WHAT IS LATCH?
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LATCH System for Vehicles:
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system is called
LATCH. LATCH stands for:
Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren.
LATCHINTHEVEHICLECONSISTSOFATOPTETHER
anchor point and two lower anchor points.
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ISOFIX to identify the new child restraint
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LATCHCANALSOBEUSEDINVEHICLESEATING
POSITIONSEQUIPPEDWITHISOFIX.
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POSITIONSEQUIPPEDWITHLATCH anchor points.
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LATCHTHEVEHICLE
LOWERANCHORPOINTSMAYBEVISIBLEATTHEVEHICLE
SEATCREASE)FNOTVISIBLETHEYMAYBEMARKED
with a symbol (Fig. a) or a colored dot.
See your vehicle owner’s manual for exact
locations, anchor identification, and
requirements for use with a child restraint.
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TETHERANCHORLOCATIONS4HEYMAYBEIDENTIlED
using one of the anchor symbols (Fig. b or Fig. c).
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PASSENGERVEHICLE
/THERVEHICLETYPES
MAYHAVEDIFFERENT
LATCH locations.
Vehicle
Top Tether Anchor
Points
Vehicle
Lower Anchor
Points
Vehicle
Seat Crease
(Fig. a) (Fig. b) (Fig. c)
