2016 FORD FLEX Owners Manual

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FORD FLEX 2016 1.G Owners Manual Using Lower Anchors and Tethers
for CHildren (LATCH)
WARNINGS
Never attach two child safety seats
to the same anchor. In a crash, one
anchor may not be strong enough to
hold two child safety seat atta

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FORD FLEX 2016 1.G Owners Manual Attach LATCH lower attachments of the
child seat only to the anchors shown.
Use of Inboard Lower Anchors from the
Outboard Seating Positions (Center
Seating Use)
WARNING
The standardized spacing for L

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FORD FLEX 2016 1.G Owners Manual Second row bench seats and third row
passenger side
Perform the following steps to install a
child safety seat with tether anchors:
Note:
If you install a child seat with rigid
LATCH attachments, do n

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FORD FLEX 2016 1.G Owners Manual 4. Tighten the child safety seat tether
strap according to the manufacturers
instructions.
If the safety seat is not anchored properly,
the risk of a child being injured in a crash
greatly increases.

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FORD FLEX 2016 1.G Owners Manual Use a belt-positioning booster seat for
children who have outgrown or no longer
properly fit in a child safety seat (generally
children who are less than 4 feet 9 inches
(1.45 meters) tall, are greate

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FORD FLEX 2016 1.G Owners Manual 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 th

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FORD FLEX 2016 1.G Owners Manual WARNINGS
the way back. When possible, all children
age 12 and under should be properly
restrained in a rear seating position. If all
children cannot be seated and restrained
properly in a rear seating

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FORD FLEX 2016 1.G Owners Manual Recommendations for attaching child safety restraints for children
Use any attachment method as indicated below by X
Combined weight ofchild and
child seat
Restraint
Type Safety belt
only
Safety belt