Lincoln Navigator (2022 year). Manual in english - page 2

manufacturer. A safety seat that is
improperly installed or utilized, is
inappropriate for your child's height, age,
or weight or does not properly fit the child
may increase the risk of serious injury or
death.

WARNING: Do not allow a passenger

to hold a child on their lap when your
vehicle is moving. Failure to follow this
instruction could result in personal injury
or death in the event of a sudden stop or
crash.

WARNING: Do not use pillows, books

or towels to boost your child's height.
Failure to follow this instruction could result
in personal injury or death.

WARNING: Properly secure child

restraints or booster seats when they are
not in use. They could become projectiles
in a sudden stop or crash. Failure to follow
this instruction could result in personal
injury or death.

WARNING: Do not put the shoulder

section of the seatbelt or allow the child to
put the shoulder section of the seatbelt
under their arm or behind their back.
Failure to follow this instruction could
reduce the effectiveness of the seatbelt
and increase the risk of injury or death in
a crash.

WARNING: Do not leave children or

pets unattended in your vehicle. Failure to
follow this instruction could result in
personal injury or death.

When installing a child restraint with
seatbelts:
•

Place the vehicle seat in the upright
position before you install the child
restraint.

•

Use the correct seatbelt buckle for that
seating position.

•

Insert the belt tongue into the buckle.
Make sure the tongue is securely
fastened in the buckle.

•

Keep the buckle release button pointing
up and away from the child restraint, with
the tongue between the child restraint
and the release button, to prevent
accidental unbuckling.

•

Put the seatbelt in the automatic locking
mode.

CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHOR POINTS

WHAT ARE THE CHILD RESTRAINT
ANCHOR POINTS

Anchor points allow you to quickly and safely
install a child restraint.

LOCATING THE CHILD RESTRAINT
LOWER ANCHOR POINTS

Second Row Bench Seat

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Second Row Bucket Seats

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LOCATING THE CHILD RESTRAINT
TOP TETHER ANCHOR POINTS

Second Row Bench Seat

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Second Row Bucket Seats

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CHILD RESTRAINTS

CHILD RESTRAINT POSITION
INFORMATION

Install the child restraint tightly against the
vehicle seat. It may be necessary to lift or
remove the head restraint.

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Rear Facing Child Restraints

Seatbelt Only

LATCH (Lower Anchors Only)

Combined Weight of Child and Child Restraint

X

X

Up to 65 lb (29 kg)

X

Over 65 lb (29 kg)

Forward Facing Child Restraints

Seatbelt and LATCH (Lower Anchors

and Top Tether Anchor)

Seatbelt and Top Tether Anchor

LATCH (Lower Anchors and Top

Tether Anchor)

Combined Weight of Child and Child

Restraint

X

X

X

Up to 65 lb (29 kg)

X

X

Over 65 lb (29 kg)

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CHILD RESTRAINTS RECOMMENDATION

Recommended Restraint Type

Child Size, Height, Weight, or Age

Use a child restraint (sometimes called an infant carrier,

convertible seat, or toddler seat).

Children weighing 40 lb (18 kg) or less (generally age four or younger).

Use a belt-positioning booster seat.

Children who have outgrown or no longer properly fit in a child restraint (generally

children who are less than 57 in (1.45 m) tall, are greater than age four and less

than age 12, and between 40 lb (18 kg) and 80 lb (36 kg) and upward to 100 lb

(45 kg) if recommended by your child restraint manufacturer).

Use a vehicle seatbelt having the lap belt snug and low

across the hips, shoulder belt centered across the

shoulder and chest, and seat backrest upright.

Children who have outgrown or no longer properly fit in a belt-positioning booster

seat (generally children who are at least 57 in (1.45 m) tall or greater than 80 lb

(36 kg) or 100 lb (45 kg) if recommended by child restraint manufacturer).

You are required by law to properly use child
restraints for infants and toddlers in the
United States, Canada and Mexico.

