1998 FORD WINDSTAR belt

Seating and Safety Restraints
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[SS22200(ALL)05/96]
RWARNING
Do not leave children, unreliable adults, or pets
unattended in your vehicle.
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[SS22300(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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[SS22400(ALL)05/96]
When possible, put children in the rear seat of your vehicle.
Accident statistics suggest that children are safer when properly
restrained in the rear seating positions than in the front seating
positions.
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[SS22500(ALL)01/96]
Built-In Child Seat (If equipped)
[SS22600(ALL)08/96]
The second row bench seat may include two optional built-in
child safety seats (one on the driver side and one on the
passenger side). This child restraint is to be usedonlyby
children who are at least one year old, weigh between 10 and
27 kilograms (22 and 60 pounds) and whose shoulders (top) are
below the bottom of the headrest in thefull upposition.
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[SS22700(ALL)03/96]
If your child is less than one year old or weighs less than
10 kilograms (22 pounds),alwaysuse a rear facing infant or
convertible seat because a child of that size is not sufficiently
developed to withstand crash forces in a front facing position.
Follow the specific manufacturer's instructions for weight and
height restrictions.
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[SS22800(ALL)01/96]
RWARNING
Always latch the vehicle seat to the floor, whether the
seat is occupied or empty. If not latched, the seat may
cause injury during a sudden stop.
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[SS22900(ALL)08/95]
Children must be properly buckled before riding in the vehicle.
It is the law in every state and province. This child seat
conforms to all Federal/Canadian motor vehicle safety
standards.
[SS23000(ALL)04/96]
Built-in child seat belt retractors
[SS23100(ALL)04/96]
The belts on the built-in child seat are equipped with a retractor
that locks when both belt tongues are latched into the crotch
safety belt buckle.
[SS23200(ALL)04/96]
The retractor will switch from the emergency locking mode to
the automatic locking mode when the shoulder belts are pulled
all the way out. The retractor will switch back to emergency
locking mode when the belts are unbuckled and the shoulder
belts retract completely.
[SS23300(ALL)04/96]
The automatic locking mode must be used to hold small
children in position, particularly sleeping children and those
who may try to squirm out of the belts. The emergency locking
mode is also used while buckling the belts.
[SS23400(ALL)12/95]
Frequently check the child seat's lap and shoulder harness belts
for correct placement and tightness. Use the child seat only if
the harness belts will stay snug when belts are placed into the
lock mode with a child in the seat. If belts do not remain snug,
take the vehicle to the dealer for child seat repair.
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[SS23500(ALL)01/96]
Always adjust the lap and shoulder harness belts provided with
this child seat snugly around your child.
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Seating and Safety Restraints
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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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Seating and Safety Restraints
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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.
[SS24700(ALL)09/96]
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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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Seating and Safety Restraints
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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.
[SS25200(ALL)09/96]
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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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[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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