Selecting a Child Seat
When buying a child seat, you need to choose either a conventional child seat, or one designed for use with the Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren (LATCH) system.
Conventional child seats must be secured to a vehicle with a seat belt, whereas LATCH-compatible seats are secured by attaching the seat to hardware built into each rear seating position in the back seat.
Since LATCH-compatible child seats are easier to install and reduce the possibility of improper installation, we recommend selecting this style.
In seating positions and vehicles not equipped with LATCH, a LATCHcompatible child seat can be installed using a seat belt.
Whatever type of seat you choose, to provide proper protection, a child seat should meet three requirements:
1. The child seat should meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213 or Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213.
Look for FMVSS 213 or CMVSS 213 on the box.
2. The child seat should be of the proper type and size to fit the child.
Rear-facing for infants, forwardfacing for small children.
3. The child seat should fit the vehicle seating position (or positions) where it will be used.
Before purchasing a conventional child seat, or using a previously purchased one, we recommend that you test the seat in the specific vehicle seating position or positions where the seat will be used.
See also:
Interior Convenience Items
Glove Box
Pull the handle to open the glove box. You can lock the glove box with the master
key.
Console Compartment
Pull the handle to open the console compartment.
Glove Box
WARNING
An op ...
Protecting Infants and Small Children
Protecting Infants
Child Seat Type
An infant must be properly restrained in a rear-facing, reclining child seat
until the child reaches the seat maker’s weight or height limit for the seat, an ...
Rear Seats
■Folding Down the Rear Seats
Separately fold down the left and right halves of the rear seat to make room
for
cargo.
■ To fold down the seat
1. Lower the rear head restraint to its l ...