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4. Clip the tether strap to the
anchor as shown.
If the tether strap is clipped
incorrectly, the child safety seat may
not be retained properly in the
event of a collision.
5. Tighten the child safety seat tether strap according to the
manufacturer’s instructions.
If the safety seat is not anchored properly, the risk of a child being
injured in a collision greatly increases.
If your child restraint system is equipped with a tether strap, and the
child restraint manufacturer recommends its use, Ford also recommends
its use.
Child booster seats
The belt-positioning booster (booster seat) is used to improve the fit of
the vehicle safety belt. Children outgrow a typical child seat (e.g.,
convertible or toddler seat) when they weigh about 40 lb (18 kg) and are
around four (4) years of age. Consult your child safety seat owner guide
for the weight, height, and age limits specific to your child safety seat.
Keep your child in the child safety seat if it properly fits the child,
remains appropriate for their weight, height and age AND if properly
secured to the vehicle.
Although the lap/shoulder belt will provide some protection, children
who have outgrown a typical child seat are still too small for lap/shoulder
belts to fit properly, and wearing an improperly fitted vehicle safety belt
could increase the risk of serious injury in a crash. To improve the fit of
both the lap and shoulder belt on children who have outgrown child
safety seats, Ford Motor Company recommends use of a belt-positioning
booster.
Booster seats position a child so that vehicle lap/shoulder safety belts fit
better. They lift the child up so that the lap belt rests low across the hips
and the knees bend comfortably at the edge of the cushion, while
minimizing slouching. Booster seats may also make the shoulder belt fit
better and more comfortably. Try to keep the belt near the middle of the
shoulder and across the center of the chest. Moving the child closer (a
few centimeters or inches) to the center of the vehicle, but remaining in
the same seating position, may help provide a good shoulder belt fit.
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When children should use booster seats
Children need to use booster seats from the time they outgrow the
toddler seat until they are big enough for the vehicle seat and
lap/shoulder belt to fit properly. Generally this is when they reach a
height of at least 4 feet 9 inches (1.45 meters) tall (around age eight to
age twelve and between 40 lb (18 kg) and 80 lb (36 kg) or upward to
100 lb (45 kg) if recommended by your child restraint manufacturer).
Many state and provincial laws require that children use approved
booster seats until they reach age eight, a height of 4 feet 9 inches
(1.45 meters) tall, or 80 lb (36 kg).
Booster seats should be used until you can answer YES to ALL of these
questions when seated without a booster seat:
•Can the child sit all the way back
against the vehicle seat back with
knees bent comfortably at the
edge of the seat cushion?
•Can the child sit without
slouching?
•Does the lap belt rest low across the hips?
•Is the shoulder belt centered on the shoulder and chest?
•Can the child stay seated like this for the whole trip?
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Types of booster seats
There are generally two types of belt-positioning booster seats: backless
and high back. Always use booster seats in conjunction with the vehicle
lap/shoulder belt.
•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.
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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.
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.
Child restraint and safety belt maintenance
Inspect the vehicle safety belts and child safety seat systems periodically
to make sure they work properly and are not damaged. Inspect the
vehicle and child seat safety belts to make sure there are no nicks, tears
or cuts. Replace if necessary. All vehicle safety belt assemblies, including
retractors, buckles, front safety belt buckle assemblies, buckle support
assemblies (slide bar-if equipped), shoulder belt height adjusters (if
equipped), shoulder belt guide on seatback (if equipped), child safety
seat LATCH and tether anchors, and attaching hardware, should be
inspected after a collision. Refer to the child restraint manufacturer’s
instructions for additional inspection and maintenance information
specific to the child restraint. Ford Motor Company recommends that all
safety belt assemblies in use in vehicles involved in a collision be
replaced. However, if the collision was minor and an authorized dealer
finds that the belts do not show damage and continue to operate
properly, they do not need to be replaced. Safety belt assemblies not in
use during a collision should also be inspected and replaced if either
damage or improper operation is noted.
For proper care of soiled safety belts, refer toInteriorin theCleaning
chapter.
WARNING:Failure to inspect and if necessary replace the
safety belt assembly or child restraint system under the above
conditions could result in severe personal injuries in the event of a
collision.
