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EnglishChild Safety -> Child Restraint Positioning for your Ford Focus 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.
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