Dodge 2010 Nitro - User Guide - Manual (Page 12)

Installing The LATCH - Compatible Child Restraint System
• Your vehicle's second row passenger seats are equipped with the child restraint
anchorage system called LATCH, which stands for Lower Anchors and Tether for
CHildren.
• The rear outboard seating positions have lower anchors and all three rear seating
positions have top tether anchors.
• Child seats with fixed lower attachments must be installed in the outboard positions
only. Child seats with flexible lower attachments can be used in all three seating
positions.
• Never install LATCH-compatible child seats such that two seats share a common lower
anchorage.
• Loosen the adjusters on the lower straps
and tether straps so that you can attach the
hook or connector to the lower and tether
anchorages more easily.
• Attach the lower hooks or connectors over
the top of the anchorage bars, pushing
aside the seat cover material. You will easily
feel the anchorage bars if you run your
finger along the intersection of the seatback
and seat cushion surfaces.
• The tether strap should be attached to the tether anchor on the rear of the seatback
using the most direct path. For the outboard seating positions, route the tether
underneath the head rest and attach the hook to the tether anchor located on the
back of the seat.
• Tighten all three straps as you push the
child restraint rearward and downward into
the seat.
GETTING STARTED
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