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6. Refer to theInstalling child safety seats with combination lap and
shoulder beltsandInstalling child safety seats in lap belt seating
positionssections of this chapter for further instructions to secure the
child safety seat.
7. 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.
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
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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?
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.
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•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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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A
Air conditioning ..........................48
manual heating and air
conditioning system .................48
Air suspension ...........................132
Anti-lock brake system
(see Brakes) ..............................130
Audio system (see Radio) ...36, 38
Automatic transmission ............134
fluid, adding ............................218
fluid, checking ........................218
fluid, refill capacities ..............252
fluid, specification ..................237
Auxiliary Input Jack ...................45
Auxiliary power point .................57
Axle ............................143, 184, 223
lubricant specifications ..........237
refill capacities ........................250
B
Battery .......................................193
charging system warning
light ............................................23
jumping a disabled battery ....162
voltage gauge ............................31
Belt-Minder...............................84
Booster seats ...............................99
Brakes ........................111, 116, 185
adjustment ..............................187
anti-lock ...................................130
anti-lock brake system (ABS)
warning light .....................23, 130
brake warning light ..................23
fluid, checking and adding ....215
fluid, specifications .................237
parking ....................112, 119, 188
Bulbs ............................................53C
Cassette tape player ...................36
Catalytic converter
(see Emission control) .............188
Cell phone use ..............................8
Child safety seats ........................92
attaching with tether straps ....96
in front seat ..............................93
in rear seat ..........................93, 95
tether anchorage hardware .....96
Child safety seats - booster
seats .............................................99
Cleaning your vehicle
engine compartment ..............176
exterior ....................................181
instrument panel ....................178
interior .....................................179
plastic parts ............................177
safety belts ..............................179
washing ....................................175
waxing .....................................175
wheels ......................................176
wiper blades ............................177
Climate control (see Air
conditioning or Heating) ............48
Clock adjust
AM/FM/CD .................................45
Clutch ................................137, 216
adjusting ..................................217
fluid ..........................................216
operation while driving ..........137
specifications ..........................237
Console
overhead ....................................57
Controls
power seat .................................76
Coolant ......................................196
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odometer ...................................31
speedometer .............................31
tachometer ................................31
trip odometer ............................31
H
Hazard flashers
.........................154
Headlamps
...................................51
aiming
........................................52
daytime running lights
.............51
high beam
.................................51
warning chime
..........................23
Heating
heating and air conditioning
system
.......................................48
Hood
..........................................190
I
Ignition
.......................................104
chime
.........................................23
Infant seats (see Safety seats)
..92
Instrument panel
cleaning
...................................178
lighting up panel and
interior
.......................................52
J
Jump-starting your vehicle
......162
K
Keys
key in ignition chime
...............23
positions of the ignition
.........104L
Lamps
bulb replacement
specifications chart ..................53
cargo lamps ...............................52
daytime running light ...............51
headlamps .................................51
high beams ................................51
instrument panel, dimming .....52
interior lamps ...........................53
replacing bulbs ...................53–55
Lane change indicator
(see Turn signal) ........................52
Lights, warning and indicator ....23
air suspension ...........................23
anti-lock brakes (ABS) ....23, 130
brake ..........................................23
charging system ........................23
safety belt .................................23
service engine soon ..................23
traction control off ...................23
turn signal indicator .................23
Locks
childproof ..................................68
Lubricant specifications ...........237
Lumbar support, seats .........75–76
M
Manual transmission .................138
lubricant specifications ..........237
Message center ...........................32
warning messages .....................34
Mirrors .........................................60
fold away .............................61, 63
side view mirrors (power) .......60
signal .........................................63
O
Odometer .....................................31
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P
Parking brake ....................112, 119
warning light .............................23
Power door locks ........................67
Power mirrors .............................60
Power point .................................57
Power steering ..........................190
fluid, checking and adding ....214
fluid, refill capacity ................251
fluid, specifications .................237
Power Take-Off (PTO)
operation .................................141
Power Windows ...........................58
R
Radio ......................................36, 38
Relays ........................................154
Remote entry system
locking/unlocking doors ...........67
Roadside assistance ..................153
S
Safety belts (see Safety
restraints) ........................80–81, 83
Safety defects, reporting ..........174
Safety restraints ....................80–83
Belt-Minder.............................84
cleaning the safety belts ........102
extension assembly ..................84
for adults .............................81, 83
for children ...............................88
lap belt ......................................82
warning light and chime ....23, 84
Safety seats for children ............92Scheduled Maintenance
Guide .........................................254
General Maintenance
Information .............................254
Seat belts (see Safety
restraints) ....................................80
Seats ............................................69
child safety seats ......................92
cleaning ...................................180
heated ........................................76
Setting the clock
AM/FM/CD .................................45
Special notice ................................5
Specification chart,
lubricants ...................................237
Speed control ..............................64
Speedometer ...............................31
Starting your vehicle ................104
jump starting ..........................162
preparing to start your
vehicle .....................................104
Steering .....................................189
Steering wheel
controls ......................................57
tilting .........................................57
Suspension ........................132, 221
T
Tachometer .................................31
Tires ...........................................229
Towing
wrecker ....................................166
Traction control
off light ......................................23
Transmission .....................134, 138
automatic operation ...............134
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