Built-In Child Seats; Built-In Child Safety Seat; Built-In Child Seat Retractors; Placing Your Child In The Built-In Child Seat - Mercury Sable 1998 Owner's Manual

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. This
child seat conforms to all Federal and local motor
vehicle safety standards. Read the labels located on
the child seat cushion and shoulder belt for
information on the built-in child seat.
Use the built-in child seat only if the child is at least
9 months old, weighs 9–27 kg (20–60 lb) and the
child's shoulders (top) are below the shoulder
harness slots in the built-in child seat.
Children not meeting these requirements should be
secured in an approved aftermarket seat. Refer to
Children and infant or child safety seats in this
chapter.

Built-in child seat retractors

The belts on built-in child seats are equipped with a
retractor that locks when both tongues are latched
into the crotch safety belt buckle. The retractor will
automatically snug the belts around the child. If the
belts do not remain snug, take the vehicle to the
dealer for child seat repair. The belts will not snug
during a collision.

Placing your child in the built-in child seat

Failure to follow all of the instructions on
the use of this child restraint system can
result in your child striking the vehicle's interior
during a sudden stop or crash.
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