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. For the location of approved tether anchorages in your vehicle, see Lower Anchors And Tethers For CHildren (LATCH) Restraint System.
Regular And Mega Cab Trucks:
In the regular cab truck, the top tether anchorages are located behind the center and right passenger seats. In the mega cab truck, the top tether anchorages are located behind each rear seating position. There is a plastic cover over each anchorage. To attach the tether strap of the child restraint:
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Place the child restraint on the seat and adjust the tether strap so that it will reach over the seat back, under the head restraint and to the tether anchor directly behind the seat.
Regular Cab Tether Anchorages
1 — Tether Anchor
2 — Tether Strap Hook
3 — Tether Strap To Child Restraint
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Route the tether strap to provide the most direct path between the anchorage and the child seat. The tether strap should go between the head restraint posts underneath the head restraint. You may need to adjust the head restraint to the upward position to pass the tether strap underneath the head restraint and between its posts.
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Lift the cover (if so equipped), and attach the hook to the square opening in the sheet metal. Tighten the tether strap according to the child seat manufacturer’s instructions.
Never place a rear-facing child restraint in front of an air bag. A deploying Passenger Front Air Bag can cause death or serious injury to a child 12 years or younger, including a child in a rear-facing child restraint.
Crew Cab Trucks:
The top tether anchorages in this vehicle are tether strap loops located between the rear glass and the back of the rear seat. There is a tether strap loop located behind each seating position. Follow the steps below to attach the tether strap of the child restraint.
Right Or Left Outboard Seats:
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Raise the head restraint and reach between the rear seat and rear glass to access the tether strap loop.
Head Restraint In Raised Position
Tether Strap Loop With Center Head Restraint In Raised Position
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Place a child restraint on the seat and adjust the tether strap so that it will reach over the seat back, under the head restraint, through the tether strap loop behind the seat and over to the tether strap loop behind the center seat.
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Pass the tether strap hook under the head restraint behind the child seat, through the tether strap loop behind the seat and over to the center tether strap loop.
Tether Strap Through Outboard Tether Strap Loop
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Attach the hook to the center tether strap loop (see diagram). Tighten the tether strap according to the child seat manufacturer’s instructions.
Tether Strap Through Outboard Tether Strap Loop And Attached To Center Tether Strap Loop
If there are child seats in both of the outboard (left and right) seating positions, the tether strap hooks of both child seats should be connected to the center tether strap loop. This is the correct way to tether two outboard child seats.
Center Seat:
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Raise the head restraint and reach between the rear seat and rear glass to access the tether strap loop.
Tether Strap Loop With Head Restraint In Raised Position
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Place a child restraint on the seat and adjust the tether strap so that it will reach over the seat back, under the head restraint, through the tether strap loop behind the seat and over to the tether strap loop behind either the right or left outboard seat.
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Pass the tether strap hook under the head restraint behind the child seat, through the tether strap loop behind the seat and over to the right or left outboard tether strap loop.
Tether Strap Through Center Tether Strap Loop
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Attach the hook to the outboard tether strap loop (see diagram). Tighten the tether strap according to the child seat manufacturer’s instructions.
Tether Strap Through Center Tether Strap Loop And Attached To Outboard Tether Strap Loop
Installing Three Child Restraints:
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Place a child restraint on each outboard rear seat. Route the tether straps following the directions for right and left seating positions, above.
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Attach both hooks to the center tether strap loop, but do not tighten the straps yet.
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Place a child restraint on the center rear seat. Route the tether strap following the directions for the center seating position, above.
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Attach the hook to the outboard tether strap loop.
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Tighten the tether straps according to the child seat manufacturer’s instructions, tightening the right and left tether straps before the center tether strap.
Outboard And Center Seating Positions Shown
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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.
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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.