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RWARNING
Passengers should not be allowed to ride
in the cargo area. Persons not riding in a
seat with a fastened seat belt are much
more likely to suffer serious injury in a
collision. Cargo should always be secured
to prevent it from shifting and causing
damage to the vehicle or harm to
passengers.
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[SR20650(ALL)06/95]
When possible, put children in the rear seat of
your vehicle. Accident statistics suggest that
children are safer when properly restrained in
the rear seating positions than in the front
seating positions.
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[SR20700(ALL)08/95]
RWARNING
Carefully follow all of the manufacturer's
instructions included with the safety seat
you put in your vehicle. If you do not
install and use the safety seat properly,
the child may be injured in a sudden stop
or collision.
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[SR20900(ALL)08/95]
RWARNING
Safety belts and seats can become hot in a
vehicle that has been closed up in sunny
weather; they could burn a small child.
Check seat covers and buckles before you
place a child anywhere near them.
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[SR21000(ALL)08/95]
RWARNING
Never leave a child unattended in your
vehicle.
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Safety Seats for Children
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Use a safety seat that is recommended for the
size and weight of the child. Always follow the
safety seat manufacturer's instructions when
installing and using the safety seat.
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[SR22125(ALL)08/95]
Ford recommends the use of a child safety seat
having a top tether strap. Install the child safety
seat in a seating position which is capable of
providing a tether anchorage. For more
information on top tether straps seeAttaching
Safety Seats With Tether Strapsin this chapter.
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When installing a child safety seat, be sure to
use the correct safety belt buckle for that seating
position, and make sure the tongue is securely
fastened in the buckle. For a shoulder/lap belt
combination with a sliding tongue, make sure
the retractor is in the automatic locking mode.
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Your vehicle is equipped with a right front
passenger air bag. Air bags deploy with great
force, faster than the blink of an eye. Front
passengers, especially children and small adults,
must never sit on the front edge of the seat,
stand near the glove compartment of the
instrument panel, or lean over near the air bag
cover when the vehicle is moving. All occupants
should sit with their backs against the seatback,
move the seat to the most rearward position if
possible and use the safety belts. Children
weighing less than 40 lbs. (18 kg) always should
use child or infant seats.
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RWARNING
When using forward-facing child seats
move the passenger seat as far back from
the instrument panel as possible. NEVER
SECURE REAR-FACING INFANT SEATS
IN THE FRONT SEAT.
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The force of the rapidly inflating passenger air
bag could push the top of the rear-facing seat
against the vehicle seatback, armrests or console.
Rear-facing infant seats must always be secured
in the rear seat.
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[SR22450(ALL)07/95]
All child restraint systems are designed to be
secured in vehicle seats by lap belts or by the
lap portion of a lap-shoulder belt.
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[SR22500(ALL)06/95]
RWARNING
If you do not properly secure the safety
seat, the child occupying the seat may be
injured during a collision or sudden stop.
An unsecured safety seat could also injure
other passengers.
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[SR22600(ALL)08/95]
RWARNING
Carefully follow all of the manufacturer's
instructions included with the safety seat
you put in your vehicle. If you do not
install and use the safety seat properly,
the child may be injured in a sudden stop
or collision.
[SR22700(ALL)05/95]
RWARNING
Never use child safety seats in the third
seat of a wagon.
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[SR22720(ALL)07/95]
RWARNING
Always keep the buckle release button
pointing upward and away from the child
seat, with the tongue between the child
seat and the release button as shown in
the following illustration.
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Safety belt buckle placement for child seats
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Installing Child Safety Seats in the Front
Passenger Seat and Outer Rear Seating
Positions
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Your vehicle is equipped with a dual locking
mode retractor on the shoulder belt portion of
the combination lap/shoulder safety belt for the
front passenger seat and rear outer seats. The
automatic locking modemust be usedwhen
installing a child seat or infant carrier in the
front passenger seat or rear outer seats.
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[SR22850(ALL)09/95]
RWARNING
Never install a rear-facing child seat or
infant carrier in the right front passenger
seat.
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[SR24750(ALL)08/95]
RWARNING
Carefully follow all of the manufacturer's
instructions included with the safety seat
you put in your vehicle. If you do not
install and use the safety seat properly,
the child may be injured in a sudden stop
or collision.
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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, you can anchor the strap to the
appropriate tether anchor directly behind that
seat position.
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Tether anchorage hardware
[SR25800(ALL)06/95]
Attachment holes (at each rear outboard seating
position) have been provided in your vehicle to
attach anchor hardware, if required. Kits can be
obtained at no charge from any Ford or
Lincoln-Mercury dealer.
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[SR26100(ALL)06/95]
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.
[SR26600(ALL)04/95]
In a station wagon, you simply attach the tether
strap to one of the anchors that are already
installed for you.
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Tether anchorage hardware
[SR26630(ALL)04/95]
All wagons have a tether anchor installed for
each of the second row seating positions.
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RWARNING
Always adjust the lap and shoulder
harness belts provided with this child seat
snugly around your child.
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[SR27351(ALL)08/95]
RWARNING
Never leave a child unattended in your
vehicle.
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[SR27400(ALL)08/95]
RWARNING
Safety belts and seats can become hot in a
vehicle that has been closed up in sunny
weather; they could burn a small child.
Check seat covers and buckles before you
place a child anywhere near them.
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[SR27451(ALL)08/95]
RWARNING
Failure to follow all of the instructions on
the use of this child restraint system can
result in your child striking the vehicle's
interior during a sudden stop or crash.
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How to use the Built-In Child Seat
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[SR27551(ALL)05/95]
Read the following procedures and all of the
labels on the Built-In Child Seat before using the
seat.
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[SR27600(ALL)08/95]
RWARNING
Never use the Built-In Child Seat as a
booster cushion with the adult safety
belts. A child using the adult belts could
slide forward and out from under the
safety belts.
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To stow the built-in child seat:
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1. Return the child seat cushion to the upright
position.
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2. Press firmly in the center and top of the
child seat to place it in the stowed position.
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3. Reattach the flap on the child seat to the top
of the seatback.
[SR29000(ALL)03/95]
The seat can now be used by an adult or the
seatback can be folded down.
[SR29025(ALL)09/95]
NOTE: The seatback cannot be folded down
unless the child seat is fully stowed.
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Inspection after a collision
[SR29100(ALL)08/95]
RWARNING
All built-in child restraints, including
seats, buckles, retractors, seat latches,
interlocks, and attaching hardware should
be inspected by a qualified Dealer
technician after any collision. If the child
seat was in use during a collision, Ford
recommends replacing it. However, if the
collision was minor and a qualified
technician finds that the child restraints
do not show damage and continue to
operate properly, they do not need to be
replaced. Built-in child seats not in use
during a collision should also be
inspected and replaced if either damage or
improper operation is noted.
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