Children and airbags, Seating and safety restraints – FORD 2012 F-550 v.2 User Manual

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WARNING: Additional equipment such as snowplow equipment
may effect the performance of the airbag sensors increasing the

risk of injury. Please refer to the Body Builders Layout Book for
instructions about the appropriate installation of additional equipment.

Children and airbags

For additional important safety information, read all information on
safety restraints in this guide.

Children must always be properly restrained. Failure to follow these
instructions may increase the risk of injury in a collision.

WARNING: An infant in a rear-facing seat faces a high risk of
serious or fatal injuries from a deploying passenger airbag. Rear

facing infant seats should NEVER be placed in the front seats, unless
the passenger airbag is turned off. See Passenger airbag ON/OFF
switch.

WARNING: Front seating positions only: If seating two adults
and a child, Ford recommends properly restraining the child in

the center front seating position, but only if doing so will not interfere
with driving the vehicle. This arrangement provides lap and shoulder
belt and airbag protection for adult occupants and an attachment
method for a child restraint. If the child seat interferes with driving the
vehicle and the child restraint is forward-facing, the child may be
restrained in the passenger seat. Move the seat as far rearward as
possible to minimize the likelihood of interaction with the front
passenger airbag. Never place a rear-facing child seat in front of an
active airbag. Always properly restrain all occupants, including the
child in an appropriate child seat or booster.

Seating and Safety Restraints

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2012 F-250/350/450/550 (f23)
Owners Guide, 2nd Printing
USA
(fus)

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