Child Seat Tether Attachment: Service and Repair

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

LATCH, definition

LATCH system for "Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children" consists of 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 side B-pillar - arrow -) are provided with guidance fixtures and must be checked for installation during Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI).







Refer to LATCH system description and usage instructions. - Owners Manual.

Vehicles manufactured as of January 2001 are equipped with buttons (at arrows) to identify 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.

Rear top tether (Jetta)

Installation:







1 - Cap
- Qty. 1

2 - Hex bolt
- Qty. 1
- 23 Nm.

3 - Bracket
- Qty. 1

4 - Spacer
- Qty. 1

5 - Rear shelf
- Removing and installing
- Holes for anchorage points are pre-drilled (3 locations) and covered by rear shelf.
- Locate predrilled holes and cut material off in circular shape to allow installation of anchorage components.

6 - Rear shelf sheet metal
- With pre-drilled holes for anchorage points.

7 - Washer nut
- Qty. 1
- Install from below.

8 - Rivet
- Two for washer nut - 7 -.
- Install from below.







Illustration shows rear top tether strap attached to anchor in a sedan model.

Rear top tether (Jetta Wagon)







Illustration shows approximate locations for rear top tether anchorage points for Jetta Wagon.

NOTE: Inside anchors are not recommended for attaching rear lower anchors of a LATCH seat in middle position. three-point lap/shoulder belt should be used.

Rear top tether (Golf)







Illustration shows approximate locations for rear top tether anchorage points for Golf.

NOTE: For MY 1999 vehicles only, rear top tethers are not installed in seatback. Vehicles for this model year may require a seatback change for rear top tether installation.

Rear lower anchors (Golf)

NOTE: Inside anchors are not recommended for attaching rear lower anchors of a LATCH seat in middle position three-point lap/shoulder belt should be used.