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A
Accessory delay ..........................92
AdvanceTrac ..............................216
Air cleaner filter .......................300
Air conditioning
automatic temperature
control system ....................65, 67
Airbag supplemental restraint
system ........................148, 157, 160
and child safety seats ............150
description ..............148, 157, 160
disposal ....................................163
driver airbag ....148, 150, 158, 161
indicator light .........157, 159, 163
operation .........148, 150, 158, 161
passenger
airbag ...............148, 150, 158, 161
side airbag ...............................157
Ambient mood/lighting ...............77
AM/FM .........................................48
Anti-lock brake system
(see Brakes) ..............................214
Anti-theft system ..............117, 121
arming the system ..................121
disarming a triggered
system .....................................122
triggering .................................122
Audio system
6-CD in dash .............................48
Single CD ..................................48
Audio system (see Radio) .........48
Automatic transaxle
fluid, adding ............................300
fluid, checking ........................300
Automatic transmission
driving an automatic
overdrive .................................223fluid, refill capacities ..............301
fluid, specification ..................301
Auxiliary input jack (Line in) ....56
Axle
lubricant specifications ..........301
refill capacities ........................301
B
Battery .......................................280
acid, treating emergencies .....280
jumping a disabled battery ....253
maintenance-free ....................280
replacement, specifications ...300
servicing ..................................280
Belt-Minder.............................143
Blind Spot Information
System .......................................229
Booster seats .............................179
Brakes ........................................213
anti-lock ...................................214
anti-lock brake system (ABS)
warning light ...........................214
fluid, checking and adding ....299
fluid, refill capacities ..............301
fluid, specifications .................301
lubricant specifications ..........301
parking ....................................215
shift interlock ..........................221
Break-in period .............................5
Bulbs ............................................77
C
Capacities for refilling fluids ....301
CD ................................................48
Cell phone use ............................13
Changing a tire .........................246
Child safety seats ......................168
attaching with tether straps ..176
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in front seat ............................169
in rear seat ..............................169
LATCH .....................................174
recommendations ...................166
Child safety seats - booster
seats ...........................................179
Cleaning your vehicle
engine compartment ..............269
instrument panel ....................271
interior .....................................271
plastic parts ............................270
washing ....................................267
waxing .....................................268
wheels ......................................268
wiper blades ............................270
Climate control (see Air
conditioning or Heating) ......65, 67
Compass, electronic ....................85
calibration .................................86
set zone adjustment .................86
Console ........................................87
overhead ....................................85
Controls
power seat ...............................127
steering column ........................97
Coolant
checking and adding ......283–284
refill capacities ................287, 301
specifications ..........................301
Cross Traffic Alert ....................229
Cruise control
(see Speed control) ....................94
Cupholder(s) .............................134
Customer Assistance ................236
Ford Extended Service
Plan ..........................................321
Getting assistance outside the
U.S. and Canada .....................264Getting roadside assistance ...236
Getting the service you
need .........................................260
Ordering additional owner’s
literature .................................265
Utilizing the
Mediation/Arbitration
Program ...................................264
D
Daytime running lamps
(see Lamps) ................................73
Defrost
windshield .................................67
Dipstick
automatic transmission
fluid ..........................................300
engine oil .................................278
Driving under special
conditions ..................................224
through water .........................235
E
Electronic message center .........32
Emergencies, roadside
jump-starting ..........................253
running out of fuel .........252, 292
Emission control system ..........297
Engine ........................................303
cleaning ...................................269
idle speed control ...................280
lubrication specifications .......301
refill capacities ........................301
service points ..................276–277
Engine block heater .................212
Engine oil ..................................278
checking and adding ..............278
dipstick ....................................278
filter, specifications ........279, 300
recommendations ...................279
refill capacities ........................301
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locking and unlocking
doors ........................................116
programming entry code .......115
Keys ...................................102, 119
positions of the ignition .........209
L
Lamps
autolamp system .......................72
bulb replacement
specifications chart ..................78
daytime running light ...............73
fog lamps ...................................73
headlamps .................................72
headlamps, flash to pass ..........74
instrument panel, dimming .....74
interior lamps ...........................76
replacing bulbs .........................79
LATCH anchors .........................174
Lights, warning and indicator ....16
anti-lock brakes (ABS) ..........214
Load limits .................................202
Locks
autolock ...................................104
childproof ................................108
doors ........................................104
Lubricant specifications ...........301
Lug nuts ....................................252
Lumbar support, seats .............126
M
Manual transmission
fluid capacities ........................301
lubricant specifications ..........301
Message center .....................32–33
system check button ................42
warning messages .....................43Mirrors ...................................92–93
automatic dimming rearview
mirror ........................................92
heated ........................................94
side view mirrors (power) .......93
Moon roof ....................................99
Motorcraft parts ................273, 300
N
Navigation system .......................64
O
Octane rating ............................292
Oil (see Engine oil) ..................278
P
Parking brake ............................215
Parts (see Motorcraft parts) ....300
Passenger Occupant
Classification Sensor .................135
Power distribution box
(see Fuses) ...............................242
Power door locks ......................104
Power mirrors .............................93
Power point .................................88
Power steering ..................220–221
Power Windows ...........................90
R
Radio ............................................48
Rear-view camera system .........227
Recommendations for
attaching safety restraints for
children ......................................166
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