Seating and safety restraints – FORD 1998 Explorer User Manual

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9. Pull on the safety belt tongues to
ensure that they are both securely
latched. If they are not properly
latched, repeat steps seven and
eight.

If necessary, the shoulder belt may be put in automatic locking mode
(ALR) to limit the child’s movement in the seat. The ALR mode should
be used if the child is sleeping or attempting to get out of the seat.

If not placed in ALR mode, the child seat shoulder belts are in vehicle
sensitive (emergency locking) mode, which allow some movement of the
shoulder belts (like adult shoulder belts).

In emergency locking mode, the shoulder belts of the child seat will lock
in response to hard braking, hard cornering or if your vehicle is involved
in a collision with an impact of 8 km/h (5 m.p.h.) or more.

Activating the automatic locking mode (ALR) on the built-in child
safety seat

1. Fully extend the right shoulder belt.

2. Allow the belts to tighten snugly against the child’s shoulders.

Deactivating the automatic locking mode (ALR) on the built-in
child safety seat

1. Disconnect the chest clip and remove the left and right safety belt
tongues from the crotch buckle.

2. Allow the shoulder belts to fully retract.

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