Dodge 2013 Avenger - Owner Manual - Manual (Page 92)

Installing Child Restraints Using The Vehicle Seat
Belt
The seat belts in the passenger seating positions are
equipped with either a Switchable Automatic Locking
Retractor (ALR) or a cinching 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
retract back into the retractor. If it is locked, the ALR will
make a clicking noise while the webbing is pulled back into
the retractor. For additional information on ALR, refer to
the “Automatic Locking Mode” description under “Occu-
pant Restraints.” The cinching latch plate is designed to
hold the lap portion of the seatbelt 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 about both types of seat belts.
Lap/Shoulder Belt Systems for Installing Child
Restraints in this Vehicle
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