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The LATCH anchors are located at
the rear section of the rear seat
between the cushion and seatback,
below the locator symbols on the
seat back. Follow the child seat
manufacturer’s instructions to
properly install a child seat with
LATCH attachments.
Follow the instructions on attaching child safety seats with tether straps.
Refer to Attaching child safety seats with tether straps later in this
chapter.
Attach LATCH lower attachments of the child seat only to the anchors
shown.
All the LATCH lower anchors are equally spaced, 280 mm apart, so that
a single LATCH child seat can be installed at any rear seating position. If
two child safety seats are installed using the LATCH lower
anchors, they must be placed in the outboard seating positions
only. If three child safety seats are installed, use the LATCH
lower anchors for the center child safety seat; however, you must
use child safety seats with lap/shoulder belts and tether anchors
for the outboard child seats.
WARNING: Never attach two child safety seats to the same
anchor. In a crash, one anchor may not be strong enough to hold
two child safety seat attachments and may break, causing serious
injury or death.
If you install a child seat with rigid LATCH attachments, and have
attached the top tether strap to the proper top tether anchor, 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.
Each time you use the safety seat, check that the seat is properly
attached to the lower anchors and tether anchor, if applicable. Tug the
child seat from side to side and forward and back where it is secured to
the vehicle. The seat should move less than one inch when you do this
for a proper installation.
2009 MKS (mks)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA (fus)
Seating and Safety Restraints
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