2016 Ram ProMaster City child seat

▫Unlock The Doors From The Outside ........23
▫ Unlocking The Rear Cargo Area From Inside The
Vehicle .............................23
▫ Sliding Side Doors ......................23
▫ Child Lock System — If Equipped ..........24
▫ Auto Unlock Doors ....................25
 WINDOWS ...........................26
▫ Power Windows — If Equipped ...........26
▫ Wind Buffeting .......................28
 SLIDING SIDE DOOR ....................29
▫ Opening And Closing From Outside The
Vehicle ..............................29
▫ Opening And Closing From The Inside .......30
▫ Child Lock System .....................30 ▫
Key Emergency Lock (KEL) Device ..........30
 DOUBLE REAR SWING DOORS .............31
▫ Opening/Closing The First Swing Door From The
Outside .............................31
▫ Emergency Opening Of The First Swing Door
From The Inside .......................32
▫ Opening The Second Swing Door ...........32
 OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS ..........32
▫ Important Safety Precautions ..............32
▫ Seat Belt Systems ......................34
▫ Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) ........47
▫ Child Restraints .......................61
▫ Transporting Pets ......................85
 ENGINE BREAK-IN RECOMMENDATIONS ....85
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To Engage Or Disengage The Child-Protection Door
Lock System
1. Open the rear door.
2. Insert the tip of the emergency key into the lock androtate to the LOCK or UNLOCK position.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for the opposite rear door.
The device remains engaged even if the doors are un-
locked remotely.
WARNING!
Avoid trapping anyone in a vehicle in a collision.
Remember that the rear doors can only be opened
from the outside when the Child-Protection locks are
engaged (locked). NOTE:
For emergency exit from the rear seats when the
Child-Protection Door Lock System is engaged, manually
raise the door lock knob to the unlocked position, roll
down the window, and open the door using the outside
door handle.
Auto Unlock Doors
This feature unlocks all doors when the driver door is
open.
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Opening And Closing From The Inside
Opening:
Pull the interior door handle switch to unlock the door,
then pull the handle and slide the door towards the rear
of the vehicle until it can go no further.
Closing:
Pull the interior door handle switch to release the door
and then push it towards the front of the vehicle.
Child Lock System
This system prevents the sliding side doors being opened
from the inside.
It can be engaged only with the sliding side door open:
•Position 1 – engaged (door locked)
• Position 2 – disengaged (door can be opened from
inside) The device remains engaged even if the doors are un-
locked remotely.
Key Emergency Lock (KEL) Device
The sliding side doors are provided with a device for
locking all the doors using the lock in case of a power
fault.
The device can be engaged with the sliding side doors
open as follows:
•
Position 1– device not engaged (doors released)
• Position 2 – device engaged (fit the metal insert of the
ignition key in its seat and rotate clockwise), door
locked
The device is released and thus the doors can be opened
as follows:
If the power is restored:
• By remote control.
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To close the door, turn the key in the lock or push the lock
button on the Remote Keyless (RKE) transmitter.
Emergency Opening Of The First Swing Door
From The Inside
From inside the vehicle, use the interior door release
mechanism located on the left rear trim panel.
Opening The Second Swing Door
After having opened the first door, pull the handle
located on the door face toward the rear of the vehicle.
OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
Some of the most important safety features in your
vehicle are the restraint systems:
•Seat Belt Systems
• Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS) Air Bags
• Child Restraints
Important Safety Precautions
Please pay close attention to the information in this
section. It tells you how to use your restraint system
properly, to keep you and your passengers as safe as
possible.
Here are some simple steps you can take to minimize the
risk of harm from a deploying air bag:
1. Children 12 years old and under should always ride
buckled up in a vehicle with a rear seat.
