Seating and Safety Restraints
Children and safety belts
Ifthechildisthepropersize,restrainthechildinasafetyseat.
Childrenwhoaretoolargeforchildsafetyseats(asspecifiedbyyour
childsafetyseatmanufacturer)shouldalwayswearsafetybelts.
Followalltheimportantsafetyrestraintandairbagprecautionsthat
applytoadultpassengersinyourvehicle.
Iftheshoulderbeltportionofacombinationlapandshoulderbeltcan
bepositionedsoitdoesnotcrossorrestinfrontofthechild’sfaceor
neck,thechildshouldwearthelapandshoulderbelt.Movingthechild
closertothecenterofthevehiclemayhelpprovideagoodshoulderbelt
fit.
Donotleavechildren,unreliableadults,orpetsunattendedin
yourvehicle.
Toimprovethefitoflapandshoulderbeltsonchildrenwhohave
outgrownchildsafetyseats,Fordrecommendsuseofabelt-positioning
boosterseatthatislabelledasconformingtoallapplicableFederalmotor
vehiclesafetystandards.Belt-positioningboosterseatsraisethechild
andprovideashorter,firmerseatingcushionthatencouragessafer
seatingpostureandbetterfitoflapandshoulderbeltsonthechild.
Abelt-positioningboosterseatshouldbeusediftheshoulderbeltrests
infrontofthechild’sfaceorneck,orifthelapbeltdoesnotfitsnugly
onboththighs,orifthethighsaretooshorttoletthechildsitallthe
waybackontheseatcushionwhenthelowerlegshangovertheedgeof
theseatcushion.Youmaywishtodiscussthespecialneedsofyourchild
withyourpediatrician.
SAFETY SEATS FOR CHILDREN
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| Categories | Ford Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2002 |
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