Get Safety Features -> Child Safety Guide for Ford F 150 Light Truck 2023

Visual Search

FRONT EXTERIOR - POLICE RESPONDER

A

B

C

E

D

E343533

A

B

C

D

E

See Locating the 360 Degree Cameras (page 332).

See How Does the Lane Keeping System Work (page 375).

See Folding the Exterior Mirrors (page 164).

See Exterior Lighting Control (page 147).

See Accessing the Front Towing Point (page 483).

46

2023 F-150 (TFD) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, Edition date: 202206, DOM

OwnersManuals2.com

Visual Search

REAR EXTERIOR - EXCLUDING: RAPTOR/POLICE RESPONDER

B

C

D

A

E

G

F

E320171

A

B

C

D

E

See Locating the Power Outlets (page 214).

See Accessing the Tailgate Step (page 121).

See Tailgate Work Surface (page 124).

See Locating the 360 Degree Cameras (page 332).

See Locating the Blind Spot Information System Sensors (page 383).

See Locating the Rear Parking Aid Sensors (page 324).

See Connecting a Trailer (page 414).

F

G

47

2023 F-150 (TFD) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, Edition date: 202206, DOM

OwnersManuals2.com

Visual Search

REAR EXTERIOR - RAPTOR

A

B

E343521

E

C

D

A

B

C

D

E

See Locating the Power Outlets (page 214).

See Locating the 360 Degree Cameras (page 333).

See Locating the Blind Spot Information System Sensors (page 383).

See Locating the Rear Parking Aid Sensors (page 324).

See Connecting a Trailer (page 414).

48

2023 F-150 (TFD) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, Edition date: 202206, DOM

OwnersManuals2.com

Visual Search

REAR EXTERIOR - POLICE RESPONDER

A

B

E343534

E

C

D

A

See Opening the Tailgate From Outside Your Vehicle (page 113). See

Opening the Tailgate From Outside Your Vehicle (page 119). See Opening

the Tailgate From Outside Your Vehicle (page 127).

B

C

D

E

See Locating the 360 Degree Cameras (page 332).

See Locating the Blind Spot Information System Sensors (page 383).

See Locating the Rear Parking Aid Sensors (page 324).

See Connecting a Trailer (page 414).

49

2023 F-150 (TFD) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, Edition date: 202206, DOM

OwnersManuals2.com

Child Safety

CHILDSAFETYPRECAUTIONS

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.

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.

WARNING: Do not place a

rearward facing child restraint in front of

an active airbag. Failure to follow this

instruction could result in personal injury

or death.

WARNING: All children are shaped

differently. The National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration and other safety

organizations, base their

WARNING: Properly secure

recommendations for child restraints on

probable child height, age and weight

thresholds, or on the minimum

children 12 years old and under in a rear

seating position whenever possible. If

you are unable to properly secure all

children in a rear seating position,

properly secure the largest child on the

front seat. If you must use a forward

facing child restraint on the front seat,

move the seat as far back as possible.

Failure to follow these instructions could

result in personal injury or death.

requirements of the law. We recommend

that you check with a NHTSA Certified

Child Passenger Safety Technician

(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 carefully follow

the instructions and warnings provided

by the manufacturer of any child

1-888-327-4236 or go to

www.nhtsa.dot.gov. In Canada, contact

Transport Canada toll free at

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 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.

1-800-333-0371 or go to www.tc.gc.ca

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.

50

2023 F-150 (TFD) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, Edition date: 202206, DOM

OwnersManuals2.com

Child Safety

•

Keep the buckle release button

pointing up and away from the child

restraint, with the tongue between the

child restraint and the release button,

to prevent accidental unbuckling.

WARNING: Do not allow a

passenger to hold a child on their lap

when your vehicle is moving. Failure to

follow this instruction could result in

personal injury or death in the event of a

sudden stop or crash.

•

Put the seatbelt in the automatic

locking mode.

WARNING: Do not use pillows,

books or towels to boost your child's

height. Failure to follow this instruction

could result in personal injury or death.

CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHOR

POINTS

WHATARETHECHILDRESTRAINT

WARNING: Properly secure child

restraints or booster seats when they are

not in use. They could become projectiles

in a sudden stop or crash. Failure to

follow this instruction could result in

personal injury or death.

