Latch Release Buttons; Built-In Child Seat Belt Retractors - Ford 1996 Escort Manual

When the latch release buttons are in the full up
position (locked) and the built-in child seat is
open, the rear seatback cannot be unlocked and
folded down. See Figure 2.
Figure 2: Latch release buttons

Built-In Child Seat Belt Retractors

The belts on the built-in child seat are equipped
with a dual locking mode retractor. The child
seat belts can be used with the retractor in either
the emergency locking mode or the automatic
locking mode. In the emergency locking mode,
the retractor allows freedom of movement,
locking only on hard braking, hard cornering, or
collisions. In the automatic locking mode, the
retractor will remain locked and does not allow
the child freedom of movement.
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