Lincoln Nautilus (2022 year). Manual in english — page 2

See Opening the Hands-Free Liftgate (page 103).

A

See Replacing the Rear Wiper Blades (page 118).

B

See Locating the Rear Parking Aid Sensors (page 237).

C

See Connecting a Trailer (page 302).

D

See Locating the Rear View Camera (page 242).

E

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CHILD SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

WARNING: Always make sure your

child is secured properly in a device that
is appropriate for their height, age and
weight. Child safety restraints must be
bought separately from your vehicle.
Failure to follow these instructions and
guidelines may result in an increased risk
of serious injury or death to your child.

WARNING: All children are shaped

differently. The National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration and other safety
organizations, base their recommendations
for child restraints on probable child height,
age and weight thresholds, or on the
minimum requirements of the law. We
recommend that you check with a NHTSA
Certified Child Passenger Safety
Technician (CPST) to make sure that you
properly install the child restraint in your
vehicle and that you consult your
pediatrician to make sure you have a child
restraint appropriate for your child. To
locate a child restraint fitting station and

CPST, contact NHTSA toll free at
1-888-327-4236 or go to
www.nhtsa.dot.gov. In Canada, contact
Transport Canada toll free at
1-800-333-0371 or go to www.tc.gc.ca to
find a Child Car Seat Clinic in your area.
Failure to properly restrain children in child
restraints made especially for their height,
age and weight, may result in an increased
risk of serious injury or death to your child.

WARNING: On hot days, the

temperature inside the vehicle can rise
very quickly. Exposure of people or animals
to these high temperatures for even a short
time can cause death or serious heat
related injuries, including brain damage.
Small children are particularly at risk.

WARNING: Do not place a rearward

facing child restraint in front of an active
airbag. Failure to follow this instruction
could result in personal injury or death.

WARNING: Properly secure children

12 years old and under in a rear seating
position whenever possible. If you are
unable to properly secure all children in a
rear seating position, properly secure the
largest child on the front seat. If you must
use a forward facing child restraint on the
front seat, move the seat as far back as
possible. Failure to follow these
instructions could result in personal injury
or death.

WARNING: Always carefully follow

the instructions and warnings provided by
the manufacturer of any child restraint to
determine if the restraint device is
appropriate for your child's size, height,
weight, or age. Follow the child restraint
manufacturer's instructions and warnings
provided for installation and use in
conjunction with the instructions and
warnings provided by your vehicle

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manufacturer. A safety seat that is
improperly installed or utilized, is
inappropriate for your child's height, age,
or weight or does not properly fit the child
may increase the risk of serious injury or
death.

WARNING: Do not allow a passenger

to hold a child on their lap when your
vehicle is moving. Failure to follow this
instruction could result in personal injury
or death in the event of a sudden stop or
crash.

WARNING: Do not use pillows, books

or towels to boost your child's height.
Failure to follow this instruction could result
in personal injury or death.

WARNING: Properly secure child

restraints or booster seats when they are
not in use. They could become projectiles
in a sudden stop or crash. Failure to follow
this instruction could result in personal
injury or death.

WARNING: Do not put the shoulder

section of the seatbelt or allow the child to
put the shoulder section of the seatbelt
under their arm or behind their back.
Failure to follow this instruction could
reduce the effectiveness of the seatbelt
and increase the risk of injury or death in
a crash.

WARNING: Do not leave children or

pets unattended in your vehicle. Failure to
follow this instruction could result in
personal injury or death.

When installing a child restraint with
seatbelts:
•

Place the vehicle seat in the upright
position before you install the child
restraint.

•

Use the correct seatbelt buckle for that
seating position.

•

Insert the belt tongue into the buckle.
Make sure the tongue is securely
fastened in the buckle.

•

Keep the buckle release button pointing
up and away from the child restraint, with
the tongue between the child restraint
and the release button, to prevent
accidental unbuckling.

•

Put the seatbelt in the automatic locking
mode.

CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHOR POINTS

WHAT ARE THE CHILD RESTRAINT
ANCHOR POINTS

Anchor points allow you to quickly and safely
install a child restraint.

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LOCATING THE CHILD RESTRAINT
LOWER ANCHOR POINTS

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LOCATING THE CHILD RESTRAINT
TOP TETHER ANCHOR POINTS

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CHILD RESTRAINTS

CHILD RESTRAINT POSITION
INFORMATION

Install the child restraint tightly against the
vehicle seat. It may be necessary to lift or
remove the head restraint.

