2009 Hyundai Santa Fe Owner's Manual - Page 48

FEATURES OF YOUR HYUNDAI 1 37 B230D04CM-AAT Securing the Child Restraint Seat with the "Child Seat Lower Anchor" system LATCH anchors have been provided in your vehicle. The LATCH anchors are located in the left and right outboard 2nd rear seating positions. Their locations are shown in the illustration. There is no lower anchor provided for the center rear seating position. ! WARNING: ! WARNING: OCM051007L Some child seat manufacturers make safety seats that are labeled as LATCH or LATCHcompatible child seats. LATCH stands for "Lower anchors and Tethers for Children". These seats include two rigid or webbing mounted attachments that connect to two lower anchors at specific seating positions in your vehicle. This type of child seat eliminates the need to use seat belts to attach the child seat; the tether strap must also be attached to the proper tether anchor point. For information on using tether straps, refer to "Installing a Child Restraint Seat with the "Tether Anchorage" system". o A child can be seriously injured or killed in a collision if the child restraint is not properly anchored. Always follow the child seat manufacturer's instructions for installation and use. o Never install a child restraint using the lower anchors at the center position of the rear seat. In a crash, the LATCH anchors may break if a car seat is improperly placed in the center position resulting in serious or fatal injuries. Only place a LATCH or LATCH-compatible child seat in the left or right out-board rear seating positions (as shown) to the appropriate LATCH anchors provided. o Never mount more than one child restraint to a single tether or to a single lower anchorage point. The increased load caused by multiple seats may cause the tethers or anchorage points to break, causing serious injury or death. o When using the vehicle's "LATCH" system to install a child restraint system in the rear seat, all unused vehicle rear seat belt metal latch plates or tabs must be latched securely in their seat belt buckles and the seat belt webbing must be retracted behind the child restraint to prevent the child from reaching and taking hold of unretracted seat belts. Unlatched metal latch plates or tabs may allow the child to reach the unretracted seat belts which may result in strangulation and a serious injury or death to the child in the child restraint.