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WHAT IS LATCH?
5NITED3TATES&EDERAL-OTOR6EHICLE
3AFETY3TANDARDSHAVEDElNEDA
system for installing child restraints in
VEHICLES4HESYSTEMISCALLED LATCH.
LATCH stands for:
Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren.
LATCHINTHEVEHICLECONSISTSOFATOP
tether anchor point and two lower
anchor points.
3OMEVEHICLEOWNERMANUALSUSETHE
term ISOFIX to identify the new child
RESTRAINTANCHORSYSTEM4HISCHILD
restraint with LATCH can also be used
INVEHICLESEATINGPOSITIONSEQUIPPED
with ISOFIX.
.EWERVEHICLESMAYHAVEONEOR
more seating positions equipped with
LATCH anchor points.
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LATCHTHE
VEHICLELOWERANCHORPOINTSMAYBE
VISIBLEATTHEVEHICLESEATCREASE)FNOT
VISIBLETHEYMAYBEMARKEDWITHA
symbol or a colored dot.
#HECKVEHICLEOWNERSMANUALFORVEHICLE
TOPTETHERANCHORLOCATIONS4HEYMAY
be identified using one of the anchor
symbols .
5SEVEHICLEBELTNOT
LATCHCONNECTORS
for installations with children weighing
MORETHANPOUNDSKG
NOTE:3OMEVEHICLEMANUFACTURERS
HAVELOWERMAXIMUMWEIGHTRATINGS
for LATCHANCHORSSOYOUMUSTCONSULT
YOURVEHICLEOWNERSMANUALORCALLTHE
VEHICLEMANUFACTURERTOCONlRMTHE
LIMITSONYOURVEHICLESLATCH anchors.