Attaching child safety seats with tether straps, Seating and safety restraints – FORD 2006 Focus v.1 User Manual

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Attaching child safety seats with tether straps

Most new forward-facing child safety seats include a tether strap which
goes over the back of the seat and hooks to an anchoring point. Tether
straps are available as an accessory for many older safety seats. Contact
the manufacturer of your child seat for information about ordering a
tether strap.

The rear seats of your vehicle are equipped with built-in tether strap
anchors located behind the seats as described below.

The tether anchors in your vehicle are either located under a cover
marked with the tether anchor symbol (shown with title) or are recessed
bars on the back side of the seatback.

The tether strap anchors in your
vehicle are in the following positions
(shown from top view, left is front
of the vehicle):

Attach the tether strap only to the appropriate tether anchor as
shown. The tether strap may not work properly if attached

somewhere other than the correct tether anchor.

1. Position the child safety seat on the seat cushion.

2. Route the child safety seat tether strap over the back of the seat.

On hatchbacks, the removable luggage area cover must be removed prior
to attaching the tether strap to the tether anchor.

On wagons, it may be necessary to remove the cargo cover assembly
prior to attaching the tether strap to the tether anchor. The tether must
not go around the cargo cover retractor assembly.

For vehicles with adjustable head restraints, route the tether strap under
the head restraint and between the head restraint posts, otherwise route
the tether strap over the top of the seatback.

2006 Focus (foc)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA
(fus)

Seating and Safety Restraints

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