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Installing Child Restraints Using The
Vehicle Seat Belt
Child restraint systems are designed to be se-
cured in vehicle seats by lap belts or the lap belt
portion of a lap/shoulder belt.
WARNING!
• Improper installation or failure to properly
secure a child restraint can lead to failure
of the restraint. The child could be badly
injured or killed.
• Follow the child restraint manufacturer’ s
directions exactly when installing an infant
or child restraint.
The seat belts in the passenger seating posi-
tions are equipped with either a Switchable
Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) or a cinch-
ing latch plate or both. Both types of seat belts
are designed to keep the lap portion of the seat
belt tight around the child restraint so that it is
not necessary to use a locking clip.
The ALR retractor can be “switched” into a
locked mode by pulling all of the webbing out of
the retractor and then letting the webbing re-
tract back into the retractor . If it is locked, the
ALR will make a clicking noise while the web-
bing is pulled back into the retractor . Refer to
the “Automatic Locking Mode” description in
“Switchable Automatic Locking Retractors
(ALR)” under “Occupant Restraint Systems”
for additional information on ALR. The cinching
latch plate is designed to hold the lap portion of
the seat belt tight when webbing is pulled tight
and straight through a child restraint’ s belt
path.
Please see the table below and the following
sections for more information.
Lap/Shoulder Belt Systems For Installing
Child Restraints In This Vehicle
Second Row Bench Seating
ALR = Switchable Automatic Locking
Retractor
Top Tether Anchorage Symbol
Cinch = Cinching Latch Plate
SAFETY
98
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