Seating and Safety Restraints
beltwillprovidesomeprotection,thesechildrenarestilltoosmallfor
lap/shoulderbeltstofitproperly,whichcouldincreasetheriskofserious
injuryinacrash.
Toimprovethefitofboththelapandshoulderbeltonchildrenwho
haveoutgrownchildsafetyseats,FordMotorCompanyrecommendsuse
ofabelt-positioningbooster.
Boosterseatspositionachildsothatsafetybeltsfitbetter.Theyliftthe
childupsothatthelapbeltrestslowacrossthehipsandtheknees
bendcomfortably.Boosterseatsmayalsomaketheshoulderbeltfit
betterandmorecomfortably.Trytokeepthebeltnearthemiddleofthe
shoulder.
Whenchildrenshoulduseboosterseats
Childrenneedtouseboosterseatsfromthetimetheyoutgrowthe
toddlerseatuntiltheyarebigenoughforthevehicleseatand
lap/shoulderbelttofitproperly.Generallythisiswhentheyweighabout
80
lb(36kg)(about8to12yearsold).
BoosterseatsshouldbeuseduntilyoucananswerYEStoALLofthese
questions:
•
Canthechildsitallthewayback
againstthevehicleseatbackwith
kneesbentcomfortablyatthe
edgeoftheseatwithout
slouching?
•
•
•
Doesthelapbeltrestlowacrossthehips?
Istheshoulderbeltcenteredontheshoulderandchest?
Canthechildstayseatedlikethisforthewholetrip?
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