Seating and Safety Restraints
Theimportanceofshoulderbelts
Usingaboosterwithoutashoulderbeltincreasestheriskofachild’s
headhittingahardsurfaceinacollision.Forthisreason,youshould
neveruseaboosterseatwithalapbeltonly.Itisgenerallybesttousea
boosterseatwithlap/shoulderbeltsinthebackseat.
Moveachildtoadifferentseatinglocationiftheshoulderbeltdoesnot
staypositionedontheshoulderduringuse.
Followallinstructionsprovidedbythemanufactureroftheboosterseat.
WARNING:Neverplace,orallowachildtoplace,theshoulder
beltunderachild’sarmorbehindthebackbecauseitreduces
theprotectionfortheupperpartofthebodyandmayincreasetherisk
ofinjuryordeathinacollision.
Child restraint and safety belt maintenance
Inspectthevehiclesafetybeltsandchildsafetyseatsystemsperiodically
tomakesuretheyworkproperlyandarenotdamaged.Inspectthe
vehicleandchildseatsafetybeltstomakesuretherearenonicks,tears
orcuts.Replaceifnecessary.Allvehiclesafetybeltassemblies,including
retractors,buckles,frontsafetybeltbuckleassemblies,bucklesupport
assemblies(slidebar-ifequipped),shoulderbeltheightadjusters(if
equipped),shoulderbeltguideonseatback(ifequipped),childsafety
seatLATCHandtetheranchors,andattachinghardware,shouldbe
inspectedafteracollision.Refertothechildrestraintmanufacturer’s
instructionsforadditionalinspectionandmaintenanceinformation
specifictothechildrestraint.FordMotorCompanyrecommendsthatall
safetybeltassembliesinuseinvehiclesinvolvedinacollisionbe
replaced.However,ifthecollisionwasminorandanauthorizeddealer
findsthatthebeltsdonotshowdamageandcontinuetooperate
properly,theydonotneedtobereplaced.Safetybeltassembliesnotin
useduringacollisionshouldalsobeinspectedandreplacedifeither
damageorimproperoperationisnoted.
Forpropercareofsoiledsafetybelts,refertoInteriorintheCleaning
chapter.
WARNING:Failuretoinspectandifnecessaryreplacethe
safetybeltassemblyorchildrestraintsystemundertheabove
conditionscouldresultinseverepersonalinjuriesintheeventofa
collision.
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2009
Focus(foc)
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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