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-positioningboostershouldbeusediftheshoulderbeltrestsin
frontofthechild’sfaceorneck,orifthelapbeltdoesnotfitsnuglyon
boththighs,orifthethighsaretooshorttoletthechildsitalltheway
backontheseatcushionwhenthelowerlegshangovertheedgeofthe
seatcushion.Youmaywishtodiscussthespecialneedsofyourchild
withyourpediatrician.
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Model Year | 2001 |
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