Child Safety Lock - Manual Update

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^ DOOR - REAR - INFORMATION ON CHILD SAFETY LOCK OPERATION - 1990 SHOP MANUAL UPDATE

^ LOCKS - REAR DOOR - INFORMATION ON CHILD SAFETY LOCK OPERATION - 1990 SHOP MANUAL UPDATE

Article No. 90-7-1

Figure 1:

LINCOLN-MERCURY: 1990 TOWN CAR


ISSUE: Information about the child safety lock on rear doors is missing from the 1990 Town Car Shop Manual, Section 44-16.

ACTION: If service is required or an inquiry is received about the child safety lock function, use the following information to explain how the lock operates.
^ The child safety lock, when activated, prevents the rear door from being opened from inside the vehicle. This happens regardless of the position of the door lock knob.
^ The child safety lock has been designed into the door latch bellcrank levers. A decal has been located on the rear door lock face to indicate the location of the lever which is manually moved up to lock and down to unlock the system, Figure 1.
^ Once the system is put into the locked position and the door is closed, the door can only be opened from outside the vehicle.
^ The child safety lock does not lock the door from the outside. It is still necessary to push the door lock knob down to lock the door from outside.

This information should be inserted in the 1990 Lincoln Town Car Shop Manual, Section 44-16.

OTHER APPLICABLE ARTICLES: None
WARRANTY STATUS: INFORMATION ONLY
OASIS CODES: 1800