FORD 2011 F-150 v.1 - Manual (Page 205)

Recommendations for Safety Restraints for Children
Child size, height, weight, or age
Recommended
restraint type
Infants or
toddlers Children weighing 40 lb (18 kg) or less
(generally age four or younger) Use a child safety
seat (sometimes
called an infant
carrier, convert-
ible seat, or tod-
dler seat).
Small
children Children who have outgrown or no lon-
ger 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 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 lon-
ger properly fit in a belt-positioning
booster seat (generally children who
are at least 4 feet 9 inches (1.45 me-
ters) tall or greater than 80 lb (36 kg)
or 100 lb (45 kg) if recommended by
child restraint manufacturer) Use a vehicle
safety belt having
the lap belt snug
and low across
the hips, shoulder
belt centered
across the shoul-
der and chest,
and seatback up-
right.
• 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.
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