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Safety belt buckle placement for child seats
Installing Safety Seats in the Front
and Rear Seating PositionsYour 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
seating position.
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3. While holding the shoulder and lap belt
portions together, route the tongue through the
child seat according to the child seat
manufacturer's instructions. See Figure 2. Be
sure that the belt webbing is not twisted.
Routing the lap/shoulder belt
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5. 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
mode
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1566. 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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7. Before placing the child in the child seat,
forcibly tilt the seat from side to side and in
forward directions to make sure that the seat is
securely held in place. See Figure 7.
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Checking the retractor
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 Belt1. 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.
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Tether anchorage hardwareAll vehicles include a tether anchor installed at the
rear center seating position for use with child safety
seats. Attachment holes (at each rear outboard
seating position) have been provided in your vehicle
to attach anchor hardware, if required. Additional
kits can be obtained and installed at no charge from
any Ford or Lincoln-Mercury dealer.Tether strap anchorage locations (rear
center seating position only)Refer to Figures 1 and 2.
The tether strap anchorage bracket for the rear
center seating position was factory installed and is
located directly beneath the rear window trim
panel, which is behind the rear seat back. To use
this anchorage, do the following:
1. Open the hinged cover located at the front of
the high mount stop light. This cover conceals
the tether strap anchor bracket, as shown in
Figures 1 and 2.NOTE:Do not raise the hinged cover of the trim
panel beyond its limit, to prevent damage to the
hinge.
Figure 1
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