2007 Saab 9-5 Owner's Manual - Page 25
2007 Saab 9-5 Manual
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Safety Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the LATCH System 6 hook to the top tether anchor. The child restraint instructions will show you how. Reposition the rear seat backrest, and make sure it locks properly. Check the indicator on top of the backrest that it is locked. Find the lower anchors for the seating position you want to use. The lower anchors are located where the bottom of the seatback meets the back of the seat cushion. Above each lower anchor, there is a label indicating its location (see picture on page 24). Attach and tighten the lower anchor attachments on the child restraint to the vehicle lower anchors. If your child restraint does not have the lower attachments, you will be using the lap-shoulder belt to secure the child restraint. The child restraint instructions will show you how. Tighten the top tether strap according to the child restraint instructions. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions to be sure it is secured at the lower anchors/safety belt and the top tether anchor. The child restraint shall be firmly attached to the vehicle. 25 1 The top tether anchor is located on the cargo floor by the rear seat backrest's lower part (see picture). To access the top tether anchor, unlock the rear seat backrest (see page 132 for detailed instructions), and fold it slightly forward. Note! Backrest only, not the seat cushion. 2 The top tether anchor is originally rotated downwards. To use it, it has to be rotated upwards (see arrow in picture). Use the top tether anchor right behind the seating position you want to use. 3 Raise the vehicle head restraint to its highest position (see page 21 for detailed instructions). 4 Put the child restraint on the seat. 5 If you are using a single tether, route the tether under the vehicle head restraint, and attach the tether hook to the top tether anchor. If you are using a dual tether, route the tether around the vehicle head restraint, and attach the tether 8 Child tether anchorages, Saab 9-5 SportCombi WARNING Make sure the child restraint anchorages are folded all the way up or down otherwise it can obstruct locking the rear seat backrest. 9 10 WARNING If a cargo net is fitted, do not pull the top tether strap through the cargo net in such a way that there is slack in the strap to the child seat. IB4113 9-5 SportCombi: Before installation, please read through these instructions and the child restraint installation instructions. 7