1996 FORD EXPLORER Owners Manual

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[SR15130( X)08/94]2.
Release strap and slide the head restraint to the full up
position. Refer to Figure 4.
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Figure 4: Positioning child safety seat head restraint and release of child seat
cushion
[SR15140( X)08/94]3.
Pull both velcro straps to release the child seat cushion.
Refer to Figure 4.
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[SR15145( X)06/95]4.
Lower the child seat cushion onto the adult seat cushion.
Read the information and warnings carefully on the child
seat cushion protector flap and shoulder safety belt. Check
the child's size, weight and age to be sure that the child is
not too small or too large for the seat. Refer to Figure 5.
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Figure 5: Child seat information and warnings
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[SR15160( X)08/94]5.
Unfold cushion protector flap onto adult seat cushion. Refer
to Figures 5 and 6.
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Figure 6: Shoulder safety belt placement on the child
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[SR15170( X)06/95]6.
Place child on the child seat cushion. Then position the right
shoulder belt over the child's shoulder as shown in Figure 6.
Insert the right safety belt tongue into the single opening of
the crotch safety belt buckle as shown in Figure 7.
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Figure 7: Fastening the crotch safety belt
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NOTE: Read the following steps carefully to become familiar
with the color indicator windows located on each
safety belt tongue and the chest clip. When either of
the tongues or the chest clip is unfastened, the color
red appears. When the tongues and/or the chest clips
are properly fastened, the color green appears.
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[SR15185( X)06/95]7.
Position the left shoulder belt over the child's shoulder and
insert the left tongue into the buckle as shown in Figure 8.
The colorgreenmust appear in the color indicator window
on each buckled tongue.
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Figure 8: Fastening the crotch safety belt
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Figure 9: Fastening the chest clip
[SR15190( X)08/94]8.
Pull on both safety belt tongues to be sure that both tongues
are latched.
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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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[SR15200( X)10/94]9.
Fasten both halves of the chest clip below the child's
shoulders and adjust the clip (up or down) to comfortably
hold the shoulder belts in place on the child's chest. The
indicator on the chest clip will show green when the clip is
latched. (The purpose of this clip is to position the shoulder
belts correctly on the child's shoulders.) The clip can be
easily pulled apart and is designed to pull apart during a
collision. The clip will help keep the shoulder belts on the
shoulders of a sleeping or squirming child. Refer to Figures
10 and 11.
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Figure 10
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[SR15210( X)05/95]
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Figure 11: Fastening the chest clip
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