Fiat 500L 2017, User Manual

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Switchable Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR)
The seat belts in the passenger seating positions are equipped with a Switchable Auto-
matic Locking Retractor (ALR) which is used to secure a child restraint system
. For addi-
tional information, refer to “Installing Child Restraints Using The Vehicle Seat Belt” under
the “Child Restraints” section of this manual
.
The figure below illustrates the locking fea-
ture for each seating position
.
If the passenger seating position is equipped
with an ALR and is being used for normal
usage, only pull the seat belt webbing out far
enough to comfortably wrap around the oc-
cupant’s mid-section so as to not activate the
ALR
. If the ALR is activated, you will hear a
clicking sound as the seat belt retracts . Allow
the webbing to retract completely in this case
and then carefully pull out only the amount of
webbing necessary to comfortably wrap
around the occupant’s mid-section
. Slide the
latch plate into the buckle until you hear a
"click
. "
In Automatic Locking Mode, the shoulder belt is automatically pre-locked
.
The seat belt
will still retract to remove any slack in the shoulder belt . Use the Automatic Locking
Mode anytime a child restraint is installed in a seating position that has a seat belt with
this feature
.
Children 12 years old and under should always be properly restrained in a
vehicle with a rear seat .
WARNING!
• Never place a rear-facing child restraint in front of an air bag . A deploying passen-
ger front air bag can cause death or serious injury to a child 12 years or younger,
including a child in a rear-facing child restraint
.
• Only use a rear-facing child restraint in a vehicle with a rear seat .
How To Engage The Automatic Locking Mode
1
.
Buckle the combination lap and shoulder belt
.
2 . Grasp the shoulder portion and pull downward until the entire seat belt is extracted .
3 . Allow the seat belt to retract . As the seat belt retracts, you will hear a clicking sound .
This indicates the seat belt is now in the Automatic Locking Mode
.
ALR — Switchable Automatic Locking
Retractor
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