Ford 2003 F-150 v.4 Manual do Utilizador descarregar pdf (Página 119)

Always transport children who are 12 and younger in the rear

seat. Always use safety belts and child restraints properly. If a

child in a rear facing infant seat must be transported in front, the

passenger air bag must be turned OFF. This is because the back of the

infant seat is too close to the inflating air bag and the risk of a fatal

injury to the infant when the air bag inflates is substantial.

The vast majority of drivers and passengers are much safer with an air

bag than without. To do their job and reduce the risk of life threatening

injuries, air bags must open with great force, and this force can pose a

potentially deadly risk in some situations, particularly when a front seat

occupant is not properly buckled up. The most effective way to reduce

the risk of unnecessary air bag injuries without reducing the overall

safety of the vehicle is to make sure all occupants are properly

restrained in the vehicle, especially in the front seat. This provides the

protection of safety belts and permits the air bags to provide the

additional protection they were designed to provide. If you choose to

deactivate your air bag, you are losing the very significant risk reducing

benefits of the air bag and you are also reducing the effectiveness of the

safety belts, because safety belts in modern vehicles are designed to

work as a safety system with the air bags.

Read all air bag Warning labels in the vehicle as well as the other

important air bag instructions and Warnings in this Owner’s Guide.

NHTSA deactivation criteria (excluding Canada)

1. Infant. An infant (less than 1 year old) must ride in the front seat

because:

• the vehicle has no rear seat;

• the vehicle has a rear seat too small to accommodate a rear-facing

infant seat; or

• the infant has a medical condition which, according to the infant’s

physician, makes it necessary for the infant to ride in the front so that

the driver can constantly monitor the child’s condition.

2. Child age 1 to 12. A child age 1 to 12 must ride in the front seat

because:

• the vehicle has no rear seat;

• although children ages 1 to 12 ride in the rear seat(s) whenever

possible, children ages 1 to 12 sometimes must ride in the front

because no space is available in the rear seat(s) of the vehicle; or

Seating and Safety Restraints

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