Child Safety -> Child Restraint Positioning for Your Ford Focus 4 Door 2023

Child Safety  
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3. Push the child restraint back firmly to  
engage the ISOFIX lower anchor points.  
4. Tighten the tether strap in line with the  
child restraint manufacturer's  
instructions.  
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Always follow the manufacturer's  
instructions for installing a child restraint  
with a support leg.  
Attaching a Child Restraint With a  
Support Leg  
CHILD RESTRAINT  
POSITIONING  
WARNING: If you use a child  
restraint that has a support leg, make  
sure the support leg rests securely on the  
floor.  
WARNING:Extreme Hazard! Never  
use a rearward facing child restraint on  
a seat protected by an active airbag in  
front of it. Death or serious injury to the  
child can occur.  
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: If you use a child  
restraint that has a support leg, make  
sure the support leg rests securely on the  
floor.  
WARNING: If you use a child  
restraint and a seatbelt, make sure that  
the seatbelt is not slack or twisted.  
WARNING: Make sure that the  
child restraint manufacturer lists your  
vehicle as suitable for use with this type  
of child restraint.  
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Focus (CGE) Vehicles Built From: 15-03-2021, CG3784en enGBR, Edition date: 202012, First-Printing  
Child Safety  
head restraint.  
WARNING: Make sure the child  
restraint rests tightly against the vehicle  
seat. If necessary, adjust the seat  
WARNING: You must reinstall the  
head restraint following the removal of  
the child restraint.  
backrest to an upright position. It may  
also be necessary to lift or remove the  
Mass Group Categories  
0
0+  
013 kg  
1
2
3
Seating Positions  
010 kg  
918 kg  
1525 kg  
2236 kg  
(022 lb) (029 lb) (2040lb) (3355lb) (4979lb)  
Front passenger seat  
UF1  
UF1  
UF1  
X
X
with airbag ON.  
Front passenger seat  
U1  
U
U1  
U
U1  
U
U1  
U
U1  
U
with airbag OFF.  
Rear seats.2  
1
We recommend that you secure children in a government approved child restraint, on  
the rear seat.  
2 Do not use a child restraint with a support leg on the rear center seat unless stated as  
suitable in the child restraint manufacturer's product information.  
X Not suitable for children in this mass group.  
U Suitable for universal category child restraints approved for use in this mass group.  
UF Suitable for universal category forward facing child restraints approved for use in this  
mass group.  
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Focus (CGE) Vehicles Built From: 15-03-2021, CG3784en enGBR, Edition date: 202012, First-Printing  
Child Safety  
ISOFIX Child Restraints  
Seating Positions  
Mass Group Categories  
0
0+  
1
1
Rearward  
Facing  
Rearward  
Facing  
Forward Rearward  
Facing Facing  
010 kg  
013 kg  
918 kg 918 kg  
(022 lb)  
(029 lb) (2040lb) (2040lb)  
Front passenger seat. Size class.  
Seat type.  
No ISOFIX  
C, D, E 1  
A, B, B1 1  
IL, IUF  
C, D 1  
IL  
Rear outermost seat Size class.  
ISOFIX.  
Seat type.  
IL  
Rear center seat.  
Size class.  
Seat type.  
No ISOFIX  
1 The capital letters A to G define the ISOFIX size class for both universal and semi-universal  
child restraint systems. You can see the identification letters on ISOFIX child restraints.  
IL Suitable for use with particular ISOFIX child restraint systems in the semi-universal  
category. Refer to the child restraint system manufacturer vehicle recommendation list  
for additional information.  
IUF Suitable for use with forward facing ISOFIX child restraint systems in the universal  
category.  
Recommended Child Restraints  
Mass Group  
Manufacturer  
Model  
Attachment  
Categories  
0+  
Britax Römer.  
Baby Safe Plus with  
ISOFIX base.1  
ISOFIX base or seatbelt  
only.  
013 kg  
(029 lb)  
Duo Plus.1  
1
Britax Römer.  
Britax Römer.  
ISOFIX and top tether  
anchors or seatbelt only.  
918 kg  
(2040 lb)  
KidFix.1,  
2
2
ISOFIX and seatbelt or  
seatbelt only.  
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Focus (CGE) Vehicles Built From: 15-03-2021, CG3784en enGBR, Edition date: 202012, First-Printing  
Child Safety  
Mass Group  
Categories  
Manufacturer  
Model  
Attachment  
1525 kg  
(3355 lb)  
2
KidFix.1,  
3
Britax Römer.  
ISOFIX and seatbelt or  
seatbelt only.  
2236 kg  
(4979 lb)  
1We recommend that you secure children using an ISOFIX child restraint on the rear  
outermost seats.  
2We recommend that you use a booster seat that combines a cushion with a backrest  
instead of a booster cushion only.  
See an authorized dealer for the latest details relating to our recommended child restraints.  
i-Size Child Restraints  
FrontPassenger Rear Outermost  
Rear Center  
Seat  
Seat  
Seats  
i-Size child restraint systems.  
X
i-U  
X
i-U Suitable for use with forward and rearward facing i-Size child restraint systems.  
X Not suitable for use with i-Size child restraint systems.  
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Focus (CGE) Vehicles Built From: 15-03-2021, CG3784en enGBR, Edition date: 202012, First-Printing  
Child Safety  
Right-Hand Side  
Turn the key counterclockwise to switch  
the child lock on and clockwise to switch  
it off.  
CHILD SAFETY LOCKS -  
VEHICLESWITH:MECHANICAL  
CHILD PROOF LOCKS  
CHILD SAFETY LOCKS -  
VEHICLES WITH: REMOTE  
CHILD PROOF LOCKS  
WARNING: You cannot open the  
rear doors from inside if you have put the  
child safety locks on.  
WARNING: You cannot open the  
rear doors from inside if you have put the  
child safety locks on.  
The child safety lock control is on the driver  
door.  
Press the control to switch the  
child safety locks on. Press the  
control again to switch them off.  
A LED (light emitting diode) on the child  
safety lock control illuminates when you  
switch them on. If the LED flashes, try to  
switch the child safety locks on again. If  
the LED continues to flash, have your  
vehicle checked as soon as possible.  
Note: You cannot use the rear power  
window controls if you switch the child  
safety locks on.  
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A child safety lock is on the rear edge of  
each rear door. You must set the child  
safety lock separately on each door.  
Left-Hand Side  
Turn the key clockwise to switch the child  
lock on and counterclockwise to switch it  
off.  
Child Safety Locks Information Messages  
Message  
Action  
Child lock malfunction  
See manual  
Try to switch the child safety locks on again. If the message  
continues to appear, have your vehicle checked as soon as  
possible.  
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Focus (CGE) Vehicles Built From: 15-03-2021, CG3784en enGBR, Edition date: 202012, First-Printing