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THINGSTOKNOWBEFORESTARTINGYOURVEHICLE
LATCH—ChildSeatAnchorageSystem(Lower
AnchorsandTetherforCHildren)
kitsorretro-fitkits.Youareurgedtotakeadvantageofall
the available attachments provided with your child re-
straintinanyvehicle.
Your vehicle’s rear seat is equipped with the child
restraint anchorage system called LATCH. The LATCH
systemprovidesfortheinstallationofthechildrestraint
without using the vehicle’s seat belts, instead securing
the child restraint using lower anchorages and upper
tether straps from the child restraint to the vehicle
structure.
All three rear seating positions have lower anchorages
that are capable of accommodating LATCH-compatible
child seats having flexible, webbing-mounted lower at-
tachments. Child seats with fixed lower attachments
mustbeinstalledintheoutboardpositionsonly.Regard-
less of the specific type of lower attachment, NEVER
installLATCH-compatiblechildseatssuchthattwoseats
shareacommonloweranchorage.
LATCH-compatiblechildrestraintsystemsarenowavail-
able. However, because the lower anchorages are to be
introducedoveraperiodofyears,childrestraintsystems
havingattachmentsforthoseanchorageswillcontinueto
alsohavefeaturesforinstallationusingthevehicle’sseat
belts.Childrestraintshavingtetherstrapsandhooksfor
connectiontothetoptetheranchorageshavebeenavail-
ableforsometime.Forsomeolderchildrestraints,many
child restraint manufacturers offer add-on tether strap
If you are installing LATCH-compatible child restraints
in adjacent rear seating positions, you can use the
LATCHanchorsorthevehicle’sseatbeltfortheoutboard
position, but you must use the vehicle’s seat belt at the
center position. If your child restraints are not LATCH-
compatible,youcanonlyinstallthechildrestraintsusing
thevehicle’sseatbelts.Pleaserefertothenextsectionfor
typicalinstallationinstructions.
| Categories | Jeep Grand Cherokee Manuals, Jeep Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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