1997 Lincoln Town Car Owner's Manual - Page 135

3. WARNING Rear-facing child seats or infant carriers should never be placed in the front seats. This mode must be used when installing a child seat on the front pasenger seat and rear window seats where dual locking retractors are provided. To switch the retractor from the emergency locking mode to the automatic locking mode, perform the following steps: 1. 2. Buckle the lap/shoulder combination belt. Grasp the shoulder portion of the belt and pull downward until all of the belt is extracted and a click is heard. At this time, the retractor is in the automatic locking mode (child restraint mode). A clicking sound will continue to be heard as the belt is allowed to retract. NOTE: When the combination lap/shoulder belt is unbuckled and allowed to retract completely, the retractor will switch to the vehicle sensitive (emergency) locking mode. See the detailed instructions under Safety Seats for Children in this chapter. Safety Belts with Locking Cinch Tongue for Rear Outboard Seating Positions Your vehicle is equipped with safety seat belts containing a cinch tongue at the rear outboard seating positions. The locking cinch tongue will slide up and down the belt webbing when the belt is in the stowed position or while putting seat belts on. When the locking cinch tongue of the lap/shoulder 131