Recommendations For Safety Restraints For Children - Ford 2009 Taurus Owner's Manual

Seating and Safety Restraints

Recommendations for Safety Restraints for Children

Child size, height, weight, or age
Infants Children weighing 40 lb (18 kg) or less
or tod- (generally age four or younger)
dlers
Small Children who have outgrown or no
chil- longer properly fit in a child safety seat
dren (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 lbs
(18 kg) and 80 lbs (36 kg) and upward
to 100 lbs (45 kg) if recommended by
your child restraint manufacturer)
Larger Children who have outgrown or no
chil- longer properly fit in a belt-positioning
dren 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 recom-
mended by child restraint manufac-
turer)
• You are required by law to properly use safety seats for infants and
toddlers in the U.S. and Canada.
• Many states and provinces require that small children use approved
booster seats until they reach age eight, a height of 4 ft 9 in
(1.45 meters) tall, or 80 lb (36 kg). Check your local and state or
provincial laws for specific requirements regarding the safety of
children in your vehicle.
• When possible, always properly restrain children twelve (12) years of
age and under in a rear seating position of your vehicle. Accident
statistics suggest that children are safer when properly restrained in
the rear seating positions than in a front seating position.
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2009 Taurus (500)
Owners Guide, 2nd Printing
USA (fus)
Recommended re-
straint type
Use a child safety
seat (sometimes
called an infant car-
rier, 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 cen-
tered across the
shoulder and chest,
and seatback upright.