Removing Your Child From The Built-In Child Seat; To Stow The Built-In Child Seat; Inspecting The Built-In Child Seat After A Collision - Mercury Sable 1998 Owner's Manual

Seating and safety restraints
9. If the belts become too tight, unbuckle the crotch
safety belt buckle to unlock the retractors, then
reinsert both belt tongues.

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.

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.

Inspecting the built-in child seat after a collision

Inspect all built-in child restraints, including seats,
buckles, retractors, seat latches. Interlocks and
attaching hardware should be inspected by 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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