seats FORD EXPEDITION 1997 1.G Owners Manual

A second auxiliary power point is
located on the left side of the rear
console at the rear of the driver
seat. The power point is accessible
from the rear seats.
Your vehicle may be equipped with
a variety of console features. These
include:
²utility compartment
²cupholders
²coin holder slots
²tissue box holder
²compact disc changer
Use only soft cups in the
cupholder. Hard objects
can injure you in a collision.
PANEL FLOOR
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FRONT SEATS
Manually adjusting the front
seats
Split bench seats (if equipped)
Lift the lever on the door side of
the cushion to recline the seat.
Lift the bar in front of the seat
cushion to move the seat forward
or backward.
Turn the lumbar support dial to
adjust firmness.
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Adjusting the power driver's
front seat (if equipped)
Adjusting the power captain's
chair (if equipped)
Press to raise or lower the front
portion of the seat cushion.
Press to raise or lower the rear
portion of the seat cushion.
Press the control to move the seat
forward, backward, up or down.
REAR SEATS
Rear seat head rests
Push or pull the head rests to the
desired position.
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Rear fold seat (if equipped)
Folding down the rear seats
Insure that no objects such as
books, purses or briefcases are on
the floor in front of the second row
seats before actuating them down.
Move front passengers seat
forward so that the second row
seat headrest clears the front seat.
For assistance, refer to the label
located on the lower position of
the opening.
1. Locate handle below the seat
cushion near the bottom of the
door side cushion. (If equipped
with a third row seat, this handle
is marked ªAº.)
2. Lift the handle and push the
seat back toward the front of the
vehicle.
3. Press the green control on the
seat back to release the closeout
panel. Rotate the panel to closeout
the space in the floor.
4. Once the second row seats are
in the down position, the front
seats may be readjusted.
Returning the seat to upright
1. Rotate the closeout panel onto
the seatback and press black
control (adjacent to the green
control) to lock.
2. Locate and lift handle. (If
equipped with a third row seat,
this handle is marked ªAº.)
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3. Pull on the seatback while lifting
the handle to lift the seat into the
upright position.
The levers mounted to your
second row seats have multiple
functions which, if the seat levers
are used while the vehicle is in
motion, could cause a condition
where the seat is not properly
latched. This condition could cause
serious injuries in a collision.
Third rear seat (if equipped)
The third rear seat is equipped
with combination lap and shoulder
belts in the outboard seating
positions and a manual adjust
tongue lap belt in the center
seating position. For more
information on the proper
operation of these and other safety
restraints, refer toUsing safety
restraints properlyin this
chapter.
The third rear seat may be
removed from the vehicle for
additional cargo space.
Entering the third row seat
Your vehicle is equipped with an
EZ entry feature to allow ready
access to the third row seat. You
may enter the third row seat
through the passenger side rear
door. Ensure that the first row
passenger seat is in the upright
position in order to achieve
optimum access to the third row.
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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. Do not
allow people to ride in any area
of your vehicle that is not
equipped with seats and safety
belts. Be sure everyone in your
vehicle is in a seat and using a
safety belt properly.
USING SAFETY RESTRAINTS
PROPERLY
Combination lap and shoulder
belts
Insert the tongue into the slot in
the buckle to fasten.
Push the red release button and
remove the tongue from the slot to
unfasten.
The outboard safety restraints in
the vehicle are combination lap
and shoulder belts. The front
passenger and rear seat passenger
outboard safety belts have two
types of locking modes.
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Vehicle sensitive (emergency)
locking mode
The vehicle sensitive mode is the
normal retractor mode which locks
the belts in response to vehicle
movement. For example, if the
driver brakes suddenly or turns a
corner sharply or if the vehicle
receives an impact of
approximately 8 km/h (5 mph) or
more, the combination safety belts
will lock to help reduce the
forward movement of the driver
and passengers.
The retractor can be made to lock
by pulling on the belt.
Automatic locking mode
In this mode, the shoulder belt is
automatically prelocked; however,
the belt will retract to remove any
slack in the shoulder belt.
The automatic locking mode is not
available on the driver shoulder
belt.
When to use the automatic
locking mode
²When a tight lap and shoulder
belt fit is desired.
²Any timea child safety seat is
installed in the vehicle. For
information on the proper use of
a child safety seat, refer to
Child safety seatslater in this
chapter.
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Do not attempt to service,
repair, or modify the Air
Bag Supplemental Restraint
System or its fuses. See your
Ford or Lincoln-Mercury dealer.
Children and air bags
For additional important safety
information, read all information
on safety restraints in this guide.
Children should always wear their
safety belts. Failure to follow these
instructions may increase the risk
of injury in a collision.
Rear-facing child seats or
infant carriers should
never be placed in the front
seats.
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safety seats made especially for
children. Check your local and
state laws for specific
requirements regarding the safety
of children in your vehicle.
Never let a passenger hold
a child on his or her lap
while the vehicle is moving. The
passenger cannot protect the
child from injury in a collision.
Do not leave children,
unreliable adults, or pets
unattended in your vehicle.
Always follow the instructions and
warnings that come with any infant
or child restraint you might use.
If possible, place children in the
rear seat of your vehicle. Accident
statistics suggest that children are
safer when properly restrained in
rear seating positions than when
they are restrained in front seating
positions.
CHILDREN AND SAFETY BELTS
Children who are too large for
child safety seats (as specified by
your child safety seat
manufacturer) should always wear
safety belts.
Follow all the important safety
restraint and air bag precautions
that apply to adult passengers in
your vehicle.
If the shoulder belt portion of a
combination lap and shoulder belt
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can be positioned so it does not
cross or rest in front of the child's
face or neck, the child should wear
the lap and shoulder belt. Moving
the child closer to the center of
the vehicle may help provide a
good shoulder belt fit.
If the shoulder belt cannot be
properly positioned:
²move the child to one of the
seats with a lap belt only (if
equipped)
OR
²if the child is the proper size,
restrain the child in a safety
seat.
Do not leave children,
unreliable adults, or pets
unattended in your vehicle.
To improve the fit of lap and
shoulder belts on children who
have outgrown child safety seats,
Ford recommends use of a
belt-positioning booster seat that is
labelled as conforming to all
Federal motor vehicle safety
standards. Belt-positioning booster
seats raise the child and provide a
shorter, firmer seating cushion that
encourages safer seating posture
and better fit of lap and shoulder
belts on the child. A
belt-positioning booster should be
used if the shoulder belt rests in
front of the child's face or neck, or
if the lap belt does not fit snugly
on both thighs, or if the thighs are
too short to let the child sit all the
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