LockingClipSmoosh.jpg' alt='How To Install Car Seat Tether Belt' title='How To Install Car Seat Tether Belt' />LATCH ease of use ratings improve. ARLINGTON, Va. Buckling precious cargo into a late model vehicle has gotten a bit easier in the past year, the Institutes LATCH ease of use ratings show. IIHS launched its ratings of child seat installation hardware in vehicles in June 2. Out of 1. 02 vehicles rated at that time, the majority were poor or marginal. Today, a total of 1. Three models the Audi Q7, the Lexus RX and the Toyota Prius earn the top rating of good, a distinction that no vehicle achieved last year. A properly installed, age appropriate child restraint can protect a child much better in a crash than a safety belt alone. LATCH, which stands for Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children, is intended to make it easier for caregivers to install child restraints properly. Child restraints installed with LATCH are more likely to be put in correctly than restraints installed using the vehicle safety belt, IIHS research has shown. Even with LATCH, installation errors are common. The Institutes ratings are based on key ease of use criteria that have been shown to minimize mistakes. Frustrating child seat installations have become a familiar rite of parenthood, says Jessica Jermakian, an IIHS senior research engineer. Unfortunately, these frustrations lead to mistakes that can have real consequences in the event of a crash. Were pleased to see automakers taking this issue seriously and making improvements in response to our ratings. In the IIHS ratings system, LATCH hardware is considered good if it meets the following criteria The lower anchors are no more than inch deep within the seat bight or slightly deeper if there is open access around them. The lower anchors are easy to maneuver around. This is defined as having a clearance angle greater than 5. The force required to attach a standardized tool representing a child seat connector to the lower anchors is less than 4. Tether anchors are on the vehicles rear deck or on the top 8. They shouldnt be at the very bottom of the seatback, under the seat, on the ceiling or on the floor. How to install a RF car seat using the seat belt. Sorry about the wind. The part that you cant hear says that the seat is too upright so Im using pool. Choose the right child car seat for your childs height, weight and development. Shopping for a car seat Read about features, types, and other mustknow topics in our car seat buying guide to make an informed choice. Child Car Seats FAQs cover the common issues that arise with car seat safety. The area where the tether anchor is found doesnt have any other hardware that could be confused for the tether anchor. If other hardware is present, then the tether anchor must have a clear label located within 3 inches of it. To earn a good rating, two LATCH positions in the second row must meet all five criteria, and a third tether anchor must meet both tether criteria. The good rating is for vehicles that meet the criteria for a good rating and provide additional LATCH equipped seating positions. For a two row vehicle, that means having a third good or acceptable LATCH seating position. Watch more Driving Car Safety videos http Car accidents are the leading cause of. The third position may use either dedicated anchors or anchors borrowed from other positions. In many vehicles that have lower anchors in the second row outboard seating positions, LATCH can be used in the center position by borrowing one anchor from each side. Some vehicles have one dedicated anchor for the center seat and rely on a borrowed anchor for the other side. For a three row vehicle to earn a good rating, it must have one additional good or acceptable LATCH position without borrowing and tether anchors in all rear seating positions. The additional tether anchors must meet at least one of the two tether anchor criteria. If the vehicle has a second row center seating position, it must have good or acceptable LATCH there with or without borrowing. The good designation is intended to encourage manufacturers to give parents greater flexibility when seating children in a vehicle. Were especially interested in making it possible for more parents to use LATCH in the second row center position, Jermakian says. Parents are repeatedly told that is the safest place for children to ride, so we want them to have the option of an easy installation there. The second row center is safest because its far from the hard surfaces of the vehicle interior and from the striking vehicle in a side crash. 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