Seating and Safety Restraints
9.
Attachthetetherstrap(ifthechildseatisequipped).Referto
Attachingchildsafetyseatswithtetherstrapslaterinthischapter.
10.
Beforeplacingthechildinthe
seat,forciblymovetheseatforward
andbacktomakesuretheseatis
securelyheldinplace.Tocheck
this,grabtheseatatthebeltpath
andattempttomoveitsidetoside
andforwardandback.Thereshould
benomorethan1inch(2.5cm)of
movementforproperinstallation.
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
methodeliminatestheneedtousesafetybeltstoattachthechildseat,
howeverthesafetybeltcanstillbeusedtoattachthechildseat.For
forward-facingchildseats,thetoptetherstrapmustalsobeattachedto
thepropertoptetheranchor,ifatoptetherstraphasbeenprovided
withyourchildseat.FordMotorCompanyrecommendstheuseofa
childsafetyseathavingatoptetherstrap.SeeAttachingchildsafety
seatswithtetherstrapsandRecommendationsforattachingsafety
restraintsforchildreninthischapterformoreinformation.
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2011
Taurus
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
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