Ford TOURNEO CONNECT, Owner'S Manual

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Installing and using child seats
Please refer to at the start of the
chapter on page 62.
Country-specific regulations
The standards and regulations governing
the use of child seats and child seat secur-
ing mechanisms
differ from country to
country. Not all countries allow you to
transport children on the front passenger
seat. Legislation and legal requirements
take precedence over the information given
in this Owner’s Manual.
Information on fitting a child seat
Observe the following general information
when
fitting a child seat. This information is
relevant whatever child seat securing sys-
tem is being used.
— Read and follow the instructions provi-
ded by the child seat manufacturer
→
.
— Whenever possible, fit the child seat on
the rear bench seat behind the front pas-
senger seat so that children can exit the
vehicle on the kerb side.
— Set the seat belt height so that the seat
belt routing follows a natural line and is
adjusted to the child seat without turning
back on itself. For rear-facing child seats,
use the lowest position of the belt height
adjuster.
— Deactivate the front passenger front air-
bag if fitting a rear-facing child seat on
the front passenger seat.
— When fitting on the front passenger seat,
push the front passenger seat back fully
and adjust the seat to the highest posi-
tion. Set the backrest to the upright posi-
tion
→ page 44.
— Set the backrest to the upright position
when installing the seat on the second
row
→
page 44.
— Always ensure that there is enough
space around the child seat. If necessary,
adjust the position of the seat in front.
When doing so, ensure that the driver or
front passenger can still maintain a cor-
rect sitting position
→
page 44.
— The backrest of the child seat must lay as
flat as possible against the vehicle seat
backrest. If required, adjust the seat
backrest angle so that the child seat lies
flush against the backrest. Once it has
been installed, if the child seat is touch-
ing the head restraint and therefore can-
not be positioned flush against the back-
rest, push the head restraint all the way
up, or remove and stow safely in the ve-
hicle
→
page 44.
Airbag sticker
Fig. 39 Illustration: airbag label on the sun
visor.
Fig. 40 Illustration: airbag label on the B-pil-
lar.
The vehicle may be provided with stickers
giving key information about the front pas-
senger front airbag. The information on
these stickers may vary from country to
country. The stickers may be found:
— On the driver sun visor and, in some ca-
ses, on the front passenger sun visor.
— On the B-pillar on the front passenger
side.
It is essential to observe the warning infor-
mation shown on these stickers before in-
stalling a rear-facing child seat
→
.
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