2009 Ford Expedition Owner Guide 2nd Printing (Spanish) - Page 691

Seating and Safety Restraints Recommendations for Safety Restraints for Children Recommended reChild size, height, weight, or age straint type Infants Children weighing 40 lb (18 kg) or less Use a child safety or tod- (generally age four or younger) seat (sometimes dlers called an infant carrier, convertible seat, or toddler seat). Use a belt-positioning Small Children who have outgrown or no booster seat. chillonger properly fit in a child safety dren 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 lbs (18 kg) and 80 lbs (36 kg) and upward to 100 lbs (45 kg) if recommended by your child restraint manufacturer) Use a vehicle safety Larger Children who have outgrown or no chillonger properly fit in a belt-positioning belt having the lap belt snug and low dren booster seat (generally children who across the hips, are at least 4 feet 9 inches (1.45 meters) tall or greater than 80 lb shoulder belt centered across the (36 kg) or 100 lb (45 kg) if recomshoulder and chest, mended by child restraint manufacand seatback upright. turer) • 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. 228 2009 Expedition (exd) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus)