1996 FORD PROBE seats

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Installing Child Safety Seats
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Your vehicle is equipped with a dual locking
mode retractor on the shoulder belt portoin of
the front passenger seat and both rear seats. The
automatic locking modemust be usedwhen
installing a child seat or infant carrier in the
front passenger seat or rear seats.
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Never install a rear-facing child seat or
infant carrier in the right front passenger
seat.
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If you install a child safety seat or infant carrier
in any of the seating positions, you must follow
the proper procedures:
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1. Position the child seat or infant carrier on
the passenger seat of the vehicle.
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2. Pull down on the shoulder belt, then grasp
the shoulder belt and lap belt together.
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RWARNING
When using any infant or child restraint
system, it is important that you follow the
instructions and warnings provided by the
manufacturer concerning its installation
and use. Failure to follow each of the
restraint manufacturer's instructions could
increase the risk or severity of an injury
in the event of a collision or sudden stop.
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Attaching Safety Seats With Tether Straps
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Some manufacturers make safety seats that
include a tether strap that goes over the back of
the vehicle seat and attaches to an anchoring
point. Other manufacturers offer the tether strap
as an accessory. Contact the manufacturer of
your child safety seat for information about
ordering a tether strap.
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Front Seats
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To install a tether from a child safety seat in the
front seat:
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1. Buckle the lap/shoulder belt (in the seat
directly behind the front passenger seat in
which the child safety seat will be installed).
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2. Pull all the stored belt out of the rear seat
retractor to switch the retractor to automatic
locking mode.
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3. Let the retractor wind up the slack from the
lap/shoulder belt.
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4. Install the child safety seat in the front seat.
Refer to the previous section onInstalling
Safety Seats. Hook the tether strap hook
around the webbing near the center of the
shoulder portion of the locked lap/shoulder
belt.
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5. Tighten the tether strap.
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Rear Seats
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If you use a tethered safety seat on one of the
rear seats, install a tether anchor bracket to one
of the two 0.3 inch (8 mm) weld nuts on the
rear of the cargo area below the opening for the
liftgate.
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Tether Anchorage Hardware
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Tether anchor hardware kits can be obtained at
no charge from any Ford or Lincoln-Mercury
dealer.
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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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Installing the Anchor Bracket
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1. Open the liftgate and take out the luggage
compartment cover (if equipped).
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2. The anchorage nuts used to secure the tether
anchor are located in the rear body panel
behind the trim at the rear of the luggage
compartment. Remove the trim panel. The
backside of the panel is scored at the
locations of the anchorage nuts. Make a hole
the size of the scoring in the trim panel to
provide access to the anchor nut. The hole
should be made on the same side of the
vehicle as the child safety seat will be
located. Reinstall the trim panel.
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Tips for Controlling the Temperature in
Your Vehicle
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To vary the temperature inside your vehicle,
move the temperature selector toward the red
area for warmer air and toward the blue area
for cooler air.
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If you drive with the fan off and the
windows closed, the windows may fog up.
To prevent fogging:
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1. Set the function selector control to VENT,
MIX, FLOOR or theVposition.
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2. Set the desired temperature.
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3. Set the desired fan speed.
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Do not put objects under the front seats that
will interfere with the flow of air to the back
seats.
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Remove any snow, ice, or leaves from the
area below the windshield on the outside of
your vehicle. They could block the air intake.
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Air Conditioning System (If equipped)
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Operate the air conditioning by using the climate
controls on the center of the instrument panel.
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Air conditioning controls
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Sliding moon roof control switch
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Press the switch until the moon roof is opened
to the desired position. When you release the
switch, the moon roof will stop sliding open. To
close the moon roof, press the other side of the
switch and hold it until the roof is closed to the
desired position.
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Seats
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RWARNING
Never adjust the driver's seat or seatback
when the vehicle is moving.
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RWARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury in a
collision, always drive and ride with your
seatback upright and the lap belt snug
and low across the hips.
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RWARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury in a
collision, children should always ride with
the seatback upright.
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Head Restraints
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Head restraints help protect your head and neck
in a collision. The head restraints on your
vehicle are not adjustable.
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Manual Seat Adjustments
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You can move the front seats forward or
backward or tilt the back of the seat forward or
backward. The driver's seat also has controls for
lumbar support (if equipped) and side bolster
support (if equipped).
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To move the seat forward or backward:
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Manual seat controls for front seats
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110 [FV14600(ALL)01/89]Your seat cushion power adjust lever is operated
by a motor. To avoid damage to the motor, you
should avoid operating this feature for an
extended period of time. You should also avoid
using the six-way power adjust lever
continuously with the engine stopped. This
could run down the battery.
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Use the lever to make only one adjustment at a
time.
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Using the Split-Folding Rear Seat
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Your vehicle is equipped with split-folding rear
seats. One or both rear seatbacks can be folded
down to provide additional cargo space.
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NOTE: When folding down the rear seatback,
the seat belt tongue should be hanging
on the hook of the lower, side trim
panel, near the edge of the side of the
seat cushion.
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