1997 Mercury Sable Owner's Manual - Page 69

Seating and safety restraints 8. Allow the safety belt to retract to remove any slack in the belt. 9. Before placing the child in the seat, forcibly tilt the seat forward and back to make sure the seat is securely held in place. 10. Try to pull the belt out of the retractor to make sure the retractor is in the automatic locking mode (you should not be able to pull more belt out). If the retractor is not locked, unbuckle the belt and repeat steps two through nine. Check to make sure the child seat is properly secured before each use. Attaching safety seats with tether straps Some manufacturers make safety seats that include a tether strap that 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 your child safety seat for information about ordering a tether strap. Front seats To install a tether from a child safety seat in the front seat: 1. Buckle the lap/shoulder belt (in the seat behind the front passenger seat in which the child safety seat will be installed). 2. Pull all the stored belt out of the rear seat retractor to switch the retractor to automatic locking mode. 3. Let the retractor wind up the slack from the lap/shoulder belt. 4. Install the child safety seat in the front seat. Refer to Installing child safety seats in combination lap and shoulder belt seating positions. Hook the 69