Child Safety -> Child Restraint Positioning for Your Ford Explorer SUV Sixth Generation (2012-2020)

Child Safety  
If the booster seat slides on the vehicle  
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.  
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  
manufacturer's instructions.  
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.  
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.  
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: Properly secure  
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.  
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 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: Always carefully follow  
the instructions and warnings provided  
by the manufacturer of any child  
restraint to determine if the 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  
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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Child Safety  
Recommendations for Attaching Child Safety Restraints for Children  
Use Any Attachment Method as Indicated Below by X  
LATCH  
(Lower  
Anchors  
and Top  
Tether  
LATCH  
(Lower  
Anchors  
Only)  
Seatbelt  
and Top  
Tether  
Seatbelt  
and LATCH  
(Lower  
Seatbelt  
Only  
Combined  
Weight of  
Child and  
Child  
Restraint  
Type  
Anchor  
Anchors  
and Top  
Tether  
Restraint  
Anchor)  
Anchor)  
Rear facing  
child  
Up to 65 lb  
(29.5 kg)  
X
X
X
restraint  
Rear facing  
child  
Over 65 lb  
(29.5 kg)  
restraint  
Forward  
facing  
Up to 65 lb  
(29.5 kg)  
X
X
X
X
X
child  
restraint  
Forward  
facing  
Over 65 lb  
(29.5 kg)  
child  
restraint  
Note: The child restraint must rest tightly  
against the vehicle seat upon which it is  
installed. It may be necessary to lift or  
remove the head restraint. See Seats (page  
146).  
CHILD SAFETY LOCKS  
When these locks are set, you cannot open  
the rear doors from the inside.  
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