Securing a Child Restraint in aRear Seat PositionWhen securing a child restraint in a rear seatingposition, study the instructions that came with your childrestraint to make sure it is compatible with this vehicle.If your child restraint has the LATCH system, see LowerAnchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) on page 1-41for how to install your child restraint using LATCH. If yousecure a child restraint using a safety belt and it uses atop tether, see Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children(LATCH) on page 1-41 for top tether anchor locations.Do not secure a child seat in a position without a toptether anchor if a national or local law requires that thetop tether be anchored, or if the instructions that comewith the child restraint say that the top strap must beanchored.In Canada, the law requires that forward-facing childrestraints have a top tether, and that the tether beattached.If your child restraint does not have the LATCH system,you will be using the safety belt to secure the childrestraint in this position. Be sure to follow the instructionsthat came with the child restraint. Secure the child in thechild restraint when and as the instructions say.If you need to install more than one child restraint in therear seat, be sure to read Where to Put the Restrainton page 1-40.1. Put the child restraint on the seat.2. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulderportions of the vehicle’s safety belt through oraround the restraint. The child restraint instructionswill show you how.3. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.Make sure the release button is positioned so youwould be able to unbuckle the safety belt quicklyif necessary.1-48
