FORD WINDSTAR 1998 1.G Owners Manual

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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[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.
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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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[SS25900(ALL)08/95]
To remove the child from the built-in child seat:
[SS26000(ALL)12/95]1.
Open the chest clip. Refer back to Figure 5.
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[SS26100(ALL)08/95]2.
Press the release button on the crotch safety belt buckle.
[SS26200(ALL)12/95]3.
Slide the shoulder belts off the child's shoulders and remove
the child. Refer back to Figure 3.
[SS26300(ALL)12/95]
To fold up the child seat:
[SS26400(ALL)12/95]1.
Fold the protector flap onto the child seat cushion.
[SS26500(ALL)12/95]2.
Push the built-in child seat up ensuring the wire handle on
the bottom of the child seat engages into the slot under the
head restraint.
[SS26600(ALL)12/95]3.
Ensure child seat is fully engaged into seatback. Refer to
Figure 7.
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Figure 7: Built-in child seat fully closed
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[SS26800(ALL)01/96]
Inspection after a collision
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[SS26900(ALL)01/96]
RWARNING
All built-in child restraints, including seats, buckles,
retractors, seat latches, interlocks, and attaching hardware
should be inspected by a qualified dealer technician after
any collision.
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[SS27000(ALL)01/96]
If the child seat was in use during a collision, Ford recommends
replacing it. However, if the collision was minor and a qualified
technician finds that the child restraints do not show damage
and continue to operate properly, they do not need to be
replaced. If there is any bending of the vehicle seatback or seat
structure, it should also be replaced. Built-in child seats not in
use during a collision should also be inspected and replaced if
either damage or improper operation is noted.
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[SS27300(ALL)08/95]
Built-in child seat maintenance
[SS27400(ALL)04/96]
Regularly inspect the lap and shoulder belts system of your
child seat. See your Ford Dealer if the shoulder belt webbing is
frayed, or if the buckle and tongue are damaged and/or do not
function properly.
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[SS27500(ALL)01/96]
Safety Belts for Children
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[SS27600(ALL)01/96]
Children who are too large for child safety seats should always
wear safety belts. (See instructions with your child seat, or
contact its manufacturer, to determine maximum size of child
that will safely fit in the seat.)
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[SS27700(ALL)01/96]
RWARNING
If safety belts are not properly worn and adjusted as
described, the risk of serious injury to the child in a
collision will be much greater.
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[SS27800(ALL)01/96]
If the shoulder belt portion of one of the lap and shoulder belts
can be positioned so that 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.
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[SS27900(ALL)01/96]
Lap belts and the lap belt portion of lap and shoulder belts
should always be worn snugly and below the hips, touching the
child's thighs.
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[SS28000(ALL)05/96]
RWARNING
Children should always ride with the seatback in the
fully upright position.
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[SS28100(ALL)01/96]
Safety Seats for Children
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[SS28200(ALL)01/96]
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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[SS28300(ALL)01/96]
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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[SS28400(ALL)05/96]
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. For a shoulder/lap
belt combination with a sliding tongue, make sure the retractor
is in the automatic locking mode.
[SS28500(ALL)04/96]
In rear-facing infant seats, the infant's head is closer to the
passenger air bag. The force of the rapidly inflating air bag
could push the top of the rear-facing seat against the vehicle
seatback. REAR-FACING INFANT SEATS MUST ALWAYS BE
SECURED IN THE REAR SEAT, and other child seats and
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188infant seats should be secured in the rear seat whenever
possible. Forward-facing child seats used in the front seat must
have the passenger seat moved as far back from the instrument
panel as possible.
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[SS28600(ALL)05/96]
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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[SS28700(ALL)07/96]
RWARNING
When installing forward-facing child seats in the front
seat, always move the passenger seat as far back from the
instrument panel as possible. Never install rear-facing
child seats or rear-facing infant seats in the front seat.
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[SS28800(ALL)05/96]
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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[SS28900(ALL)05/96]
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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[SS29000(ALL)03/96]
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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[SS29100(ALL)05/96]
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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[SS29200(ALL)05/96]
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.
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[SS29300(ALL)05/96]
Installing Child Safety Seats in the Front Seat and Rear
Window Passenger Seating Positions
[SS29400(ALL)12/95]
Your vehicle is equipped with a dual locking mode retractor on
the shoulder belt portion of the combination lap/shoulder safety
belt for the front seat passenger and for the rear window
passengers.
[SS29500(ALL)12/95]
If you choose to install a forward-facing child seat or infant
carrier in the front seating positions, move the seat as far back
as possible.
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[SS29600(ALL)01/96]
For seating positions equipped with a dual-locking mode
retractor, use the following procedure:
[SS29700(ALL)12/95]1.
Position the child seat in the center of passenger seat.
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[SS29800(ALL)02/96]2.
Pull down on shoulder belt, then grasp shoulder belt and lap
belt together. See Figure 1.
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