Child safety 17 – FORD 2013 Fiesta v.2 User Manual

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Recommendations for Safety Restraints for Children

Child size, height, weight, or age

Recommended
restraint type

Infants
or tod-
dlers

Children weighing 40 lb (18 kg) or less
(generally age four or younger).

Use a child safety
seat (sometimes
called an infant
carrier, convertible
seat, or toddler
seat).

Small
chil-
dren

Children who have outgrown or no longer
properly fit in a child safety seat (gener-
ally children who are less than 4 ft. 9 in.
(1.45 m) tall, are greater than age four
(4) and less than age twelve (12), and
between 40 lb (18 kg) and 80 lb (36 kg)
and upward to 100 lb (45 kg) if recom-
mended by your child restraint manufac-
turer).

Use a belt-
positioning booster
seat.

Larger
chil-
dren

Children who have outgrown or no longer
properly fit in a belt-positioning booster
seat (generally children who are at least
4 ft. 9 in. (1.45 m) tall or greater than
80 lb (36 kg) or 100 lb (45 kg) if recom-
mended by child restraint manufacturer).

Use a vehicle
safety belt having
the lap belt snug
and low across the
hips, shoulder belt
centered across
the shoulder and
chest, and seat
back upright.

Child Safety

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2013 Fiesta (fie)
Owners Guide gf, 2nd Printing
USA
(fus)

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