Seat Belt Retractor: Description and Operation

All models have seat belt retractor units fitted with Emergency Locking Retractors (ELR) and Automatic Locking Retractors (ALR). In the event of emergency braking the rapid deceleration of the vehicle will cause the seat belt retractor to lock up. At all other times the wearer is free to move the upper torso. The Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR), enables the seat belts to be used to securely hold a child seat.

The belt, once adjusted and all the slack is removed, will automatically lock in this condition and further extraction of the belt is inhibited. Unclipping of the seat belt buckle to release the child seat will allow the belt to return to its normal stowed position and revert to ELR operation. The ALR feature is not fitted to the drivers seat belt retractor, only to the front passenger and rear seat retractor assemblies.

WARNING: Rearward facing child seats must not be fitted to the front passenger seat. If a child seat is required, use only a forward facing child seat with the front seat set to its most rearward position.