2010 Jeep Patriot Owner's Manual - Page 77

76 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE • Carefully follow the instructions that come with the • When your child restraint is not in use, secure it in the restraint. If you install the restraint improperly, it may vehicle with the seat belt or remove it from the vehicle. not work when you need it. Do not leave it loose in the vehicle. In a sudden stop or collision, it could strike the occupants or seatbacks and Installing Child Restraints Using the Vehicle Seat cause serious personal injury. Belt The seat belts in the passenger seating positions are • To install a child restraint, first, pull enough of the seat equipped with either an Automatic Locking Retractor belt webbing from the retractor to route it through the (ALR) or a cinching latch plate or both. Both types of belt path of the child restraint and slide the latch plate seatbelts are designed to keep the lap portion of the seat into the buckle. Next, extract all the seat belt webbing belt tight around the child restraint so that it is not out of the retractor and then allow the belt to retract necessary to use a locking clip. The ALR will make a into the retractor. Finally, pull on any excess webbing ratcheting noise if you extract the entire belt from the to tighten the lap portion around the child restraint. retractor and then allow the belt to retract into the Any seat belt system will loosen with time, so check retractor. For additional information on ALR, refer to the belt occasionally, and pull it tight if necessary. "Automatic Locking Mode". • In the rear seat, you may have trouble tightening the lap/shoulder belt on the child restraint because the • Buckle the child into the seat according to the child restraint manufacturer's directions. buckle or latch plate is too close to the belt path opening on the restraint. Disconnect the latch plate