2012 FORD FUSION (AMERICAS) Owners Manual

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FORD FUSION (AMERICAS) 2012 1.G Owners Manual SAFETY RESTRAINTS FOR CHILDREN
See the following sections for directions on how to properly use safety
restraints for children. Also seeAirbag supplemental restraint system
(SRS)in this chapter for sp

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FORD FUSION (AMERICAS) 2012 1.G Owners Manual Recommendations for Safety Restraints for Children
Child size, height, weight, or
ageRecommended
restraint type
Infants or
toddlersChildren weighing 40 lb (18 kg) or
less (generally age four or
younge

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FORD FUSION (AMERICAS) 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 FUSION (AMERICAS) 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 FUSION (AMERICAS) 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 FUSION (AMERICAS) 2012 1.G Owners Manual Airbags can kill or injure a child in a child seat. NEVER place a
rear-facing child seat in front of an active airbag. If you must use a
forward-facing child seat in the front seat, move the vehicle s

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FORD FUSION (AMERICAS) 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 FUSION (AMERICAS) 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