Dodge 2008 Ram Pickup 1500 - Manual (Page 46)

As a guide, if you are shorter than average, you will
prefer a lower position, and if you are taller than average,
you’ll prefer a higher position. When you release the
anchorage, try to move it up or down to make sure that
it is locked in position.
Automatic Locking Retractors (ALR) Mode – If
Equipped
Seatbelts, except for driver seatbelt, are equipped with an
Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) and/or a cinching
latch plate. Both types of seat belts are designed to keep
the lap portion tight around the child restraint so that it
is not necessary to use a locking clip. In seating positions
that are equipped with an ALR retractor, it will make a
ratcheting noise after all the webbing is extracted and
allowed to return back. For additional information, refer
to “Automatic Locking Mode” in the section.
To install a child restraint, pull enough of the seatbelt
webbing from the retractor to route it through the belt
path of the child restraint and slide the latch plate into the
buckle. Next, pull all the seatbelt webbing, until it is fully
extracted, from the retractor. Allow the belt to return to
the retractor, pulling on the excess webbing to tighten the
lap portion about the child restraint. (Any seatbelt system
will loosen with time, so check the belt occasionally and
pull it tight if necessary).
When To Use The Automatic Locking Mode:
Use this mode anytime a child safety seat is installed in a
passenger seating position. Children 12 years old and
under should be properly restrained in the rear seat
whenever possible.
How To Disengage The Automatic Locking Mode:
Disconnect the combination lap/shoulder belt and allow
it to retract completely to disengage the Automatic
Locking Mode and activate the Vehicle Sensitive (emer-
gency) Locking Mode.
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