If you have a passenger van it has the LATCH system. It has two sets of anchors in the second row of seats. In a seven passenger van, the anchors are located in each of the bucket seats in the second row. In an eight passenger van, the anchors are located in the driver and passenger side seating positions of the second row bench seat.

This system, designed to make installation of child restraints easier, does not use the vehicle's safety belts. Instead, it uses vehicle anchors and child restraint attachments to secure the restraints. Some restraints also use another vehicle anchor to secure a top tether strap.

1. Lower Anchorage

2. Lower Anchorage

3. Top Tether

1. Lower Anchorage

2. Lower Anchorage

In order to use the LATCH system in your vehicle, you need a child restraint designed for that system.

With this system, use the LATCH system instead of the vehicle's safety belts to secure a child restraint.

To assist you in locating the lower anchors for this child restraint system, each seating position with the LATCH system has a visible metal anchorage point in the seat where the seatback meets the seat cushion.

Caution: If a LATCH-type child restraint is not attached to its anchorage points, the restraint will not be able to protect the child correctly. In a crash, the child could be seriously injured or killed. Make sure that a LATCH-type child restraint is properly installed using the anchorage points, or use the vehicle's safety belts to secure the restraint following the instructions that came with that restraint, and also the instructions in this manual.