Booster Seats - Ford 2015 EXPEDITION Owner's Manual

If your child restraint system is equipped with a tether strap, and the
child restraint manufacturer recommends its use, Ford also recommends
its use.

BOOSTER SEATS

WARNING: Never place, or allow a child to place, the shoulder
belt under a child's arm or behind the back because it reduces
the protection for the upper part of the body and may increase the risk
of injury or death in a crash.
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 greater than age four (4) and
less than age twelve (12), and between 40 pounds (18 kilograms) and
80 pounds (36 kilograms) and upward to 100 pounds (45 kilograms) if
recommended by your child restraint manufacturer). Many state and
provincial laws require that children use approved booster seats until
they reach age eight (8), a height of 4 feet 9 inches (1.45 meters) tall, or
80 pounds (36 kilograms).
Booster seats should be used until you can answer YES to ALL of these
questions when the child is seated without a booster seat.
Child Safety
4. Tighten the child safety seat
tether strap according to the
manufacturer's instructions. If the
safety seat is not anchored properly,
the risk of a child being injured in a
crash greatly increases.
• Can the child sit all the way
back against their vehicle seat
with knees bent comfortably at
the edge of the seat cushion?
• Can the child sit without
slouching?
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