1996 FORD TAURUS Owners Manual

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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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RWARNING
Never leave a child unattended in your
vehicle.
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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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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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Read the following procedures and all of the
labels on the Built-In Child Seat before using the
seat.
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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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48 [SR27605(ALL)12/95]1. Pull and release flap from top of seatback.
See Figure 1.
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NOTE: The child seat cannot be opened unless
the seatback is latched in the upright
position.
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Figure 1: Releasing the flap
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2. Grasp the child seat at the top of the
seatback and pull the top forward to release
the latch. See Figure 2.
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Figure 2: Releasing the latch
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3. Continue to unfold the child seat until it
rests on the seat as shown in Figure 3.
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Figure 3: Opening the built-in child seat
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4. Read the information and warnings on the
child seat cushion and shoulder safety belt.
Refer to Figure 4. Check the child's size,
weight and age to be sure the child is not
too small or too large for the child seat.
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Figure 4: Child seat information and warnings
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50 [SR28000(ALL)12/95]5. If connected, squeeze the top and the bottom
of the right half of the chest clip and pull to
separate both halves.
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6. Place the child on the child seat and position
the shoulder belts over each shoulder. Refer
to Figure 5.
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Figure 5: 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 each safety belt
tongue 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.
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7. Insert either the left or right safety belt
tongue into the single opening of the crotch
safety belt buckle as shown in Figure 6. (It
does not matter which tongue is inserted
first.) Then insert the other tongue. Allow
belts to retract and fit snugly.
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NOTE: The indicator window on each tongue
must appear green when buckled.
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NOTE: If a belt locks during extraction, allow
belts to retract FULLY and repeat
procedure.
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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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8. Fasten both halves of the chest clip below
the child's shoulders and adjust it to
comfortably hold the shoulder belts in place
on the child's chest. The color green must
appear in the indicator window when
fastened. (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 helps keep the
belts on the shoulders of a sleeping or
squirming child.) Refer to Figure 7.
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