2011 Mercury Milan Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 157

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 Use a child safety seat or tod- less (generally age four or younger) (sometimes called an dlers infant carrier, convertible seat, or toddler seat). Small Children who have outgrown or no Use a belt-positioning chillonger properly fit in a child safety booster seat. 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 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 Use a vehicle safety chillonger properly fit in a beltbelt having the lap dren positioning booster seat (generally belt snug and low children who are at least 4 feet across the hips, shoul9 inches (1.45 meters) tall or greater der belt centered than 80 lb (36 kg) or 100 lb (45 kg) if across the shoulder recommended by child restraint and chest, and seatmanufacturer) back upright. • 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. 157 2011 Milan (mln) Owners Guide, 1st Printing USA (fus)