Automatic Locking Retractor Mode (Alr) - If Equipped; Energy Management Feature - Jeep Compass Operating Information Manual

Driver Center
First N/A N/A
Row
Second ALR ALR
Row
• N/A — Not Applicable
• ALR — Automatic Locking Retractor
If the passenger seating position is equipped
with an ALR and is being used for normal
usage:
Only pull the belt webbing out far enough to
comfortably wrap around the occupant's mid-
section so as to not activate the ALR. If the ALR
is activated, you will hear a ratcheting sound as
the 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."
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Automatic Locking Retractor Mode
Passen-
(ALR) — If Equipped
ger
In this mode, the shoulder belt is automatically
ALR
pre-locked. The belt will still retract to remove
any slack in the shoulder belt. The Automatic
ALR Locking Mode is available on all passenger-
seating positions with a combination lap/
shoulder belt. Use the Automatic Locking Mode
anytime a child safety seat is installed in a
seating position that has a belt with this feature.
Children 12 years old and under should always
be properly restrained in the rear seat.
How To Engage The Automatic Locking
Mode
1. Buckle the combination lap and shoulder
belt.
2. Grasp the shoulder portion and pull down-
ward until the entire belt is extracted.
3. Allow the belt to retract. As the belt retracts,
you will hear a clicking sound. This indicates the
safety belt is now in the Automatic Locking
Mode.
How To Disengage The Automatic Locking
Mode
Unbuckle the combination lap/shoulder belt and
allow it to retract completely to disengage the
Automatic Locking Mode and activate the ve-
hicle sensitive (emergency) locking mode.
WARNING!
• The belt and retractor assembly must be
replaced if the seat belt assembly Auto-
matic Locking Retractor (ALR) feature or
any other seat belt function is not working
properly when checked according to the
procedures in the Service Manual.
• Failure to replace the belt and retractor
assembly could increase the risk of injury
in collisions.

Energy Management Feature

This vehicle has a safety belt system with an
energy management feature in the front seating
positions to help further reduce the risk of injury
in the event of a head-on collision. This safety
belt system has a retractor assembly that is