Land Rover Defender: Child restraint check list
Land Rover Defender 2020-2026 Owner's Manual / Child safety / Child restraint check list
Make sure to read and fully understand the relevant warnings before using any of the features in this section.
Every time a child travels in the vehicle, observe the following:
Non-LATCH child restraints
- Carefully follow the instructions provided by the manufacturer of the restraint system.
- Always use the appropriate child restraints and adjust the harnesses for every child, every trip.
- Make sure that a child falls into the correct weight range for the seat.
- Avoid dressing a child in bulky clothing. Do not place any objects between the child and the restraint system.
- Regularly check the fit of a child seat.
Replace child seats or harnesses that show signs of wear.
- Make sure that all the slack is removed from the adult seat belt.
- Make sure that any belt positioning sliders on the seat belts are adjusted such that there is no slack in the lap belt after fastening.
- No child seat is completely child-proof.
Encourage a child not to play with the buckle or harness.
- Never leave a child unsupervised in the vehicle.
- Activate the rear door child safety locks.
- Set a good example and always wear a seat belt.
- When using a seat belt to secure a non-LATCH child restraint, make sure the seat belt's locking mechanism is used.
LATCH child restraints
- Always attach the top tether when fitting the LATCH seat.
- Carefully follow the instructions supplied with the child seat. Always give the LATCH seat a final pull, to make sure that the lower anchors are secure.
- Always use the appropriate child restraints and adjust the harnesses for every child, every trip.
- Make sure that a child falls into the correct weight range for the seat.
- Avoid dressing a child in bulky clothing. Do not place any objects between the child and the restraint system.
- Regularly check the fit of a child seat.
Replace child seats and harnesses that show signs of wear.
- No child seat is completely child-proof.
Encourage children not to play with the buckle or harness.
- Never leave a child unsupervised in the vehicle.
- Activate the rear door child safety locks.
- Set a good example and always wear a seat belt.
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Make sure to read and fully understand
the relevant warnings before using any
of the features in this section.
Children should travel in the rear of the
vehicle at all times. Front passenger seat
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Vehicle specific information
Make sure to read and fully understand
the relevant warnings before using any
of the features in this section.
Extreme hazard! Never place a rearward
facing child restraint on the front
passenger se
Fitting latch child restraints
Make sure to read and fully understand
the relevant warnings before using any
of the features in this section.
Do not attempt to fit a LATCH child
restraint to the center rear seating
position. The
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