Jeep Wrangler: Seat Belt Systems / 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
vehicle sensitive (emergency) locking mode.
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.
- Failure to replace the seat belt assembly
could increase the risk of injury in collisions.
- 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
restraining the child.
Buckle the combination lap and shoulder
belt.
Grab the shoulder portion and pull
downward until the entire seat belt is
extracted.
Allow the seat belt to retract...
Some of the safety features described in this
section may be standard equipment on some
models, or may be optional equipment on
others. If you are not sure, ask an authorized
dealer...
Other information:
ERM anticipates the potential for wheel lift by
monitoring the driver’s steering wheel input and
the speed of the vehicle. When ERM determines
that the rate of change of the steering wheel
angle and vehicle’s speed are sufficient to
potentially cause wheel lift, it then applies the
appropriate brake and may also reduce engine
power to lessen the chance that wheel lift will
occur...
Remove the grommets under the rear seat
(one left and one right).
Pull the carpet out to the front and open the
carpet split around the seat belt attachment
and under the center seat bracket.
Under Rear Seat
Carpet Split
Grommets
Rear Carpet
When reinstalling carpet please perform
these steps in reverse order making sure
that the carpet is tucked under the scuffs,
B-pillar, console, and refasten grommets...