LATCH child
seat anchors in five seating positions, including three positions in the second row to accommodate three child seats simultaneously
The child
seat anchors in its LATCH system were Good, although set too deeply in the seats and they found the front crash preventions systems Superior, its highest rating in that category.
Highlights: All - new redesignPlatform architecture shared with Honda Pilot and RidgelineLarger, wider and lower than its predecessor7 - or 8 - passenger cabinStandard 248 - horsepower, 3.5 - liter 6 - cylinder engineStandard 5 - speed automatic transmissionAvailable 6 - speed automatic transmissionFront - wheel drive15 separate cupholders on most modelsLATCH child -
seat anchors in five seating positionsAvailable HID headlampsAvailable split - screen entertainment
The top - spec Asta (O) variant gets four airbags and ISOFIX hold
seat anchors in addition to the standard equipment.
The comprehensive standard and safety features include: * Airbag and sidebag for the driver and front - seat passenger as well as window bags for the driver, front - seat passenger and back - seat passengers * Seat - belt tensioners and seat - belt load limiters for the driver and front - seat passenger and for the passengers on the outside rear seats * ISOFIX child -
seat anchoring in the rear * Long - cargo channel * THERMATIC automatic climate control * Electric tilt / slide sunroof in glass design * Seat heating in the front * TEMPOMAT with SPEEDTRONIC cruise control
Not exact matches
The automaker reported to U.S. safety regulators that
in the affected vehicles, the
seat belt linkages for both front
seat belts may detach from the
seat belt
anchor pretensioners.
Taxis are all state - licensed, new and
in good repair (the red ones at the airports are bigger)-- and you should have no trouble installing your car
seat or booster (although some are lacking the
anchor bolt for the tether).
To make sure your
seat is tightened securely
in the vehicle move the
seat side to side from where the
seat is
anchored.
However, some models of booster
seats can be secured to the vehicle
seat and kept
in place using the lower
anchors or top tether.
Most booster
seats are not secured to the vehicle
seat with the
seat belt or lower
anchor and tether but simply rest on the vehicle
seat and are held
in place once the
seat belt is fastened over a child.
Read the car
seat's instruction manual to learn how to connect the attachments from your car
seat to the
anchors in your car.
This consists of fixed pieces that stick out from the car
seat and are simply clicked onto the lower
anchors in the vehicle.
For some car
seats, rear - facing car
seats in particular, another advantage of installation with the lower
anchors is that the car
seat is less likely to tilt to the side due to pressure from the shoulder portion of the vehicle's
seat belt.
In these types of situations, both the lower
anchor connectors and vehicle
seat belt may be used at the same time and the vehicle lower
anchor weight limits do not apply.
In fact, 46 percent of car
seats are incorrectly secured by way of lower
anchor installation.
As will be explained at the upcoming Kidz
in Motion (KIM) Conference, oftentimes parents secure their car
seats using lower
anchors through the LATCH system and don't realize that the vehicle
anchors have weight limits.
This system connects car
seats to
anchors in vehicles.
The tether strap at the top of the
seat attaches the back of a forward - facing
seat to an
anchor in the car.
We have a suburban w / bucket
seats and we're shocked to find it that the third row only has one top tether
anchor SO we did the 3.5 yr old
in the 3rd row, infant
in third row, and 2 year old
in one bucket w / the other bucket folded down.
Maxi Cosi CabrioFix Car
seat can be installed by 3 easy options: Using Maxi Cosi FamilyFix Base and Maxi Cosi Easyfix Base will attach the
seat to Isofix
anchor points
in the car.
All convertible car
seats are equipped with a top tether strap and lower
anchor connectors, but the manufacturer may recommend not using the top tether strap
in the rear - facing position, so check the manual.
Should you be
in an older car that doesn't have LATCH, rest assured that the Monterey can also be secured with just the
seat belt, as long as it is a 3 - point combined lap and shoulder belt that is not motor - driven or
anchored to your car door.
With the LATCH system, you use a the car's built -
in top tether or a top strap and the lower
anchors (or the
seat belt
in older cars).
Tether: This is a tether strap and hook system that
anchors the top of the car
seat to the tether
anchor in the vehicle.
Lower Anchor Attachments: These are attachments that are used
in place of a
seat belt to help secure the car
seat system to the lower
anchors.
Use the
anchors only
in the positions listed
in your car owner's manual and do not put a LATCH - attached safety
seat in the center position unless approved by the car's maker
If you are using a child safety
seat in the forward - facing position, attach the child safety
seat's top tether strap to the correct
anchor point.
Every car
seat needs to be installed using either the lower
anchors or a
seat belt to secure it
in place, never both.
The lower
anchors are found
in a minimum of two rear
seating positions
in a vehicle.
It is safest to put the car safety
seat in a position where you can install it tightly with either the lower
anchor system or
seat belt;
in some cases, this may be on either side of the back
seat rather than the middle.
The LATCH system consists of built -
in straps and hooks on the safety
seat and
anchor hardware
in the vehicle.
If your car
seat does not have a label, you can determine the maximum allowable child weight for lower
anchor use by subtracting the weight of the car
seat (usually available
in the car
seat's instruction manual) from 65 pounds.
Tether
anchors are located behind the
seat, either on the panel behind the
seat (
in sedans) or back of the
seat, ceiling, or floor (
in most minivans, SUVs, hatchbacks, and pickup trucks).
Vehicles with the LATCH system have lower
anchors located
in the back
seat, where the
seat cushions meet.
The
seat locks into a base which is strapped into the car's
seat either using the LATCH (Lower
Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) system found
in cars made since 2003, or the car's safety belt.
I do nt have to shove my hand
in the
seat to clip the
anchors in, like traditional
anchors.
With a built -
in rubber backing and
seat anchors, the waterproof cover won't slip around even as your dog moves around.
In this case, both offer the MP3 hook - up and speakers while the Navigator has four wheels for stability and two child snack trays that serve as
anchors for two car
seats, turning the Baby Trend stroller into a double travel system.
Lower
anchors are required
in motor vehicles manufactured after 2002 and are
in at least two
seating positions.
Our only problem is that since the
seat locks are rigid and not wide enough to click into the
anchors if placed
in the middle back
seat, does that decrease the side impact safety.
Volvo and other manufacturers consider front
seat a great place for a child which is why tether
anchors and Isofix fittings are found
in the front
seat.
All cars manufactured after 2002 are required to have two lower
anchors in the backseat at the intersection of the
seat back and cushion and several
anchors at the top of the car's
seat.
In regards to the base, it attaches very securely with the ability to use both the
seat anchors and
seat belt at the same time.
I struggled with the ClickTight button it was broken, I couldn't adjust incline without serious force, and the lower
anchor storage lid got wedged
in the
seat after it was installed as I didn't close it before adjusting the recline.
Monterey booster is LATCH compatible, so you can hook it into your vehicle's lower
anchors and it will stay put when your child gets
in and out, and won't fly forward if you're
in a crash when the
seat isn't occupied.
You have to do a
seat belt install
in most cars for all 3
seats to fit across, as most cars don't have 3 sets of LATCH
anchors in one row anyway.
This
seat installs
in a cinch thanks to the LATCH (Lower
Anchors and Tethers for Children), which allows you to install the
seat without the use of the
seat belt.
Vehicles with LATCH
in their car will have lower
anchors in their back
seats which the car
seat attaches to, and once your child is big enough and they are turned around to forward face, you will secure the top of the
seat using the top tether.
A lower latch is
anchored to a specific spot
in the vehicle, giving you less room to move the
seats side to side to make them fit.
Instead of
seat belts, special
anchors hold the
seat in place.