2012 FORD EDGE Owners Manual

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FORD EDGE 2012 1.G Owners Manual Recommendations for Safety Restraints for Children
Child size, height, weight, or ageRecommended
restraint type
Infants
or tod-
dlersChildren weighing 40 lb (18 kg) or less
(generally age four or youn

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FORD EDGE 2012 1.G Owners Manual Recommendations for attaching child safety restraints for children
Restraint
TypeChild
WeightUse any attachment method as indicated
below by “X”
LATCH
(lower
anchors
and
top
tether
anchor)LATCH
(l

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FORD EDGE 2012 1.G Owners Manual WARNING:Never let a passenger hold a child on his or her lap
while the vehicle is moving. The passenger cannot protect the
child from injury in a collision, which may result in serious injury or
death

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FORD EDGE 2012 1.G Owners Manual Follow all the safety restraint and airbag precautions that apply to adult
passengers in your vehicle.
If the child is the proper height, age, and weight (as specified by your
child safety seat or boo

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FORD EDGE 2012 1.G Owners Manual Installing child safety seats with combination lap and shoulder
belts
Check to make sure the child seat is properly secured before each use.
Children 12 and under should be properly restrained in a re

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FORD EDGE 2012 1.G Owners Manual 1. Position the child safety seat in a
seat with a combination lap and
shoulder belt.
2. Pull down on the shoulder belt
and then grasp the shoulder belt
and lap belt together.
3. While holding the sho

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FORD EDGE 2012 1.G Owners Manual 4. Insert the belt tongue into the
proper buckle (the buckle closest to
the direction the tongue is coming
from) for that seating position until
you hear a snap and feel the latch
engage. Make sure th

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FORD EDGE 2012 1.G Owners Manual towards the buckle will additionally help to remove remaining slack from
the belt.
9. Attach the tether strap (if the child seat is equipped). Refer to
Attaching child safety seats with tether strapsl