1998 Ford Explorer Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 96

Seating and safety restraints 9. Pull on the safety belt tongues to ensure that they are both securely latched. If they are not properly latched, repeat steps seven and eight. If necessary, the shoulder belt may be put in automatic locking mode (ALR) to limit the child's movement in the seat. The ALR mode should be used if the child is sleeping or attempting to get out of the seat. If not placed in ALR mode, the child seat shoulder belts are in vehicle sensitive (emergency locking) mode, which allow some movement of the shoulder belts (like adult shoulder belts). In emergency locking mode, the shoulder belts of the child seat will lock in response to hard braking, hard cornering or if your vehicle is involved in a collision with an impact of 8 km/h (5 m.p.h.) or more. Activating the automatic locking mode (ALR) on the built-in child safety seat 1. Fully extend the right shoulder belt. 2. Allow the belts to tighten snugly against the child's shoulders. Deactivating the automatic locking mode (ALR) on the built-in child safety seat 1. Disconnect the chest clip and remove the left and right safety belt tongues from the crotch buckle. 2. Allow the shoulder belts to fully retract. 96