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Safety -> Child Restraint Precautions for Your Fiat 124 Spider 2 Door Second Generation (2016-2020)

Automatic Locking Mode  
Position the lap belt as low as possible,  
not on the abdominal area 2, then  
adjust the shoulder belt 3 so that it fits  
snugly against your body.  
Failure to replace the seat belt assembly  
could increase the risk of injury in  
collisions.  
Always use the automatic locking mode  
to keep the child-restraint system from  
shifting to an unsafe position in the  
event of an accident.  
Do not use the Automatic Locking Mode  
to restrain occupants who are wearing the  
seat belt or children who are using booster  
seats. The locked mode is only used to  
install rear-facing or forward-facing child  
restraints that have a harness for  
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To enable seat belt automatic locking  
mode, pull it all the way out and  
connect it as instructed on the child  
restraint system. It will retract down to  
the child restraint system and stay  
locked on it.  
restraining the child.  
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Lap/Shoulder Belts  
Fastening The Seat Belt  
Warning!  
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Adjusting The Seat Belt  
Never place a rear-facing child restraint in  
front of an air bag. A deploying passenger  
front air bag can cause death or serious injury  
to a child 12 years or younger, including a  
child in a rear-facing child restraint.  
1 — Position Lap Belt Across Lap Area  
2 — Lap Belt Routing  
3 — Shoulder Belt Routing  
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Never install a rear-facing child restraint  
in the front seat of a vehicle. Only use a  
rear-facing child restraint in the rear seat. If  
the vehicle does not have a rear seat, do  
not transport a rear-facing child restraint in  
that vehicle.  
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Fastening The Seat Belt  
1 — Seat Belt  
Tongue  
2 — Seat Belt  
Buckle  
Warning!  
The seat belt assembly must be  
replaced if the switchable Automatic  
Locking Retractor (ALR) feature or any  
other seat belt function is not working  
properly when checked according to the  
procedures in the Service Manual.  
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Unfastening The Seat Belt  
If the driver or passenger's seat belt is  
unfastened (only when the passenger  
seat is occupied) and the vehicle is  
driven at a speed faster than about  
12 mph (20 km/h), the LED flashes.  
After a short time, the LED stops  
flashing, but remains illuminated.  
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Depress the button on the seat belt  
buckle. If the belt does not fully retract,  
pull it out and check for kinks or twists.  
Then make sure it remains untwisted as  
it retracts.  
If a seat belt remains unfastened, the  
LED flashes again for a given period of  
time. In this case, fasten the seat belt.  
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Seat Belt Pretensioner  
Seat Belt Routing Guides  
For optimum protection, the driver and  
passenger seat belts are equipped with  
pretensioner and load limiting systems.  
For both these systems to work  
properly you must wear the seat belt  
properly.  
1 — Shoulder Belt Routing Guides  
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Seat Belt Warning  
Systems  
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Latching/Unlatching The Seat Belt  
If it detects that the occupant seat belt  
is unfastened, the warning light or beep  
alerts the occupant.  
The seat belt pretensioners are  
1 — Seat Belt Release Button  
designed to deploy in moderate or  
severe frontal, near frontal collisions.  
In addition, during a side collision, the  
pretensioner operates on the side in  
which the collision occurs. The  
pretensioners operate differently  
depending on what types of air bags  
are equipped. For details on the seat  
belt pretensioner operation, refer to the  
“SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria”  
paragraph in this chapter.  
Refer to “Warning Lights And  
Messages” in “Getting To Knowing  
Your Instrument Panel” for further  
information.  
Note:  
If a belt does not fully retract,  
inspect it for kinks and twists. If it is still  
not retracting properly, have it  
inspected: contact an authorized  
dealer.  
Refer to “Seat Belt Warning Light” in  
“Getting To Knowing Your Instrument  
Panel” for further information.  
Always wear the seat belt with it  
correctly routed in its guide. Wearing a  
seat belt without the seat belt routed in  
its guide is dangerous because the  
seat belt would not be able to provide  
adequate protection in an accident,  
which could result in serious injury.  
Driver And Passenger  
BeltAlert (If Equipped)  
When a collision is detected, the  
pretensioners deploy simultaneously  
with the air bags. For deployment  
details, refer to the “SRS Air Bag  
Deployment Criteria” paragraph in this  
chapter.  
Seat Belt Warning Systems  
The LED on dashboard trim turns on if  
the driver or passenger's seat is  
occupied and the seat belt is not  
fastened with the ignition cycled to ON.  
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The seat belt retractors remove slack  
quickly as the air bags are expanding.  
