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2021 Jeep Gladiator Owner's Manual

Table of Contents

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL
WARNING LIGHTS AND MESSAGES
STARTING AND OPERATING
MULTIMEDIA
SAFETY
OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
SERVICING AND MAINTENANCE
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
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SAFETY

 

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.

1. Place the child seat in the center of the 

seating position. 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.

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 webbing to retract 

back into the retractor. As the webbing 

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 webbing. 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, connect the tether strap to the 

anchorage and tighten the tether strap. See  

Ú

page 379 for directions to attach a tether 

anchor.

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.

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.

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  • 1. Place the child seat in the center of the seating position.
  • 2. Pull enough of the seat belt webbing from the retractor to pass it through the belt path of the child restraint.
  • 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.
  • 6. Try to pull the webbing out of the retractor.
  • 5. 7.
  • 8. If the child restraint has a top tether strap and the seating position has a top tether anchorage, connect the tether strap to the anchorage and tighten the tether strap.
  • 9. Test that the child restraint is installed tightly by pulling back and forth on the child seat at the belt path.
  • 25.4 mm) in any direction.

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