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Essential Safety Equipment

Seat Belt Systems

Seat Belt Precautions

Seat belts help to decrease the possibility of severe injury during accidents and sudden

stops. Mazda recommends that the driver and all passengers always wear seat belts.

All of the seat belt retractors are designed to keep the lap/shoulder belts out of the way

when not in use.

The driver's seat belt has no provisions for child-restraint systems and has only an

emergency locking mode. The driver may wear it comfortably, and it will lock during a

collision.

However, in some models (with automatic locking mode) the front passenger's seat and all

rear lap/shoulder belt retractors operate in two modes: emergency locking mode, and for

child-restraint systems, automatic locking mode. While we recommend you put all children

in the rear seats, if you must use the front passenger seat for a child, slide the front

passenger seat as far back as possible and make sure any child-restraint system is secured

properly.

WARNING

Always wear your seat belt and make sure all occupants are properly restrained:

Not wearing a seat belt is extremely dangerous. During a collision, occupants not

wearing seat belts could hit someone or things inside the vehicle or even be thrown

out of the vehicle. They could be seriously injured or even killed. In the same

collision, occupants wearing seat belts would be much safer.

Do not wear twisted seat belts:

Twisted seat belts are dangerous. In a collision, the full width of the belt is not

available to absorb the impact. This puts more force on the bones beneath the belt,

which could cause serious injury or death. So, if your seat belt is twisted, you must

straighten the seat belt to remove any twists and to allow the full width of the belt to

be used.

Never use one seat belt on more than one person at a time:

Using one seat belt for more than one person at a time is dangerous. A seat belt

used in this way cannot spread the impact forces properly and the two passengers

could be crushed together and seriously injured or even killed. Never use one belt for

more than one person at a time and always operate the vehicle with each occupant

properly restrained.

Do not operate a vehicle with a damaged seat belt:

Using a damaged seat belt is dangerous. An accident could damage the belt

webbing of the seat belt in use. A damaged seat belt cannot provide adequate

protection in a collision. Have an Authorized Mazda Dealer inspect all seat belt

systems in use during an accident before they are used again.

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Seat Belt Systems

Have your seat belts changed immediately if the pretensioner or load limiter has

been expended:

Always have an Authorized Mazda Dealer immediately inspect the front seat belt

pretensioners and air bags after any collision. Like the air bags, the front seat belt

pretensioners and load limiters will only function once and must be replaced after

any collision that caused them to deploy. A seat belt with an expended pretensioner

or load limiter is still better than wearing no seat belt at all; however, if the front

seat belt pretensioners and load limiters are not replaced, the risk of injury in a

collision will increase.

Positioning the Shoulder Portion of the Seat Belt:

Improper positioning of the shoulder portion of the seat belt is dangerous. Always

make sure the shoulder portion of the seat belt is positioned across your shoulder

and near your neck, but never under your arm, on your neck, or on your upper arm.

Positioning the Lap Portion of the Seat Belt:

The lap portion of the seat belt worn too high is dangerous. In a collision, this would

concentrate the impact force directly on the abdominal area, causing serious injury.

Wear the lap portion of the belt snugly and as low as possible.

In a rollover crash, an unbelted person is significantly more likely to die than a

person wearing a seat belt.

CAUTION

Belt retraction may become difficult if the belts and rings are soiled, so try to keep

them clean. For more details about cleaning the seat belts, refer to “Seat Belt

Maintenance” (page 6-70).

Ring

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Seat Belt Systems

qPregnant Women and Persons with Serious Medical Conditions

Pregnant women should always wear seat belts. Ask your doctor for specific

recommendations.

The lap belt should be worn SNUGLYAND AS LOWAS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIPS.

The shoulder belt should be worn across your shoulder properly, but never across the

stomach area.

Persons with serious medical conditions also should wear seat belts. Check with your

doctor for any special instructions regarding specific medical conditions.

qEmergency Locking Mode

When the seat belt is fastened, it will always be in the emergency locking mode.

In the emergency locking mode, the belt remains comfortable on the occupant and the

retractor will lock in position during a collision.

If the belt is locked and cannot be pulled out, retract the belt once, and then try pulling it

out slowly. If this fails, pull the belt strongly one time and loosen, then pull it out again

slowly.

(Seat Belt with Automatic Locking Mode)

When the seat belt is fastened, it will always be in the emergency locking mode until it is

switched to automatic locking mode by pulling it all the way out to its full length. If the

belt feels tight and hinders comfortable movement while the vehicle is stopped or in

motion, it may be in the automatic locking mode because the belt has been pulled too far

out. To return the belt to the more comfortable emergency locking mode, wait until the

vehicle has stopped in a safe, level area, retract the belt fully to convert it back to

emergency locking mode and then extend it around you again.

qAutomatic Locking Mode

Always use the automatic locking mode to keep the child-restraint system from shifting to

an unsafe position in the event of an accident. To enable seat belt automatic locking mode,

pull it all the way out and connect it as instructed on the child-restraint system. It will

retract down to the child-restraint system and stay locked on it. See the section on child

restraint (page 2-26).

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Seat Belt Systems

qUnfastening the Seat Belt

Seat Belt

Depress the button on the seat belt buckle.

If the belt does not fully retract, pull it out

and check for kinks or twists. Then make

sure it remains untwisted as it retracts.

qFastening the Seat Belt

Seat belt tongue

Seat belt

buckle

Position the lap belt as low as possible,

not on the abdominal area, then adjust the

shoulder belt so that it fits snugly against

your body.

Button

NOTE

If a belt does not fully retract, inspect it for

kinks and twists. If it is still not retracting

properly, have it inspected at an Authorized

Mazda Dealer.

Take up slack

qFront Shoulder Belt Adjuster

Keep low on

hip bone

To raise

To lower

Too high

Make sure the adjuster is locked.

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seat Belt Systems

Seat Belt Warning Systems

Front Seat Belt Pretensioner

and Load Limiting Systems

If it detects that the driver's seat belt is

unfastened, the warning light or beep

alerts the driver.

Refer to Warning/Indicator Lights on page

4-20.

For optimum protection, the driver and

front passenger seat belts are equipped

with pretensioner and load limiting

systems. For both these systems to work

properly you must wear the seat belt

properly.

Pretensioners:

In moderate or severe frontal or near-

frontal accidents, the front air bag and

pretensioner systems deploy

simultaneously.

For deployment details, refer to the SRS

Air Bag Deployment Criteria (page 2-57).

The front seat belt retractors remove slack

quickly as the air bags are expanding.

Any time the air bags and seat belt

pretensioners have fired they must be

replaced.

A system malfunction or operation

conditions are indicated by a warning.

Refer to Warning/Indicator Lights on page

4-20.

Refer to Air Bag/Front Seat Belt

Pretensioner System Warning Beep on

page 7-35.

(With Front Passenger Occupant

Classification System)

In addition, the pretensioner system for

the front passenger, like the front and side

passenger air bag, is designed to only

deploy when the front passenger occupant

classification sensor detects a passenger

sitting on the front passenger's seat.

For details, refer to the front passenger

occupant classification sensor (page

2-60).

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Seat Belt Systems

Load limiter:

Have your seat belts changed

immediately if the pretensioner or load

limiter has been expended:

The load limiting system releases belt

webbing in a controlled manner to reduce

belt force on the occupant's chest. While

the most severe load on a seat belt occurs

in frontal collisions, the load limiter has

an automatic mechanical function and can

activate in any accident mode with

sufficient occupant movement.

Always have an Authorized Mazda

Dealer immediately inspect the front

seat belt pretensioners and air bags

after any collision. Like the air bags,

the front seat belt pretensioners and

load limiters will only function once

and must be replaced after any

collision that caused them to deploy.

A seat belt with an expended

Even if the pretensioners have not fired,

the load limiting function must be

checked by an Authorized Mazda Dealer.

pretensioner or load limiter is still

better than wearing no seat belt at

all; however, if the front seat belt

pretensioners and load limiters are

not replaced, the risk of injury in a

collision will increase.

WARNING

Wear seat belts only as recommended

in this owner's manual:

Incorrect positioning of the driver and

front passenger seat belts is

dangerous. Without proper

positioning, the pretensioner and

load limiting systems cannot provide

adequate protection in an accident

and this could result in serious injury.

For more details about wearing seat

belts, refer to “Fastening the seat

belts” (page 2-20).

Do not modify the components or

wiring, or use electronic testing devices

on the pretensioner system:

Modifying the components or wiring

of the pretensioner system, including

the use of electronic testing devices is

dangerous. You could accidentally

activate it or make it inoperable

which would prevent it from

activating in an accident. The

occupants or repairers could be

seriously injured.

Properly dispose of the pretensioner

system:

Improper disposal of the pretensioner

system or a vehicle with non-

deactivated pretensioners is

dangerous. Unless all safety

procedures are followed, injury could

result. Have an Authorized Mazda

Dealer safely dispose of the

pretensioner system or scrap a

pretensioner system equipped vehicle.