2. If a child from 2 to 12 years old (not in a rear-facing child restraint) must ride in the front passenger seat,
move the seat as far back as possible and use the
proper child restraint. (Refer to “Child Restraints”)
3. Children that are not big enough to wear the vehicle seat belt properly (Refer to Child Restraints) should
be secured in a vehicle with a rear seat in child
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restraints or belt-positioning booster seats. Older chil-
dren who do not use child restraints or belt-
positioning booster seats should ride properly buckled
up in a vehicle with a rear seat.
4. Never allow children to slide the shoulder belt behind them or under their arm.
5. You should read the instructions provided with your child restraint to make sure that you are using it
properly.
6. All occupants should always wear their lap and shoulder belts properly.
7. The driver and front passenger seats should be moved back as far as practical to allow the Advanced Front
Air Bags room to inflate.
8. Do not lean against the door or window. If your vehicle has side air bags, and deployment occurs, the side air bags will inflate forcefully into the space
between occupants and the door and occupants could
be injured.
9. If the air bag system in this vehicle needs to be modified to accommodate a disabled person, contact
the Customer Center. Phone numbers are provided
under If You Need Assistance.
WARNING!
•Never place a rear-facing child restraint in front of
an air bag. A deploying passenger Advanced Front
Air Bag can cause death or serious injury to a child
12 years or younger, including a child in a rear-
facing child restraint.
• Only use a rear-facing child restraint in a vehicle
with a rear seat.
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Seat Belts And Pregnant Women
Seat belts must be worn by all occupants including
pregnant women: the risk of injury in the event of an
accident is reduced for the mother and the unborn child
if they are wearing a seat belt.Position the lap belt snug and low below the abdomen
and across the strong bones of the hips. Place the
shoulder belt across the chest and away from the neck.
Never place the shoulder belt behind the back or under
the arm.
Seat Belt Pretensioner
The front seat belt system is equipped with pretensioning
devices that are designed to remove slack from the seat
belt in the event of a collision. These devices may
improve the performance of the seat belt by removing
slack from the seat belt early in a collision. Pretensioners
work for all size occupants, including those in child
restraints.
NOTE:
These devices are not a substitute for proper seat
belt placement by the occupant. The seat belt still must be
worn snugly and positioned properly.
Pregnant Women And Seat Belts
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The pretensioners are triggered by the Occupant Re-
straint Controller (ORC). Like the air bags, the preten-
sioners are single use items. A deployed pretensioner or
a deployed air bag must be replaced immediately.
Energy Management Feature
This vehicle has a seat belt system with an Energy
Management feature in the front seating positions that
may help further reduce the risk of injury in the event of
a collision. This seat belt system has a retractor assembly
that is designed to release webbing in a controlled
manner.
Switchable Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR)
The seat belts in the passenger seating positions are
equipped with a Switchable Automatic Locking Retractor
(ALR) which is used to secure a child restraint system.
For additional information, refer to “Installing Child
Restraints Using The Vehicle Seat Belt” under the “ChildRestraints” section of this manual. The table below
defines the type of feature for each seating position.
Commercial Vehicle
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If the passenger seating position is equipped with an
ALR and is being used for normal usage, only pull the
seat belt webbing out far enough to comfortably wrap
around the occupant’s mid-section so as to not activate
the ALR. If the ALR is activated, you will hear a clicking
sound as the seat belt retracts. Allow the webbing toretract completely in this case and then carefully pull out
only the amount of webbing necessary to comfortably
wrap around the occupant’s mid-section. Slide the latch
plate into the buckle until you hear a
click.
In Automatic Locking Mode, the shoulder belt is auto-
matically pre-locked. The seat belt will still retract to
remove any slack in the shoulder belt. Use the Automatic
Locking Mode anytime a child restraint is installed in a
seating position that has a seat belt with this feature.
Children 12 years old and under should always be
properly restrained in a vehicle with a rear seat.WARNING!
• Never place a rear-facing child restraint in front of
an air bag. A deploying Passenger Advanced Front
Air Bag can cause death or serious injury to a child
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Passenger Vehicle
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