2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid Owner Manual Printing 3 - Page 20

Child Safety 19 Recommendations for Safety Restraints for Children Recommended Child size, height, weight, or age restraint type Small Children who have outgrown or no longer Use a children properly fit in a child safety seat belt-positioning (generally children who are less than 4 ft. booster seat. 9 in. (1.45 m) tall, are greater than age four (4) and less than age twelve (12), and between 40 lb (18 kg) and 80 lb (36 kg) and upward to 100 lb (45 kg) if recommended by your child restraint manufacturer). Larger Children who have outgrown or no longer Use a vehicle children properly fit in a belt-positioning booster safety belt having seat (generally children who are at least the lap belt snug and low across the 4 ft. 9 in. (1.45 m) tall or greater than hips, shoulder belt 80 lb (36 kg) or 100 lb (45 kg) if recommended by child restraint centered across the shoulder and manufacturer). chest, and seat back upright. • You are required by law to properly use safety seats for infants and toddlers in the United States and Canada. • Many states and provinces require that small children use approved booster seats until they reach age eight, a height of 4 feet 9 inches (1.45 meters) tall, or 80 pounds (36 kilograms). Check your local and state or provincial laws for specific requirements about 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. See Front Passenger Sensing System in the Supplementary Restraints System chapter for more information. 2013 C-Max Full Hybrid (34h) Owners Guide gf, 3rd Printing, January 2013 USA (fus)