
Dodge Durango
Owners Manual
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Installing Child Restraints Using the Top Tether
Anchorage
WARNING!
Do not attach a tether strap for a rear-facing car seat
to any location in front of the car seat, including the
seat frame or a tether anchorage. Only attach the tether strap of a
rear-facing car seat to the tether
anchorage that is approved for that seating position,
located behind the top of the vehicle seat. See the
section "Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren
(LATCH) Restraint System" for the location of approved
tether anchorages in your vehicle.
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Look behind the seating
position where you
plan to install the child restraint to find the
tether anchorage. You may need to move the
seat forward to provide better access to the tether anchorage. If there is
no top tether
anchorage for that seating position, move
the child restraint to another position in the
vehicle if one is available.
- To access the top tether strap anchorages behind the
rear seat, pull the carpeted floor panel away from the
seat back, this will expose the top tether strap anchorages.
Pulling Down The Carpet Floor Panel To Access Top Tether Strap
Top Tether Strap Anchorage (Located on Seatback)
- Route the tether strap to provide the most direct path
for the strap between the anchor and the child seat. If
your vehicle is equipped with adjustable rear head
restraints, raise the head restraint, and where possible,
route the tether strap under the head restraint and
between the two posts. If not possible, lower the head
restraint and pass the tether strap around the outboard
side of the head restraint.
- For the center seating position, route the tether strap
over the seatback and headrest then attach the hook to
the tether anchor located on the back of the seat.
- Attach the tether strap hook of the child restraint to
the top tether anchorage as shown in the diagram.
Top Tether Strap Mounting (60/40 Seat)
Top Tether Strap Mounting (Captain's Chair)
- Remove slack in the tether strap according to the child
restraint manufacturer's instructions.
WARNING!
- The top tether anchorages are not visible until the
gap panel is folded down. Do not use the visible
cargo tie down hooks, located on the floor behind
the seats, to attach a child restraint tether anchor.
- An incorrectly anchored tether strap could lead to
increased head motion and possible injury to the
child. Use only the anchorage position directly
behind the child seat to secure a child restraint top
tether strap.
- If your vehicle is equipped with a split rear seat,
make sure the tether strap does not slip into the
opening between the seatbacks as you remove
slack in the strap.
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