1997 Mercury Villager seats

Controls and Features
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Do not place objects under the front seats unless your
vehicle is equipped with an underseat storage compartment.
Improperly stored objects will interfere with the flow of air
to the back seats.
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Remove any snow, ice, or leaves from the area below the
windshield on the outside of your vehicle. They could block
the air intake.
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Heating and Air Conditioning System (If equipped)
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Turning on the heat
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You can heat the inside of your vehicle and defrost the
windshield using the function selector buttons located in the
control assembly in the instrument panel.
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The six function selector buttons are: OFF, Mix (P), Defrost
(V), Panel (Q), Panel/Floor (S), and Floor (R). If your
vehicle is equipped with a rear seat climate control system, the
instrument panel will also include a rear seat climate control
lever. To turn on the rear passenger compartment control
system, select REAR, 1, 2, 3, or 4. With the lever set to REAR,
rear seat passengers will have control of rear fan speed on the
rear seat climate control panel. Positions 1, 2, 3, or 4 will control
rear fan speed from the front control panel. The temperature of
the air from the rear system is controlled by the rear passenger
compartment climate control system.
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Autolamp photodiode location
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To turn the autolamp off, move the thumbwheel all the way to
the left.
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You can set the autolamp so the headlamps stay on for
approximately three minutes after you turn off your ignition.
The farther the thumbwheel is moved to the right, the longer
the headlamps stay on.
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The chime will sound when the autolamp system turns the
headlamps on and the driver's door is open.
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Interior Lamps
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The front dome lamp is located overhead between the driver
and front passenger seats. However, if your vehicle is equipped
with a power sunroof, the dome lamp is located behind the
driver's seat.
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The rear dome lamp is located overhead near the rear seating
positions.
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Seating and Safety Restraints
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Head Restraints
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If you use them properly, head restraints will help protect your
head and neck in a collision.
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The head restraints can be adjusted in four positions: fully
raised, fully lowered and two intermediate positions. Press
down on the head restraint adjustment button and move the
restraint to the position that places the restraint directly behind
your head.
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A head restraint helps protect you best if you position it behind
your head and not behind your neck.
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The adjustable head restraint
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For more information on the seats in your vehicle, see the
Adjustable Rear Seatingchapter in this owner guide.
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Adjusting the Front Seats Manually
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If you have manually adjustable front seats, you can move your
seat to a new position by lifting up on the seat adjustment lever
and sliding the seat to the position of your choice. The lever is
underneath the front of your seat.
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Seat adjustment lever location
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Never adjust the driver's seat or seatback when the
vehicle is moving.
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Cargo should always be secured to prevent it from
shifting and causing damage to the vehicle or harm to
passengers.
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Reclining Seats
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You can tilt back the seats in your vehicle.
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Always drive and ride with your seatback upright and
the lap belt snug and low across the hips.
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To recline the seatbacks:
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Lift up the release lever and hold it up while you lean
against the back of the seat.
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When the seatback is tilted to the position you choose,
release the lever to lock the seatback in place.
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To return the seatback to its upright position, lift the lever
and lean forward.
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Seatback release lever location
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Using Power Seats (If equipped)
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If your vehicle has power front seats, you can adjust your seat
in several directions. The driver's seat can be adjusted in six
directions and the passenger's seat can be adjusted in four
directions. The power slide switch moves the seat forward and
rearward. The power seat height adjustment switch raises or
lowers the seat. The power recline switch tilts the seat toward
the front or toward the back. The controls are located on the
side of the seat closest to the door. The seat can be adjusted
even without the key in the ignition.
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Six-way power seat controls location
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Seating and Safety Restraints
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NOTE: The second row two-passenger bench seat has a
unique safety restraint system. If your vehicle has the
two-passenger bench seat it is very important that the
unique safety belt system is used properly. Please
readAuxiliary safety restraint system for the second
row bench seatin this section, which explains the
unique safety belt system. Be sure that you
understand it before anyone rides in the
two-passenger bench seat.
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Passenger Outboard Lap/Shoulder Belts
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All seats except the driver's seat and the third seat middle
position are equipped with a dual locking mode retractor on the
shoulder belt portion of the lap/shoulder safety belt. (The
driver's seat has only a vehicle sensitive locking mode and the
third seat middle position has a lap belt without a retractor
Ðdescription follows.)
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Dual Locking Mode Retractors Operate in Two Ways:
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Vehicle sensitive (emergency) locking mode
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In this operating mode, the shoulder belt retractor will allow the
occupant freedom of movement, locking tight only on hard
braking, hard cornering or impacts of approximately 5 mph
(8 km/h) or more.
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Automatic locking mode
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In this operating mode, the shoulder belt retractor will be
automatically locked and will remain locked when the
combination lap/shoulder safety belt is buckled, and does not
allow the occupant freedom of movement. This mode provides
the following:
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A tight lap/shoulder belt on the occupant.
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Child safety seat installation.
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Rear-facing child seats or infant carriers should never be
placed in the front seats.
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This modemust be usedwhen installing a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat and rear outboard seats where dual
locking retractors are provided.
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To switch the retractor from the emergency locking mode to the
automatic locking mode, perform the following steps:
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Buckle the lap/shoulder combination belt.
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Grasp the shoulder portion of the belt and pull downward
until all of the belt is extracted and, when allowed to retract,
a clicking sound is heard. At this time, the belt retractor is in
the automatic locking mode (child restraint mode).
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A clicking sound will continue to be heard as the belt is
allowed to retract. This indicates that the retractor is in the
automatic locking mode.
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