Not exact matches
LATCH uses the
anchors built into the rear
seat of your car with tethers and hooks on your
child's safety
seat.
Almost every car
seat and vehicle manufactured since September 1, 2002 is compatible with the LATCH system (short for Lower
Anchors and Tethers for
Children).
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.
LATCH (Lower
Anchors and Tethers for
Children) is a standardized system for car
seat installation that stabilizes the
seat and reduces the potential for head injury.
New regulations have stipulated that new car
seat must be compatible with a vehicle LATCH (Lower
Anchors and Tether for
Children) system.
Read the owner's manual for your vehicle to find out how to use your car's seatbelts or LATCH (Lower
Anchors and Tethers for
Children) system with a
child safety
seat.
So if you choose to install your
child's car
seat using lower
anchors, be sure to check both the car
seat user guide and your vehicle owner's manual for the weight limits, and reinstall the car
seat using the vehicle
seat belt when your
child reaches the limit.
The Britax ClickTight Installation System uses the vehicle's
seat belt to safely secure car
seats instead of relying on the LATCH system (Lower
Anchors and Tethers for
Children).
Most vehicle lower
anchors are not designed to secure more than a combined weight of 65 pounds for both
child and car
seat.
The LATCH (Lower
Anchors and Tethers for
Children) system is a feature that allows the car
seat to attach securely to the
seat of your vehicle without a safety belt.
You can install the base with either your car's
seat belts or the LATCH system (which stands for lower
anchors and tethers for
children.)
There are two main ways to make your
child's car
seat stay put — the LATCH system, which stands for Lower
Anchors and Tethers for
Children, and the standard
seat belt.
LATCH, Lower
Anchors and Tethers for
Children, is an alternative and, some say, easier way to install all car
seats.
If you're using the vehicle's lower
anchors and the webbing belt on your
child's car
seat to install, that means you must also hook up that top tether.
Most of the company's car
seats come with the LATCH system or Lower
Anchors and Tethers for
Children.
Most cars and car
seats manufactured after 2002 must have lower
anchors and tethers to attach the
child seat to the vehicle.
Once you secure the
anchors, verify that your
child's
seat is properly installed by pushing it front - to - back and side - to - side.
LATCH (lower
anchors and tethers for
children): Since 2002, all car
seats and vehicles have been compatible with the LATCH system.
The LATCH (Lower
Anchors and Tethers for
Children) system was developed to make it easier to correctly install
child safety
seats without using
seat belts.
When switching a convertible
child safety
seat from rear - facing to forward - facing, refer to your
child's safety
seat manual to see how to properly switch your lower
anchor straps.
Once your
child outgrows the vehicle or car
seat manufacturer's established limits for the lower
anchors, stop using the lower
anchor attachments and reinstall the car
seat using the vehicle's
seat belt.
Check to be sure that your
child's safety
seat is attached to the LATCH
anchor bars, not another part of the car
seat or vehicle.
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.
Car safety
seats may be installed with either the vehicle's
seat belt or LATCH (lower
anchors and tethers for
children) system.
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.
All lower
anchors are rated for a maximum weight of 65 pounds (total weight includes car safety
seat and
child).
Parents should check the car safety
seat manufacturer's recommendations for maximum weight a
child can be to use lower
anchors.
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.
LATCH (Lower
Anchors and Tethers for
CHildren) style: Since 2002, all car
seats and vehicles have been compatible with the LATCH system.
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.
With comfort and safety, bring your baby out into the world with your new Expedition travel system, by attaching a car
seat to your stroller when you use the
child snack tray as the
anchoring mechanism.
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.
Make sure you know how to use the
seat belts or LATCH (Lower
Anchors and Tethers for
Children) system with your car
seat before you start the installation process.
LATCH, which stands for Lower
Anchors and Tethers for
Children, is simply a way to install your car
seat without using seatbelts.
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.
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.
Although LATCH (Lower
Anchors and Tethers for
Children) was designed to make
child safety
seat installation easier, the old system of using the vehicle's
seat belt to install a
child safety
seat is just as safe if done correctly.
LATCH - equipped
child safety
seats will have two LATCH attachments that connect to the lower
anchors.
LATCH (which stands for Lower
Anchors and Tethers for
Children) is designed to make installation easier and safer: Available in all new vehicles since 2002, it attaches the car
seat directly to the vehicle without relying on
seat belts.
The LATCH (Lower
Anchors and Tethers for
Children) system was developed to make it easier to install
child safety
seats without the use of
seat belts.
Many car
seats are installed using a LATCH (Lower
Anchors and Tethers for
Children) system.
If you are using a
child safety
seat in the forward - facing position, attach the safety
seat's top tether strap to the top
anchor in your vehicle.
You can install a
child safety
seat just as tightly — and safely — with the car's
seat belt system and tether
anchor.
The vehicles and car
seats should be compatible with the LATCH system (Lower
Anchors And Tethers for
Children).
An incorrect
seat back trim cover was installed on the affected vehicles, blocking the
child seat tether
anchors in the second row center
seating position.
Parents should also remember that they can use the Latch system or a
seat belt to install a car
seat, and that Latch
anchors have a weight limit of 65 pounds, including the weight of the
child and the weight of the
seat itself.
However, I was very frustrated to discover that it's quite hard to get a
child seat to plug into the lower
anchors in the rear
seats, so tight are the rear seatback and cushion fitted together (I ended up having to invert the clips on the kid
seats themselves).
The 2014 Highlander provides lower
anchors and tethers on outboard second - row
seats for
child - safety
seats, but only a tether
anchor on the middle third - row
seat.
The Problem: King Cab Frontier pickups built between June 10 and June 26, 2010 have been recalled for faulty
child seat anchors.