Seating and safety restraints – FORD 2003 Expedition v.2 User Manual

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• The second row center seat can be moved forward to keep a child in a

child restraint close to the front seat occupants. The seat should be
moved to the full rearward position when it is occupied by older
children or adults.

Ford recommends the use of a child safety seat having a top tether strap
and LATCH attachments. Install the child safety seat in a seating position
which is capable of providing tether and LATCH anchors. For more
information, refer to Attaching child safety seats with tether straps.
and Attaching safety seats with LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children) attachments for child seat anchors
in this chapter.

Carefully follow all of the manufacturer’s instructions included
with the safety seat you put in your vehicle. If you do not install

and use the safety seat properly, the child may be injured in a sudden
stop or collision.

Installing child safety seats with combination lap and shoulder
belts

Air bags can kill or injure a child in a child seat. NEVER place a

rear-facing child seat in front of an active air bag. If you must

use a forward-facing child seat in the front seat, move the seat all the
way back.

Children 12 and under should be properly restrained in the rear
seat whenever possible.

1. Position the child safety seat in a
seat with a combination lap and
shoulder belt.

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