatback.
Follow the child seat manufacturer’s instructions to properly install a
child seat with LATCH attachments.
WARNING: Attach LATCH lower attachments of the child seat
only to the anchors shown.
If you install a child seat with rigid LATCH attachments, do not tighten
the tether strap enough to lift the child seat off the vehicle seat cushion
when the child is seated in it. Keep the tether strap just snug without
2005 Mazda Tribute
(j14)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA English
(fus)
Seating and Safety Restraints
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