Seating and Safety Restraints
8.
Removeremainingslackfromthe
belt.Forcetheseatdownwithextra
weight,e.g.,bypressingdownor
kneelingonthechildrestraintwhile
pullingupontheshoulderbeltin
ordertoforceslackfromthebelt.
Thisisnecessarytoremovethe
remainingslackthatwillexistonce
theadditionalweightofthechildis
addedtothechildrestraint.Italso
helpstoachievetheproper
snugnessofthechildseattothe
vehicle.Sometimes,aslightlean
towardsthebucklewilladditionally
helptoremoveremainingslackfromthebelt.
9.
Attachthetetherstrap(ifthe
childseatisequipped).Referto
Attachingchildsafetyseatswith
tetherstrapslaterinthischapter.
10.
Beforeplacingthechildinthe
seat,forciblymovetheseatforward
andbacktomakesuretheseatis
securelyheldinplace.Tocheck
this,grabtheseatatthebeltpath
andattempttomoveitsidetoside
andforwardandback.Thereshould
benomorethan1inch(2.5cm)ofmovementforproperinstallation.
11.
FordrecommendscheckingwithaNHTSACertifiedChildPassenger
SafetyTechnician(CPST)tomakecertainthechildrestraintisproperly
installed.InCanada,checkwithyourlocalSt.JohnAmbulanceofficefor
referraltoaCPST.
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
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2011
Escape(204)
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
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