FORD ESCORT 1996 7.G Repair Manual

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RWARNING
It is extremely dangerous to ride in a
cargo area, inside or outside of a vehicle.
In a collision, people riding in these areas
are more likely to be seriously injured or
killed.
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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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[SR14840(ALL)08/95]
RWARNING
Carefully follow all of the manufacturer's
instructions included with the safety seat
you put in your vehicle. If you do not
install and use the safety seat properly,
the child may be injured in a sudden stop
or collision.
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RWARNING
Never leave a child unattended in your
vehicle.
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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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Safety Seats for Children
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Use a safety seat that is recommended for the
size and weight of the child. Always follow the
safety seat manufacturer's instructions when
installing and using the safety seat.
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Ford recommends the use of a child safety seat
having a top tether strap. Install the child safety
seat in a seating position which is capable of
providing a tether anchorage. For more
information on top tether straps seeAttaching
Safety Seats With Tether Strapsin this chapter.
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When installing a child safety seat, be sure to
use the correct safety belt buckle for that seating
position, and make sure the tongue is securely
fastened in the buckle.
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Your vehicle is equipped with a right front
passenger air bag. Air bags deploy with great
force, faster than the blink of an eye. Front
passengers, especially children and small adults,
must never sit on the front edge of the seat,
stand near the glove compartment of the
instrument panel, or lean over near the air bag
cover when the vehicle is moving. All occupants
should sit with their backs against the seatback,
move the seat to the most rearward position if
possible and use the safety belts. Children
weighing less than 40 lbs. (18 kg) always should
use child or infant seats.
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RWARNING
When using forward-facing child seats
move the passenger seat as far back from
the instrument panel as possible. NEVER
SECURE REAR-FACING INFANT SEATS
IN THE FRONT SEAT.
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The force of the rapidly inflating passenger air
bag could push the top of the rear-facing seat
against the vehicle seatback, armrests or console.
Rear-facing infant seats must always be secured
in the rear seat.
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All child restraint systems are designed to be
secured in vehicle seats by lap belts or by the
lap portion of a lap-shoulder belt.
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RWARNING
If you do not properly secure the safety
seat, the child occupying the seat may be
injured during a collision or sudden stop.
An unsecured safety seat could also injure
other passengers.
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[SR15775(ALL)08/95]
RWARNING
Carefully follow all of the manufacturer's
instructions included with the safety seat
you put in your vehicle. If you do not
install and use the safety seat properly,
the child may be injured in a sudden stop
or collision.
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RWARNING
Always keep the buckle release button
pointing upward and away from the child
seat, with the tongue between the child
seat and the release button as shown in
the following illustration. Failure to
follow these instructions could result in
accidental unbuckling of the safety belt if
the child safety seat hits the release
button. Release of the safety belt could
result in serious injuries.
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Safety belt buckle placement for child seats
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Installing the Child Safety Seat in the
Front Seat with a Locking Clip (Canadian
2-door vehicles only)
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If your vehicle is not equipped with a dual
locking mode retractor for the front passenger,
the lap belt will have the following label:
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Figure 1: Locking clip label
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A locking clip must be used to properly secure a
child seat in a front seat not equipped with a
dual locking mode retractor.
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RWARNING
A locking clip must be used to properly
secure a safety seat in the front seat of
Canadian 2-door vehicles without a dual
locking retractor.
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RWARNING
If you do not use a locking clip, injuries
could result from the child seat tipping
over during normal braking or turning.
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To install the locking clip
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1. Thread the belt webbing through the child
seat according to the child seat's
manufacturer's instructions.
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2. Buckle the safety belt.
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3. Pull on the shoulder portion of the belt to
make the lap portion fit snugly. Keeping the
lap belt snug, hold the lap and shoulder belt
portions of the webbing together next to the
sliding tongue and unbuckle the seat belt.
See Figure 2.
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4. Slide either corner of the locking clip slot
closest to the tongue over both layers of
webbing. See Figure 3.
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5. Pinch both opposite edges of webbing
together and insert them into the locking clip
slot. See Figure 4.
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6. Pinch both layers of webbing together and
insert into other slot of locking clip. See
Figure 5.
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7. Re-buckle belt. Forcibly tilt the child seat
from side to side and also tug it forward to
see if it is held securely in place. See Figure
6. If excessive movement occurs, repeat steps
2 through 7 or properly install child seat in
a different seating position in the vehicle.
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RWARNING
Once you have attached the safety seat,
test the seat before you place the child in
it. Tilt the seat from side to side. Also try
to tug the seat forward. Check to see if
the belt holds the seat in place. If the lap
belt is too loose, tighten it by moving the
locking clip, or put the safety seat in
another seat and test it again. If the safety
seat is not anchored properly, the risk of a
child being injured in a collision or
sudden stop greatly increases. Reclining
seatbacks should be in the most upright
position for use with child safety seats.
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(U.S. vehicles and Canadian 4-door sedan,
4-door hatchback and wagon vehicles)
[SR17010(ALL)09/95]
Your vehicle is equipped with a dual locking
mode retractor on the front lap belt (U.S.
vehicles) or the lap belt portion of the front
lap/shoulder belt (Canadian vehicles). The lap
belt will have the following label:
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The automatic locking modemust be usedwhen
installing a child seat in the front passenger seat.
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If you choose to install a forward-facing child
safety seat in a front seat with a dual locking
mode retractor:
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1. Move the front passenger seat as far back as
possible.
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2. Position the child seat in the front passenger
seat of the vehicle.
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