Seating and Safety Restraints
Toimprovethefitofboththelapandshoulderbeltonchildrenwho
haveoutgrownchildsafetyseats,FordMotorCompanyrecommendsuse
ofabelt-positioningbooster.
Boosterseatspositionachildsothatsafetybeltsfitbetter.Theyliftthe
childupsothatthelapbeltrestslowacrossthehipsandthekneesbend
comfortably.Boosterseatsmayalsomaketheshoulderbeltfitbetterand
morecomfortably.Trytokeepthebeltnearthemiddleoftheshoulder.
Whenchildrenshoulduseboosterseats
Childrenneedtouseboosterseatsfromthetimetheyoutgrowthe
toddlerseatuntiltheyarebigenoughforthevehicleseatand
lap/shoulderbelttofitproperly.Generallythisiswhentheyweighabout
80
lb(36kg)(about8to12yearsold).
BoosterseatsshouldbeuseduntilyoucananswerYEStoALLofthese
questions:
•
Canthechildsitallthewayback
againstthevehicleseatbackwith
kneesbentcomfortablyatthe
edgeoftheseatwithout
slouching?
•
•
•
Doesthelapbeltrestlowacrossthehips?
Istheshoulderbeltcenteredontheshoulderandchest?
Canthechildstayseatedlikethisforthewholetrip?
Typesofboosterseats
Therearetwotypesofbelt-positioningboosterseats:
•
Thosethatarebackless.
Ifyourbacklessboosterseathasa
removableshield,removethe
shieldandusethelap/shoulder
belt.Ifaseatingpositionhasa
lowseatbackandnohead
restraint,abacklessboosterseat
mayplaceyourchild’shead(top
ofearlevel)abovethetopofthe
seat.Inthiscase,movethe
backlessboostertoanother
seatingpositionwithahigherseatbackandlap/shoulderbelts.
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2008
Focus(foc)
OwnersGuide
USA(fus)
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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