child lock Mercury Sable 1996 Owner's Manuals

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[SR02850(ALL)01/95]
RWARNING
Never drive or ride with a twisted or
jammed safety belt. If you cannot
untwist or unjam the safety belt, see
the nearest qualified technician
immediately.
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[SR02900(ALL)04/95]
RWARNING
Children should always ride with the
seatback in the fully upright
position. When the seatback is not
fully upright, there is a greater risk
that the child will slide under the
safety belt and be seriously injured
in a collision.
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[SR03000(ALL)04/95]
RWARNING
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.
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[SR03200(ALL)02/95]
Lock the doors of your vehicle before driving to
lessen the risk of the door coming open in a
collision.
[SR03600(ALL)03/95]Combination Lap and Shoulder
Belts
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[SR03900(ALL)02/95]
While your vehicle is in motion, the combination
lap and shoulder belt adjusts to your movement.
However, if you brake hard, turn hard, or if
your vehicle receives an impact of 5 mph
(8 km/h) or more, the lap and shoulder belt
locks and helps reduce your forward movement.
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[SR04700(ALL)03/95]
While the belt retracts, guide the tongue to its
original position to prevent it from striking you
or the vehicle.
[SR05625(ALL)04/95]
Safety Belts for Front Outboard Passenger
and Rear Outboard Seating Positions
(Except Wagon Rear-Facing Seat)
[SR05650(ALL)04/95]
Your vehicle is equipped with a dual locking
mode retractor on theshoulderbelt portion of
the combination lap/shoulder safety belt for the
front seat outboard passenger and rear outboard
passengers.
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[SR05670(ALL)03/95]
Dual locking mode retractors operate in two
ways:
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Vehicle Sensitive (Emergency) Locking Mode
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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.
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Automatic locking mode
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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:
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A tight lap/shoulder belt on the occupant.
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Child safety seat installation.
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[SR05810(ALL)03/95]
RWARNING
Rear-facing infant seats should never
be placed in the front seats.
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[SR05825(ALL)03/95]
This modemust be usedwhen installing a child
safety seat on the front passenger seat and rear
outboard seats where dual locking retractors are
provided.
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To switch the retractor from the emergency
locking mode to the automatic locking mode,
perform the following steps:
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[SR05875(ALL)03/95]
1. Buckle the lap/shoulder combination belt.
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2. Grasp the shoulder portion of the belt and
pull downward until all of the belt is
extracted, and when allowed to retract, a
clicking sound will be heard. At this time,
the belt retractor is in the automatic locking
mode (child restraint mode).
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3. A clicking sound will continue to be heard
as the belt is allowed to retract. This
indicates that the retractor is in the
automatic locking mode.
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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 underSafety Seats
for Childrenin this chapter.
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[SR05940(ALL)04/95]
Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment
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[SR05950(ALL)04/95]
Driver and right front passenger
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[SR05960(ALL)03/95]
You can adjust the shoulder belt height to one of
five (5) positions.
[SR05962(ALL)03/95]
To adjust the belt down, pinch the release
button. To adjust the belt up, slide the adjuster
up. (You do not have to pinch the release
button.)
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Installing Child Safety Seats in the Front
Passenger Seat and Outer Rear Seating
Positions
[SR22800(ALL)12/94]
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 passenger seat and rear outer seats. The
automatic locking modemust be usedwhen
installing a child seat or infant carrier in the
front passenger seat or rear outer seats.
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[SR22850(ALL)11/94]
RWARNING
Never install a rear-facing child seat
or infant carrier in the right front
passenger seat.
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[SR22901(ALL)03/95]
If you choose to install a child safety seat in the
front seating position, move vehicle seat as far
back as possible.
[SR22950(ALL)12/94]
1. Position the child seat on the passenger seat
of the vehicle.
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4. 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 seat restraint mode). Figure 4.
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[SR23301(ALL)04/95]
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Setting the retractor to automatic locking mode
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shoulder webbing. A clicking sound will be
heard as the belt retracts. This indicates the
retractor is in the automatic locking mode.
