2010 Ford Flex Owner Guide 2nd Printing - Page 199

Seating and Safety Restraints • 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 Safety (lower (lower belt belt and belt Reananchors and LATCH only Child straint chors only) top (lower Weight Type and tether anchors top anchor and top tether tether ananchor) chor) Rear fac- Up to ing child 48 lb X X seat (21 kg) Forward Up to facing 48 lb X X X child seat (21 kg) Forward Over facing 48 lb X X child seat (21 kg) WARNING: Airbags can kill or injure a child in a child seat. NEVER place a rear-facing child seat in front of an active airbag. 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. 199 2010 Flex (471) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus)