F-250 Light Duty (1999 year). Manual — part 21

Press to raise or lower the rear
portion of the seat cushion.

Press the control to move the seat
forward, backward, up or down.

Using the manual lumbar support

Turn the lumbar support control
toward the front of vehicle to
increase firmness.

Turn the lumbar support control
toward the rear of vehicle to
increase softness.

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Rear folding bench seat (if equipped)

Folding down the rear seats

All safety belts should be
properly stowed in the seat

pockets before folding down the
rear seat.

Make sure that no objects such as
books, purses or briefcases are on
the floor in front of the second row
seats before folding them down.

1. Locate the strap on the rear of
the lower seat cushion.

2. Lift the strap and rotate the lower
seat cushion toward the front of the
vehicle.

3. Locate the strap below the
seatback.

4. Pull downward on the strap to
release the seatback.

5. Rotate the seatback forward.

Returning the seat to upright

Always latch the vehicle seat to the floor, whether the seat is
occupied or empty. If not latched, the seat may cause injury

during a sudden stop.

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1. Lift/rotate the seatback toward the rear of the vehicle and make sure
it latches securely.

2. Lift/rotate the lower seat cushion to its seating position.

SAFETY RESTRAINTS

Safety restraints precautions

Always drive and ride with your seatback upright and the lap
belt snug and low across the hips.

To reduce the risk of injury, make sure children sit where they
can be properly restrained.

Never let a passenger hold a child on his or her lap while the
vehicle is moving. The passenger cannot protect the child from

injury in a collision.

All occupants of the vehicle, including the driver, should always
properly wear their safety belts, even when an air bag SRS is

provided.

It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area, inside or
outside of a vehicle. In a collision, people riding in these areas

are more likely to be seriously injured or killed. Do not allow people to
ride in any area of your vehicle that is not equipped with seats and
safety belts. Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and using a
safety belt properly.

Each seating position in your vehicle has a specific safety belt
assembly which is made up of one buckle and one tongue that

are designed to be used as a pair. 1) Use the shoulder belt on the
outside shoulder only. Never wear the shoulder belt under the arm.
2) Never swing the safety belt around your neck over the inside
shoulder. 3) Never use a single belt for more than one person.

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Always transport children 12 years old and under in the back
seat and always properly use appropriate child restraints.

Combination lap and shoulder belts

1. Insert the belt tongue into the
proper buckle (the buckle closest to
the direction the tongue is coming
from) until you hear a snap and feel
it latch. Make sure the tongue is
securely fastened in the buckle.

2. To unfasten, push the release
button and remove the tongue from
the buckle.

The front and rear outboard safety restraints in the vehicle are
combination lap and shoulder belts. The front passenger and rear seat
outboard safety belts have two types of locking modes described below:

Vehicle sensitive mode

The vehicle sensitive mode is the normal retractor mode, allowing free
shoulder belt length adjustment to your movements and locking in
response to vehicle movement. For example, if the driver brakes
suddenly or turns a corner sharply, or the vehicle receives an impact of
8 km/h (5 mph) or more, the combination safety belts will lock to help
reduce forward movement of the driver and passengers.

On SuperCab and CrewCab models, the front seat belt system can also
be made to lock manually by quickly pulling on the shoulder belt.

Rear seat belts (if equipped) cannot be made to lock up by pulling
quickly on the belt.

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