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What is LATCH?
United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards have defined a new system for
installing car seats in vehicles. The system
is called LATCH. LATCH stands for:
Lower Anchorage and Tether for CHildren.
LATCH SYSTEMS FOR CAR SEATS:
The LATCH on the car seat consists of a top
tether strap used (for forward-facing only)
and lower anchorage belt (Fig. a).
The LATCH shown below allows you to attach
your Graco or Century car seat to a vehicle
with LATCH or ISOFIX anchor points.
Adjustment Belt
Adjuster
Connector
Release
Buttons
LATCH SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES:
LATCH in the vehicle consists of a top tether
anchor point and two lower anchor points
(Fig. a).
Some vehicle owner manuals use the term
ISOFIX to identify the new car seat anchorage
system. This EZ LATCH
vehicle seating positions equipped with
ISOFIX.
Car Seat
Top Tether
EZ LATCH™
and Lower
Anchorage Belt
(Fig. a)
™
can also be used in
Vehicle
Top Tether
Anchor
Point
Vehicle
Lower
Anchor
Points
2