1998 FORD ESCORT Owners Manual

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FORD ESCORT 1998 7.G Owners Manual Driver seat memory recliner
(if equipped)
²Pull control to adjust seatback.
²To retain selected seatback
position, release seatback by
moving memory recliner control
forward to release seatback.
²P

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FORD ESCORT 1998 7.G Owners Manual Folding rear seats (if equipped)
Folding down the rear seats
If your vehicle is equipped with a
built-in child seat, the seatback
cannot be folded down unless the
built-in child seat is fully stowed.

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FORD ESCORT 1998 7.G Owners Manual SAFETY RESTRAINTS
Safety restraints precautions
Always drive and ride with
your seatback upright and
the lap belt snug and low across
the hips.
To prevent the risk of
injury, make sure children
sit wh

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FORD ESCORT 1998 7.G Owners Manual Each seating position in
your vehicle has a specific
safety belt assembly which is
made up of one buckle and one
tongue that are designed to be
used as a pair. 1) Use the
shoulder belt on the outside

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FORD ESCORT 1998 7.G Owners Manual 2. To unfasten, push the red
release button and remove the
tongue from the buckle.
The front and rear outboard safety
restraints in the vehicle are
combination lap and shoulder
belts. The front and re

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FORD ESCORT 1998 7.G Owners Manual How to use the automatic
locking mode
²Buckle the combination lap and
shoulder belt.
²Grasp the shoulder portion and
pull downward until the entire
belt is extracted.
²Allow the belt to retract. As

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FORD ESCORT 1998 7.G Owners Manual Front safety belt height
adjustment
Your vehicle has safety belt height
adjustments for the driver and
front passenger. Adjust the height
of the shoulder belt so the belt
rests across the middle of yo

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FORD ESCORT 1998 7.G Owners Manual Insert the tongue into the correct
buckle. To lengthen the belt, turn
the tongue at a right angle to the
belt and pull across your lap until
it reaches the buckle. To tighten
the belt, pull the loose