Many states and provinces require that small
children use approved booster seats until
they reach age eight, a height of 57 in
(1.45 m) tall, or 80 lb (36 kg). Check your local
and state or provincial laws for specific
requirements about the safety of children in
your vehicle.

When possible, properly restrain children 12
years of age and under in a rear seating
position of your vehicle. Accident statistics
suggest that children are safer when properly
restrained in the rear seating positions than
in a front seating position.

When installing a rear facing child restraint,
adjust the vehicle seats to avoid interference
between the child restraint and the vehicle
seat in front of the child restraint.

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INSTALLING CHILD RESTRAINTS

USING SEATBELTS

WARNING: Depending on where you

secure a child restraint, and depending on
the child restraint design, you may block
access to certain seatbelt buckle
assemblies and LATCH lower anchors,
rendering those features potentially
unusable. To avoid risk of injury, make sure
occupants only use seating positions
where they are able to be properly
restrained.

Note: Although the child restraint illustrated
is a forward facing child restraint, the steps
are the same for installing a rear facing child
restraint.

Perform the following steps when installing
a child restraint with seatbelts.

1. Position the child restraint in a seat with

a seatbelt.

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2. Pull down on the shoulder belt and then

grasp the shoulder belt and lap belt
together.

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3. While holding the shoulder and lap belt

portions together, route the tongue
through the child restraint according to
the child restraint manufacturer's
instructions. Make sure you did not twist
the belt webbing.

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4. Insert the belt tongue into the proper

buckle for that seating position until the
latch engages. Make sure the tongue is
latched securely by pulling on it.

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5. To put the retractor in the automatic

locking mode, grasp the shoulder portion
of the belt and pull downward until you
pull all of the seatbelt out.

Note: The automatic locking mode is
available on the front passenger and rear
seats. This vehicle does not require the use
of a locking clip.

6. Allow the belt to retract to remove slack.

The seatbelt clicks as it retracts to
indicate it is in the automatic locking
mode.

7. Pull the seatbelt out of the retractor to

make sure the retractor is in the
automatic locking mode. You should not
be able to pull more belt out. If the
retractor is not locked, unbuckle the belt
and repeat Steps 5 and 6.

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8. Remove remaining slack from the belt.

Force the seat down with extra weight,
for example, by pressing down or
kneeling on the child restraint while
pulling up on the shoulder belt in order
to force slack from the belt. This is
necessary to remove the remaining slack
that exists once you add the extra weight

of the child to the child restraint. It also
helps to achieve the proper snugness of
the child restraint to your vehicle.
Sometimes, a slight lean toward the
buckle helps to remove remaining slack
from the belt.

9. If the child restraint has a tether strap,

attach it.

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10.

Before placing the child in the seat,
forcibly move the seat forward and back
to make sure the seat is securely held
in place.

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To check this, grab the seat at the belt path
and attempt to move it side to side and
forward and back. There should be no more
than 1 in (2.5 cm) of movement.

We recommend checking with a NHTSA
Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician
to make certain the child restraint is properly
installed. In Canada, check with Transport
Canada for referral to a Child Car Seat Clinic.

USING LOWER ANCHORS AND
TETHERS FOR CHILDREN

WARNING: Do not attach two child

safety restraints to the same anchor. In a
crash, one anchor may not be strong
enough to hold two child safety restraint
attachments and may break, causing
serious injury or death.

WARNING: Depending on where you

secure a child restraint, and depending on
the child restraint design, you may block
access to certain seatbelt buckle
assemblies and LATCH lower anchors,
rendering those features potentially
unusable. To avoid risk of injury, make sure
occupants only use seating positions
where they are able to be properly
restrained.

The Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH) system has three vehicle anchor
points:

•

Two lower anchors where the vehicle
seat backrest and seat cushion meet,
called the seat bight.

•

One top tether anchor behind that
seating position.

LATCH compatible child restraints have two
rigid or webbing mounted attachments.
These attachments connect to the two lower
anchors at the LATCH equipped seating
positions in your vehicle. This type of
attachment method eliminates the need to
use seatbelts to attach the child restraint.

