28 child safety – FORD 2014 E-450 v.3 User Manual

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Using Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren (LATCH)

WARNING: Never attach two child safety seats to the same
anchor. In a crash, one anchor may not be strong enough to hold

two child safety seat attachments and may break, causing serious injury
or death.

The LATCH system is composed of three vehicle anchor points: two
lower anchors located where the vehicle seat back and seat cushion meet
(called the seat bight) and one top tether anchor located behind that
seating position.

LATCH compatible child safety seats have two rigid or webbing mounted
attachments that connect to the two lower anchors at the LATCH
equipped seating positions in your vehicle. This type of attachment
method eliminates the need to use safety belts to attach the child seat,
however the safety belt can still be used to attach the child seat. For
forward-facing child seats, the top tether strap must also be attached to
the proper top tether anchor, if a top tether strap has been provided
with your child seat.

LATCH lower anchors

Top tether anchors

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Child Safety

2014 Econoline (eco)
Owners Guide gf, 3rd Printing, September 2013
USA
(fus)

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