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Routing the safety belt tongue through the child seat
[SS19850(ALL)01/96]3.
Pull on the belt until all of the stored belt is out of the
retractor and a click is heard.
[SS19860(ALL)01/96]4.
Allow the belt to retract. A clicking sound will be heard as
the belt retracts. This indicates that the retractor is in the
automatic locking mode.
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[SS19870(ALL)05/96]5.
Pull up on the shoulder belt to remove slack in the belt
while you push down on the child seat. Make sure there is
tension in the belt.
[SS19871(ALL)01/96]
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Removing slack from the safety belt
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[SS19872(ALL)01/96]6.
Before placing the child in the child seat or infant carrier,
use force to tilt the seat from side to side, and tug it forward
to make sure that the seat is securely held in place.
[SS19873(ALL)01/96]
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Testing the security of the child seat
[SS19875(ALL)01/96]7.
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.
[SS19878(ALL)01/96]8.
Check to make sure the child seat or infant carrier is
properly secured prior to each use. If the safety belt is not
locked, repeat steps 3 through 6.
[SS19885(ALL)01/96]
NOTE: When the lap/shoulder belt is unbuckled and allowed
to retract completely, the retractor will switch to the
vehicle sensitive (emergency) locking mode.
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The automatic locking mode is activated whenever all of the
belt webbing is pulled out of the retractor.
[SS19910(ALL)01/96]
While in this mode, the belt will retract or tighten but cannot be
pulled back out to obtain more length. To disengage the
automatic locking mode, unbuckle the belt and allow the
webbing to retract fully.
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Attaching Safety Seats With Tether Straps
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[SS19970(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.
[SS20000(ALL)01/96]
All vehicles built for sale in Canada include tether anchor
hardware for use with Canadian child safety seats. The tether
anchor hardware is located in the tire changing tool kit.
Additional tether anchor hardware can be obtained at no charge
from any Ford or Lincoln-Mercury dealer.
[SS20100(ALL)01/96]
Vehicles built for sale in the USAdo notinclude tether anchor
hardware, but it can be obtained at no charge from any Ford or
Lincoln-Mercury dealer (Part number F3XY-12613D20-A).
[SS20205(ALL)01/96]
The chart below specifies, for each seat type and position, where
the tether strap must be attached to the vehicle and the section
containing the appropriate instructions for tethering.
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Tethering to lap/shoulder belt tongue
[SS20770(ALL)05/96]
To attach a tether strap to a lap/shoulder belt:
[SS20780(ALL)01/96]1.
Route the tether strap under the headrest and between the
headrest supports.
[SS20785(ALL)05/96]
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Hook the tether strap hook into the large hole at the end of
the tongue of the lap/shoulder belt directly behind the child
seat position.
[SS20800(ALL)01/96]3.
Adjust the tether strap length until the hook is about one
foot behind the seatback.
[SS20815(ALL)05/96]4.
Pull the shoulder belt until all of the belt is fully extended
and a click is heard. At this time the belt is in automatic
locking mode (child restraint mode.)
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art:0040402-A[SS20825(ALL)03/96]5.
Let the retractor wind up the slack from the lap/shoulder
belt. A clicking sound should be heard as the belt retracts,
indicating that the retractor is in automatic locking mode.
Tighten the tether strap to remove any slack.
[SS20835(ALL)05/96]6.
Before placing a child in the child restraint, use force to tilt
the child restraint from side to side and tug it forward to
make sure it is securely held in place.
[SS20837(ALL)05/96]7.
Check that the retractor is in automatic locking mode by
trying to pull more belt out of the retractor. If you cannot
pull any more belt webbing out of the retractor, the belt is in
automatic locking mode.
[SS20838(ALL)03/96]8.
Check to make sure the child restraint is properly secured
prior to each use. If the belt is not locked, repeat steps 4
through 7.
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Safety Belts for Children
[SS20850(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 a child
that will fit safely in the safety seat.)
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[SS20855(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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RWARNING
If the shoulder belt portion of one of the lap/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/shoulder belt. Moving the child closer to the
center of the vehicle may help provide a good shoulder
belt fit.
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[SS20865(ALL)01/96]
To improve the fit of lap and shoulder belts on children who
have outgrown child safety seats, Ford recommends use of a
belt-positioning booster seat that is labelled as conforming to all
Federal motor vehicle safety standards. Belt-positioning booster
seats raise the child and provide a shorter, firmer seating
cushion that encourages safer seating posture and better fit of
lap and shoulder belts on the child. A belt-positioning booster
should be used if the shoulder belt rests in front of the child's
face or neck, or if the lap belt does not fit snugly on both
thighs, or if the thighs are too short to let the child sit all the
way back on the seat cushion when the lower legs hang over
the edge of the seat cushion. You may wish to discuss the
specific needs of your child with your pediatrician.
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[SS20870(ALL)01/96]
RWARNING
Do not use a belt-positioning booster with a lap-only
belt.
[SS20875(ALL)01/96]
RWARNING
The lap belt portion of combination lap/shoulder belts
should always be worn snugly and below the hips,
touching the child's thighs.
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