Five Hundred AWD V6-3.0L VIN 1 (2005)
Child Seat Tether Attachment: Description and Operation
Child Safety Seat Tether Anchors
WARNING: The child seat safety tether anchor/bolt MUST be securely tightened to specification. Otherwise, the child seat may not be
correctly secured and the child could be injured if the vehicle is involved in a collision or stops suddenly.
On Five Hundred and Montego vehicles, the child safety seat tether anchors are a structural member of the parcel shelf sheet metal.
On Freestyle vehicles with a second row bench seat, the child safety seat tether anchors and LATCH system is a structural member of the seat frame.
On Freestyle vehicles a with third row bench seat, the child safety seat tether anchors and LATCH system is a structural member of the seat backrest
frame.
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 lower attachments that connect to the vehicle portion of the LATCH system.
The vehicle portion of the system consists of attachment points (6-mm wires) at all second row seating positions. The attachment points protrude from
the biteline between the seat cushion and seat backrest.
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, a new one must be installed. See the appropriate removal and installation procedure for service.