However, you can still use the seatbelt to
attach the child restraint if the lower anchors
are not used. For forward-facing child
restraints, you must also attach the top tether
strap to the proper top tether anchor if a top
tether strap has been provided with your
child restraint.

Follow the instructions later in this chapter
on attaching child restraints with tether
straps.

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INSTALLING A CHILD RESTRAINT IN
A CENTER SEAT

WARNING: The standardized spacing

for LATCH lower anchors is 11 in (280 mm)
center to center. Do not use LATCH lower
anchors for the center seating position
unless the child restraint manufacturer's
instructions permit and specify using
anchors spaced at least as far apart as
those in this vehicle.

The lower anchors at the center of the
second row rear seat are spaced 11 in
(280 mm) apart. The lower anchors at the
center of the third row rear seat are spaced
19 in (488 mm) apart. The standardized
spacing for LATCH lower anchors is 11 in
(280 mm) center to center.

You cannot install a child restraint with rigid
LATCH attachments at the center seating
position. You can only use LATCH
compatible child restraints with attachments
on belt webbing at this seating position
provided that the child restraint
manufacturer's instructions permit use with
the anchor spacing stated. Do not attach a
child restraint to any lower anchor if another
child restraint is attached to that anchor.

Each time you use the child restraint, check
that the seat is properly attached to the lower
anchors and tether anchor, if applicable. Tug
the child restraint from side to side and
forward and back where it is secured to the
vehicle. The seat should move less than 1 in
(2.5 cm).

If you did not properly anchor the child
restraint, the risk of a child being injured in
a crash greatly increases.

COMBINING THE SEATBELT AND
LOWER ANCHORS FOR ATTACHING
CHILD RESTRAINTS

When used in combination, you may attach
either the seatbelt or the LATCH lower
anchors first, provided a proper installation
is achieved. Attach the tether strap afterward,
if it is included with the child restraint.

USING TETHER STRAPS

Many forward-facing child restraints include
a tether strap which extends from the back
of the child restraint and hooks to an
anchoring point called the top tether anchor.
Tether straps are available as an accessory
for many older child restraints.

Contact the manufacturer of your child
restraint for information about ordering a
tether strap, or to obtain a longer tether strap
if the tether strap on your child restraint does
not reach the appropriate top tether anchor
in the vehicle.

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Attach the tether strap only to the
appropriate tether anchor. The tether strap
may not work properly if attached
somewhere other than the correct tether
anchor.

If you install a child restraint with rigid LATCH
attachments, do not tighten the tether strap
enough to lift the child restraint off the
vehicle seat cushion when the child is seated
in it. Keep the tether strap just snug without
lifting the front of the child restraint. Keeping
the child restraint just touching the vehicle
seat gives the best protection in a severe
crash.

Once you have installed the child restraint
using either the seatbelt, the lower anchors
of the LATCH system, or both, you can attach
the top tether strap.

BOOSTER SEATS

Use a belt-positioning booster seat for
children who have outgrown or no longer
properly fit in a child restraint and meet the
following criteria.

•

Generally children who are less than
57 in (1.45 m) tall.

•

Are greater than age four (4) and less
than age twelve (12).

•

Are between 40 lb (18 kg) and 80 lb
(36 kg) and upward to 100 lb (45 kg).

Many state and provincial laws require that
children use approved booster seats until
they reach age eight, a height of 57 in
(1.45 m) tall, or 80 lb (36 kg).

Booster seats should be used until you can
answer yes to all of these questions when
seated without a booster seat:

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•

Can the child sit all the way back against
their vehicle seat backrest with knees
bent comfortably at the edge of the seat
cushion?

•

Can the child sit without slouching?

•

Does the lap belt rest low across the
hips?

•

Is the shoulder belt centered on the
shoulder and chest?

•

Can the child stay seated like this for the
whole trip?

Always use booster seats in conjunction with
your vehicle lap and shoulder belt.

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Types of Booster Seats

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•

Backless booster seats

If your backless booster seat has a
removable shield, remove the shield.

