2009 FORD F750 child seat

•Backless booster seats
If your backless booster seat has a
removable shield, remove the
shield. If a vehicle seating position
has a low seat back or no head
restraint, a backless booster seat
may place your child’s head (as
measured at the tops of the ears)
above the top of the seat. In this
case, move the backless booster
to another seating position with a
higher seat back or head restraint and lap/shoulder belts, or consider
using a high back booster seat.
•High back booster seats
If, with a backless booster seat,
you cannot find a seating position
that adequately supports your
child’s head, a high back booster
seat would be a better choice.
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Children and booster seats vary in size and shape. Choose a booster that
keeps the lap belt low and snug across the hips, never up across the
stomach, and lets you adjust the shoulder belt to cross the chest and
rest snugly near the center of the shoulder. The drawings below compare
the ideal fit (center) to a shoulder belt uncomfortably close to the neck
and a shoulder belt that could slip off the shoulder. The drawings below
also show how the lap belt should be low and snug across the child’s
hips.
If the booster seat slides on the vehicle seat, placing a rubberized mesh
sold as shelf or carpet liner under the booster seat may improve this
condition. Do not introduce any item thicker than this under the booster
seat. Check with the booster seat manufacturer’s instructions.
The importance of shoulder belts
Using a booster without a shoulder belt increases the risk of a child’s
head hitting a hard surface in a collision. For this reason, you should
never use a booster seat with a lap belt only. It is generally best to use a
booster seat with lap/shoulder belts in the back seat.
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Move a child to a different seating location if the shoulder belt does not
stay positioned on the shoulder during use.
Follow all instructions provided by the manufacturer of the booster seat.
WARNING:Never place, or allow a child to place, the shoulder
belt under a child’s arm or behind the back because it reduces
the protection for the upper part of the body and may increase the risk
of injury or death in a collision.
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A
Air conditioning ..........................47
manual heating and air
conditioning system .................47
Air suspension ...........................121
Anti-lock brake system
(see Brakes) ..............................119
Audio system
(see Radio) ......................33, 35, 40
Automatic transmission ............123
fluid, adding ............................201
fluid, checking ........................201
fluid, refill capacities ..............234
fluid, specification ..................220
Auxiliary power point .................55
Axle ............................132, 173, 206
lubricant specifications ..........220
refill capacities ........................232
B
Battery .......................................182
charging system warning
light ............................................22
jumping a disabled battery ....153
voltage gauge ............................28
Belt-Minder...............................75
Booster seats ...............................88
Brakes ........................100, 105, 174
adjustment ..............................176
anti-lock ...................................119
anti-lock brake system (ABS)
warning light .....................22, 119
brake warning light ..................22
fluid, checking and
adding ..............................176, 198
fluid, specifications .................220
parking ....................101, 108, 177Bulbs ............................................51
C
Catalytic converter
(see Emission control) .............177
CD-single premium .....................33
Cell phone use ..............................7
Child safety seats ........................82
attaching with tether straps ....86
in front seat ..............................84
in rear seat ..........................84, 86
tether anchorage hardware .....86
Child safety seats - booster
seats .............................................88
Cleaning your vehicle
chrome and aluminum
parts .........................................167
engine compartment ..............167
exterior ....................................169
instrument panel ....................168
interior .....................................168
interior trim ............................168
plastic parts ............................167
washing ....................................166
waxing .....................................166
wheels ......................................167
Climate control (see Air
conditioning or Heating) ......46–47
Clutch ................................126, 199
adjusting ..................................200
fluid ..........................................199
operation while driving ..........126
specifications ..........................220
Controls
power seat .................................66
Coolant ......................................184
refill capacities ........................234
specifications ..........................220
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fluid, checking and adding ....197
fluid, refill capacity ................234
fluid, specifications .................220
Power Take-Off (PTO)
operation .................................130
Power Windows ...........................56
R
Radio ................................33, 35, 40
Relays ........................................145
Remote entry system
locking/unlocking doors ...........64
Roadside assistance ..................143
S
Safety belts (see Safety
restraints) ........................69–70, 72
Safety defects, reporting ..164–165
Safety restraints ..............69–70, 72
Belt-Minder.............................75
cleaning the safety belts ..........74
extension assembly ..................73
for adults .............................70, 72
for children ...............................79
lap belt ......................................71
warning light and
chime .............................22, 74–75
Safety seats for children ............82
Scheduled Maintenance
Guide .........................................237
General Maintenance
Information .............................237
Seat belts
(see Safety restraints) ...............69
Seats ............................................65
child safety seats ......................82heated ........................................67
Special notice ................................5
Specification chart,
lubricants ...................................220
Speed control ..............................59
Speedometer ...............................28
Starting your vehicle ..................92
jump starting ..........................153
preparing to start your
vehicle .......................................92
Steering .....................................178
Steering wheel
controls ................................54, 59
tilting .........................................54
Suspension ........................121, 204
T
Tachometer .................................28
Temperature control
(see Climate control) ...........46–47
Tires ...........................................212
Towing
wrecker ....................................157
Traction control
off light ......................................22
Transmission .....................123, 127
automatic operation ...............123
fluid, checking and adding
(automatic) .............................201
fluid, checking and adding
(manual) .................................202
fluid, refill capacities ..............234
lubricant specifications ..........220
manual operation ....................127
Turn signal ..................................50
V
Vehicle loading ..................136–137
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