Child Safety; Installing Child Seats - Ford Transit Connect 2013 Owner's Manual

INSTALLING CHILD SEATS

WARNINGS
Extreme Hazard! Do not use a
rearward facing child seat on a seat
protected by an active air bag in front
of it!
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Child Safety

Your vehicle has a passenger airbag
deactivation switch. See Passenger
Airbag (page 30). You must switch
the airbag off when using a rearward facing
child seat on the front seat. Make sure you
switch the airbag back on following
removal of the rearward facing child seat.
Failure to follow this warning could result
in serious personal injury or death.
Use an approved child seat to secure
children less than 59 inches (150
centimeters) tall on the rear seat.
Failure to follow this warning could result
in serious personal injury or death.
Read and follow the manufacturer's
instructions when you are installing
a child seat. Failure to follow this
warning could result in serious personal
injury or death.
Do not modify child seats in any way.
Failure to follow this warning could
result in serious personal injury or
death.
Do not hold a child on your lap when
your vehicle is moving. Failure to
follow this warning could result in
serious personal injury or death.
Do not leave unattended children in
your vehicle. Failure to follow this
warning could result in serious
personal injury or death.
If your vehicle has been involved in a
crash, have the child seats checked
by an authorized dealer. Failure to
follow this warning could result in serious
personal injury or death.
Only child seats certified to ECE-R44.03
(or later) have been tested and approved
for use in your vehicle. A choice of these
are available from an authorized dealer.
Note: Mandatory use of child seats varies
from country to country.
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WARNINGS