1996 Mercury Sable Owner's Manuals

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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, you can anchor the strap to the
appropriate tether anchor directly behind that
seat position.
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Tether anchorage hardware
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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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Be sure to follow the child safety seat
manufacturer's instructions.
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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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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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All wagons have a tether anchor installed for
each of the second row seating positions.
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Finding the tether anchors in the wagon
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1. Behind the second seat, find the plastic
snap-on covers for the floor anchors.
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2. Use a screwdriver or coin to snap the covers
off the anchor in a rearward and upward
direction. Remove the covers completely.
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3. Snap the tether strap hook onto the
U-shaped tether anchor.
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Built-In Child Seat (Wagon Ð If equipped)
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The second row seat may include an optional
built-in child safety seat on the passenger side.
The child restraint is to be usedonlyby children
who are at least one year old, weigh between 9
and 27 kilograms (20 and 60 pounds) and whose
shoulders (top) are below the shoulder harness
slots in the seatback.
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If your child is less than one year old or weighs
less than 9 kilograms (20 pounds),alwaysuse a
rear facing infant or convertible seat because a
child of that size is not sufficiently developed to
withstand crash forces in a front facing position.
Follow the specific manufacturer's instructions
for weight and height restrictions.
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Children must be properly buckled before riding
in the vehicle. It is the law in every state and
province. This child seat conforms to all
Federal/Canadian motor vehicle safety
standards.
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Built-in child seat belt retractors
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The belts on the built-in child seat are equipped
with a retractor that locks when both belt
tongues are latched into the crotch safety belt
buckled.
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The retractor will automatically snug the belts
around the child. Frequently check the child
seat's lap and shoulder harness belts for correct
placement and tightness. Use the child seat only
if the harness belts will stay snug with a child
buckled in the seat. If belts do not remain snug,
take the vehicle to the dealer for child seat
repair.
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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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Never leave your child unattended in
the vehicle.
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The child seat's metal and plastic
parts can become very hot when left
in the sun. These can cause burns to
unprotected skin.
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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 off the
front edge of the child seat cushion
and out from under the adult safety
belts.
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1. Pull and release flap from top of seatback.
See Figure 1.
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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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NOTE: The child seat cannot be opened unless
the seatback is latched in the upright
position.
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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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one third page art:0001453-BFigure 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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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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