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Combining Safety Belt and LATCH Lower Anchors for Attaching
Child Safety Seats

When used in combination, either the safety belt or the LATCH lower
anchors may be attached first, provided a proper installation is achieved.
Attach the tether strap afterward, if included with the child seat.

Using Tether Straps

Many forward-facing child safety seats include a tether strap
which extends from the back of the child safety seat and hooks
to an anchoring point called the top tether anchor. Tether

straps are available as an accessory for many older safety seats.

Contact the manufacturer of your child seat for information about
ordering a tether strap, or to obtain a longer tether strap if the tether
strap on your safety seat does not reach the appropriate top tether
anchor in the vehicle.

The rear seats of your vehicle are equipped with built-in tether strap
anchors located behind the seats as described below.

Four door: The tether anchors in your vehicle are located under a cover
marked with the tether anchor symbol (shown with title).

Five door: The tether anchors in your vehicle are located on the back
panel of the rear seat, marked with the tether anchor symbol (shown
with title).

The tether strap anchors in your
vehicle are in the following positions
(shown from top view):

Perform the following steps to install a child safety seat with tether
anchors:

Note: If you install a child seat with rigid LATCH attachments, do not
tighten the tether strap enough to lift the child seat off the vehicle seat
cushion when the child is seated in it. Keep the tether strap just snug
without lifting the front of the child seat. Keeping the child seat just
touching the vehicle seat gives the best protection in a severe crash.

Child Safety

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2013 Fiesta (fie)
Owners Guide gf, 2nd Printing
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