28 child safety – FORD 2013 Mustang v.3 User Manual

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WARNING: The center of the rear seat is NOT designed as a
seating position and is not equipped with safety belts. The

LATCH anchors were not designed to be used with a child seat in the
center position and there is no tether anchor available at the center.
Attempted use of the center as a seating position will increase the risk
of injury or death in the event of a crash.

The LATCH system is composed of three vehicle anchor points: two
lower anchors located where your vehicle seat back and seat cushion
meet (called the seat bight) and one top tether anchor located behind
that seating position.

LATCH compatible child safety seats have two rigid or webbing mounted
attachments that connect to the two lower anchors at the LATCH equipped
seating positions in your vehicle. This type of attachment method
eliminates the need to use safety belts to attach the child seat, however
the safety belt can still be used to attach the child seat. For forward-facing
child seats, the top tether strap must also be attached to the proper top
tether anchor, if a top tether strap has been provided with your child seat.

Your vehicle has LATCH lower
anchors for child seat installation at
the seating positions marked with
the child seat symbol.

The LATCH anchors are located at
the rear section of the rear seat
between the cushion and seat back
below the symbols as shown. Follow
the child seat manufacturer’s
instructions to properly install a
child seat with LATCH attachments.

Follow the instructions on attaching child safety seats with tether straps.
See Using Tether Straps later in this chapter.

Attach LATCH lower attachments of the child seat only to the anchors shown.

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Child Safety

2013 05+ Mustang (197)
Owners Guide gf, 3rd Printing
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