2009 Ford F250 Owner's Manual - Page 203

Seating and Safety Restraints WARNING: All children are shaped differently. The Recommendations for Safety Restraints are based on probable child height, age and weight thresholds from NHTSA and other safety organizations or are the minimum requirements of law. Ford recommends checking with a NHTSA Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) and your pediatrician to make sure your child seat is appropriate for your child, and is compatible with and properly installed in the vehicle. To locate a child seat fitting station and CPST contact the NHTSA toll free at 1-888-327-4236 or on the internet at http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov. Failure to properly restrain children in safety seats made especially for their height, age, and weight may result in an increased risk of serious injury or death to your child. Recommendations for Safety Restraints for Children Recommended Child size, height, weight, or age restraint 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). Small Children who have outgrown or no longer Use a beltchilproperly fit in a child safety seat (gener- positioning booster dren ally children who are less than 4 feet seat. 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) Larger Children who have outgrown or no longer Use a vehicle chilproperly fit in a belt-positioning booster safety belt having dren seat (generally children who are at least the lap belt snug 4 feet 9 inches (1.45 meters) tall or and low across the greater than 80 lb (36 kg) or 100 lb hips, shoulder belt (45 kg) if recommended by child recentered across straint manufacturer) the shoulder and chest, and seatback upright. 203 2009 F-250/350/450/550 (f23) Owners Guide, 3rd Printing USA (fus)