Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) System

The LATCH system secures the child restraint during driving and in a crash. This system is designed to make child restraint installation easier and reduce the likelihood of incorrect installation of your child restraint. The LATCH system uses anchors in the vehicle and attachments on the child restraint. The LATCH system eliminates the need to use the seat belts to secure the child restraint to the rear seats.

Lower anchors are metal bars built into the vehicle. There are two lower anchors for each LATCH seating position, which allow you to install a child restraint with lower attachments.

To use the LATCH system in your vehicle, you must have a child restraint with LATCH attachments.

The child seat manufacturer will provide you with instructions on how to use the child seat with its LATCH lower anchor attachments.

LATCH anchors are provided at the left and right outboard rear seating positions. Their location is shown in the illustration. No LATCH anchors are provided for the center rear seat.

WARNING

Do not attempt to install a child restraint system using LATCH anchors in the rear center seating position. No LATCH anchors are provided for this seat position. Using the outboard seat anchors may damage the anchors, which may break or fail in a collision, resulting in serious injury or death.

Lower anchor position indicator symbols are located on the left and right rear seat backrest to determine the position of the lower anchors in your vehicle (see arrows in the illustration).

LATCH anchors are located between the seatback and the seat cushion of the left and right outboard rear seats.