2012 Ford Mustang Owner Guide 3rd Printing - Page 165

Seating and Safety Restraints Combining safety belt and LATCH lower anchors for attaching child safety seats When used in combination, either the safety belt or the LATCH lower anchors may be attached first, provided a proper installation is achieved. Attach the tether strap afterward, if included with the child seat. Refer to Recommendations for attaching child safety restraints for children in this chapter. Attaching child safety seats with tether straps Many forward-facing child safety seats include a tether strap which extends from the back of the child safety seat and hooks to an anchoring point called the top tether anchor. Tether straps are available as an accessory for many older safety seats. Contact the manufacturer of your child seat for information about ordering a tether strap, or to obtain a longer tether strap if the tether strap on your safety seat does not reach the appropriate top tether anchor in the vehicle. Your vehicle is equipped with built-in tether strap anchor(s) located: • behind the rear seats and below the rear window behind the speakers (coupe with rear seats) • in the rear of the vehicle below the rear window (coupe without rear seats) • or rearward of the seatback in the convertible top sling (convertible) The tether anchor(s) in your vehicle are either located under a cover marked with the child tether anchor symbol (shown with title) or are under a tag marked with the child tether anchor symbol in the convertible top sling. The tether strap anchor(s) in your vehicle are in the following positions (shown from top view): Vehicles with rear seats 165 2012 05+ Mustang (197) Owners Guide, 3rd Printing USA (fus)