If the child restraint has the LATCH system, see LowerAnchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) onpage 2‑45 for how and where to install the childrestraint using LATCH. If a child restraint is securedusing a safety belt and it uses a top tether, see LowerAnchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) onpage 2‑45 for top tether anchor locations.Do not secure a child seat in a position without atop tether anchor if a national or local law requires thatthe top tether be anchored, or if the instructions thatcome with the child restraint say that the top strap mustbe anchored.In Canada, the law requires that forward-facing childrestraints have a top tether, and that the tether beattached.You will be using the lap-shoulder belt to secure thechild restraint in this position. Follow the instructionsthat came with the child restraint.1. Move the seat as far back as it will go beforesecuring the forward-facing child restraint.When the passenger sensing system has turnedoff the right front passenger frontal airbag andseat-mounted side impact airbag, the off indicatoron the passenger airbag status indicator shouldlight and stay lit when you start the vehicle. SeePassenger Airbag Status Indicator on page 4‑49.2. Put the child restraint on the seat.3. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap andshoulder portions of the vehicle's safety beltthrough or around the restraint. The child restraintinstructions will show you how.2-55InformationProvidedby:
