Child Safety -> General Information for Your Ford Ecosport SUV 2020

Child Safety  
GENERAL INFORMATION  
See the following sections for directions  
on how to properly use safety restraints  
for children.  
(CPST) to make sure that you properly  
install the child restraint in your vehicle  
and that you consult your pediatrician to  
make sure you have a child restraint  
appropriate for your child. To locate a  
child restraint fitting station and CPST,  
contact NHTSA toll free at  
WARNING:Always make sure your  
child is secured properly in a device that  
is appropriate for their height, age and  
weight. Child safety restraints must be  
bought separately from your vehicle.  
Failure to follow these instructions and  
guidelines may result in an increased risk  
of serious injury or death to your child.  
1-888-327-4236 or go to  
Transport Canada toll free at  
to find a Child Car Seat Clinic in your  
area. Failure to properly restrain children  
in child restraints made especially for  
their height, age and weight, may result  
in an increased risk of serious injury or  
death to your child.  
WARNING:All children are shaped  
differently. The National Highway Traffic  
Safety Administration and other safety  
organizations, base their  
WARNING: On hot days, the  
temperature inside the vehicle can rise  
very quickly. Exposure of people or  
animals to these high temperatures for  
even a short time can cause death or  
serious heat related injuries, including  
brain damage. Small children are  
particularly at risk.  
recommendations for child restraints on  
probable child height, age and weight  
thresholds, or on the minimum  
requirements of the law. We recommend  
that you check with a NHTSA Certified  
Child Passenger Safety Technician  
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Child Safety  
Recommendations for Safety Restraints for Children  
Child  
Child Size, Height, Weight, or Age  
Recommended Restraint  
Type  
Use a child restraint  
(sometimes called an  
infant carrier, convertible  
seat, or toddler seat).  
Infants or  
toddlers  
Children weighing 40 lb (18 kg) or less  
(generally age four or younger).  
Children who have outgrown or no longer  
properly fit in a child restraint (generally  
children who are less than 57 in (1.45 m)  
tall, are greater than age four and less  
than age 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).  
Use a belt-positioning  
booster seat.  
Small children  
Children who have outgrown or no longer  
properly fit in a belt-positioning booster  
seat (generally children who are at least  
Use a vehicle seatbelt  
having the lap belt snug  
and low across the hips,  
shoulder belt centered  
Larger children 57 in (1.45 m) tall or greater than 80 lb  
(36 kg) or 100 lb (45 kg) if recommended across the shoulder and  
by child restraint manufacturer).  
chest, and seat backrest  
upright.  
You are required by law to properly use  
child restraints for infants and toddlers  
in the United States and Canada.  
When possible, properly restrain  
children 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  
General Information (page 18).  
When installing a rear facing child  
restraint and the vehicle seat in front  
of the child restraint.  
Many states and provinces require that  
small children use approved booster  
seats until they reach age eight, a  
height of 57 in (1.45 m) tall, or 80 lb  
(36 kg). Check your local and state or  
provincial laws for specific  
requirements about the safety of  
children in your vehicle.  
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EcoSport (CBW) Canada/United States of America, Vehicles Built From: 17-06-2019, LN1J-19A321-ZFA enUSA, Edition date: 201904, First-Printing