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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.
[SR16100(ALL)04/00]1.
Push the headrest release lever and grasp the headrest as
shown in Figure 1. Then release the lever and rotate the
headrestfull upuntil the latch ªclicksº in thefull up
position. Refer to Figure 2.
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Figure 1: Releasing the headrest
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Figure 3: Child seat information and warnings
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[SR17200(ALL)03/95]4.
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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To fold up the child seat:
[SR19000(ALL)04/95]1.
Fold the protector flap over the child seat cushion. Refer
back to Figure 3.
[SR19100(ALL)11/93]2.
Rotate the child seat cushion upward.
[SR19200(ALL)04/95]3.
Push the headrest release lever and slide the headrest
downward until it latches against the child seat cushion.
Refer back to Figures 1 and 2.
[SR19300(ALL)05/95]4.
When the child seat isnotin use, it may be folded up so
that an adult may use the vehicle's rear seat.
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Inspection after a collision
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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.
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If the child seat was in use during a collision, Ford recommends
replacing it. However, if the collision was minor and a qualified
tehcnician finds that the child restraints do not show damage
and continue to operate properly, they do not need to be
replaced. If there is any bending of the vehicle seat back or seat
structure, it should also 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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Cleaning
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Your Built-In Child Seat may be cleaned with mild soap and
water. Do not use household cleaners as they may weaken the
webbing or damage the plastic parts. For your convenience, the
liner is made to be machine washable and air dried.
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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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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.
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In rear-facing infant seats, the infant's head is closer to the
passenger air bag. The force of the rapidly inflating air bag
could push the top of the rear-facing seat against the vehicle
seatback. REAR-FACING INFANT SEATS MUST ALWAYS BE
SECURED IN THE REAR SEAT, and other child seats and
infant seats should be secured in the rear seat whenever
possible. Forward-facing child seats used in the front seat must
have the passenger seat moved as far back from the instrument
panel as possible.
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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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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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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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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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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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Installing Child Safety Seats in the Front
Seat and Rear Window Passenger 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 seat passenger and for the rear window
passengers.
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If you choose to install a forward-facing child seat or infant
carrier in the front seating positions, move the seat as far back
as possible.
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[SR31250(ALL)05/95]3.
While holding the shoulder and lap belt portions together,
route the tongue through the child seat according to the
child seat manufacturer's instructions. See Figure 2. Be sure
that the belt webbing is not twisted.
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Routing the lap/shoulder belt
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[SR31350(ALL)05/95]4.
Insert the belt into the proper buckle for that seating position
until you hear and feel the latch engage. See Figure 3. Make
sure the tongue is latched securely to buckle by pulling on
the tongue.
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Buckling the belt
[SR31450(ALL)05/95]5.
Grasp the shoulder portion of the belt and pull downward
until all of the belt is extracted and a click is heard. At this
time, the retractor is in the automatic locking mode (child
restraint mode). See Figure 4.
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NOTE: The dual-locking mode retractor must be in the
automatic locking mode to properly restrain a child
seat.
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