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Automatic Locking Retractors (ALR) Mode — If
Equipped
3. Allow the belt to retract. As the belt retracts, you will
hear a clicking sound. This indicates the safety belt is
In this mode, the shoulder belt is automatically pre- now in the Automatic Locking Mode.
locked. The belt will still retract to remove any slack in
How to Disengage The Automatic Locking Mode
the shoulder belt. The Automatic Locking Mode is avail-
able on all passenger-seating positions with a combina-
tion lap/shoulder belt.
Disconnect the combination lap/shoulder belt from the
buckle and allow it to retract completely to disengage the
Automatic Locking Mode and activate the vehicle sensi-
tive (emergency) locking mode.
When To Use The Automatic Locking Mode
Use the Automatic Locking Mode anytime a child safety
seat is installed in the rear outboard seating position.
Children 12 years old and younger should always be
properly restrained in the rear seat.
Seat Belt Pretensioners — If Equipped
The seat belts for both front seating positions may be
equipped with pretensioning devices that are designed to
remove slack from the seat belt in the event of a collision.
These devices improve the performance of the seat belt
by assuring that the belt is tight about the occupant early
in a collision. Pretensioners work for all size occupants,
How To Use The Automatic Locking Mode
1. Buckle the combination lap and shoulder belt.
2. Grasp the shoulder portion and pull downward until including those in child restraints.
the entire belt is extracted.
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NOTE: These devices are not a substitute for proper seat How the Active Head Restraints (AHR) Work
belt placement by the occupant. The seat belt still must be The Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) determines
worn snugly and positioned properly.
whether the severity, or type of rear impact, will require
the Active Head Restraints (AHR) to deploy. If a rear
impact requires deployment, both the driver and front
passenger seat AHRs will be deployed.
The pretensioners are triggered by the Occupant Re-
straint Controller (ORC). Like the airbags, the pretension-
ers are single use items. After a collision deploys the
airbags and/or pretensioners, a deployed airbag and/or When AHRs deploy during a rear impact, the front half
pretensioner must be replaced immediately.
of the head restraint extends forward to minimize the gap
between the back of the occupant’s head and the AHR.
This system is designed to help prevent or reduce the
extent of injuries to the driver and front passenger in
certain types of rear impacts.
Supplemental Rear Impact Active Head Restraints
(AHR) — If Equipped
These head restraints are passive, deployable compo-
nents, and vehicles with this equipment can not be
readily identified by any markings, only through visual NOTE: The Active Head Restraints (AHR) may or may
inspection of the head restraint. The head restraint will be not deploy in the event of a front or side impact.
split in two halves, with the front half being soft foam However if during a front impact, a secondary rear
and trim, the back half being decorative plastic.
impact occurs, the AHR may deploy based on the sever-
ity and type of the impact.
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