Mercury Villager 1997 Owner's Manuals

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[SS21925(ALL)01/96]4.
Confirm that the shoulder belts are fully retracted and
resting inside the built-in child seat recess. It is unnecessary
to reconnect the shoulder harness and belt buckle prior to
storing the built-in child seat.
[SS21950(ALL)05/96]5.
While holding the tab, rotate the cushion upward until it fits
flush with the second row seatback pad.
[SS21975(ALL)01/96]
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Confirm that the built-in child seat is locked in the stowed
position by grasping the safety seat cushion and attempting
to lower it without pulling the cushion release strap.
[SS22025(ALL)01/96]7.
If the built-in child seat is not locked in the stowed position,
repeat steps 4 through 6.
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Adjustable Rear Seating
[RR00900(ALL)04/94]
The removable and adjustable seats are a convenient feature of
your vehicle. Reading this chapter will help you learn about the
various ways the seats in your vehicle can be arranged to suit
your different needs.
[RR01000(ALL)05/96]
Your vehicle is a five or seven-passenger vehicle. As a
seven-passenger vehicle, it will have either a two-passenger
bench seat or two second-row bucket seats and the sliding
three-passenger bench seat in the third row. Read the section
that describes the type of second-row seat in your vehicle. To
make your vehicle a five-passenger vehicle, remove the
second-row seats.
[RR01100(ALL)09/95]
NOTE: When adjusting or moving any of the seats in your
vehicle, do not use any of the buckles, tongues, or
safety belt webbing to carry or move the seats. Lifting
the seats by any of the safety restraint equipment
could decrease their effectiveness.
[RR01200(ALL)09/95]
NOTE: Your vehicle has five different kinds of floor mats:
front seat mats, a cargo area mat, a sliding door area
mat, and second and third row passenger area mats.
Whenever you remove the mats to remove or adjust
any of the seats always remember that the mats must
be reinstalled before passengers ride in your vehicle.
The floor mats are specifically designed to keep
objects out of the seat tracks.
[RR01300(ALL)01/93]
RWARNING
It is important to replace the floor mats whenever they
are removed for any reason. The floor mats are intended
to help prevent the possibility that high-heeled shoes
might become stuck in the seat tracks. Failure to replace
the floor mats might result in personal injury.
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[RR01400(ALL)12/95]
Floor Mats
[RR01500(ALL)02/94]
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The removable floor mats
[RR01600(ALL)01/93]
Removable Floor Mats
[RR01700(ALL)06/94]
Whenever you remove the mats to remove or adjust any of the
seats, always remember that the mats must be reinstalled before
passengers ride in your vehicle. The floor mats are specifically
designed to keep objects out of the seat tracks.
[RR01800(ALL)01/93]
Be sure to keep the seat tracks clear of debris by cleaning them
periodically.
[RR01900(ALL)04/95]
Vacuum any particles from the inside of the tracks where the
roller units are enclosed using a small crevice tool attached to a
high-powered vacuum. This will ensure that the sliding seat will
continue to slide properly during the life of your vehicle.
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[RR02000(ALL)01/93]
Review the following illustrations so you will know the proper
way to place the floor mats with the various seating
arrangements available in your vehicle.
[RR02100(ALL)06/95]
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[RR02200(ALL)05/96]
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[RR02300(ALL)09/95]
NOTE: The step mat should be placed neatly in the cargo
area when not in use.
[RR02400(ALL)01/93]
Positioning pins are included with your floor mats to secure
them to the seat tracks. Push the positioning pins through the
plastic loops in the floor mats and into the seat tracks.
[RR02500(ALL)09/93]
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Floor mat positioning pin placement
[RR02600(ALL)09/95]
NOTE: Be sure to keep the seat tracks clear of debris by
cleaning them periodically with a high-powered
vacuum.
[RR02700(ALL)04/95]
Head Restraints
*
[RR02750(ALL)05/96]
If you use them properly, head restraints are intended to help
protect your head and neck in a collision.
[RR02800(ALL)01/96]
The head restraints can be adjusted in four positions: fully
raised, fully lowered and two intermediate positions. Press
down on the head restraint adjustment button and move the
restraint to the position that places the restraint directly behind
your head.
*
[RR02900(ALL)01/96]
A head restraint helps protect you best if you position it behind
your head and not behind your neck.
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[RR02950(ALL)06/95]
NOTE: If your vehicle is equipped with the optional
two-passenger bench seat with built-in child seats, the
head restraints on the two-passenger bench seat are
not adjustable.
[RR03000(ALL)01/96]
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The adjustable head restraint
[RR03100(ALL)07/93]
It is not necessary to remove the head restraints from the seats
when removing seats from the vehicle. However, you can
remove the head restraints by pressing the adjustment button at
the base of the head restraint and pulling the head restraint
upward. Remember to replace them when the seat is
re-installed.
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[RR03200(ALL)01/93]
RWARNING
The head restraints should be stored outside of the
vehicle (with the removed seat) to prevent them from
damaging the vehicle or injuring passengers in the case
of sudden braking or a collision.
[RR03300(ALL)01/93]
Two-Passenger Bench Seat
[RR03400(ALL)09/95]
NOTE: The two-passenger bench seat has a unique safety
restraint system. If your vehicle has the two-passenger
bench seat it is very important that the unique safety
belt system is used properly. Please read the section
in theSafety Restraintschapter that explains the
unique safety belt system and be sure you understand
it before anyone rides in the two-passenger bench
seat.
[RR03500(ALL)04/94]
If your vehicle has the second row two-passenger bench seat,
you can remove it if you need extra cargo space. With the
second-row seat removed, the third-row bench seat can be
moved up to a second-row seating or storage position for
additional rear cargo area room.
[RR03600(ALL)02/94]
To help prevent personal injury, at least two people are needed
to remove the seat.
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[RR03700(ALL)01/93]
Removing the Two-Passenger Bench Seat
[RR03800(ALL)04/94]1.
Remove the floor mats. Lift the seatback release lever and
fold down the back of the seat to the fully folded position.
[RR03900(ALL)09/93]
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Seatback release lever location
[RR04000(ALL)05/96]2.
Detach the tongue from the auxiliary buckle on the sliding
door side of the seat.
[RR04100(ALL)01/93]3.
Lift up on the floor latch levers near the front seat legs and
release the seat legs from each anchor position.
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[RR04200(ALL)09/93]
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The floor latch levers
[RR04300(ALL)01/93]4.
Place your hand under the seat cushion and tip the front of
the seat upward slightly. Slide the seat rearward to release
the seat from its anchor position.
[RR04400(ALL)01/93]5.
Two people should lift the seat and remove it from the
vehicle.
[RR04450(ALL)06/95]6.
Replace any floor mats that were removed.
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