1998 FORD WINDSTAR Owners Manual

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[SS23600(ALL)05/96]
RWARNING
Do not leave children, unreliable adults, or pets
unattended in your vehicle.
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[SS23700(ALL)05/96]
RWARNING
Safety belts and seats can become hot in a vehicle that
has been closed up in sunny weather; they could burn a
small child. Check seat covers and buckles before you
place a child anywhere near them.
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[SS23800(ALL)01/96]
RWARNING
Failure to follow all of the instructions on the use of this
child restraint system can result in your child striking the
vehicle's interior during a sudden stop or crash.
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[SS23900(ALL)08/95]
How to use the Built-In Child Seat
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[SS24000(ALL)01/96]
Read the following procedures and all of the labels on the
Built-In Child Seat before using the seat.
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[SS24100(ALL)01/96]
RWARNING
Never use the Built-In Child Seat as a booster cushion
with the adult safety belts. A child using the adult belts
could slide forward and out from under the safety belts.
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[SS24200(ALL)12/95]1.
Ensure head restraint is in the down position, then pull child
seat down completely. Refer to Figure 1. The child seat can
only be folded down when the head restraint is in the down
position. The head restraint cannot be raised when the child
seat is folded down.
[SS24300(ALL)10/96]
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Figure 1: Built-in child seat fully open
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[SS24600(ALL)12/95]2.
Read the information and warnings on the child seat cushion
protector flap and shoulder safety belt. Refer to Figure 2.
Check the child's size, weight and age to be sure the child is
not too small or too large for the child seat. Then fold the
flap down onto the adult seat cushion.
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Figure 2: Child seat information and warnings
[SS24800(ALL)12/95]3.
If connected, squeeze the top and the bottom of the right
half of the chest clip and pull to separate both halves.
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[SS24900(ALL)12/95]4.
Place the child on the child seat and position the shoulder
belts over each shoulder. Refer to Figure 3.
[SS25000(ALL)09/96]
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Figure 3: Shoulder safety belt placement on the child
[SS25100(ALL)12/95]
NOTE: Read the following steps carefully to become familiar
with the indicator windows located on each safety belt
tongue and the chest clip. When either of the tongues
or the chest clip is unbuckled, the color red appears in
the window. When the tongues or chest clip are
securely buckled, the color green appears.
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[SS25150(ALL)02/96]5.
Insert either the left or right safety belt tongue into the
single opening of the crotch safety belt buckle as shown in
Figure 4. (It does not matter which tongue is inserted first.)
Then insert the other tongue. The color green must appear in
the indicator window on each tongue when buckled.
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Figure 4: Fastening the crotch safety belt buckle
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[SS25300(ALL)12/95]6.
Fasten both halves of the chest clip below the child's
shoulders and adjust it to comfortably hold the shoulder
belts in place on the child's chest. The color green must
appear in the indicator window when fastened. (The purpose
of this clip is to position the shoulder belts correctly on the
child's shoulders.) Refer to Figure 5.
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[SS25400(ALL)01/96]
RWARNING
If both tongues do not latch in the buckle, do not use the
child seat. See your dealer for repairs.
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[SS25500(ALL)09/96]
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Figure 5: Securing the chest clip
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[SS25600(ALL)12/95]7.
Pull the shoulder belts out to ensure that the crotch safety
belt buckle and chest clip are securely fastened. Refer to
Figure 6.
[SS25700(ALL)09/96]
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Figure 6: Checking for securely latched buckle and chest clip
[SS25800(ALL)12/95]8.
Pull left shoulder belt fully out to put the retractor into the
lock mode. Allow belts to retract and fit snugly. The purpose
of the lock mode is to prevent the child from getting out of
the seat while the vehicle is in operation and to hold a
sleeping child in position. The belts will lock automatically
during a collision or hard braking.
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