ANCHOR POINTS

L A TCH (Lower Anchors and T e thers for

CHildren)

Anchor points allow you to quickly and

safely install a child restraint.

WARNING:Do not put the shoulder

section of the seatbelt or allow the child

to put the shoulder section of the

seatbelt under their arm or behind their

back. Failure to follow this instruction

could reduce the effectiveness of the

seatbelt and increase the risk of injury or

death in a crash.

LOCATINGTHECHILDRESTRAINT

LOWER ANCHOR POINTS(IfEquipped)

Crew Cab

WARNING: Do not leave children

or pets unattended in your vehicle.

Failure to follow this instruction could

result in personal injury or death.

When installing a child restraint with

seatbelts:

•

Place the vehicle seat in the upright

position before you install the child

restraint.

•

Use the correct seatbelt buckle for that

seating position.

E308373

Insert the belt tongue into the buckle.

Make sure the tongue is securely

fastened in the buckle.

Super Cab

51

2023 F-150 (TFD) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, Edition date: 202206, DOM

OwnersManuals2.com

Child Safety

E308385

E308389

Crew Cab

E312604

E308390

The lower child restraint anchors are at the

rear section of the rear seat between the

cushion and seat backrest.

Super Cab

Note: Regular Cab vehicles do not have

lower anchors.

LOCATINGTHECHILDRESTRAINT

TOP TETHER ANCHOR POINTS

Regular Cab

52

2023 F-150 (TFD) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, Edition date: 202206, DOM

OwnersManuals2.com

Child Safety

CHILD RESTRAINTS

CHILD RESTRAINT POSITION

INFORMATION

Install the child restraint tightly against the

vehicle seat. It may be necessary to lift or

remove the head restraint.

E308396

Rear Facing Child Restraints

Combined Weight of Child

LATCH (Lower Anchors

Seatbelt Only

and Child Restraint

Only)

X

Up to 65 lb (29 kg)

Over 65 lb (29 kg)

X

Forward Facing Child Restraints

Combined Weight of

Child and Child

Restraint

LATCH (Lower

Seatbelt and Top

Seatbelt and LATCH

(Lower Anchors and

Top Tether Anchor)

Anchors and Top

Tether Anchor)

Tether Anchor

Up to 65 lb (29 kg)

Over 65 lb (29 kg)

X

53

2023 F-150 (TFD) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, Edition date: 202206, DOM

OwnersManuals2.com

Child Safety

CHILD RESTRAINTS RECOMMENDATION

Child Size, Height, Weight, or Age

Recommended Restraint Type

Use a child restraint (sometimes

called an infant carrier, convertible

seat, or toddler seat).

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.

Children who have outgrown or no longer properly Use a vehicle seatbelt having the

fit in a belt-positioning booster seat (generally chil- lap belt snug and low across the

dren who are at least 57 in (1.45 m) tall or greater hips, shoulder belt centered across

than 80 lb (36 kg) or 100 lb (45 kg) if recommended the shoulder and chest, and seat

by child restraint manufacturer).

backrest upright.

You are required by law to properly use

child restraints for infants and toddlers in

the United States, Canada and Mexico.

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.

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.

When installing a rear facing child restraint,

adjust the vehicle seats to avoid

interference between the child restraint

and the vehicle seat in front of the child

restraint.

INSTALLING CHILD

RESTRAINTS

USING SEATBELTS

WARNING: Depending on where

you secure a child restraint, and

depending on the child restraint design,

you may block access to certain seatbelt

buckle assemblies and LATCH lower

anchors, rendering those features

potentially unusable. To avoid risk of

injury, make sure occupants only use

seating positions where they are able to

be properly restrained.

Note: The following does not apply to the

front center position of Super Cab and Crew

Cab vehicles.

Note: Although the child restraint

illustrated is a forward facing child restraint,

the steps are the same for installing a rear

facing child restraint.

54

2023 F-150 (TFD) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, Edition date: 202206, DOM

OwnersManuals2.com

Child Safety

Perform the following steps when

installing a child restraint with seatbelts.

1. Position the child restraint in a seat

with a seatbelt.

