Child Restraint Anchors
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All vehicles in the North American market are equipped with three, fixed-position, child seat upper tether anchors for the second row seating. A single upper tether anchor is integral to the back of the left seat back panel, and two more are integral to the right seat back panel. In all other markets, the vehicle has two fixed position, child seat upper tether anchors in the second row. They are located on the back of the left and right seat back panels behind the outboard seating positions. Two lower anchors are also provided for each outboard seating position. Three lower anchors are integral to the seat back hinge brackets, while the fourth is integral to a dedicated child anchor bracket. All lower anchors are accessed from the front of the second row seat where the seat back meets the seat cushion.
The rear (also known as second row) seat for this vehicle is equipped with a Lower Anchors and Tether for Children (LATCH) child restraint anchorage system for North American markets. The LATCH system provides for the installation of suitable child restraints in certain seating positions without using the standard equipment seat belt provided for that seating position.
The rear seats in North American vehicles are equipped with a fixed-position child restraint upper tether anchor for all three rear seating positions. The three upper tether anchors are integral to the rear seat back frames. These anchors are each constructed from heavy-gauge steel wire loops that are securely welded onto the backs of each seat back frame, two for the left rear seat back frame and one for the right rear seat back frame. A label imprinted with an icon representing a child restraint upper tether anchor is located on the seat back panels adjacent to each anchor location. The child restraint upper tether anchors cannot be adjusted or repaired and, if ineffective or damaged, they must be replaced as a unit with their respective rear seat back frame.
Vehicles manufactured for non-North American markets are equipped with child restraint lower anchors (also known as ISOFIX anchors) for both outboard rear seating positions. A label on each rear seat cover clearly identifies the anchor locations. The lower anchors are integral to the rear seat cushion frames. These anchors are each constructed from a heavy-gauge steel wire loop that is securely welded to each seat cushion frame, four on each frame. The anchor loops are accessed from the front of their respective seats, near where the rear seat back meets the rear seat cushion. These lower anchors cannot be adjusted or repaired and, if ineffective or damaged, they must be replaced as a unit with the rear seat cushion frame.
Vehicles manufactured for non-North American markets are equipped with upper tether anchors in the rear outboard seating positions.
To avoid serious or fatal injury during and following any seat belt or child restraint anchor service, carefully inspect all seat belts, buckles, mounting hardware, retractors, tether straps, and anchors for proper installation, operation, or damage. Replace any belt that is cut, frayed, or torn. Straighten any belt that is twisted. Tighten any loose fasteners. Replace any belt that has a damaged or ineffective buckle or retractor. Replace any belt that has a bent or damaged latch plate or anchor plate. Replace any child restraint anchor or the unit to which the anchor is integral that has been bent or damaged. Never attempt to repair a seat belt or child restraint component. Always replace damaged or ineffective seat belt and child restraint components with the correct, new and unused replacement parts listed in the Mopar® Parts Catalog. Failure to follow these instructions may result in possible serious or fatal injury.
All vehicles manufactured for sale in the United States and Canada are required to be equipped with a Lower Anchors and Tether for Children, or LATCH child restraint anchorage system. The rear seats in this vehicle have two pairs of anchor provisions for installing a LATCH-compatible child seat. A single seat may be mounted in the center seating position, or one in each outboard seating position.
With LATCH, child seats are secured by direct attachment to the vehicle structure, rather than by the seat belts. With LATCH-compatible child seats, lower (also known as ISOFIX) anchors attach to the seat structure through heavy-gauge wire loops located near the intersection between the seat cushion and the seat back surfaces.
In North American market vehicles, three upper tether anchors are integral to the rear seat back frames to secure the top tether strap of child seats equipped with this feature. These upper tether anchors work with both LATCH-compatible and other child seats equipped with a top tether strap. Vehicles manufactured for non-North American markets are equipped with ISOFIX lower anchors and upper tether anchors in the outboard rear seating positions.
The seat belt retractors may include an inertia-type, emergency locking mechanism as standard equipment. Seat belt retractors with a locking mechanism are capable of mechanically changing from an Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) to an Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR). The primary function of this feature is to securely accommodate a child seat in any seating position of the vehicle without the need for a self-cinching seat belt tip half latch plate unit or another supplemental device that would be required to prevent the seat belt webbing from unwinding freely from the retractor spool of an inertia-type emergency locking retractor mechanism.
The emergency and automatic locking mechanisms are integral to the seat belt and retractor unit and are concealed beneath a molded plastic cover located on one side of the retractor spool. These locking mechanisms cannot be adjusted or repaired and, if ineffective or damaged, the entire seat belt and retractor unit must be replaced. For more information on the seat belts in this vehicle, refer to the safety service information.
The owner's information packet in the vehicle glove box contains details and suggestions on the proper use of all of the factory-installed child restraint anchors.