Ford 2009 07+ Explorer Sport Trac Owner's Manual page 572

Recommendations for Safety Restraints for Children
Child size, height, weight, or age
Infants Children weighing 40 lb (18 kg) or
or less (generally age four or younger)
toddlers
Small Children who have outgrown or no
children 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 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
children longer properly fit in a
belt-positioning 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 recommended by child
restraint manufacturer)
• 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.
2009 07+ Explorer Sport Trac (esp)
Owners Guide, 2nd Printing
USA (fus)
Seating and Safety Restraints
Recommended
restraint type
Use a child safety seat
(sometimes called an
infant carrier,
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 centered
across the shoulder
and chest, and
seatback upright.
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