1996 FORD ESCORT ECU

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7. Before placing the child in the child seat,
forcibly tilt the seat from side to side, and
tug it forward to make sure that the seat is
securely held in place. See Figure 7.
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Checking that the seat is secure
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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. See
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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82 [SR17265(ALL)08/95]5. Insert the belt tongue into the proper buckle
for the seating position until you hear a snap
and feel it latch. Make sure the tongue is
securely fastened to the buckle. Let go of the
belt webbing. See Figure 3.
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Buckling the belt
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84 [SR17285(ALL)06/95]7. From outside the vehicle, grasp and pull on
the shoulder belt portion of the combination
lap and shoulder belt that secures the child
safety seat in the vehicle. See Figure 5.
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Tightening shoulder portion of belt
[SR17295(ALL)08/95]
8. Forcibly tilt the child seat from side to side
and tug the seat forward to ensure that the
seat is held securely in place. See Figures 6
and 7. If the child seat moves excessively,
repeat steps 6 through 8 or properly install
the child seat in a different seating position.
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Checking that the seat is secure
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Checking that the seat is secure
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9. Check from time to time to be sure that
there is no slack in the lap/shoulder belt.
The shoulder belt must be snug to keep the
lap belt tight during a collision.
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Installing a Child Safety Seat at the Rear
Center Seating Position (For all vehicles)
[SR17615(ALL)01/95]
1. Lengthen the lap belt. To lengthen the belt,
hold the belt tongue at a right angle to the
belt webbing. Slide 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.
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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.
[SR17630(ALL)08/95]
6. Forcibly tilt the child seat from side to side
and tug the seat forward 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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88 [SR19180(ALL)08/95]Rear Seats
[SR19190(ALL)08/95]
If you use a tethered safety seat on one of the
rear seats, you can anchor the strap to the
appropriate tether anchor directly behind that
seat position.
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Tether anchorage hardware (Canadian
vehicles only)
[SR19300(ALL)10/89]
All vehicles built for sale in Canada include a
tether anchor hardware kit for use with
Canadian child safety seats. Attachment holes (at
each rear seating position) have been provided
in your vehicle to attach the anchor hardware, if
required. Additional kits can be obtained at no
charge from any Ford or Lincoln-Mercury dealer.
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[SR19400(ALL)08/95]
Tether anchorage hardware (U.S. vehicles
only)
[SR19500(ALL)10/91]
Vehicles built for sale in the USA do not include
a tether anchor hardware kit for use with child
safety seats. However, attachment holes (at each
rear seating position) have been provided in
your vehicle to attach the tether anchor
hardware. Tether anchor hardware kits can be
obtained at no charge from any Ford or
Lincoln-Mercury dealer.
[SR19550(ALL)08/95]
Be sure to follow the child safety seat
manufacturer's instructions.
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RWARNING
Tighten the anchor according to
specifications. Otherwise the safety seat
may not be properly secured and the child
may be injured in a sudden stop or
collision.
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7. Place the child on the child seat and position
the shoulder belts over each shoulder. Refer
to Figure 6.
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Figure 6: Shoulder safety belt placement on the child
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NOTE: Read the following steps carefully to
become familiar with the indicator
windows located on the crotch safety
belt buckle and the chest clip. When
either of the tongues or the chest clip
is unbuckled, the color red appears in
the window. When the tongues or
chest clip are securely buckled, the
color green appears. See Figures 7
and 9.
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8. Insert the left safety belt tongue into the
single opening of the crotch safety belt
buckle as shown in Figure 6, then insert the
right tongue as shown in Figure 7. The
indicator window on each tongue must
appear green when buckled.
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RWARNING
If both tongues do not latch in the buckle,
do not use the child seat. See your dealer
for repairs.
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