Child Restraint: Service and Repair

LATCH System "Lower Anchors And Ters For CHildren", Installing And Retrofitting

LATCH, definition
LATCH system for "Lower Anchors and Ters for CHildren" consists of combination of rear upper ters and rear lower anchors used to secure a child restraint.

Vehicles with production date 09.00 (09/00) and later (see certification label on driver side B-pillar - arrow - ) are provided with guidance fixtures and must be checked for installation during Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI).







Refer to LATCH system description and usage instructions.
Vehicles manufactured as of January 2001 are equipped with buttons (at arrows) to identify rear lower anchor points.

NOTE: LATCH Guidance Fixtures announced in Technical Bulletins Group 00 Number 00-06 and 00-07) are no longer required or supplied on vehicles equipped with buttons.

Rear top ter (Jetta)
Installation:







1. Cap
- Qty. 1
2. Hex bolt
- Qty. 1
- 23 Nm.
3. Bracket
- Qty. 1
4. Spacer
- Qty. 1
5. Rear shelf
- Holes for anchorage points are pre-drilled (3 locations) and covered by rear shelf.
- Locate predrilled holes and cut material off in circular shape to allow installation of anchorage components.
6. Rear shelf sheet metal
- With pre-drilled holes for anchorage points.
7. Washer nut
- Qty. 1
- Install from below.
8. Rivet
- Two for washer nut - 7 -.
- Install from below.







Illustration shows rear top ter strap attached to anchor in a sedan model.

Rear top ter (Jetta Wagon)







Illustration shows approximate locations for rear top ter anchorage points for Jetta Wagon.

NOTE: Inside anchors are not recommended for attaching rear lower anchors of a LATCH seat in middle position. three-point lap/shoulder belt should be used.

Rear top ter (Golf)







Illustration shows approximate locations for rear top ter anchorage points for Golf.

NOTE: For MY 1999 vehicles only, rear top ters are not installed in seatback. Vehicles for this model year may require a seatback change for rear top ter installation.

Rear lower anchors (Golf)

NOTE: Inside anchors are not recommended for attaching rear lower anchors of a LATCH seat in middle position. three-point lap/shoulder belt should be used.