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Rear Facing Child Restraints

Seatbelt Only

LATCH (Lower Anchors Only)

Combined Weight of Child and Child Restraint

X

X

Up to 65 lb (29 kg)

X

Over 65 lb (29 kg)

Forward Facing Child Restraints

Seatbelt and LATCH (Lower Anchors

and Top Tether Anchor)

Seatbelt and Top Tether Anchor

LATCH (Lower Anchors and Top

Tether Anchor)

Combined Weight of Child and Child

Restraint

X

X

X

Up to 65 lb (29 kg)

X

X

Over 65 lb (29 kg)

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CHILD RESTRAINTS RECOMMENDATION

Recommended Restraint Type

Child Size, Height, Weight, or Age

Use a child restraint (sometimes called an infant carrier,

convertible seat, or toddler seat).

Children weighing 40 lb (18 kg) or less (generally age four or younger).

Use a belt-positioning booster seat.

Children who have outgrown or no longer properly fit in a child restraint (generally

children who are less than 57 in (1.45 m) tall, are greater than age four and less

than age 12, and between 40 lb (18 kg) and 80 lb (36 kg) and upward to 100 lb

(45 kg) if recommended by your child restraint manufacturer).

Use a vehicle seatbelt having the lap belt snug and low

across the hips, shoulder belt centered across the

shoulder and chest, and seat backrest upright.

Children who have outgrown or no longer properly fit in a belt-positioning booster

seat (generally children who are at least 57 in (1.45 m) tall or greater than 80 lb

(36 kg) or 100 lb (45 kg) if recommended by child restraint manufacturer).

You are required by law to properly use child
restraints for infants and toddlers in the
United States, Canada and Mexico.

Many states and provinces require that small
children use approved booster seats until
they reach age eight, a height of 57 in
(1.45 m) tall, or 80 lb (36 kg). Check your local
and state or provincial laws for specific
requirements about the safety of children in
your vehicle.

When possible, properly restrain children 12
years of age and under in a rear seating
position of your vehicle. Accident statistics
suggest that children are safer when properly
restrained in the rear seating positions than
in a front seating position.

When installing a rear facing child restraint,
adjust the vehicle seats to avoid interference
between the child restraint and the vehicle
seat in front of the child restraint.

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INSTALLING CHILD RESTRAINTS

USING SEATBELTS

WARNING: Depending on where you

secure a child restraint, and depending on
the child restraint design, you may block
access to certain seatbelt buckle
assemblies and LATCH lower anchors,
rendering those features potentially
unusable. To avoid risk of injury, make sure
occupants only use seating positions
where they are able to be properly
restrained.

Note: Although the child restraint illustrated
is a forward-facing child restraint, the steps
are the same for installing a rear-facing child
restraint.

Perform the following steps when installing
the child restraint with seatbelts:

1. Position the child restraint in a seat with

a seatbelt.

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2. After positioning the child restraint in the

proper seating position, pull down on the
shoulder belt and then grasp the
shoulder belt and lap belt together
behind the belt tongue.

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3. While holding the shoulder and lap belt

portions together, route the tongue
through the child restraint according to
the child restraint manufacturer's
instructions. Make sure that you did not
twist the belt webbing.

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4. Insert the belt tongue into the proper

buckle (the buckle closest to the direction
the tongue is coming from) for that
seating position until you hear a snap and
feel the latch engage. Make sure the
tongue is latched securely by pulling on
it.

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5. To put the retractor in the automatic

locking mode, grasp the shoulder portion
of the belt and pull downward until you
pull all of the belt out.

Note: The automatic locking mode is
available on the front passenger and rear
seats.

6. Allow the belt to retract to remove slack.

The belt clicks as it retracts to indicate it
is in the automatic locking mode.

7. 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 did not lock, unbuckle the belt
and repeat Steps 5 and 6.

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8. Remove remaining slack from the belt.

Force the seat down with extra weight,
for example, by pressing down or
kneeling on the child restraint while
pulling up on the shoulder belt in order
to force slack from the belt. This is
necessary to remove the remaining slack
that exists once you add the extra weight

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of the child to the child restraint. It also
helps to achieve the proper snugness of
the child restraint to your vehicle.
Sometimes, a slight lean toward the
buckle will provide extra help to remove
remaining slack from the belt.

9. If the child restraint has a tether strap,

attach it.

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10.

Before placing the child in the seat,
forcibly move the seat forward and back
to make sure the seat is securely held
in place. To check this, grab the seat at
the belt path and attempt to move it
side to side and forward and back.
There should be no more than 1 in
(2.5 cm) of movement.