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Seat Belt Systems

NOTE

Center-Rear Position Seat

Belt

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The pretensioner system will activate in a

moderate or greater frontal or near-frontal,

or a severe side collision. It will not

activate in most rollovers, rear impacts.

(With Front Passenger Occupant

Classification System)

Before using the center-rear lap/shoulder

belt make sure tongue (A) and anchor

buckle (B) are fastened.

The pretensioner system will activate in a

severe roll-over accident.

(A)

(B)

In addition, the pretensioner system for the

front passenger is designed to only deploy

when the front passenger occupant

classification sensor detects a passenger

sitting on the front passenger's seat.

Some smoke (non-toxic gas) will be

released when the air bags and

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pretensioners deploy. This does not indicate

a fire. This gas normally has no effect on

occupants, however, those with sensitive

skin may experience light skin irritation. If

residue from the deployment of the air bags

or the front pretensioner system gets on the

skin or in the eyes, wash it off as soon as

possible.

qFastening the Seat Belt

1. Grasp the seat belt tongue (C).

2. Slowly pull out the lap/shoulder belt.

3. Insert the seat belt tongue (C) into the

seat belt buckle (D) until you hear a

click sound.

(C)

(D)

(A)

(B)

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seat Belt Systems

Seat Belt Extender

WARNING

Fastening the Center-Rear Seat Belt

with Only One Buckle:

If your seat belt is not long enough, even

when fully extended, a seat belt extender

may be available to you at no charge from

your Authorized Mazda Dealer.

This extender will be only for you and for

the particular vehicle and seat. Even if it

plugs into other seat belts, it may not hold

in the critical moment of a crash.

When ordering an extender, only order

one that provides the necessary additional

length to fasten the seat belt properly.

Please contact your Authorized Mazda

Dealer for more information.

Fastening the center-rear seat belt

with only one buckle is dangerous. If

only one pair of seat belt tongues

and buckles is fastened (either seat

belt tongue (C) and seat belt anchor

buckle (D) or seat belt tongue (A) and

seat belt buckle (B)), then the seat

belt cannot provide full protection. In

a sudden stop or collision, the user

could slide under the belt and suffer

serious injuries. Always make sure

that both pairs of seat belt tongues

and buckles are fastened properly.

WARNING

Do not use a seat belt extender unless

it is necessary:

Using a seat belt extender when not

necessary is dangerous. The seat belt

will be too long and not fit properly.

In an accident, the seat belt will not

provide adequate protection and you

could be seriously injured. Only use

the extender when it is required to

fasten the seat belt properly.

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Do not use an improper extender:

Using a seat belt extender that is for

another person or a different vehicle

or seat is dangerous. The seat belt

will not provide adequate protection

and the user could be seriously

Do not leave a seat belt extender

connected to the buckle:

Leaving a seat belt extender

connected to the buckle without

using the seat belt is dangerous.

When the seat belt extender is

connected to the driver's seat belt

buckle (or front passenger) seat, the

SRS driver's (or front passenger's) air

bag system will determine that the

driver (or front passenger) is wearing

the seat belt even if the driver (or

front passenger) is not wearing it.

This condition could cause the

driver's (or front passenger's) air bag

to not activate correctly and result in

death or serious injury in the event of

collision. Always wear the seat belt

with the seat belt extender.

injured in an accident. Only use the

extender provided for you and for the

particular vehicle and seat. NEVER

use the extender in a different vehicle

or seat. If you sell your Mazda, do

not leave your seat belt extender in

the vehicle. It could be used

accidentally by the new owner of the

vehicle. After removing the seat belt

extender, discard it. Never use the

seat belt extender in any other

vehicle you may own in the future.

Do not use an extender that is too

long:

Do not use the seat belt extender when

installing a child-restraint system on

the front or rear passenger seat:

Using a seat belt extender to fasten a

child-restraint system on any seat is

dangerous. Always follow the child-

restraint system manufacturer's

installation instructions and never

use a seat belt extender.

Using an extender that is too long is

dangerous. The seat belt will not fit

properly. In an accident, the seat belt

will not provide adequate protection

and you could be seriously injured.

Do not use the extender or choose

one shorter in length if the distance

between the extender's buckle and

the center of the user's body is less

than 15 cm (6 in).

NOTE

When not in use, remove the seat belt extender

and store it in the vehicle. If the seat belt

extender is left connected, the seat belt

extender might get damaged as it will not

retract with the rest of the seat belt and can

easily fall out of the door when not in use and

be damaged. In addition, the seat belt warning

light will not illuminate and function properly.

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