1997 Mercury Mountaineer Owner's Manual - Page 80

Seating and safety restraints strap. Contact the manufacturer of your safety seat for information about ordering a tether strap if one is not provided to you. Contact your Ford dealer for a free tether anchor kit (613D74) so you can attach a tether anchor bracket to the tether anchor attachment locations in the rear floor. Carefully follow the instructions provided with the kit. Only use the tether attachment hole locations shown. The tether anchor may not perform properly if the wrong mounting location is used. Follow the child seat manufacturer's instructions for installing a child seat with a tether strap. Ford recommends you attach tethered safety seats in a rear seating position with the tether strap attached to the tether anchoring bracket as shown in the instructions provided with the tether anchor kit. If a tethered seat must be installed in the front passenger seat: 1. Buckle the safety belt in the seat directly behind the front passenger seat. 2. Place the rear safety belt in the automatic locking mode. Refer to How to use the automatic locking mode in this chapter. 3. Install the child safety seat in the front seat. Refer to the 80