Graco PD106974A Car Seat User Manual


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WHAT IS LATCH?
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LATCH System for Vehicles:
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3TANDARDSHAVEDElNEDANEWSYSTEMFOR
INSTALLINGCHILDRESTRAINTSINVEHICLES4HE
system is called
LATCH. LATCH stands for:
Lower Anchorage and Tether for CHildren.
LATCHINTHEVEHICLECONSISTSOFATOPTETHER
anchor point and two lower anchor points.
3OMEVEHICLEOWNERMANUALSUSETHETERM
ISOFIX to identify the new child restraint
ANCHORAGESYSTEM4HISCHILDRESTRAINTWITH
LATCHCANALSOBEUSEDINVEHICLESEATING
POSITIONSEQUIPPEDWITHISOFIX.
.EWERVEHICLESMAYHAVEONEORMORESEATING
POSITIONSEQUIPPEDWITHLATCH anchor points.
)FVEHICLEISEQUIPPEDWITH
LATCHTHEVEHICLE
LOWERANCHORPOINTSMAYBEVISIBLEATTHEVEHICLE
SEATCREASE)FNOTVISIBLETHEYMAYBEMARKED
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.
#HECKVEHICLEOWNERSMANUALFORVEHICLETOP
TETHERANCHORLOCATIONS4HEYMAYBEIDENTIlED
using one of the anchor symbols (Fig. b or Fig. c).
4YPICALSEATINA
PASSENGERVEHICLE
/THERVEHICLETYPES
MAYHAVEDIFFERENT
LATCH locations.
Vehicle
Top Tether Anchor
Points
Vehicle
Lower Anchor
Points
Vehicle
Seat Crease
(Fig. a) (Fig. b) (Fig. c)
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