2014 Jeep Compass Owner Manual - Page 55

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 53 • N/A - Not Applicable the shoulder belt. The Automatic Locking Mode is available on all passenger-seating positions with a combina• ALR - Automatic Locking Retractor tion lap/shoulder belt. Use the Automatic Locking Mode If the passenger seating position is equipped with an anytime a child safety seat is installed in a seating ALR and is being used for normal usage: position that has a belt with this feature. Children 12 Only pull the belt webbing out far enough to comfortably years old and under should always be properly rewrap around the occupant's mid-section so as to not strained in a vehicle with a rear seat. activate the ALR. If the ALR is activated, you will hear a How To Engage The Automatic Locking Mode ratcheting sound as the belt retracts. Allow the webbing to retract completely in this case and then carefully pull 1. Buckle the combination lap and shoulder belt. out only the amount of webbing necessary to comfort- 2. Grasp the shoulder portion and pull downward until ably wrap around the occupant's mid-section. Slide the the entire belt is extracted. latch plate into the buckle until you hear a ЉclickЉ. 3. Allow the belt to retract. As the belt retracts, you will Automatic Locking Retractor Mode (ALR) - If hear a clicking sound. This indicates the safety belt is Equipped now in the Automatic Locking Mode. In this mode, the shoulder belt is automatically prelocked. The belt will still retract to remove any slack in 2