If a vehicle seating position has a low seat
backrest or no head restraint, a backless
booster seat may place your child's head, as
measured at the tops of the ears, above the
top of the seat. In this case, move the
backless booster to another seating position
with a higher seat backrest or head restraint
and lap and shoulder belts, or consider using
a high-back booster seat.

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High-back booster seats

If, with a backless booster seat, you cannot
find a seating position that adequately
supports your child's head, a high-back
booster seat would be a better choice.

Children and booster seats vary in size and
shape. Choose a booster that keeps the lap
belt low and snug across the hips, never up
across the stomach, and lets you adjust the
shoulder belt to cross the chest and rest
snugly near the center of the shoulder.

The following drawings compare the ideal
fit to a shoulder belt uncomfortably close to
the neck and a shoulder belt that could slip
off the shoulder. The drawings also show
how the lap belt should be low and snug
across the child's hips.

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If the booster seat slides on the vehicle seat
upon which it is being used, placing a
rubberized mesh sold as shelf or carpet liner
under the booster seat may improve this
condition. Do not use any item thicker than
this under the booster seat. Check with the
booster seat manufacturer's instructions.

CHILD SAFETY LOCKS

WARNING: You cannot open the rear

doors from inside if you have put the child
safety locks on.

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A child safety lock is on the rear edge of
each rear door and must be set separately
for each door.

Left-Hand Side

Turn it clockwise to switch the child lock on
and counterclockwise to switch it off.

Right-Hand Side

Turn it counterclockwise to switch the child
lock on and clockwise to switch it off.

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SEATBELT PRECAUTIONS

WARNING: Always drive and ride

with your seatback upright and the lap belt
snug and low across the hips.

WARNING: Children must always be

properly restrained.

WARNING: Do not allow a passenger

to hold a child on their lap when your
vehicle is moving. Failure to follow this
instruction could result in personal injury
or death in the event of a sudden stop or
crash.

WARNING: All occupants of your

vehicle, including the driver, should always
properly wear their seatbelts, even when
an airbag supplemental restraint system is
provided. Failure to properly wear your
seatbelt could seriously increase the risk
of injury or death.

WARNING: It is extremely dangerous

to ride in a cargo area, inside or outside of
a vehicle. In a crash, people riding in these
areas are more likely to be seriously
injured or killed. Do not allow people to
ride in any area of your vehicle that is not
equipped with seats and seatbelts. Make
sure everyone in your vehicle is in a seat
and properly using a seatbelt. Failure to
follow this warning could result in serious
personal injury or death.

WARNING: In a rollover crash, an

unbelted person is significantly more likely
to die than a person wearing a seatbelt.

WARNING: Each seating position in

your vehicle has a specific seatbelt
assembly made up of one buckle and one
tongue designed to be used as a pair. Use
the shoulder belt on the outside shoulder
only. Never wear the shoulder belt under
the arm. Never use a single seatbelt for
more than one person.

WARNING: Even with advanced

restraints systems, properly restrain
children 12 and under in a rear seating
position. Failure to follow this could
seriously increase the risk of injury or
death.

WARNING: Seatbelts and seats may

be hot in a vehicle that is in the sunshine.
The hot seatbelts or seats may burn a small
child. Check seat covers and buckles
before you place a child anywhere near
them.

WARNING: If your vehicle is involved

in a crash, have the seatbelts and
associated components inspected as soon
as possible. Failure to follow this instruction
could result in personal injury or death.

All seating positions in this vehicle have
seatbelts. All occupants of the vehicle should
properly wear their seatbelts, even when an
airbag supplemental restraint system is
provided.

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The seatbelt system consists of:
•

Lap and shoulder seatbelts.

•

A shoulder seatbelt with automatic
locking mode, except driver seatbelt.

•

Height adjusters at the front outermost
seating positions.

•

Seatbelt pretensioners at the front
outermost and rear outermost seating
positions.

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A seatbelt warning light and chime.

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Crash sensors and monitoring
system with readiness indicator.

