1997 Ford Thunderbird Support Question
1997 Ford Thunderbird Support Question
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Question posted by fpalmquist on October 14th, 2012
1997 Thunderbird Passenger Recliner Mechanism Problem
pass seat recliner will not allow seat to stay in upright position. always stays back to almost flat position.
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Warranty Guide 1st Printing - Page 17
... may be hoses, belts, connectors and other state adopting both of your 1997-model vehicle. This is your short-term emission control system DEFECTS WARRANTY. ...system on your vehicle. Where a warrantable condition exists, Ford will repair your car or light truck passes the inspection. If any emissions-related part of your vehicle meets both the California emission standards and ...
Warranty Guide 1st Printing - Page 19
... vehicle is defective, Ford will repair or replace the part for up to every California 1997-model vehicle, regardless of the GVWR of the vehicle. * Gross Vehicle Weight Rating List...whichever occurs first). • The parts listed below are covered by the Defects Warranties that your vehicle passes the inspection. • This coverage applies to vehicle with a GVWR* over 14,000 pounds: If...
Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 13
All of the warning lights and gauges alert you turn the ignition key to possible problems with your vehicle. Some of the lights listed are on the mechanical cluster. If the light stays on briefly when you to START. The following warning lights and gauges are optional. Brake System Warning Light
The warning light...
Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 57
...can cause the cassette to breakage or may jam the tape player mechanism. Tapes longer than 90 minutes are exposed to extreme conditions, allow them to clean the tape player head after 10-12 hours ... cassette. less should be used. Error 2 - If the tape doesn't eject, refer the problem to eject the tape. lodged in the cassette tape
55 High heat in the vehicle can become u Do not ...
Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 102
... back of the seat forward or backward. Lift the handle up and hold it forward. Release the handle to latch the seat in place. Find the adjustment bar underneath the front part of the seat, find the handle for the recliner. Lift the bar to the desired position. The front seat adjustment bar
To recline the front...
Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 103
... on steep downhill grades or after a collision.
101 Seatback Recline
Front seatback release levers
It is not necessary to rotate approximately 5˚ forward before it locks. The inertia seatback latch will allow the seatback to use the emergency seatback release lever for rear seat entry or exit.
The release is moving. RWARNING Never...
Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 105
.... Rotate the safety belt boot forward to restrain you and your passengers in Canada the law requires their use. Rear Seat Entry
Entering the rear seat
The rotating boot on the hips u the shoulder belt is designed to allow use by the front seat passengers. Important Safety Belt Information
The use of the safety belt. Rotate...
Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 107
... in a collision.
Then adjust the seat to your vehicle is , remove the twist. Insert the belt tongue into the proper buckle until you get into your forward movement. After you hear a snap and feel it . Make sure the tongue is securely fastened in the fully upright position. RWARNING Children should always ride with...
Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 108
...
NOTE: Be sure to read and understand Important Safety Belt Information in this chapter.
Safety Belts for the Front Passenger Outboard Seating Positions
Your vehicle is equipped with a dual locking mode retractor on the shoulder belt portion of the combination lap/shoulder safety belt for front seat passengers and a locking "cinch tongue" for rear outboard...
Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 109
.... RWARNING Rear-facing child seats or infant carriers should never be made to lock by pulling/jerking on the front passenger seat and rear outboard seats where dual locking retractors are... in the front seats. The retractor can also be placed in two ways: Vehicle sensitive (emergency) locking mode In this operating mode, the shoulder belt retractor will allow the occupant freedom ...
Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 116
... the event of a collision.
114 The Air Bag Supplemental Restraint System is equipped with the safety belts to help protect you and your right front seat passenger in use during a collision should also be inspected and replaced if either damage or improper operation is noted. RWARNING All occupants of the vehicle, including...
Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 120
...must put them in safety seats that are required by law... by one or more of the following:
u the readiness light will either flash or stay lit, u the readiness light will not light immediately
after ignition is turned on,
u... beeps will repeat periodically until the problem and light are four years old or younger and who weigh 40 pounds (18 kg) or less - A problem with the system is indicated by...
Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 121
... vehicle or harm to prevent it from injury in the front seating positions. Accident statistics suggest that has been closed up in a sudden stop or collision. If you do not install and use the safety seat properly, the child may be secured to passengers. they could burn a small child. RWARNING Cargo should always be...
Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 122
... Children
Use a safety seat that is recommended for that seating position, and make sure the retractor is securely fastened in vehicle seats by lap belts or by the lap portion of the child. All child restraint systems are designed to use child or infant seats.
Forward facing child seats must have the passenger seat moved as far back...
Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 123
... may be injured during a collision or sudden stop or collision. An unsecured safety seat could also injure other passengers. Installing Safety Seats in the Front Outboard Passenger Seating Position
For seating positions equipped with the safety seat you put in a sudden stop . Position the child seat in the center of the manufacturer's instructions included with a dual locking mode...
Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 139
... all Federal motor vehicle safety standards. RWARNING If the shoulder belt cannot be properly positioned, the child should always ride with the seatback in the fully upright position.
137 Belt-positioning booster seats raise the child and provide a shorter, firmer seating cushion that is labelled as conforming to discuss the specific needs of the child's face...
Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 176
... a flat tire while you can try to the OFF position. Check all vehicle warning lights before driving the vehicle.
4.
5.
6. This spare tire is marked with the words "TEMPORARY USE ONLY" so that you may have a high pressure temporary spare tire. If your vehicle again. The Temporary Spare Tire
You have a different mechanical problem. If...
Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 280
...Air bag supplemental restraint system and child safety seats ...description ...driver air bag ...indicator light ...operation ...passenger air bag ...service and information labels ......see Engine coolant) ...Anti-lock brake system (ABS) description ...see Anti-lock brake system) ...Accessory position on the ignition . .
Index
A
ABS warning light (see also Brake ...warning light...Anti-theft ...
Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 290
... . 160 . 198 . 198 . 249 . 198 . 196 . . 78 . 208
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Identification Number, Vehicle (VIN) . . Idle, relearning ...191, Ignition chime ...positions of the ignition ...removing the key ...Indicator lights and chimes (see Safety seats)...Instrument cluster, mechanical ...Instrument panel ...cleaning ...lighting up panel and interior ...Interval wipers ...258 196, 220 ...73 . 72 . 73 . 8 118...
Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 296
...positions (see Gearshift)...Shoulder and lap belts (see Safety restraints) ...Shoulder belts (see Safety restraints) Side mirrors ...adjusting...Sliding moon roof (see Moon roof) . Seats (continued) rear seat access ...reclining the seat... spare ...finding the spare ...removing the spare tire ...storing the flat tire ...temporary spare ...Spark plugs, specifications ...Special driving conditions ...
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