child lock LINCOLN CONTINENTAL 1996 Customer Assistance Guide

/! WARNINGNever wear the shoulder belt under thearm. Never swing it around the neck overthe inside shoulder. Never use a single beltfor more than one person or across morethan one seating position. Each seatingposition in your vehicle has a specific safetybelt assembly which is made up of onebuckle and one tongue that are designed tobe used as a pair. Failure to follow theseprecautions could increase the risk and/orseverity of injury in a collision./! WARNINGNever drive or ride with a twisted orjammed safety belt. If you cannot untwistor unjam the safety belt, see the nearestqualified technician immediately.10/!\WARNINGTo reduce the risk of serious injury in acollision, children should always ride withthe seatback upright./!\WARNINGNever let a passenger hold a child on his orher lap while the vehicle is moving. Thepassenger cannot protect the child frominjury in a collision.Lock the doors of your vehicle before driving to lessen
the risk of the door coming open in a collision.

/!\ WARNINGPosition the shoulder belt height adjusterso that the belt rests across the middle ofyour shoulder. Be sure the shoulder beltis properly positioned on your shouldereach time you use the belt. If theshoulder belt is off your shoulder, on yourupper arm or neck, there is a greater riskof severe injury in a collision.Right Front or Rear Seating Positions
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 rear seat passengers.14Dual locking mode refractors operate in two
ways:
Vehicle sensitive (emergency) locking mode
In this operating mode, the shoulder belt retractor
will allow the occupant freedom of movement,
locking tight only on hard braking, hard cornering
or impacts of approximately 5 mph (8 km/h) or
more. The retractor can also be made to lock by
pulling on the belt.
Automatic locking mode
In this operating mode, the shoulder belt retractor
will be automatically locked and will remain locked
when the combination lap/shoulder safety belt is
buckled, and does not allow the occupant freedom
of movement. This mode provides the following: A tight lap/shoulder belt on the occupant. Child seat installation restraint.

/!\ WARNINGRear facing infant seats should never beplaced in the front seat.This mode must be used when installing a child
seat on the front passenger seat and rear seats
where dual locking refractors are provided. To
switch the retractor from the emergency locking
mode to the automatic locking mode, perform
the following steps:
1.Buckle the lap/shoulder combination belt.
2. Grasp the shoulder portion of the belt and
pull downward until all of the belt is
extracted and a click is heard. At this time,
the retractor is in the automatic locking
mode (child restraint mode).3.A clicking sound will contnue to be heard as
the belt is allowed to retract.
NOTE:When the combination
lap/shoulder belt is unbuckled and allowed to
retract completely, the retractor will switch to
the vehicle sensitive (emergency) locking mode.
See the detailed instructions under Safety Seats
for Children in this chapter.
Lap Belts
The lap belt in the center of the front seat does
not adjust automatically. You must adjust it to
fit snugly and as low as possible around your
hips. Do not wear it around your waist.
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Safety belt buckle placement for child seatsInstalling Safety Seats in the Front and
Rear Seating Positions
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 rear passengers.
If you choose to install a child safety seat in the
front seating position, move vehicle seat as far
back as possible.
For seating positions equipped with a dual-locking
mode retractor, use the following procedure:
1. Position the child seat in center of passenger
seat.
2. Pull down on shoulder belt, then grasp
shoulder belt and lap belt together. Figure 1.
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Buckling the belt
325. Grasp the shoulder portion of the belt and pull
downward until all of the belt is extracted and a
click is heard. At this time, the retractor is in
the automatic locking mode (child restraint
mode). See Figure 4.
NOTE:The dual locking mode retractor
must be in the automatic locking mode to properly
restrain a child seat.

Setting the retractor to automatic locking
mode6. Allow the belt to retract. A clicking sound will
be heard as the belt retracts. This indicates the
retractor is in the automatic locking mode.
Pull on the lap belt portion across the child seat
towards the buckle and continue to pull up on
the shoulder belt portion while pushing down
on the child seat allowing the shoulder belt to
retract to remove any slack in the seat belt.
See Figures 5 and 6.
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9. Check to make sure that the child seat is
properly secured prior to each use. If the
retractor is not locked, repeat steps 6 through
8.
NOTE:To remove the retractor from
automatic lock mode, allow seat belt to retract fully
to its stowed position and the retractor will
automatically switch back to the vehicle sensitive
locking mode for normal adult usage.
Installing a Child Safety, Seat at the
Front Center Seating Position with
Adjustable Lap Belt-
1.Lengthen the lap belt. To lengthen the belt,
hold the tongue so that its bottom is
perpendicular to the direction of webbing
while sliding the tongue up the webbing.
2. Place the child safety seat in the center seating
position.3.Route the tongue and webbing through the
child seat according to the child seat
manufacturer's instructions.
4. Insert the belt tongue into the proper buckle
for the center seating position until you hear
a snap and feel it latch. Make sure the
tongue is m securely fastened to the buckle
by pulling on tongue.
5. Push down on the child seat while pulling on
the loose end of the lap belt webbing to
tighten the belt.
6. Before placing the child into the child seat,
forcibly tilt the child seat from side-to-side
and in forward directions to ensure that the
seat is held securely in place. If the child seat
moves excessively, repeat steps 5 through 6,
or properly install the child seat in a different
seating position.
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FeaturesYour vehicle has a variety of features designed for
your comfort, convenience and safety. Read this
chapter to find out about standard and optional
features.
Doors
Childproof Locks for the Rear Doors
In addition to power locks, your vehicle has
childproof locks for the rear doors. If you set these
locks, the rear doors cannot be opened from the
inside of the vehicle. The doors can still be opened
from the outside when the lock knobs are raised.Lock
The childproof locks for the rear doors
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To set the childproof lock on each rear door, open
the rear door.
Find the lever at the black label with the word
LOCKED in white letters. Move the lever up.
To release the childproof lock, open the rear door
from the outside.
Move the lever down.
Using the Power Door Locks
Your vehicle has power door locks. The controls
to lock the doors are on the trim panel of the front
door. When you close the doors after you set the
door locks, the doors remain locked. If the power
mechanism ever fails, the manual door lock will
override the power controls.
100The power locks on the driver's door
Smart Locks
The Smart Locks feature helps prevent you from
locking the keys in your vehicle. With the key in
the ignition (in any switch position) and either
the driver's or passenger's door open, the doors
cannot be locked using the front door lock
switches.
NOTE: Your vehicle can still be locked, while
the key is in the ignition, by manually pressing
down the lock button or with remote/keyless
entry.

/!\WARNINGDo not let children play with the powerwindows. They may seriously hurtthemselves. Make sure occupants areclear of the window(s) before closing.NOTE: Your vehicle is also equipped with a
delayed accessory timer. This allows some of your
accessories to remain on for up to 10 minutes after
the key is turned to the OFF position. The
accessory timer is cancelled if any door is opened
or the key is turned to the ON position.
112The master controls on the driver's door
To lock our all window switches except the
master controls, press the window lock switch
once. To restore control to the individual
windows, press the switch again.
There is also an Express Down feature on the
driver's power window. This feature can be
activated through the menu functions of your
Message Center.