E142531

4. Insert the belt tongue into the proper

buckle for that seating position until

the latch engages. Make sure the

tongue is latched securely by pulling

on it.

E142529

2. Pull down on the shoulder belt and

then grasp the shoulder belt and lap

belt together.

E142875

5. To put the retractor in the automatic

locking mode, grasp the shoulder

E142530

portion of the belt and pull downward

until you pull all of the seatbelt out.

3. While holding the shoulder and lap belt

portions together, route the tongue

through the child restraint according

to the child restraint manufacturer's

instructions. Make sure you did not

twist the belt webbing.

Note: The automatic locking mode is

available on the front passenger and rear

seats. This mode is also available on the

center seat of a Regular Cab. This vehicle

does not require the use of a locking clip.

6. Allow the belt to retract to remove

slack. The seatbelt clicks as it retracts

to indicate it is in the automatic locking

mode.

55

2023 F-150 (TFD) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, Edition date: 202206, DOM

OwnersManuals2.com

Child Safety

7. Pull the seatbelt out of the retractor to

make sure the retractor is in the

automatic locking mode. You should

not be able to pull more belt out. If the

retractor is not locked, unbuckle the

belt and repeat Steps 5 and 6.

E142534

10. Before placing the child in the seat,

forcibly move the seat forward and

back to make sure the seat is securely

held in place.

To check this, grab the seat at the belt path

and attempt to move it side to side and

forward and back. There should be no

more than 1 in (2.5 cm) of movement.

E142533

8. Remove remaining slack from the belt.

Force the seat down with extra weight,

for example, by pressing down or

kneeling on the child restraint while

pulling up on the shoulder belt in order

to force slack from the belt. This is

necessary to remove the remaining

slack that exists once you add the extra

weight of the child to the child restraint.

It also helps to achieve the proper

snugness of the child restraint to your

vehicle. Sometimes, a slight lean

toward the buckle helps to remove

remaining slack from the belt.

We recommend checking with a NHTSA

Certified Child Passenger Safety

Technician to make certain the child

restraint is properly installed. In Canada,

check with Transport Canada for referral

to a Child Car Seat Clinic.

Using Seatbelts

WARNING: Always use both the

lap and shoulder portion of the seatbelt

in the center seating position.

9. If the child restraint has a tether strap,

attach it.

Note: The following applies to the front

center position of Super Cab and Crew Cab

vehicles.

The seatbelt webbing below the tongue is

the lap portion of the seatbelt. The

webbing above the tongue is the shoulder

belt portion of the seatbelt.

1. Position the child restraint in the front

center seat.

56

2023 F-150 (TFD) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, Edition date: 202206, DOM

OwnersManuals2.com

Child Safety

4. Insert the belt tongue into the proper

buckle for that seating position until

the latch engages. Make sure the

tongue is latched securely by pulling

on it.

E162708

2. Slide the tongue up the webbing.

E142533

5. When pushing down with your knee on

the child restraint, pull up on the

shoulder belt portion to tighten the lap

belt portion of the seatbelt.

6. Allow the seatbelt to retract and

remove any slack in the belt to securely

tighten the child restraint in the vehicle.

E142530

7. If the child restraint has a tether strap,

attach it.

3. While holding both shoulder and lap

portions next to the tongue, route the

tongue and webbing through the child

restraint according to the child restraint

manufacturer's instructions. Make sure

you did not twist the belt webbing.

E142534

E142531

57

2023 F-150 (TFD) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, Edition date: 202206, DOM

OwnersManuals2.com

Child Safety

8. Before placing the child in the seat,

•

Two lower anchors where the vehicle

forcibly move the seat forward and

back to make sure the seat is securely

held in place. To check this, grab the

seat at the belt path and attempt to

move it side to side and forward and

back. There should be no more than

1 in (2.5 cm) of movement.

seat backrest and seat cushion meet,

called the seat bight.

One top tether anchor behind that

seating position.

LATCH compatible child restraints have

two rigid or webbing mounted

attachments. These attachments connect

to the two lower anchors at the LATCH

equipped seating positions in your vehicle.

This type of attachment method

9. Check from time to time to be sure that

there is no slack in the lap and shoulder

belt. The shoulder belt must be snug

to keep the lap belt tight during a crash.

eliminates the need to use seatbelts to

attach the child restraint.

