Seating and safety restraints – FORD 2003 Explorer Sport Trac v.3 User Manual

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4. Slide open the tether anchor
cover.

5. Clip the tether strap to the
anchor and return the seat back to
its locked position. For Adrenalin
vehicles fixed left rear seat, clip the
tether hook onto the anchor bar
with the hook toward the rear of the
vehicle.

If the tether strap is clipped
incorrectly, the child safety

seat may not be retained properly
in the event of a collision.

6. Refer to the Installing child
safety seats in combination lap
and shoulder belt seating
positions
section of this chapter for
further instructions to secure the
child safety seat.

7. Tighten the child safety seat tether strap according to the
manufacturer’s instructions.

To unhook the tether strap, unfasten the seat belts securing the child
seat and put some slack into the tether strap. Tip the seat back forward
enough so that you can reach behind the seat and unhook the tether
hook. For the Adrenalin Edition fixed left rear seat, fold the other seat
back down so that you can reach around the side of the left seat back
with your left hand to unclip the tether hook.

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