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LATCH Instructions

    Installation for Loose-Strap LATCH Car Seats

    • 1). Place the car seat sideways into the rear seat. If installing a front-facing seat, position the car seat with the back closest to you. If installing a rear-facing seat, position the car seat with the back away from you.

    • 2). Connect the car seat's farthest LATCH strap to the far anchor. The hook should extend over the LATCH anchor with the hook's opening facing downward. The strap will be loose.

    • 3). Rotate the car seat into its final position.

    • 4). Connect the car seat's closest LATCH strap to the closest anchor. The hook should extend over the LATCH anchor with the hook's opening facing downward.

    • 5). Tighten each strap while pushing the car seat downward.

    • 6). Attach the center strap if the car seat is forward facing.

    Installation of Rigid LATCH Car Seats

    • 1). Place the car seat into the rear seat in its final position.

    • 2). Align the rigid LATCH connectors located on the car seat with the LATCH anchors.

    • 3). Push each connector down into the LATCH anchors. They will make an audible "Click" sound when secured.

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