1988 FORD BRONCO Owners Manual

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8. Double check that the retractor is in the
automatic locking mode. Try to pull more
belt out of the retractor. If you cannot, the
belt is in the automatic locking mode,
Figure 8.
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Checking the retractor
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9. Check to make sure that the child seat is
properly secured prior to each use. If the
retractor is not locked, repeat steps 4
through 7.
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To remove the retractor from automatic lock
mode, allow webbing to retract fully to its
stowed position and the retractor will
automatically switch back to the vehicle sensitive
locking mode for normal adult usage.
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48 [SR16440(BEF )04/95]Installing a Child Safety Seat at the Rear
Center Seating Position with Locking
Adjustable Lap Belt
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1. Lengthen the lap belt. To lengthen the belt,
hold the tongue so that its bottom is
perpendicular to the direction of webbing
while sliding the tongue up the webbing.
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2. Place the child safety seat in the center
seating position.
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3. Route the tongue and webbing through the
child seat according to the child seat
manufacturer's instructions.
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4. Insert the belt tongue into the proper buckle
for the center seating position until you hear
a snap and feel it latch. Make sure the
tongue is securely fastened to the buckle by
pulling on tongue.
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5. Push down on the child seat while pulling
on the loose end of the lap belt webbing to
tighten the belt.
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6. Before placing the child into child seat,
forcibly tilt the child seat from side-to-side
and in forward directions to ensure that the
seat is held securely in place. If the child
seat moves excessively, repeat steps 5
through 6, or properly install the child seat
in a different seating position.
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Installing Child Safety Seats at the Rear
Outboard Seating Positions (For lap and
shoulder belts combination with ªcinch
tonguesº)
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Your vehicle is equipped with rear seat safety
belts containing a ªcinch tongue.º The rear
outboard safety belts will have the following
label:
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50 [SR16495(B )04/95]If you install a child safety seat or infant carrier
in a rear outboard seating position having a
combination lap and shoulder belt with ªcinch
tongue,º use the following procedure:
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1. Grasp the belt webbing below the tongue
and pull as much of the belt out of the
retractor as possible. Hold the belt out. See
Figure 1.
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NOTE: The belt webbing below the tongue is
the lap belt portion of the combination
lap/shoulder belt, and the belt webbing
above the tongue is the shoulder belt
portion of the combination
lap/shoulder belt.
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2. With your other hand, grasp the tip (metal
portion) of the tongue (not the cover) and
slide the tongue up the webbing as far as it
will go. See Figure 1. Release the tongue, but
do not let go of the lap portion of the belt
webbing.
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3. While still holding the belt webbing below
the tongue in one hand, use your other hand
to grasp the tip (metal portion) of the tongue
and belt webbing together, and again pull
out as much of the belt as possible. Then, let
go of the lap portion of the belt webbing.
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4. While holding the shoulder and lap belt
portions together, route the tongue and
webbing through the child seat according to
the child seat manufacturer's instructions.
See Figure 2. Be sure that the belt webbing
is not twisted.
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5. Insert the belt tongue into the proper buckle
for that seating position until you hear a
snap and feel it latch. Make sure the tongue
is securely latched to the buckle by pulling
on the tongue. See Figure 3.
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6. Push down on the child seat and pull up on
the shoulder belt portion to tighten the lap
belt portion of the combination lap and
shoulder belt. See Figure 4.
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7. Grasp belt close to child seat and pull on the
shoulder belt portion of the combination
lap/shoulder belt, then allow the belt to
retract and remove all slack to securely
tighten the child safety seat in the vehicle.
See Figure 5.
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