2010 Ford Focus Owners Manual

Seating and Safety Restraints
WARNING:Dependingonwhereyousecureachildrestraint,
anddependingonthechildrestraintdesign,youmayblock
accesstocertainsafetybeltbuckleassembliesand/orLATCHlower
anchors,renderingthosefeaturespotentiallyunusable.Toavoidriskof
injury,occupantsshouldonlyuseseatingpositionswheretheyareable
tobeproperlyrestrained.
Useofinboardloweranchorsfromtheoutboardseatingpositions
(centerseatinguse)
Theloweranchorsatthecenterofthesecondrowrearseatarespaced
450
mm(18inches)apart.ThestandardizedspacingforLATCHlower
anchorsis280mm(11inches)centertocenter.Achildseatwithrigid
LATCHattachmentscannotbeinstalledatthecenterseatingposition.
LATCHcompatiblechildseats(withattachmentsonbeltwebbing)can
onlybeusedatthisseatingpositionprovidedthatthechildseat
manufacturer’sinstructionspermitusewiththeanchorspacingstated.
Donotattachachildseattoanyloweranchorifanadjacentchildseatis
attachedtothatanchor.
WARNING:ThestandardizedspacingforLATCHloweranchors
is280mm(11inches)centertocenter.DonotuseLATCH
loweranchorsforthecenterseatingpositionunlessthechildseat
manufacturer’sinstructionspermitandspecifyusinganchorsspacedat
leastasfarapartasthoseinthisvehicle.
IfyouinstallachildseatwithrigidLATCHattachments,donottighten
thetetherstrapenoughtoliftthechildseatoffthevehicleseatcushion
whenthechildisseatedinit.Keepthetetherstrapjustsnugwithout
liftingthefrontofthechildseat.Keepingthechildseatjusttouchingthe
vehicleseatgivesthebestprotectioninaseverecrash.
Eachtimeyouusethesafetyseat,checkthattheseatisproperly
attachedtotheloweranchorsandtetheranchor,ifapplicable.Tugthe
childseatfromsidetosideandforwardandbackwhereitissecuredto
thevehicle.Theseatshouldmovelessthanoneinchwhenyoudothis
foraproperinstallation.
Ifthesafetyseatisnotanchoredproperly,theriskofachildbeing
injuredinacrashgreatlyincreases.
CombiningsafetybeltandLATCHloweranchorsforattaching
childsafetyseats
Whenusedincombination,eitherthesafetybeltortheLATCHlower
anchorsmaybeattachedfirst,providedaproperinstallationisachieved.
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CategoriesFord Focus Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2010
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