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What is latch – Century ISPB009BA User Manual

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Vehicle

Top Tether Anchor

Points

Vehicle

Lower Anchor

Points

Vehicle

Seat Crease

Typical seat in a
passenger vehicle.
Other vehicle types
may have different

LATCH

locations.

United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards have defined a new system for
installing car seats in vehicles. The system
is called

LATCH

.

LATCH

stands for:

Lower Anchorage and Tether for CH ildren.

LATCH

System for Vehicles:

LATCH

in the vehicle consists of a top tether

anchor point and two lower anchor points.

Some vehicle owner manuals use the term
ISOFIX to identify the new car seat
anchorage system. This carseat with

LATCH

can also be used in vehicle seating

positions equipped with ISOFIX.

Newer vehicles may have one or more seating
positions equipped with

LATCH

anchor points.

If vehicle is equipped with

LATCH

, the vehicle

lower anchor points may be visible at the vehicle
seat crease. If not visible, they may be marked
with a symbol (Fig. a) or a colored dot.
See your vehicle owner’s manual for exact
locations, anchor identification, and
requirements for use with a car seat.

Check vehicle owner’s manual for vehicle top
tether anchor locations. They may be identified
using one of the anchor symbols (Fig. b or Fig. c).

(Fig. a)

(Fig. b)

(Fig. c)

WHAT IS

LATCH

?

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