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Does The Rear Seat Of A 98 Ford Contour Fold Down
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Owner's Manual - Page 48
Seating and safety restraints
Adjusting the power seats (if equipped) Move the relevant control in the respective direction to adjust the seat, seatback and lumbar as follows:
Seat (1) Forward and backward
(2) Height of the entire seat (3) Height of the front of the seat (4) Height of the rear of the seat
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Seatback (5) Seatback inclination Lumbar support (6) Lumbar support
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Owner's Manual - Page 49
... latched by pushing forward and back on the seat cushion and let the retractor reel it locks in the luggage compartment. Fold down the seat. If you can unbuckle the end of objects that would prevent proper engagement.
49 Make sure it . Seating and safety restraints
Folding rear seats (if equipped) Pull the release knob located in...
Owner's Manual - Page 50
Front and rear seat occupants including pregnant women, should always be properly restrained.
50 Always drive and ride with your vehicle before driving ...risk of the door coming open in an accident. Cargo should wear safety belts for optimum protection in a collision. Seating and safety restraints
SAFETY RESTRAINTS Important safety restraints precautions The use of safety belts.
Owner's Manual - Page 51
... used as a pair. Use the shoulder belt on the outside shoulder only. The front and rear seat passenger safety belts have two types of one buckle and one person.
51 Never swing it around... Push the red release button and remove the tongue from the slot to fasten. Seating and safety restraints
Using safety restraints properly
Combination lap and shoulder belt Insert the tongue into the...
Owner's Manual - Page 55
...inserted into the appropriate buckle until a distinct "click" is not save to be used. Pull the seat belt across the hips and insert the big (sliding) tongue into the hole located on the underside... until a distinct "click" is being hauled. Should the center rear belt need to be left buckled except when the seatback is folded down and cargo that might damage the seatbelt or get it dirty...
Owner's Manual - Page 59
See your Ford or Lincoln-Mercury dealer. BAG AIR
When installing forwardfacing child seats in the front seat.
59 Children and air bags For additional important ... may come into contact with an inflating air bag. Never install rear-facing child seats or rear-facing infant seats in the front seat always move the passenger seat as far back from the instrument panel as possible.
Failure to ...
Owner's Manual - Page 64
... and buckles before you place a child anywhere near them. Whenever possible, put children in one of the rear seats in your vehicle that children are more likely to ride in the front seats. Do not allow people to be properly restrained. Accident statistics indicate that is in these areas are safer when properly...
Owner's Manual - Page 65
... the safety of your vehicle. Always follow the instructions and warnings that children are safer when properly restrained in the rear seating positions than in your vehicle. When possible, place children in the U.S. Seating and safety restraints
Important child restraint precautions You are required by law to use . If small children ride in...
Owner's Manual - Page 67
... and better fit of lap and shoulder belts on children who have outgrown child safety seats, Ford recommends use of a beltpositioning booster seat that is labelled as conforming to let the child sit all federal motor vehicle safety standards. Seating and safety restraints
To improve the fit of lap and shoulder belts on the...
Owner's Manual - Page 68
... built-in this chapter. Refer to all Federal and local motor vehicle safety standards. Seating and safety restraints
Built-in child seats
Built-in child safety seat (if equipped) The rear seat may include a built-in child seat only if the child is at least one year old, weighs 10-27 kg (22-60 lbs) and...
Owner's Manual - Page 69
... will automatically snug the belts around the child. Built-in child seat retractors The belts on built-in use. Seating and safety restraints
Child seat interlock safety feature The interlock ensures that a child is not placed in the integrated child seat when the folding seatback is not functioning properly.
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It prevents the seatback from...
Owner's Manual - Page 70
The rear seatback must be fully locked before operating the child safety restraint system.
1. A child using the adult belts could slide forward and out from under the safety belts. Grasp the child seat cushion and pull the top forward to release the latch. Make sure that the seatback is securely latched in place...
Owner's Manual - Page 73
.... 3. If the child seat was in child seat 1. Seating and safety restraints
Removing your...to the upright position, then press firmly in child seat Return the child seat cushion to open the chest clip.
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Slide ...the built-in child seat after any collision.
Built-in child restraints not in child restraints, including seats, buckles, retractors, seat latches, interlocks and attaching...
Owner's Manual - Page 74
Ford recommends the use the safety seat properly, the child may be injured in a sudden stop or collision. Refer to prevent accidental unbuckling. • Put the safety belt in the automatic locking mode. For more information on top tether straps see Attaching safety seats with tether straps in this chapter.
74 Seating and safety restraints...
Owner's Manual - Page 75
While holding the shoulder and lap belt portions together, route the tongue through the child seat according to the child seat manufacturer's instructions.
Position the child safety seat in the front seat. Never secure rear-facing infant seats in a seat with a combination lap and shoulder belt. Be sure the belt webbing is not twisted.
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RBAG
2. When...
Owner's Manual - Page 78
After the hook is in the hole, pull on the loose end of the center rear lap belt. All vehicles built for sale in the rear seat, you will need tether anchor hardware. Seating and safety restraints
To install a tether from any Ford or LincolnMercury dealer. Tether anchor hardware Tether anchor hardware kits (part number 613D74...
Owner's Manual - Page 174
Maintenance and care
High-mounted brake lamp Enter the rear seat compartment. Unscrew both screws and remove the complete lamp assembly. Press the reflector fitting from the holder with a rear spoiler, the high-mounted brake lamp is included in reverse sequence. Pull out the wedge base bulb and replace. To install, fit the new...
Owner's Manual - Page 193
...specification ...188 B Backing up ...92, 98 Battery charging system warning light . .7... ...89 Built-in child seat folding up the seat ...73 inspection after a ...collision ...73 interlock safety feature ...69 operation ...68 retractors ...69 Break-in period ...2 Bulbs, replacing foglamps ...172 headlamps ...171 high-mounted brake lamp ...174 license plate lamp ...173 rear...
Owner's Manual - Page 197
...Manual transaxle backing up (reverse) ...98 clutch ...96 fluid, capacity ...187...distribution box (see Fuses) Power door locks ...37 Power features mirrors ...20 seats ...48 sunroof ...36 windows ...37 Power steering fluid, checking and adding ...143 ...187 fluid, specification ...188 R Radio (see Audio system) ...21 Rear window defroster ...19 Refill capacities for fluids ...187 Relays ...112 Remote...
Owner's Manual - Page 198
... ...59, 75 attaching with tether straps ...77 automatic locking mode (retractors) ...53, 74 built-in child seat ...68 in front seat ...59, 75 tether anchorage hardware ...78 Seats adjusting the seats, manual ...47 adjusting the seats, power ...48 folding rear seats ...49 head restraints ...47 Servicing your vehicle ...128 Shift-lock system ...91 Shift positions (see Gearshift) Snow...
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