We recommend checking with a NHTSA

Certified Child Passenger Safety

However, you can still use the seatbelt to

attach the child restraint if the lower

anchors are not used. For forward-facing

child restraints, you must also attach the

top tether strap to the proper top tether

anchor if a top tether strap has been

provided with your child restraint.

Follow the instructions later in this chapter

on attaching child restraints with tether

straps.

Technician to make certain the child

restraint is properly installed. In Canada,

check with Transport Canada for referral

to a Child Car Seat Clinic.

USING LOWER ANCHORS AND

TETHERS FOR CHILDREN

WARNING: Do not attach two child

safety restraints to the same anchor. In

a crash, one anchor may not be strong

enough to hold two child safety restraint

attachments and may break, causing

serious injury or death.

INSTALLING A CHILD RESTRAINT

IN A CENTER SEAT

WARNING: The standardized

spacing for LATCH lower anchors is 11 in

(280 mm) center to center. Do not use

LATCH lower anchors for the center

seating position unless the child restraint

manufacturer's instructions permit and

specify using anchors spaced at least as

far apart as those in this vehicle.

WARNING: Depending on where

you secure a child restraint, and

depending on the child restraint design,

you may block access to certain seatbelt

buckle assemblies and LATCH lower

anchors, rendering those features

potentially unusable. To avoid risk of

injury, make sure occupants only use

seating positions where they are able to

be properly restrained.

The lower anchors at the center of the

second row rear seat are spaced 25.7 in

(652 mm) apart. The standardized spacing

for LATCH lower anchors is 11 in (280 mm)

center to center.

The Lower Anchors and Tethers for

Children (LATCH) system has three vehicle

anchor points:

58

2023 F-150 (TFD) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, Edition date: 202206, DOM

OwnersManuals2.com

Child Safety

You cannot install a child restraint with

Contact the manufacturer of your child

restraint for information about ordering a

tether strap, or to obtain a longer tether

strap if the tether strap on your child

restraint does not reach the appropriate

top tether anchor in the vehicle.

Attach the tether strap only to the

appropriate tether anchor. The tether strap

may not work properly if attached

somewhere other than the correct tether

anchor.

rigid LATCH attachments at the center

seating position. You can only use LATCH

compatible child restraints with

attachments on belt webbing at this

seating position provided that the child

restraint manufacturer's instructions

permit use with the anchor spacing stated.

Do not attach a child restraint to any lower

anchor if another child restraint is attached

to that anchor.

Each time you use the child restraint, check

that the seat is properly attached to the

lower anchors and tether anchor, if

applicable. Tug the child restraint from side

to side and forward and back where it is

secured to the vehicle. The seat should

move less than 1 in (2.5 cm).

If you did not properly anchor the child

restraint, the risk of a child being injured in

a crash greatly increases.

If you install a child restraint with rigid

LATCH attachments, do not tighten the

tether strap enough to lift the child

restraint off the vehicle seat cushion when

the child is seated in it. Keep the tether

strap just snug without lifting the front of

the child restraint. Keeping the child

restraint just touching the vehicle seat

gives the best protection in a severe crash.

Once you have installed the child restraint

using either the seatbelt, the lower anchors

of the LATCH system, or both, you can

attach the top tether strap.

COMBINING THE SEATBELT AND

LOWER ANCHORS FOR

ATTACHING CHILD RESTRAINTS

ATTACHING THE FRONT SEAT

TETHER STRAP

Regular Cab

When used in combination, you may attach

either the seatbelt or the LATCH lower

anchors first, provided a proper installation

is achieved. Attach the tether strap

afterward, if it is included with the child

restraint.

USING TETHER STRAPS

Many forward-facing child restraints

include a tether strap which extends from

the back of the child restraint and hooks

to an anchoring point called the top tether

anchor. Tether straps are available as an

accessory for many older child restraints.

E175295

1. Route the child restraint tether strap

over the back of the seat and under the

head restraint.

59

2023 F-150 (TFD) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, Edition date: 202206, DOM

OwnersManuals2.com

Safety Features -> Child Safety for Your Ford F 150 Light Truck 2023

Popular Manuals