Jeep Wrangler: Child Restraints / Installing Child Restraints Using The Vehicle Seat Belt
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!
- 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.
- Follow the child restraint manufacturer’s
directions exactly when installing an infant
or child restraint.
The seat belts in the passenger seating
positions are equipped with a Switchable
Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) that is
designed to keep the lap portion of the seat belt
tight around the child restraint so that it is not
necessary to use a locking clip. The ALR
retractor can be “switched” into a locked mode
by pulling all of the webbing out of the retractor
and then letting the webbing retract back into
the retractor. If it is locked, the ALR will make a
clicking noise while the webbing is pulled back
into the retractor.
Refer to the “Automatic Locking Mode”
description in “Switchable Automatic Locking
Retractors (ALR)” for additional
information on ALR.
Please see the table below and the following
sections for more information.
When using the LATCH attaching system to
install a child restraint, stow all ALR seat belts
that are not being used by other occupants or
being used to secure child restraints...
Automatic Locking Retractor Locations (Two-Door Models)
ALR — Switchable Automatic Locking Retractor
Top Tether Anchorage Symbol
Automatic Locking Retractor Locations (Four-Door Models)
ALR — Switchable Automatic Locking Retractor
Top Tether Anchorage Symbol
NOTE:
If the folding, non-adjustable head restraint
interferes with the installation of the child
restraint, the head restraint may be folded and
the child seat installed in front of it (Two-Door
Models)...
Other information:
If currently installed, remove the hard top.
Install the door rails, starting with the front,
followed by the rear on each side. For
instructions and appropriate torque specifications
for the door rail Torx screws.
Install the rear retainers on each side of the
rear of the vehicle using the provided
#50 Torx head driver and ratchet...
If a seat belt is not long enough to fit properly,
even when the webbing is fully extended and
the adjustable upper shoulder belt anchorage
(if equipped) is in its lowest position, an
authorized dealer can provide you with a Seat
Belt Extender. The Seat Belt Extender should be
used only if the existing seat belt is not long
enough...