Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR)
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2013 Ford Explorer. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The ALR mode is used when locking a child seat in any passenger seating position. The ALR mode automatically activates when the safety belt webbing is fully extracted from the retractor and then allowed to retract. As the safety belt webbing retracts back onto the spool, an audible clicking sound is made, indicating the safety belt retractor is in ALR mode and the safety belt webbing cannot pull back out of the safety belt retractor. The ALR mode disengages when the webbing is allowed to fully retract back into the retractor. For testing, refer to COMPONENT TESTS and the appropriate FUNCTIONAL TEST .