Safety Seats For Children; Infant And/Or Toddler Seats - Ford Fusion Hybrid Owner's Manual

SAFETY SEATS FOR CHILDREN

Infant and/or toddler seats

Use a safety seat that is recommended for the size and weight of the
child.
When installing a child safety seat:
• Review and follow the information
presented in the Airbag
supplemental restraint system
(SRS) section in this chapter.
• Carefully follow all of the
manufacturer's instructions
included with the safety seat you
put in your vehicle. If you do not
install and use the safety seat
properly, the child may be injured
in a sudden stop or collision.
• If needed, when installing some high-back child restraints, the head
restraints of the second row seating positions can be removed. See
Second-row adjustable head restraints in this chapter for more
information.
WARNING: If the head restraint has been removed from a
seating position to accommodate a high-back child restraint, the
head restraint must be re-installed prior to use of the seat by any other
occupant in order to reduce the risk of personal injury in the event of
a collision.
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 seat all the
way back.
Children 12 and under should be properly restrained in a rear seating
position whenever possible. If all children cannot be seated and
restrained properly in a rear seating position, properly restrain the
largest child in the front seat.
2012 Fusion Hybrid (hfv)
Owners Guide, 1st Printing
USA (fus)
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