FORD 2003 E-550 v.2 - Manual (Page 98)

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 collision.
Always follow the instructions and warnings that come with any infant or
child restraint you might use.
Ford recommends using child safety seats equipped with LATCH
attachments, attached to LATCH anchors and tether anchors. Some child
seat manufacturers sell LATCH accessory belts that attach child seats
that are not equipped with LATCH attachments onto LATCH anchors.
See Attaching safety seats with LATCH attachments for child seat
anchors in this section for seating positions with LATCH anchors.
If you install a forward-facing child safety seat using the vehicle safety
belts:
• use only seats equipped with lap-shoulder belts;
• forward-facing child safety seats can be used in the center of the
three-passenger 2nd row bench seat only if a top tether strap is used;
• Ford recommends placing forward-facing safety seats in the 2nd row
and using top tether straps for added protection.
For more information on top tether straps, see Attaching safety seats
with tether straps in this section.
Any booster seat that places the vehicle’s lap belt or shoulder belt
around a shield above and ahead of the child’s hips should not be used in
this vehicle.
Do not use a forward–facing safety seat or an infant seat in the
last row of a 12– or 15–passenger Club Wagon.
Children and safety belts
If the child is the proper size, restrain the child in a safety seat. Children
who are too large for child safety seats (as specified by your child safety
seat manufacturer) should always wear safety belts.
Follow all the important safety restraint and air bag precautions that
apply to adult passengers in your vehicle.
If the shoulder belt portion of a combination lap and shoulder belt can be
positioned so it does not cross or rest in front of the child’s face or neck,
the child should wear the lap and shoulder belt. Moving the child closer to
the center of the vehicle may help provide a good shoulder belt fit.
2003 Econoline (eco)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA English (fus)
Seating and Safety Restraints
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