The seatbelt pretensioners are designed to
tighten the seatbelts when activated. In
frontal and near-frontal crashes, the seatbelt
pretensioners may be activated alone or, if
the crash is of sufficient severity, together
with the front airbags. In side crashes and
rollovers, the pretensioners will be activated
when the Safety Canopy is activated.

FASTENING AND UNFASTENING
THE SEATBELTS

All seatbelts in your vehicle are a three-point
combination lap and shoulder seatbelt.

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B

A

Seatbelt tongue.

A

Seatbelt buckle.

B

1. Pull the seatbelt out steadily.

Note: It may lock if you pull it sharply or if
the vehicle is on a slope.

2. Insert the tongue into the buckle.

3. Pull the seatbelt tight to remove any

slack.

Unfastening the Seatbelts

1. Press the red button on the buckle to

release the seatbelt.

2. Hold the seatbelt tongue and let it retract

completely and smoothly to its stowed
position.

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The retractor for the third row center seatbelt
is in the roof.

To fasten the seatbelt:

1. Pull the belt out steadily. It may lock if

you pull it sharply or if the vehicle is on
a slope.

2. Insert the smaller tongue into the smaller

buckle to the left of the center seat.

3. Pull the larger tongue across the lap and

insert it into the buckle to the right of the
center seat.

Note: If in constant use, you can leave the
belt buckled in the smaller buckle. When it
is not in use, or when you fold or move the
rear seats, you should release the belt from
the smaller buckle. Using the tongue of the
adjacent seatbelt, press the red button on
the smaller buckle.

SENSITIVE LOCKING MODE

WHAT IS SENSITIVE LOCKING MODE

Sensitive locking mode is a seatbelt retractor
feature that allows shoulder belt length
adjustment according to your movements
and locking in response to vehicle
movement.

HOW DOES SENSITIVE LOCKING
MODE WORK

If the driver suddenly brakes, turns a corner
sharply, or the vehicle receives an impact of
about 5 mph (8 km/h) or more, the seatbelts
lock to help reduce forward movement of
the driver and passengers.

In addition, the seatbelt retractor locks if you
pull the seatbelt webbing out too quickly. If
the retractor locks, slowly lower the height
adjuster to allow the seatbelt to retract.

If the retractor does not unlock, pull the
seatbelt out slowly then feed a small length
of webbing back toward the stowed position.

For rear seatbelts, recline the rear seat
backrest or push the seat backrest cushion
away from the seatbelt. Feed a small length
of webbing back toward the stowed position.

AUTOMATIC LOCKING MODE

WHAT IS AUTOMATIC LOCKING
MODE

This feature keeps the seatbelts pre-locked.
The belt still retracts to remove any slack in
the shoulder belt.

WHEN TO USE AUTOMATIC LOCKING
MODE

Use this mode any time you install a child
restraint in the front passenger seating
position or any rear seating position. Properly
restrain children 12 years old and under in a
rear seat whenever possible.

Note: Automatic locking mode is not
available on the driver seatbelt.

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ENGAGING AUTOMATIC LOCKING
MODE

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1. Fasten the combination lap and shoulder

belt.

2. Grasp the shoulder portion and pull

downward until you pull the entire belt
out.

3. Allow the belt to retract. As the belt

retracts, you will hear a clicking sound.
This indicates the seatbelt is now in the
automatic locking mode.

DISENGAGING AUTOMATIC LOCKING
MODE

Unbuckle the combination lap and shoulder
belt and allow it to retract completely to
disengage the automatic locking mode and
activate the vehicle sensitive locking mode.

ADJUSTING THE SEATBELTS
DURING PREGNANCY

WARNING: Always ride and drive

with your seatback upright and properly
fasten your seatbelt. Fit the lap portion of
the seatbelt snugly and low across the
hips. Position the shoulder portion of the
seatbelt across your chest. Pregnant
women must follow this practice. See the
following figure.

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Pregnant women should always wear their
seatbelt. Position the lap belt portion of a
combination lap and shoulder belt low across
the hips below the belly and worn as tight
as comfort allows. Position the shoulder belt
to cross the middle of the shoulder and the
center of the chest.

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