Attaching Safety Seats With Tether Straps; General Instructions - Ford Vehicle Owner's Manual

Attaching Safety Seats With Tether Straps

General Instructions

Some manufacturers make safety seats that
include an upper tether strap that goes over the
seatback and attaches to an anchoring point.
Other manufacturers offer the tether strap as an
accessory. Contact the manufacturer of your
child safety seat for information about ordering
a tether strap.
You can install a tether strap anchor bracket to
the cab inner back panel by using a tether
anchor bracket kit (613D74) available at no
charge from any Ford dealer.
Read and follow the instructions provided with
the kit carefully for installation of the child
tether strap anchor.
Follow the child seat manufacturer's instructions
to attach the tether strap to the tether bracket.
Ford recommends placement of tethered safety
seats in a rear seating position (Crew Cab and
Super Cab with forward facing rear seat only)
with the tether strap installed to the tether
anchoring point as shown in the instructions
provided with the child tether strap anchor kit.
Only use the tether attachment hole
locations shown in the illustrations. The
tether anchor may not perform properly if
the wrong mounting location is used.
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