2010 Jeep Wrangler Owner's Manual - Page 68

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 67 NOTE: If your child restraint seat is not LATCH- the child restraint using lower anchorages and upper compatible, install the restraint using the vehicle seat tether straps from the child restraint to the vehicle belts. structure. LATCH-compatible child restraint systems are now available. However, because the lower anchorages are to be An incorrectly anchored tether strap could lead to introduced over a period of years, child restraint systems increased head motion and possible injury to the having attachments for those anchorages will continue to child. Use only the anchor position directly behind also have features for installation using the vehicle's seat belts. Child restraints having tether straps and hooks for the child seat to secure a child restraint top tether connection to the top tether anchorages, have been strap. available for some time. For some older child restraints, many child restraint manufacturers offer add-on tether LATCH - Child Seat Anchorage System (Lower strap kits or retro-fit kits. You are urged to take advantage Anchors and Tether for CHildren) Your vehicle's rear seat is equipped with the child of all the available attachments provided with your child restraint anchorage system called LATCH. The LATCH restraint in any vehicle. system provides for the installation of the child restraint without using the vehicle's seat belts, instead securing WARNING! 2