Ford Mercury Villager 1997 Owner's Manual page 158

Rear-facing child seats or infant carriers should never be
placed in the front seats.
If you do not properly secure the safety seat, the child
occupying the seat may be injured during a collision or
sudden stop. An unsecured safety seat could also injure
other passengers.
The passenger side quick-release second row captain seat is
adjustable along a track and may be adjusted very close to the
front passenger seat to allow easier entry and exit to third row seats.
The quick-release seat must be adjusted to the rearmost
position when using an untethered forward-facing child
safety seat.
The third row seat must be adjusted to the rearmost
position when using an untethered forward facing child
safety seat.
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