Child Safety - Ford Escape 2013 Owner's Manual

Recommendations for Safety Restraints for Children
Child
Infants or
toddlers
Small children
Larger children

Child Safety

Child size, height, weight, or age
Children weighing 40 lb (18 kg) or less
(generally age four or younger).
Children who have outgrown or no longer
properly fit in a child safety seat (gener-
ally children who are less than 4 feet 9
inches (1.45 meters) tall, are greater than
age four (4) and less than age twelve
(12), and between 40 lb (18 kg) and 80
lb (36 kg) and upward to 100 lb (45 kg)
if recommended by your child restraint
manufacturer).
Children who have outgrown or no longer
properly fit in a belt-positioning booster
seat (generally children who are at least
4 feet 9 inches (1.45 meters) tall or
greater than 80 lb (36 kg) or 100 lb (45
kg) if recommended by child restraint
manufacturer).
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Recommended restraint
type
Use a child safety seat
(sometimes called an
infant carrier, convertible
seat, or toddler seat).
Use a belt-positioning
booster seat.
Use a vehicle safety belt
having the lap belt snug
and low across the hips,
shoulder belt centered
across the shoulder and
chest, and seatback
upright.