Booster Seats - Ford Escape Owner's Manual

Restraint Child
Type Weight
Rear facing Up to 48 lb
child seat (21 kg)
Forward Up to 48 lb
facing (21 kg)
child seat
Forward Over 48 lb
facing (21 kg)
child seat
Note: The child seat must rest tightly
against the vehicle seat upon which it is
installed. It may be necessary to lift or
remove the head restraint. See Seats (page
123).

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 collision.
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
Escape (TM2)
Child Safety
Use any attachment method as indicated below by X
LATCH LATCH
(lower (lower
anchors anchors
and top only)
tether
anchor)
X
X
recommended by your child restraint
manufacturer). Many state and provincial
laws require that children use approved
booster seats until they reach age eight, 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 seated without a booster seat:
17
Safety belt Safety belt
and top and LATCH
tether (lower
anchor anchors
and top
tether
anchor)
X X
X X
Safety belt
only
X