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Tether Strap Information
Your vehicle owner’s manual will provide you with the
tether strap anchorage information and location. For
older vehicles with no tether anchorage information
please contact your dealer or the vehicle manufacturer
for location of anchor brackets and installation.
Universal Anchorage System (UAS)
Information
As of September 1, 2002, Universal Anchorage Systems
were required to be installed on child restraint systems.
Vehicles built after this date are required to have anchor
brackets/bars built into the vehicle seat.The UAS allows
for easier installation of child restraint systems as the
vehicle seat belt does not have to be used.
In the United States the term “LATCH” is used instead
of UAS. UAS and LATCH mean the same thing.
Your vehicle owner’s manual provides information on
the UAS brackets installed in the vehicle.The manual
also provides additional information to help you
correctly install a restraint system that has UAS.
If your vehicle is not equipped with UAS, installing the
child restraint with the seat belt is just as secure.
Note:
UAS brackets cannot be installed in older
vehicles.
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Storing Your Child Restraint and
Booster Seat
To protect your child restraint and booster seat, store
in the house, not in the garage or attic. The hot and
cold temperatures can harm the plastic shell and/or the
harness system if stored for a long period of time.
Vehicle Seat Belt
A child restraint and booster seat must be securely
attached in a vehicle.
Most passenger vehicles, vans and trucks have seat belts
that firmly lock around the child restraint system.
Some vehicle seat belts require a locking clip to attach
the child restraint securely.
Your vehicle owner’s manual best describes the use of a
child restraint and booster seat with the vehicle’s seat
belt.
Check the vehicle owner’s manual for the correct use of
your seat belt with a child restraint and booster seat.
WARNING
In very few vehicles, the child restraint cannot
be properly installed because of the type of
seat belt system, air bag system and/or lack of
location to anchor the tether strap. Always
read and follow the vehicle owner’s manual
instructions for child restraint use.
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