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Seating and Safety Restraints
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[SS14800(ALL)01/96]
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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[SS14900(ALL)03/96]
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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[SS15000(ALL)03/96]
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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[SS15100(ALL)01/96]
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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[SS15200(ALL)03/96]
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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[SS15400(ALL)12/95]
Installing Child Safety Seats in the Front Passenger
Seat and Outer Rear Seating Positions
[SS15500(ALL)12/95]
Your vehicle is equipped with a dual locking mode retractor on
the shoulder belt portion of the combination lap/shoulder safety
belt for the right front seat passenger and rear outer passengers.
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[SS15600(ALL)12/95]
If you choose to install a child safety seat in the front seating
position, move vehicle seat as far back as possible.
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[SS15700(ALL)12/95]1.
Position the child seat in center of passenger seat.
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[SS15800(ALL)02/96]2.
Pull down on shoulder belt, then grasp shoulder belt and lap
belt together. See Figure 1.
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Seating and Safety Restraints
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[SS16000(ALL)01/96]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
the belt webbing is not twisted, and insert the tongue into
the buckle. See Figure 3.
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Seating and Safety Restraints
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[SS16500(ALL)02/96]5.
Allow the belt to retract. Pull up on the shoulder webbing. A
clicking sound will be heard as the belt retracts. This
indicates the retractor is in the automatic locking mode. Push
down on the child seat while you pull up on the belt to
remove any slack in the belt. See Figures 5 and 6.
[SS16600(ALL)12/95]
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Seating and Safety Restraints
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[SS16800(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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[SS17000(ALL)02/96]7.
Double check that the retractor is in the automatic locking
mode. Try to pull more belt out of the retractor. If you
cannot, the belt is in the automatic locking mode. See
Figure 8.
[SS17100(ALL)12/95]
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Check to make sure that the child seat is properly secured
prior to each use. If the belt is not locked, repeat steps 4
through 7.
[SS17300(ALL)12/95]
To remove retractor from automatic lock mode, unbuckle the
belt and allow the webbing to retract fully. A click will be
heard as the belt retracts. The belt is back in normal operating
mode (vehicle sensitive emergency locking mode) when this
click disappears.
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[SS17400(ALL)03/96]
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.
[SS17500(ALL)12/95]
Installing Child Safety Seats in the Rear Center Seating
Position
[SS17600(ALL)04/96]
Some child safety seats may be too wide to fit in the rear center
seat. If you wish to install a child safety seat in the rear center
seating position, choose a child safety seat with a base that can
fit between the safety belt buckles. Otherwise, secure the child
safety seat in another seating position.
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[SS17700(ALL)04/96]
Attaching Safety Seats With Tether Straps
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[SS17800(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.
[SS17900(ALL)12/95]
To install a tether from a child safety seat in the front seat,
route the tether strap under the vehicle seat head restraint and
hook the tether hook into the hole in the tongue of the center
rear lap belt. After the hook is in the hole, pull on the loose end
of the lap belt webbing to shorten the belt and tighten the
tether strap.
[SS18000(ALL)12/95]
To install a tethered child safety seat in the rear seat, you will
need tether anchorage hardware.
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Tether anchorage hardware(Canadian vehicles only)
[SS18200(ALL)12/95]
All vehicles built for sale in Canada include a tether anchor
hardware kit for use with child safety seats. Attachment holes
(at each rear seating position) have been provided in your
vehicle to attach the anchor hardware, if required. Additional
kits can be obtained at no charge from any Ford or
Lincoln-Mercury dealer.
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[SS18300(ALL)12/95]
Tether anchorage hardware(U.S. vehicles only)
[SS18400(ALL)12/95]
All vehicles built for sale in the USA do not include a tether
anchor hardware kit for use with child safety seats. However,
attachment holes (at each rear seating position) have been
provided in your vehicle to attach the tether anchor hardware.
If tether anchorage hardware is required for the child safety
seat, use only the tether anchor kit available at no charge from
any Ford or Lincoln-Mercury dealer (Base part number 613D74).
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[SS18500(ALL)01/96]
Safety Belts for Children
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[SS18600(ALL)01/96]
Children who are too large for child safety seats should always
wear safety belts. (See instructions with your child seat, or
contact its manufacturer, to determine maximum size of child
that will safely fit in the seat.)
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[SS18700(ALL)01/96]
RWARNING
If safety belts are not properly worn and adjusted as
described, the risk of serious injury to the child in a
collision will be much greater.
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[SS18800(ALL)01/96]
If the shoulder belt portion of one of the lap and shoulder belts
can be positioned so that it does not cross or rest in front of the
child's face or neck, the child should wear the lap and shoulder
belt. Moving the child closer to the center of the vehicle may
help provide a good shoulder belt fit.
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