Push down on the child seat while you pull
up on the belt to remove any slack in the
belt. Figures 5 and 6.
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7. Double check that the retractor is in the
automatic locking mode. Try to pull more
belt out of the retractor. If you cannot, the
belt is in the automatic locking mode,
Figure 8.
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Checking the retractor
[SR23701(ALL)11/94]
8. Check to make sure that the child seat is
properly secured prior to each use. If the
retractor is not locked, repeat steps 4
through 7.
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[SR23750(ALL)03/95]
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.
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RWARNING
When using any infant or child
restraint system, it is important that
you follow the instructions and
warnings provided by the
manufacturer concerning its
installation and use. Failure to follow
each of the restraint manufacturer's
instructions could increase the risk or
severity of an injury in the event of
a collision or sudden stop.
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[SR24800(ALL)04/95]
Attaching Safety Seats With Tether Straps
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[SR24950(ALL)04/95]
Some manufacturers make safety seats that
include a tether strap that goes over the back of
the vehicle seat and attaches to an anchoring
point. Other manufacturers offer the tether strap
as an accessory. Contact the manufacturer of
your child safety seat for information about
ordering a tether strap.
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Front Seats
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To install a tether from a child safety seat in the
front seat:
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1. Buckle the lap/shoulder belt (in the seat
directly behind the front passenger seat in
which the child safety seat will be installed).
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2. Pull all the stored belt out of the rear seat
retractor to switch the retractor to automatic
locking mode.
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3. Let the retractor wind up the slack from the
lap/shoulder belt.
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4. Install the child safety seat in the front seat.
Refer to the previous section onInstalling
Safety Seats. Hook the tether strap hook
around the webbing near the center of the
shoulder portion of the locked lap/shoulder
belt.
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5. Tighten the tether strap.
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Rear Seats
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If you use a tethered safety seat on one of the
rear seats, you can anchor the strap to the
appropriate tether anchor directly behind that
seat position.
[SR25725(ALL)04/95]
Tether anchorage hardware
[SR25800(ALL)04/95]
Attachment holes (at each rear outboard seating
position) have been provided in your vehicle to
attach anchor hardware, if required. Kits can be
obtained at no charge from any Ford or
Lincoln-Mercury dealer.
[SR26100(ALL)04/95]
Be sure to follow the child safety seat
manufacturer's instructions.
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[SR26500(ALL)04/95]
RWARNING
Tighten the anchor according to
specifications. Otherwise, the safety
seat may not be properly secured and
the child may be injured in a sudden
stop or collision.
[SR26600(ALL)04/95]
In a station wagon, you simply attach the tether
strap to one of the anchors that are already
installed for you.
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Built-In Child Seat (Wagon Ð If equipped)
[SR26950(ALL)04/95]
The second row seat may include an optional
built-in child safety seat on the passenger side.
The child restraint is to be usedonlyby children
who are at least one year old, weigh between 9
and 27 kilograms (20 and 60 pounds) and whose
shoulders (top) are below the shoulder harness
slots in the seatback.
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[SR27000(ALL)04/95]
If your child is less than one year old or weighs
less than 9 kilograms (20 pounds),alwaysuse a
rear facing infant or convertible seat because a
child of that size is not sufficiently developed to
withstand crash forces in a front facing position.
Follow the specific manufacturer's instructions
for weight and height restrictions.
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[SR27051(ALL)03/95]
Children must be properly buckled before riding
in the vehicle. It is the law in every state and
province. This child seat conforms to all
Federal/Canadian motor vehicle safety
standards.
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[SR27100(ALL)03/95]
Built-in child seat belt retractors
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[SR27150(ALL)04/95]
The belts on the built-in child seat are equipped
with a retractor that locks when both belt
tongues are latched into the crotch safety belt
buckled.
[SR27251(ALL)04/95]
The retractor will automatically snug the belts
around the child. Frequently check the child
seat's lap and shoulder harness belts for correct
placement and tightness. Use the child seat only
if the harness belts will stay snug with a child
buckled in the seat. If belts do not remain snug,
take the vehicle to the dealer for child seat
repair.
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