Dodge 2011 Dakota - Manual (Page 13)

CHILD RESTRAINTS
• Children 12 years and under should ride properly buckled up in a rear seat, if
available. According to crash statistics, children are safer when properly
restrained in the rear seats rather than in the front.
• Every state in the United States and all Canadian provinces require that small
children ride in proper restraint systems. This is the law, and you can be
prosecuted for ignoring it.
Installing The LATCH - Compatible Child Restraint System
• Your vehicle is equipped with the child restraint anchorage system called
LATCH, which stands for Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren.
Extended Cab
• The Extended Cab right rear (if equipped with a rear seat) passenger seating
position has lower anchorages that is capable of accommodating a LATCH
compatible child seat having flexible, webbing mounted lower attachments.
• Loosen the child seat adjusters on
the lower straps and tether straps so
that you can attach the hook or
connector to the lower and tether
anchorages more easily.
• Attach the lower hooks or connectors over the top of the anchorage bars,
pushing aside the seat cover material. You will easily feel the anchorage bars if
you run your finger along the intersection of the seatback and seat cushion
surfaces.
Tether Straps at the Rear Passenger Seat (Extended Cab)
• Route the child restraint tether strap through the routing loop, located directly
behind the child restraint. The routing loops are located behind the flip-down
door on the cab back panel (padded bolster).
GETTING STARTED
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