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Child Safety

Perform the following steps to install a

child safety seat with tether anchors:

Note: If you install a child seat with rigid

LATCH attachments, do not tighten the

tether strap enough to lift the child seat off

your vehicle seat cushion when the child is

seated in it. Keep the tether strap just snug

without lifting the front of the child seat.

Keeping the child seat just touching your

vehicle seat gives the best protection in a

severe crash.

1. Route the child safety seat tether strap

over the back of the seat. For outboard

seating positions, route the tether strap

under the head restraint and between

the head restraint posts. For the center

seating positions, route the tether strap

over the top of the head restraint. If

needed, the head restraints can also

be removed.

3. Clip the tether strap to the anchor as

shown.

4. Tighten the child safety seat tether

strap according to the manufacturer's

instructions.

If your child restraint system is equipped

with a tether strap, and the child restraint

manufacturer recommends its use, Ford

also recommends its use.

BOOSTER SEATS

WARNING: Do not put the

shoulder section of the seatbelt or allow

the child to put the shoulder section of

the seatbelt under their arm or behind

their back. Failure to follow this

instruction could reduce the

effectiveness of the seatbelt and

increase the risk of injury or death in a

crash.

2. Locate the correct anchor for the

selected seating position.

Use a belt-positioning booster seat for

children who have outgrown or no longer

properly fit in a child safety restraint

(generally children who are less than 57 in

(1.45 m) tall, are greater than age 4 and

less than age 12, and between 40 lb (18 kg)

and 80 lb (36 kg) and upward to 100 lb

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Child Safety

(45 kg) if recommended by your child

Types of Booster Seats

restraint manufacturer). Many state and

provincial laws require that children use

approved booster seats until they reach

age eight, a height of 57 in (1.45 m) tall, or

80 lb (36 kg).

Booster seats should be used until you can

answer YES to ALL of these questions

when seated without a booster seat:

•

Backless booster seats

If your backless booster seat has a

removable shield, remove the shield. If a

vehicle seating position has a low seat

backrest or no head restraint, a backless

booster seat may place your child's head

(as measured at the tops of the ears)

above the top of the seat. In this case,

move the backless booster to another

seating position with a higher seat backrest

or head restraint and lap and shoulder

belts, or consider using a high back booster

seat.

•

Can the child sit all the way back

against their vehicle seat backrest with

knees bent comfortably at the edge of

the seat cushion?

•

Can the child sit without slouching?

Does the lap belt rest low across the

hips?

•

Is the shoulder belt centered on the

shoulder and chest?

Can the child stay seated like this for

the whole trip?

Always use booster seats in conjunction

with your vehicle lap and shoulder belt.

•

High back booster seats

If, with a backless booster seat, you cannot

find a seating position that adequately

supports your child's head, a high back

booster seat would be a better choice.

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Children and booster seats vary in size and

the ideal fit (center) to a shoulder belt

uncomfortably close to the neck and a

shoulder belt that could slip off the

shoulder. The drawings also show how the

lap belt should be low and snug across the

child's hips.

shape. Choose a booster that keeps the

lap belt low and snug across the hips,

never up across the stomach, and lets you

adjust the shoulder belt to cross the chest

and rest snugly near the center of the

shoulder. The following drawings compare

If the booster seat slides on the vehicle

seat upon which it is being used, placing a

rubberized mesh sold as shelf or carpet

liner under the booster seat may improve

this condition. Do not introduce any item

thicker than this under the booster seat.

Check with the booster seat

CHILD RESTRAINT

POSITIONING

WARNING: Do not place a

rearward facing child restraint in front of

an active airbag. Failure to follow this

instruction could result in personal injury

or death.

manufacturer's instructions.

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WARNING: Properly secure

WARNING: Do not allow a

passenger to hold a child on their lap

when your vehicle is moving. Failure to

follow this instruction could result in

personal injury or death in the event of a

sudden stop or crash.

children 12 years old and under in a rear

seating position whenever possible. If

you are unable to properly secure all

children in a rear seating position,

properly secure the largest child on the

front seat. If you must use a forward

facing child restraint on the front seat,

move the seat as far back as possible.

Failure to follow these instructions could

result in personal injury or death.

WARNING: Do not use pillows,

books or towels to boost your child's

height. Failure to follow this instruction

could result in personal injury or death.

WARNING: Always carefully

follow the instructions and warnings

provided by the manufacturer of any

child restraint to determine if the

WARNING: Properly secure child

restraints or booster seats when they are

not in use. They could become projectiles

in a sudden stop or crash. Failure to

follow this instruction could result in

personal injury or death.

restraint device is appropriate for your

child's size, height, weight, or age. Follow

the child restraint manufacturer's

instructions and warnings provided for

installation and use in conjunction with

the instructions and warnings provided

by your vehicle manufacturer. A safety

seat that is improperly installed or

utilized, is inappropriate for your child's

height, age, or weight or does not

properly fit the child may increase the

risk of serious injury or death.

WARNING: Do not put the

shoulder section of the seatbelt or allow

the child to put the shoulder section of

the seatbelt under their arm or behind

their back. Failure to follow this

instruction could reduce the

effectiveness of the seatbelt and

increase the risk of injury or death in a

crash.

WARNING: Do not leave children

or pets unattended in your vehicle.

Failure to follow this instruction could

result in personal injury or death.

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