Tethers aren’t required (or often found) on boosters – where the child uses the vehicle’s seat belt across them as their restraint. While all convertible seats have tether straps (because convertibles can be used forward facing), only a few allow the tether to be used when the seat is rear-facing.
Can I install car seat without tether?
Just because you’re not using Latch to install the car seat doesn’t mean you can skip the tether anchor connection. Using the tether anchor lessens your child’s risk of head and neck injuries in a crash.
What can you do if your car doesn’t have a tether?
If your car doesn’t have top tethers anchors — some older models don’t — your car dealer can retrofit them for any car dating back to 1989. Just step into a dealership; they can do it for you or provide you with an anchor kit.
Can you install high back booster without latch?
The good news is that our booster seats are still perfectly safe to be installed without LATCH (UAS) in the event that the connectors are unable to be used.
Do you use latch with high back booster?
For years Child Passenger Safety Technicians stated that you don’t use LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) with boosters. … As the seat is usually a svelte 10-30 pounds, lower anchors only have to hold the weight of the seat, not the larger child who is sitting in the seat.
When should I stop using latch?
In order to use the LATCH system, the sum of the child’s weight and the weight of the car seat must be no more than 65 pounds. Since most car seats weigh upwards of 20 pounds now, many manufacturers recommend that you stop using the LATCH system when a child reaches 40 pounds.
Do booster seats need a top tether?
Booster seats
If the booster seat comes with a tether strap, it must be anchored to the child restraint anchorage point. However some booster seats that meet the Australian Standard (AS/NZS 1754) do not come with a tether strap and therefore do not need to be anchored in the vehicle.
How tight does top tether need to be?
Tips to check your Top Tether is attached & tightened correctly: Ensure the Top Tether Strap is taut, but not over-tight (over-tightening could cause the restraint to lift off the vehicle seat)