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Child Seat Tether Attachment: Description and Operation
Attaching Safety Seats With Tether Straps
Some manufacturers make child safety seats that include a tether strap that goes over the back of the vehicle seat and attaches to an anchoring point.
Other manufacturers offer the tether strap as an accessory. Contact the manufacturer of the child safety seat for information about ordering a tether
strap.
Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren (LATCH)
The lower anchors and tethers for children (LATCH) system is a standardized and uniform attachment system for installing child safety seats in
passenger vehicles. LATCH-equipped child safety seats have two lower attachments that connect to the vehicle portion of the LATCH system.
The vehicle portion of the system consists of two attachments points (6 mm wires) welded to the rear seat cushion frame. The attachment points
protrude from the biteline between the seat cushion and seat backrest.
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Second row seating: the attachment points are located at the outboard positions.
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Third row seating: the attachment points are located at both seating positions.
If a child safety seat was in use during a collision, inspect the vehicle portion of the system for damage. If any of the attachment points (6 mm wires)
are damaged, install a new rear seat cushion frame.
