Child Safety -> Child Restraint Positioning for Your Ford Focus 4 Door Third Generation(2010-2017)

Child Safety  
If the booster seat slides on the vehicle  
WARNINGS  
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  
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.  
manufacturer's instructions.  
CHILD RESTRAINT  
POSITIONING  
Never let a passenger hold a child on  
his or her lap while your vehicle is  
moving. The passenger cannot  
protect the child from injury in a crash,  
which may result in serious injury or death.  
WARNINGS  
Airbags can kill or injure a child in a  
child seat. Never place a rear-facing  
Never use pillows, books, or towels  
to boost a child. They can slide  
around and increase the likelihood  
of injury or death in a crash.  
Always restrain an unoccupied child  
seat or booster seat. These objects  
may become projectiles in a crash or  
sudden stop, which may increase the risk  
of serious injury.  
child seat in front of an active airbag.  
If you must use a forward-facing child seat  
in the front seat, move the vehicle seat  
upon which the child seat is installed all  
the way back. When possible, all children  
age 12 and under should be properly  
restrained in a rear seating position. If all  
children cannot be seated and restrained  
properly in a rear seating position, properly  
restrain the largest child in the front seat.  
Never place, or allow a child to place,  
the shoulder belt under a child's arm  
or behind the back because it  
Always carefully follow the  
instructions and warnings provided  
by the manufacturer of any child  
reduces the protection for the upper part  
of the body and may increase the risk of  
injury or death in a crash.  
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  
To avoid risk of injury, do not leave  
children or pets unattended in your  
vehicle.  
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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  
LATCH  
(lower  
anchors  
only)  
Safety belt Safety belt Safety belt  
Combined  
weight of  
child and  
child seat  
and top  
tether  
and LATCH  
(lower  
only  
Restraint  
Type  
anchors  
and top  
tether  
anchor  
anchors  
and top  
tether  
anchor)  
anchor)  
Rear facing Up to 65 lb  
child seat (29.5 kg)  
X
X
X
Rear facing Over 65 lb  
child seat  
(29.5 kg)  
Forward  
facing  
Up to 65 lb  
(29.5 kg)  
X
X
X
X
X
child seat  
Forward  
facing  
Over 65 lb  
(29.5 kg)  
child seat  
Note: The child seat 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  
110).  
CHILD SAFETY LOCKS  
When these locks are set, the rear doors  
cannot be opened from the inside.  
E112197  
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