2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Owner's Manual - Page 49

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 49 and between the two posts. Attach the tether strap hook to the anchor loop. Install the child restraint according to the manufacturer's instructions, and tighten the vehicle seat belt. Remove the slack from the tether strap according to the manufacturer's instructions. Child restraints systems having attachments designed to connect to the lower anchorages are now available. Child restraints having tether straps and hooks for connection to the top tether anchorage have been available for some time. In fact, many child restraint manufacturers will provide add-on tether strap kits for some of their older products. Tether anchorage kits are also available for most older vehicles. NOTE: If your child restraint is not LATCH compatible, install the restraint using the vehicle seat belts. Because the lower anchorages are to be introduced to passenger carrying vehicles over a period of years, child restraint systems having attachments for those anchorages will continue to have features for installation in vehicles using the lap or lap/shoulder belt. They will also have tether straps, and you are urged to take advantage of all of the available attachments provided with your child restraint in any vehicle. Installing the Child Restraint System There are LATCH anchorages at the two rear outboard seating positions and tether strap anchorages above the rear liftgate opening behind each rear outboard seat. We urge that you carefully follow the directions of the manufacturer when installing your child restraint. Many, but not all, restraint systems will be equipped with separate straps on each side, with each having a hook or connector and a means for adjusting the tension in the strap. Forward-facing toddler restraints and some rearward-facing infant restraints will also be equipped with a tether strap with a hook and means for adjusting the tension in the strap. 2