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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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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).

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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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