2000 Mercury Cougar Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 135

Seating and safety restraints Attaching child safety seats with tether straps Some child seat manufacturers make safety seats that include a tether strap which goes over the back of the vehicle seat and attaches to an anchoring point. Other manufacturers offer the tether strap as an accessory. Contact the manufacturer of the child seat for information about ordering a tether strap. Your vehicle is equipped with builtĆin tether strap anchors located in the rear of the vehicle as described below. The tether strap anchors in your vehicle are in the following positions (shown from top view, left is front of vehicle): Attach the tether strap only to the appropriate tether anchor as shown in the drawings. The tether strap may not work properly if attached somewhere other than the correct tether anchor. 135