2011 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab Owner Manual - Page 77

76 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE WARNING! Improper installation of a child restraint to the LATCH anchorages can lead to failure of an infant or child restraint. The child could be badly injured or killed. Follow the manufacturer's directions exactly when installing an infant or child restraint. then allow the belt to retract into the retractor. For additional information on ALR, refer to "Automatic Locking Mode". To install a child restraint, first, pull enough of the seat belt webbing from the retractor to route it through the belt path of the child restraint and slide the latch plate into the buckle. Next, extract all the seat belt webbing out of the retractor and then allow the belt to retract into the Installing Child Restraints Using the Vehicle Seat retractor. Finally, pull on any excess webbing to tighten Belt the lap portion around the child restraint. Any seat belt The seat belts in the passenger seating positions are system will loosen with time, so check the belt occasionequipped with either an Automatic Locking Retractor ally, and pull it tight if necessary. (ALR) or a cinching latch plate or both. Both types of seat belts are designed to keep the lap portion of the seat belt Child Restraint Tether Anchor tight around the child restraint so that it is not necessary Child restraints having tether straps and hooks for conto use a locking clip. The ALR will make a ratcheting nection to tether anchors have been available for some noise if you extract the entire belt from the retractor and time. In fact, many child restraint manufacturers will provide add-on tether strap kits for their older products. Regular Cab models have two tether anchorages, one