Escape 4WD V6-3.0L (2008)
Child Seat Tether Attachment: Description and Operation
Child Safety Seat Tether Anchors
WARNING: Always tighten the child safety seat tether anchor/bolt to specification. Failure to follow this instruction may result in the
child's safety seat being incorrectly secured, which increases the risk of serious personal injury or death to the child in a sudden stop or
crash.
The child safety seat tether anchors are attached to the roof near the rear liftgate.
If the child safety seat tether anchors were in use during a collision, inspect and install new anchors as necessary. Return the vehicle structure to its
original production configuration.
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 2 lower attachments that connect to the vehicle portion of the LATCH system.
The vehicle portion of the system consists of 2 attachment points (6-mm wires) welded to the 60 percent and the 40 percent rear seat backrest frame.
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, install a new seat backrest frame. For information on installing a new seat backrest frame, refer to Seats.
