2012 Dodge Challenger Owner Manual - Page 76

74 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE you make sure that you can install the child restraint in Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren (LATCH) Your vehicle's rear seat is equipped with the child the vehicle where you will use it before you buy it. restraint anchorage system called LATCH. The LATCH • The restraint must be appropriate for your child's system provides for the installation of the child restraint weight and height. Check the label on the restraint for without using the vehicle's seat belts, instead securing weight and height limits. the child restraint using lower anchorages and upper • Carefully follow the instructions that come with the tether straps from the child restraint to the vehicle restraint. If you install the restraint improperly, it may structure. not work when you need it. LATCH-compatible child restraint systems are now avail• Buckle the child into the seat according to the child able. However, because the lower anchorages are to be restraint manufacturer's directions. introduced over a period of years, child restraint systems having attachments for those anchorages will continue to WARNING! have features for installation using the vehicle's seat belts. Child restraints having tether straps and hooks for When your child restraint is not in use, secure it in connection to the top tether anchorages have been availthe vehicle with the seat belt or remove it from the able for some time. For some older child restraints, many vehicle. Do not leave it loose in the vehicle. In a child restraint manufacturers offer add-on tether strap sudden stop or accident, it could strike the occupants or seatbacks and cause serious personal injury.