Ford Contour (2000 year). Manual - part 26

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To stow the built-in child seat

Return the child seat cushion to
the upright position, then press
firmly in the center and top of the
child seat.

Removing your child from the
built-in child seat

1. Squeeze the tabs on the top and
the bottom of the chest clip and
pull the halves apart to open the
chest clip.

2. Press the release button on the
crotch safety belt buckle.

3. Slide the shoulder belts off the
child’s shoulders and remove the
child.

Inspecting the built-in child
seat after a collision

All built-in child restraints,
including seats, buckles, retractors,
seat latches, interlocks and
attaching hardware should be
inspected by your dealer or a
qualified technician after any
collision. If the child seat was in
use during a collision, Ford
recommends replacing it. Built-in
child restraints not in use during a
collision should be inspected and
replaced if either damage or
improper operation is noted.

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Carefully follow all of the
manufacturer’s instructions

included with the safety seat you
put in your vehicle. If you do not
install and use the safety seat
properly, the child may be injured
in a sudden stop or collision.

Ford recommends the use of a
child safety seat having a top tether
strap. Install the child safety seat in
a seating position which is capable
of providing a tether anchorage.
For more information on top tether
straps see Child safety seat tether
belt anchor in this chapter.

When installing a child safety seat:

• Use the correct safety belt
buckle for that seating postion.

• Make sure the tongue is securely
fastened in the buckle.

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

• Put the safety belt in the
automatic locking mode. Refer to
Using automatic locking mode in
this chapter.

Child safety seats

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Child safety seat tether belt
anchor

All vehicles include a tether
anchorage hardware kit for use
with child safety seats. Some
manufacturers make child safety
seats with a tether strap that goes
over the back of the vehicle seat
and attaches to an anchoring point
behind the vehicle seat.

Attachment holes (at each rear
seating position) have been
provided in your vehicle to attach
the anchorage hardware, if
required. Additional kits can be
obtained at no charge from any
authorized Ford dealer.
(Installations instructions are
included in the kit.)

2. Pull down on the shoulder belt
and then grasp the shoulder belt
and lap belt together.

Installing child safety seats in
combination lap and shoulder
belt seat positions

1. Position the child safety seat in a
seat with a combination lap and
shoulder belt.

When using forward-facing
child seats move the

passenger seat as far back from
the instrument panel as possible.
Never secure rear-facing infant
seats in the front seat.

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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. Be
sure the belt webbing is not
twisted.

4. Insert the belt tongue into the
proper buckle for that seating
position until you hear and feel the
latch engage. Make sure the tongue
is latched securely by pulling on it.

5. To put the retractor in the
automatic locking mode, grasp the
shoulder portion of the belt and
pull downward until all of the belt
is extracted and a click is heard.

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