Any time the air bags and seat belt  
pretensioners have fired they must be  
replaced.  
Load Limiter  
CHILD RESTRAINT  
PRECAUTIONS  
The load limiting system releases belt  
webbing in a controlled manner to  
reduce belt force on the occupant's  
chest.  
Child Restraints  
FCA US LLC strongly urges the use of  
child-restraint systems for children small  
enough to use them.  
With Passenger Occupant  
Classification System  
While the most severe load on a seat  
belt occurs in frontal collisions, the load  
limiter has an automatic mechanical  
function and can activate in any  
accident mode with sufficient occupant  
movement.  
In addition, the pretensioner system for  
the passenger, like the front and side  
passenger Air Bag, is designed to only  
deploy when the passenger occupant  
classification sensor detects a  
passenger sitting on the passenger's  
seat.  
Before buying any restraint system,  
make sure that it has a label certifying  
that it meets all applicable Safety  
Standards. You should also make sure  
that you can install it in the vehicle  
where you will use it.  
Even if the pretensioners have not fired,  
the load limiting function must be  
checked by an authorized dealer.  
Everyone in your vehicle needs to be  
buckled up at all times, including babies  
and children. Every state in the United  
States, and every Canadian province,  
requires that small children ride in  
proper restraint systems. This is the  
law, and you can be prosecuted for  
ignoring it.  
Note:  
These devices are not a substitute  
for proper seat belt placement by the  
occupant. The seat belt still must be  
worn snugly and positioned properly.  
The pretensioners are triggered by  
the Occupant Restraint Controller  
(ORC). Like the air bags, the  
pretensioners are single use items. A  
deployed pretensioner or a deployed  
air bag must be replaced immediately.  
Check your local and state or provincial  
laws for specific requirements regarding  
the safety of children riding in your  
vehicle.  
Children 12 years or younger should  
ride properly buckled up in a rear seat,  
if available. According to crash  
statistics, children are safer when  
properly restrained in the rear seats  
rather than in the front.  
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Whatever child-restraint system you  
consider, please pick the appropriate  
one for the age and size of the child,  
obey the law and follow the instructions  
that come with the individual  
With Passenger Occupant  
Classification System  
Warning!  
To reduce the chance of injuries caused  
by deployment of the passenger Air  
Bag, the Passenger Occupant  
Classification Sensor work as a part of  
the Supplementary Restraint System.  
Improper installation can lead to failure  
of an infant or child restraint. It could come  
loose in a collision. The child could be  
badly injured or killed. Follow the child  
restraint manufacturer’s directions exactly  
when installing an infant or child restraint.  
child-restraint system.  
A child who has outgrown  
child-restraint systems should use seat  
belts, both lap and shoulder. If the  
shoulder belt crosses the neck or face,  
move the child closer to the center of  
the vehicle.  
This system deactivates the passenger  
front and side Air Bags and also the  
passenger seat belt pretensioner  
After a child restraint is installed in the  
vehicle, do not move the vehicle seat  
forward or rearward because it can loosen  
the child restraint attachments. Remove  
the child restraint before adjusting the  
vehicle seat position. When the vehicle  
seat has been adjusted, reinstall the child  
restraint.  
system when the  
OFF passenger Air  
Bag deactivation indicator light  
illuminates.  
A rear-facing child-restraint system  
should NEVER be used on the  
passenger seat with the Air Bag system  
activated. In the event of an impact the  
Air Bag activation may cause fatal  
injuries to the transported child.  
When an infant or small child sits on the  
passenger seat, the system shuts off  
the passenger front and side Air Bags  
and seat belt pretensioner system, so  
make sure the  
OFF passenger Air  
When your child restraint is not in use,  
secure it in the vehicle with the seat belt or  
LATCH anchorages, or remove it from the  
vehicle. Do not leave it loose in the vehicle.  
In a sudden stop or accident, it could  
strike the occupants or seatbacks and  
cause serious personal injury.  
Bag deactivation indicator light  
illuminates. For more details, refer to  
"Passenger Occupant Classification  
Sensor" in “Supplementary Restraint  
System SRS — Air Bag” for additional  
information.  
Warning!  
In a collision, an unrestrained child can  
become a projectile inside the vehicle. The  
force required to hold even an infant on  
your lap could become so great that you  
could not hold the child, no matter how  
strong you are. The child and others could  
be badly injured or killed. Any child riding in  
your vehicle should be in a proper restraint  
for the child’s size.  
Note: A seat belt or child-restraint  
system can become very hot in a  
closed vehicle during warm weather. To  
avoid burning yourself or a child, check  
them before you or your child touches  
them.  
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