2008 Mercury Mountaineer Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 205

Seating and Safety Restraints Attaching child safety seats with tether straps Most new forward-facing child safety seats include a tether strap which goes over the back of the seat and hooks to an anchoring point. Tether straps are available as an accessory for many older safety seats. Contact the manufacturer of your child seat for information about ordering a tether strap. The rear seats of your vehicle are equipped with built-in tether strap anchors located behind the seats as shown below. The tether strap anchors in your vehicle are in the following positions (shown from top view): • 5 passenger vehicle For the center seat, use either of the two tether anchors/cargo tie-downs in the scuff plate along the back edge of the floor. • 6 passenger vehicle • 7 passenger vehicle Attach the tether strap only to the appropriate tether anchor as shown. The tether strap may not work properly if attached somewhere other than the correct tether anchor. 205 2008 Mountaineer (mnt) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus)