2009 Ford Explorer Owner Guide 2nd Printing (Spanish) - Page 670

Seating and Safety Restraints • 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. Recommendations for attaching child safety restraints for children Use any attachment method as indicated below by "X" LATCH LATCH Safety Safety (lower (lower belt and belt only anchors anchors top and top only) tether tether anchor anchor) X X Restraint Type Child Weight Rear facing child seat Forward facing child seat Forward facing child seat Up to 48 lb (21 kg) Up to 48 lb (21 kg) Over 48 lb (21 kg) X X X WARNING: 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 vehicle seat all the way back. When possible, all children age 12 and under should be properly restrained in a rear seating position. If all children cannot be seated and restrained properly in a rear seating position, properly restrain the largest child in the front seat. 220 2009 Explorer (exp) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus)