Jeep 2006 Wrangler - Manual (Page 38)

• Buckle the child into the seat according to the child
restraint manufacturer’s instructions.
• When your child restraint is not in use, secure it with
the seat belt or remove it from the vehicle. Do not leave
it loose in the vehicle. In a sudden stop or collision, it
could strike the occupants or seat backs and cause
serious personal injury.
LATCH — Child Seat Anchorage System (Lower
Anchors and Tether for CH ildren)
Your vehicle’s two rear outboard (if equipped) seating
positions are equipped with the child restraint anchorage
system called LATCH. The LATCH system provides for
the installation of the child restraint without using the
vehicle’s seat belts, instead securing the child restraint
using lower anchorages and upper tether straps from the
child restraint to the vehicle structure.
LATCH-compatible child restraint systems are now avail-
able. However, because the lower anchorages are to be
introduced over a period of years, child restraint systems
having attachments for those anchorages will continue to
also have features for installation using the vehicle’s seat
belts. Child restraints having tether straps and hooks for
connection to the top tether anchorages have been avail-
able for some time. For some older child restraints, many
child restraint manufacturers offer add-on tether strap
kits or retro-fit kits. You are urged to take advantage of all
the available attachments provided with your child re-
straint in any vehicle.
38 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE