FORD 2013 Taurus v.3 - Manual (Page 19)

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
children Children who have outgrown or no
longer properly fit in a child safety
seat (generally 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 recommended by your
child restraint manufacturer). Use a belt-positioning
booster seat.
Larger
children 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 manufac-
turer). 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.
• You are required by law to properly use safety seats for infants and
toddlers in the United States and Canada.
• Many states and provinces require that small 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). Check your local and
state or provincial laws for specific requirements about 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. See Front
Passenger Sensing System in the Supplementary Restraints System
chapter for more information.
18 Child Safety
2013 Taurus
Owners Guide gf, 3rd Printing, December 2012
USA (fus)