Child Seat Tether Attachment: Description and Operation
Child Safety Seat Tether AnchorsWARNING: 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.
The child safety seat tether anchors are attached to the parcel shelf sheet metal.
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.
The child safety seat tether anchors and LATCH system is a structural member of the seat frame and floor pan beneath the rear seat cushion.