RAM 2500 2024 - Installing a Child Restraint with a Switchable Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR); Installing a Child Restraint with a Cinching Latch Plate (CINCH)

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Installing A Child Restraint With A

Switchable Automatic Locking Retractor

(ALR):

Child restraint systems are designed to be secured in

vehicle seats by lap belts or the lap belt portion of a

lap/shoulder belt.

WARNING!

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Improper installation or failure to properly secure a

child restraint can lead to failure of the restraint.

The child could be badly injured or killed.

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Follow the child restraint manufacturer’s directions

exactly when installing an infant or child restraint.

1. For Mega And Crew Cab Models

Place the child seat in the center of the seating posi-

tion. If the second row seat can be reclined, you may

recline the seat and/or raise the head restraint (if

adjustable) to get a better fit. If the rear seat can be

moved forward and rearward in the vehicle, you may

wish to move it to its rear-most position to make

room for the child seat. You may also move the front

seat forward to allow more room for the child seat.

For Regular Cab Models

Place the child seat in the center of the seating posi-

tion. Move the vehicle seat as far rearward as pos-

sible to keep the child as far from the passenger air

bag as possible.

2. Pull enough of the seat belt webbing from the

retractor to pass it through the belt path of the child

restraint. Do not twist the belt webbing in the belt

path.

3. Slide the latch plate into the buckle until you hear a

“click.”

4. Pull on the webbing to make the lap portion tight

against the child seat.

5. To lock the seat belt, pull down on the shoulder part

of the belt until you have pulled all the seat belt

webbing out of the retractor. Then, allow the web-

bing to retract back into the retractor. As the web-

bing retracts, you will hear a clicking sound. This

means the seat belt is now in the Automatic Locking

mode.

6. Try to pull the webbing out of the retractor. If it is

locked, you should not be able to pull out any web-

bing. If the retractor is not locked, repeat step 5.

7. Finally, pull up on any excess webbing to tighten the

lap portion around the child restraint while you push

the child restraint rearward and downward into the

vehicle seat.

8. If the child restraint has a top tether strap and the

seating position has a top tether anchorage, con-

nect the tether strap to the anchorage and tighten

the tether strap. For directions to attach a tether

anchor, see

page 242.

9. Test that the child restraint is installed tightly by

pulling back and forth on the child seat at the belt

path. It should not move more than 1 inch

(25.4 mm) in any direction.

Any seat belt system will loosen with time, so check the

belt occasionally, and pull it tight if necessary.