1997 FORD ASPIRE seats

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[SS15475(ALL)02/96]
WARNING
Never let a passenger hold a child on his
or her lap while the vehicle is moving.
The passenger cannot protect the child
from injury in a collision.
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[SS15480(ALL)01/96]
WARNING
To prevent the risk of injury, make sure
children sit where they can be properly
restrained.
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[SS15490(ALL)05/96]
WARNING
It is extremely dangerous to ride in a
cargo area, inside or outside of a vehicle.
In a collision, people riding in these areas
are more likely to be seriously injured or
killed. Do not allow people to ride in any
area of your vehicle that is not equipped
with seats and safety belts. Be sure
everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and
using a safety belt properly.
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[SS15500(ALL)05/96]
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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[SS15600(ALL)03/96]
WARNING
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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[SS15700(ALL)01/96]
WARNING
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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[SS15800(ALL)03/96]
WARNING
Do not leave children, unreliable adults,
or pets unattended in your vehicle.
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[SS16500(ALL)01/96]
Safety Seats for Children
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[SS16600(ALL)01/96]
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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[SS16620(ALL)01/96]
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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[SS16640(ALL)05/96]
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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[SS16649(ALL)03/96]
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
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78instrument 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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[SS16650(ALL)05/96]
WARNING
When using forward-facing child seats
move the passenger seat as far back from
the instrument panel as possible. Never
secure rear-facing child seats or infant
carriers in the front seat.
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[SS16651(ALL)05/96]
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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[SS16699(ALL)05/96]
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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[SS16700(ALL)03/96]
WARNING
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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[SS16800(ALL)03/96]
WARNING
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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[SS16940(ALL)05/96]
WARNING
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.
[SS16960(ALL)01/96]
half page art:0032255-B
Safety belt buckle placement for child seats
[SS16980(ALL)01/96]
Using the Dual Locking Mode Retractor
When Installing a Child Safety Seat
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[SS17000(ALL)02/96]
Your vehicle is equipped with a dual locking
mode retractor on the shoulder belt portion 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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half page art:0032270-BBuckling the belt
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[SS17190(ALL)01/96]
WARNING
Failure to follow all instructions on the
proper use of child seats or the vehicle
restraint systems can result in serious
injury or death in the event of a sudden
stop or collision.
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half page art:0032246-C
Removing slack from the belt
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[SS17450(ALL)05/96]
WARNING
Rear-facing child seats or infant carriers
should never be placed in the front seats.
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[SS17500(ALL)02/96]
6. Before placing the child in the child seat,
forcibly tilt the seat from side to side, and
tug it forward to make sure that the seat is
securely held in place. See Figure 7.
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[SS20200(ALL)04/96]
Attaching Safety Seats With Tether Straps
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[SS20300(ALL)04/96]
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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[SS20350(ALL)01/96]
Front Seats
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[SS20400(ALL)01/96]
To install a tether from a child safety seat in the
front seat:
[SS20425(ALL)01/96]
1. Buckle the lap/shoulder belt in the right rear
seat.
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[SS20450(ALL)01/96]
2. Pull all the stored belt out of the rear seat
retractor to switch the retractor to automatic
locking mode.
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[SS20500(ALL)03/96]
3. Let the retractor wind up the slack from the
lap/shoulder belt.
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[SS20525(ALL)01/96]
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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[SS20550(ALL)05/96]
5. Tighten the tether strap.
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[SS20575(ALL)08/95]
Rear Seats
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[SS20600(ALL)08/95]
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
[SS20700(ALL)01/96]
All vehicles built for sale in Canada include a
tether anchor hardware kit for use with
Canadian child safety seats.
[SS20725(ALL)04/96]
Vehicles built for sale in the USAdo notinclude
the tether anchor hardware kit, but it can be
obtained at no charge from any Ford or
Lincoln-Mercury dealer.
[SS20750(ALL)01/96]
Your vehicle has two tether attachment locations
in the luggage compartment. To access the tether
attachment locations, you must pry off the caps.
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[SS20800(ALL)01/96]
Be sure to follow the child safety seat
manufacturer's instructions.
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[SS20850(ALL)01/96]
WARNING
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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