Ford Taurus (2018 year). Manual — part 6

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If the booster seat slides on the vehicle
seat upon which it is being used, placing a
rubberized mesh sold as shelf or carpet
liner under the booster seat may improve
this condition. Do not introduce any item
thicker than this under the booster seat.
Check with the booster seat
manufacturer's instructions.

CHILD RESTRAINT
POSITIONING

WARNINGS

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
upon which the child seat is installed 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.

Always carefully follow the
instructions and warnings provided
by the manufacturer of any child

restraint to determine if the restraint device
is appropriate for your child's size, height,
weight, or age. Follow the child restraint
manufacturer's instructions and warnings

WARNINGS

provided for installation and use in
conjunction with the instructions and
warnings provided by your vehicle
manufacturer. A safety seat that is
improperly installed or utilized, is
inappropriate for your child's height, age,
or weight or does not properly fit the child
may increase the risk of serious injury or
death.

Never let a passenger hold a child on
his or her lap while your vehicle is
moving. The passenger cannot

protect the child from injury in a crash,
which may result in serious injury or death.

Never use pillows, books, or towels
to boost a child. They can slide
around and increase the likelihood

of injury or death in a crash.

Always restrain an unoccupied child
seat or booster seat. These objects
may become projectiles in a crash or

sudden stop, which may increase the risk
of serious injury.

Never place, or allow a child to place,
the shoulder belt under a child's arm
or behind the back because it

reduces the protection for the upper part
of the body and may increase the risk of
injury or death in a crash.

WARNINGS

To avoid risk of injury, do not leave

WARNINGS

children or pets unattended in your vehicle.

Recommendations for attaching child safety restraints for children

Use any attachment method as indicated below by X

Combined

weight of

child and

child seat

Restraint

Type

Safety belt

only

Safety belt
and LATCH

(lower

anchors

and top

tether

anchor)

Safety belt

and top

tether

anchor

LATCH

(lower

anchors

only)

LATCH

(lower

anchors

and top

tether

anchor)

X

X

Up to 65 lb

(29.5 kg)

Rear facing

child seat

X

Over 65 lb

(29.5 kg)

Rear facing

child seat

X

X

X

Up to 65 lb

(29.5 kg)

Forward

facing

child seat

X

X

Over 65 lb

(29.5 kg)

Forward

facing

child seat

Note:

The child seat must rest tightly

against the vehicle seat upon which it is
installed. It may be necessary to lift or
remove the head restraint. See Seats (page
118).

CHILD SAFETY LOCKS

When these locks are set, the rear doors
cannot be opened from the inside.

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The childproof locks are located on the
rear edge of each rear door and must be
set separately for each door.

Left-Hand Side

Turn counterclockwise to lock and
clockwise to unlock.

Right-Hand Side

Turn clockwise to lock and
counterclockwise to unlock.

PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION

WARNINGS

Always drive and ride with your
seatback upright and the lap belt
snug and low across the hips.

Children must always be properly
restrained.

Never let a passenger hold a child on
his or her lap while the vehicle is
moving. The passenger cannot

protect the child from injury in a crash.

All occupants of your vehicle,
including the driver, should always
properly wear their seatbelts, even

when an airbag supplemental restraint
system is provided. Failure to properly wear
your seatbelt could seriously increase the
risk of injury or death.

It is extremely dangerous to ride in a
cargo area, inside or outside of a
vehicle. In a crash, people riding in

these areas are more likely to be seriously
injured or killed. Do not allow people to ride
in any area of your vehicle that is not
equipped with seats and seatbelts. Make
sure everyone in your vehicle is in a seat
and properly using a seatbelt. Failure to
follow this warning could result in serious
personal injury or death.

In a rollover crash, an unbelted
person is significantly more likely to
die than a person wearing a seatbelt.

Each seating position in your vehicle
has a specific seatbelt assembly
made up of one buckle and one

tongue designed to be used as a pair. Use
the shoulder belt on the outside shoulder
only. Never wear the shoulder belt under
the arm. Never use a single seatbelt for
more than one person.

WARNINGS

Airbags can kill or injure a child in a
child restraint. Properly restrain
children 12 and under in the rear seat

whenever possible.

Seatbelts and seats may be hot in a
vehicle that is in the sunshine. The
hot seatbelts or seats may burn a

small child. Check seat covers and buckles
before you place a child anywhere near
them.

All seating positions in your vehicle have
lap and shoulder seatbelts. All occupants
of the vehicle should always properly wear
their seatbelts, even when an airbag
supplemental restraint system is provided.

The seatbelt system consists of:
•

Lap and shoulder seatbelts.

•

Shoulder seatbelt with automatic
locking mode (except driver seatbelt).

•

Height adjuster at the front outboard
seating positions.

•

Seatbelt pretensioner at the front
outboard seating positions.

•

Belt tension sensor at the front
outboard passenger seating position.

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· Seatbelt warning light and
chime.

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· Crash sensors and monitoring
system with readiness indicator.

The seatbelt pretensioners at the front
seating positions are designed to tighten
the seatbelts when activated. In frontal
and near-frontal crashes, the seatbelt
pretensioners may be activated alone or,
if the crash is of sufficient severity, together
with the front airbags. The pretensioners
may also activate when the Safety Canopy
is deployed.