![]() Parents should check the car safety seat manufacturer's recommendations for maximum weight a child can be to use lower anchors. See vehicle owner's manual for highest weight of child allowed to use top tether.Īll lower anchors are rated for a maximum weight of 65 pounds (total weight includes car safety seat and child). Nearly all passenger vehicles and all car safety seats made on or after September 1, 2002, are equipped to use LATCH. All forward-facing car safety seats have tethers or tether connectors that fasten to these anchors. Tether anchors are located behind the seat, either on the panel behind the seat (in sedans) or on the back of the seat, ceiling, or floor (in most minivans, SUVs, hatchbacks, and pickup trucks). Vehicles with the LATCH system have lower anchors located in the back seat, where the seat cushions meet. ![]() In general, parents should only use one of the two options, unless the car safety seat and vehicle manufacturers say it is OK to use both systems at the same time. The seat belt and LATCH systems are equally safe, so caregivers should use one one or the other-whichever works best for them, their car safety seat, and their vehicle. The top tether should always be used with a forward-facing seat, whether you use a seat belt or lower anchors to secure it. ![]() Lower anchors can be used instead of the seat belt to install the seat, and many parents find them easier to use in some cars. LATCH is an attachment system for car safety seats. Car safety seats may be installed with either the vehicle’s seat belt or its LATCH (lower anchors and tethers for children) system. ![]()
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