We recommend checking with a NHTSA
Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician
to make certain the child restraint is properly
installed. In Canada, check with Transport
Canada for referral to a Child Car Seat Clinic.

USING LOWER ANCHORS AND
TETHERS FOR CHILDREN

WARNING: Do not attach two child

safety restraints to the same anchor. In a
crash, one anchor may not be strong
enough to hold two child safety restraint
attachments and may break, causing
serious injury or death.

WARNING: Depending on where you

secure a child restraint, and depending on
the child restraint design, you may block
access to certain seatbelt buckle
assemblies and LATCH lower anchors,
rendering those features potentially
unusable. To avoid risk of injury, make sure
occupants only use seating positions
where they are able to be properly
restrained.

The LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for
CHildren) system has three vehicle anchor
points.

•

Two lower anchors where the seat
backrest and seat cushion meet, called
the seat bight.

•

One top tether anchor behind that
seating position.

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LATCH-compatible child restraints have two
rigid or webbing mounted attachments that
connect to the two lower anchors at the
LATCH-equipped seating positions in your
vehicle. This type of attachment method
eliminates the need to use seatbelts to attach
the child restraint.

However, you can still use the seatbelt to
attach the child restraint. For forward-facing
child restraints, you must also attach the top
tether strap to the proper top tether anchor
if a top tether strap has been provided with
your child restraint.

Follow the instructions on attaching child
restraints with tether straps.

INSTALLING A CHILD RESTRAINT IN
A CENTER SEAT

WARNING: The standardized spacing

for LATCH lower anchors is 11 in (280 mm)
center to center. Do not use LATCH lower
anchors for the center seating position
unless the child restraint manufacturer's
instructions permit and specify using
anchors spaced at least as far apart as
those in this vehicle.

The lower anchors at the center of the
second row rear seat are spaced 20 in
(51 cm) apart. You cannot install a child
restraint with rigid LATCH attachments at the
center seating position. You can only use
LATCH-compatible child restraints with
attachments on belt webbing at this seating
position provided that the child restraint
manufacturer's instructions permit use with
the anchor spacing stated. Do not attach a
child restraint to any lower anchor if an
adjacent child restraint is attached to that
anchor.

Each time you use the child restraint, check
that the seat is properly attached to the lower
anchors and tether anchor, if applicable. Tug
the child restraint from side to side and
forward and back where it is secured to your
vehicle. The seat should move less than 1 in
(2.5 cm).

If you did not properly anchor the child
restraint, the risk of a child being injured in
a crash greatly increases.

COMBINING THE SEATBELT AND
LOWER ANCHORS FOR ATTACHING
CHILD RESTRAINTS

When used in combination, you may attach
either the seatbelt or the LATCH lower
anchors first, provided a proper installation
is achieved. Attach the tether strap afterward,
if it is included with the child restraint.

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USING TETHER STRAPS

Many forward-facing child restraints include
a tether strap which extends from the back
of the child restraint and hooks to an
anchoring point called the top tether anchor.
Tether straps are available as an accessory
for many older child restraints.

Contact the manufacturer of your child
restraint for information about ordering a
tether strap, or to obtain a longer tether strap
if the tether strap on your child restraint does
not reach the appropriate top tether anchor
in your vehicle.

Once you install the child restraint using
either the seatbelt, the lower anchors of the
LATCH system, or both, you can attach the
top tether strap.

Perform the following steps to install a child
restraint with tether anchors.

Note: If you install a child restraint with rigid
LATCH attachments, do not tighten the
tether strap enough to lift the child restraint
off your vehicle seat cushion when the child
is seated in it. Keep the tether strap just snug
without lifting the front of the child restraint.
Keeping the child restraint just touching your
vehicle seat gives the best protection in a
severe crash.

1. Route the child restraint tether strap over

the back of the seat. For the outermost
seating positions, route the tether strap
under the head restraint and between
the head restraint posts. For the center
seating position, route the tether strap
over the top of the head restraint. If
needed, you can also remove the head
restraints.

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2. Locate the correct anchor behind the gap

cover for the selected seating position.

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3. Clip the tether strap to the anchor as

shown.

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4. Tighten the child restraint tether strap

according to the manufacturer's
instructions.

If your child restraint system has a tether
strap, and the child restraint manufacturer
recommends its use, we also recommend its
use.

BOOSTER SEATS

Use a belt-positioning booster seat for
children who have outgrown or no longer
properly fit in a child restraint and meet the
following criteria.

