Graco 8L00PTB Owners Manual - Page 10

WHAT IS LATCH? 5NITED3TATES&EDERAL-OTOR6EHICLE3AFETY 3TANDARDSHAVEDElNEDANEWSYSTEMFOR INSTALLINGCHILDRESTRAINTSINVEHICLES4HESYSTEM is called LATCH. LATCH stands for: Lower Anchors and Tether for CH ildren. )FVEHICLEISEQUIPPEDWITHLATCH THEVEHICLE LOWERANCHORPOINTSMAYBEVISIBLEATTHEVEHICLE SEATCREASE)FNOTVISIBLE THEYMAYBEMARKED with a symbol (Fig. a) or a colored dot. See your vehicle owner's manual for exact locations, anchor identification, and requirements for use with a child restraint. LATCHINTHEVEHICLECONSISTSOFATOP 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. .EWERVEHICLESMAYHAVEONEORMORESEATING POSITIONSEQUIPPEDWITHLATCH anchor points. #HECKVEHICLEOWNERSMANUALFORVEHICLETOP TETHERANCHORLOCATIONS4HEYMAYBEIDENTIlED using one of the anchor symbols(Fig. b or Fig. c). 5SEVEHICLEBELTNOTLATCHCONNECTORS FOR installations with children weighing more than 48 POUNDSKG  NOTE:3OMEVEHICLEMANUFACTURERSHAVELOWER maximum weight ratings for LATCH anchors, so YOUMUSTCONSULTYOURVEHICLEOWNERSMANUAL ORCALLTHEVEHICLEMANUFACTURERTOCONlRMTHE LIMITSONYOURVEHICLESLATCH anchors. 10