1997 FORD RANGER Owners Manual

Seating and Safety Restraints
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[SS16380(R)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.
[SS16390(R)05/96]
RWARNING
Rear-facing infant seats should not be placed in the front
seat unless the passenger air bag deactivate switch is
turned to OFF. 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. Turning the
passenger air bag deactivate switch to OFF will prevent
the passenger air bag from deploying, avoiding any
interaction between the passenger air bag and the
rear-facing infant seat.
[SS16400(R)03/96]
Installing Child Safety Seats in Combination Lap and
Shoulder Belt Seating Positions
[SS16500(R)03/96]1.
Position the child safety seat in a seat with a combination
lap and shoulder belt.
[SS16510(R)03/96]
If you choose to install a child safety seat in the front
passenger seat, move the seat as far back as possible.
[SS16519(R)05/96]
RWARNING
Keep the passenger air bag turned on unless there is a
rear-facing infant seat installed in the front seat. When
the passenger air bag switch is turned off, the passenger
air bag will not inflate in a collision.
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[SS16520(R)03/96]2.
Pull down on the shoulder belt and then grasp the shoulder
belt and lap belt together.
[SS16530(R)03/96]
17-1/2 pica
art:0011238-C
Pulling out belt webbing
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[SS16540(R)05/96]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. Be sure the belt
webbing is not twisted.
[SS16550(R)03/96]
17-1/2 pica
art:0011239-C
Routing the lap/shoulder belt
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[SS16560(R)03/96]4.
Insert the belt tongue into the proper buckle for that seating
position until you hear and feel the latch engage. Make sure
the tongue is latched securely by pulling on it.
[SS16570(R)03/96]
17-1/2 pica
art:0011240-B
Buckling the belt
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[SS16580(R)03/96]5.
Grasp the shoulder portion of the belt and pull downward
until all of the belt retracted and a click is heard to put the
retractor in the automatic locking mode.
[SS16590(R)03/96]
17-1/2 pica
art:0011241-B
Setting the retractor to automatic locking mode
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[SS16600(R)03/96]6.
Allow the belt to retract. The belt will click as it retracts to
indicate it is in the automatic locking mode.
[SS16610(R)03/96]
17-1/2 pica
art:0011242-B
Allowing shoulder belt to retract
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[SS16620(R)03/96]7.
Pull the lap belt portion across the child seat toward the
buckle and pull up on the shoulder belt while pushing down
on the child seat.
[SS16630(R)03/96]
17-1/2 pica
art:0011243-A
Removing slack from the belt
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[SS16640(R)03/96]8.
Allow the safety belt to retract to remove any slack in the
belt.
[SS16650(R)03/96]9.
Before placing the child in the seat, forcibly tilt the seat
forward and back to make sure the seat is securely held in
place.
[SS16660(R)03/96]
17-1/2 pica
art:0011244-B
Checking that the seat is secure
[SS16670(R)03/96]10.
Try to pull belt out of the retractor to make sure the
retractor is in the automatic locking mode (you should not
be able to pull more belt out). If the retractor is not locked,
unbuckle the belt and repeat steps 2 through 9.
[SS16680(R)03/96]
To remove the retractor from automatic locking mode, allow
webbing to retract fully to its stowed position and the retractor
will automatically switch back to the vehicle sensitive locking
mode for normal adult usage.
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