•

Generally children who are less than
57 in (1.45 m) tall.

•

Are greater than age four (4) and less
than age twelve (12).

•

Are between 40 lb (18 kg) and 80 lb
(36 kg) and upward to 100 lb (45 kg).

Many state and provincial laws require that
children use approved booster seats until
they reach age eight, a height of 57 in
(1.45 m) tall, or 80 lb (36 kg).

Booster seats should be used until you can
answer yes to all of these questions when
seated without a booster seat:

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•

Can the child sit all the way back against
their vehicle seat backrest with knees
bent comfortably at the edge of the seat
cushion?

•

Can the child sit without slouching?

•

Does the lap belt rest low across the
hips?

•

Is the shoulder belt centered on the
shoulder and chest?

•

Can the child stay seated like this for the
whole trip?

Always use booster seats in conjunction with
your vehicle lap and shoulder belt.

Types of Booster Seats

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•

Backless booster seats

If your backless booster seat has a
removable shield, remove the shield.

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If a vehicle seating position has a low seat
backrest or no head restraint, a backless
booster seat may place your child's head, as
measured at the tops of the ears, above the
top of the seat. In this case, move the
backless booster to another seating position
with a higher seat backrest or head restraint
and lap and shoulder belts, or consider using
a high-back booster seat.

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High-back booster seats

If, with a backless booster seat, you cannot
find a seating position that adequately
supports your child's head, a high-back
booster seat would be a better choice.

Children and booster seats vary in size and
shape. Choose a booster that keeps the lap
belt low and snug across the hips, never up
across the stomach, and lets you adjust the
shoulder belt to cross the chest and rest
snugly near the center of the shoulder.

The following drawings compare the ideal
fit to a shoulder belt uncomfortably close to
the neck and a shoulder belt that could slip
off the shoulder. The drawings also show
how the lap belt should be low and snug
across the child's hips.

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If the booster seat slides on the vehicle seat
upon which it is being used, placing a
rubberized mesh sold as shelf or carpet liner
under the booster seat may improve this
condition. Do not use any item thicker than
this under the booster seat. Check with the
booster seat manufacturer's instructions.

CHILD SAFETY LOCKS

WARNING: You cannot open the rear

doors from inside if you have put the child
safety locks on.

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A child safety lock is on the rear edge of
each rear door. You must switch the child
safety lock separately on each door.

Left-Hand Side

Turn the key counterclockwise to switch the
child lock off and clockwise to switch it on.

Right-Hand Side

Turn the key clockwise to switch the child
lock off and counterclockwise to switch it on.

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SEATBELT PRECAUTIONS

WARNING: Always drive and ride

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

WARNING: Children must always be

properly restrained.

WARNING: Do not allow a passenger

to hold a child on their lap when your
vehicle is moving. Failure to follow this
instruction could result in personal injury
or death in the event of a sudden stop or
crash.

WARNING: All occupants of your

vehicle, including the driver, should always
properly wear their seatbelts, even when
an airbag supplemental restraint system is
provided. Failure to properly wear your
seatbelt could seriously increase the risk
of injury or death.

WARNING: It is extremely dangerous

to ride in a cargo area, inside or outside of
a vehicle. In a crash, 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 seatbelts. Make
sure everyone in your vehicle is in a seat
and properly using a seatbelt. Failure to
follow this warning could result in serious
personal injury or death.

WARNING: In a rollover crash, an

unbelted person is significantly more likely
to die than a person wearing a seatbelt.

WARNING: Each seating position in

your vehicle has a specific seatbelt
assembly made up of one buckle and one
tongue designed to be used as a pair. Use
the shoulder belt on the outside shoulder
only. Never wear the shoulder belt under
the arm. Never use a single seatbelt for
more than one person.

WARNING: Even with advanced

restraints systems, properly restrain
children 12 and under in a rear seating
position. Failure to follow this could
seriously increase the risk of injury or
death.

WARNING: Seatbelts and seats may

be hot in a vehicle that is in the sunshine.
The hot seatbelts or seats may burn a small
child. Check seat covers and buckles
before you place a child anywhere near
them.

WARNING: If your vehicle is involved

in a crash, have the seatbelts and
associated components inspected as soon
as possible. Failure to follow this instruction
could result in personal injury or death.

All seating positions in your vehicle have lap
and shoulder seatbelts. All occupants of the
vehicle should always properly wear their
seatbelts, even when an airbag supplemental
restraint system is provided.

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