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G E T T I N G S TA R T E D CHILD RESTRAINTS • Children 12 years and under should ride properly buckled up in a rear seat, if available. According to crash statistics, children are safer when properly restrained in the rear seats rather than in the front. • Every state in the United States and all Canadian provinces require that small children ride in proper restraint systems. This is the law, and you can be prosecuted for ignoring it. NOTE: • For additional information, refer to www.seatcheck.org or call 1-866-SEAT-CHECK (1-866- 732-8243). • Canadian residents, should refer to Transport Canada's website for additional information http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/roadsafety/safedrivers-childsafety-index-53.htm. Installing The LATCH-Compatible Child Restraint System • Your vehicle's second row passenger seats are equipped with the child restraint anchorage system called LATCH, which stands for Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren. • Child seats with fixed lower attachments must be installed in the outboard positions only. Child seats with flexible lower attachments can be used in all three seating positions. • Never install LATCH-compatible child seats such that two seats share a common lower anchorage. If you are installing LATCH-compatible child restraints in adjacent rear seating positions, you can use either the lower anchors or the vehicle seat belt in the outboard seating position, but the center seating position must use the vehicle seat belt. Always use the top tether anchorage with a forward facing child seat. • The rear seat lower anchorages are round bars, located at the rear of the seat cushion where it meets the seatback. The rear seat lower anchors can be readily identified by the symbol located on the seatback directly above the anchorages and are just visible when you lean into the rear seat to install the child restraint. • In addition, there are tether strap anchorages behind each rear seating position located in the panel between the rear seatback and the rear window. These tether strap anchorages are under a plastic cover. • Loosen the child seat adjusters on the lower straps and tether straps so that you can attach the hook or connector to the lower and tether anchorages more easily. • Attach the lower hooks or connectors over the top of the seat cover material. 11

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CHILD RESTRAINTS
• Children 12 years and under should ride properly buckled up in a rear seat, if available.
Accordingtocrashstatistics,childrenaresaferwhenproperlyrestrainedintherearseatsrather
thaninthefront.
• EverystateintheUnitedStatesandallCanadianprovincesrequirethatsmallchildrenridein
properrestraintsystems.Thisisthelaw,andyoucanbeprosecutedforignoringit.
NOTE:
•
For additional information, refer to www.seatcheck.org or call 1–866–SEAT-CHECK (1–866–
732–8243).
• Canadian residents, should refer to Transport Canada’s website for additional information
InstallingTheLATCH-CompatibleChildRestraintSystem
• Yourvehicle'ssecondrowpassengerseatsareequippedwiththechildrestraintanchorage
systemcalledLATCH,whichstandsforLowerAnchorsandTetherforCHildren.
• Childseatswithfixedlowerattachmentsmustbeinstalledintheoutboardpositionsonly.Child
seatswithflexiblelowerattachmentscanbeusedinallthreeseatingpositions.
•
Never
install LATCH-compatible child seats such that two seats share a common lower
anchorage.IfyouareinstallingLATCH-compatiblechildrestraintsinadjacentrearseating
positions,youcanuseeithertheloweranchorsorthevehicleseatbeltintheoutboardseating
position,butthecenterseatingpositionmustusethevehicleseatbelt.Alwaysusethetop
tetheranchoragewithaforwardfacingchildseat.
• The rear seat lower anchorages are round
bars,locatedattherearoftheseatcushion
whereitmeetstheseatback.Therearseat
lower anchors can be readily identified by
the symbol
located on the seatback
directly above the anchorages and are just
visible when you lean into the rear seat to
installthechildrestraint.
• In addition, there are tether strap anchor-
ages behind each rear seating position lo-
catedinthepanelbetweentherearseatback
andtherearwindow.Thesetetherstrapan-
choragesareunderaplasticcover.
• Loosenthechildseatadjustersonthelowerstrapsandtetherstrapssothatyoucanattachthe
hookorconnectortothelowerandtetheranchoragesmoreeasily.
• Attachthelowerhooksorconnectorsoverthetopoftheseatcovermaterial.
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