2009 Ford Escape Owners Manual

Seating and Safety Restraints
9.
Attachthetetherstrap(ifthe
childseatisequipped).Referto
Attachingchildsafetyseatswith
tetherstrapslaterinthischapter.
10.
Beforeplacingthechildinthe
seat,forciblymovetheseatforward
andbacktomakesuretheseatis
securelyheldinplace.Tocheck
this,grabtheseatatthebeltpath
andattempttomoveitsidetoside
andforwardandback.Thereshould
benomorethanoneinch(2.5cm)ofmovementforproperinstallation.
11.
SafetyTechnician(CPST)tomakecertainthechildrestraintisproperly
installed.
FordrecommendscheckingwithaNHTSACertifiedChildPassenger
Attaching child safety seats  with LATCH
(Lower Anchors and Tethers  for CHildren) attachments
TheLATCHsystemiscomposedofthreevehicleanchorpoints:two(2)
loweranchorslocatedwherethevehicleseatbackandseatcushionmeet
(calledthe“seatbight”)andone(1)toptetheranchorlocatedbehind
thatseatingposition.
LATCHcompatiblechildsafetyseatshavetworigidorwebbingmounted
attachmentsthatconnecttothetwoloweranchorsattheLATCH
equippedseatingpositionsinyourvehicle.Thistypeofattachment
methodeliminatestheneedtousesafetybeltstoattachthechildseat,
howeverthesafetybeltcanstillbeusedtoattachthechildseat.For
forward-facingchildseats,thetoptetherstrapmustalsobeattachedto
thepropertoptetheranchor,ifatoptetherstraphasbeenprovided
withyourchildseat.FordMotorCompanyrecommendstheuseofa
childsafetyseathavingatoptetherstrap.SeeAttachingchildsafety
seatswithtetherstrapsandRecommendationsforattachingsafety
restraintsforchildreninthischapterformoreinformation.
YourvehiclehasLATCHloweranchorsforchildseatinstallationatthe
seatingpositionsmarkedwiththechildseatsymbol.
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CategoriesFord Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2009
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