Child Seat Tether Attachment: Description and Operation

LATCH System "Lower Anchors And Tethers For Children", Installing And Retrofitting

LATCH, definition

The LATCH system for "Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children" consists of the combination of rear upper tethers and rear lower anchors used to secure a child restraint.







Vehicles with production date 09.00 (09/00) and later (see certification label on driver's side B-pillar -arrow-) are provided with the guidance fixtures and must be checked for installation during the Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI).

Refer to LATCH system description and usage instructions.







Vehicles manufactured as of January 2001 are equipped with buttons (at arrows) to identify the rear lower anchor points.


NOTE: LATCH Guidance Fixtures announced in Technical Bulletins Group 00 Number 00-06 and 00-07) are no longer required or supplied on vehicles equipped with buttons.