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Essential Safety Equipment

Seats

Adjust the driver's seat only when the

vehicle is stopped:

Seats

Adjusting the driver's seat while the

vehicle is moving is dangerous. The

driver could lose control of the vehicle

and have an accident.

WARNING

Do not modify or replace the front

seats:

Modifying or replacing the front seats

such as replacing the upholstery or

loosening any bolts is dangerous. The

front seats contain air bag

components essential to the

supplemental restraint system. Such

modifications could damage the

supplemental restraint system and

result in serious injury. Consult an

Authorized Mazda Dealer if there is

any need to remove or reinstall the

front seats.

CAUTION

Be careful not to place your hands

and fingers around moving parts of

the front seat when adjusting the

seat positions to prevent injury.

qSeat Slide

To move a seat forward or backward, raise

the lever and slide the seat to the desired

position and release the lever.

Do not drive with damaged front seats:

Driving with damaged front seats is

dangerous. A collision, even one not

strong enough to inflate the air bags,

could damage the front seats which

contain essential air bag

components. If there was a

subsequent collision, an air bag may

not deploy which could lead to

injuries. Always have an Authorized

Mazda Dealer inspect the front seats,

front seat belt pretensioners and air

bags after a collision.

Make sure the lever returns to its original

position and the seat is locked in place by

attempting to push it forward and

backward.

Make sure the adjustable components

of a seat are locked in place:

Adjustable seats and seatbacks that

are not securely locked are

dangerous. In a sudden stop or

collision, the seat or seatback could

move, causing injury. Make sure the

adjustable components of the seat

are locked in place by attempting to

slide the seat forward and backward

and rocking the seatback.

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seats

Do not drive with the seatback

unlocked:

All of the seatbacks play an

qSeat Recline

WARNING

Do not drive with either front seat

reclined:

important role in your protection in a

vehicle. Leaving the seatback

unlocked is dangerous as it can allow

passengers to be ejected or thrown

around and baggage to strike

Sitting in a reclined position while the

vehicle is moving is dangerous

because you do not get the full

protection from seat belts. During

sudden braking or a collision, you

can slide under the lap belt and

suffer serious internal injuries. For

maximum protection, sit well back

and upright.

occupants in a sudden stop or

collision, resulting in severe injury.

After adjusting the seatback at any

time, even when there are no other

passengers, rock the seatback to

make sure it is locked in place.

To change the seatback angle, lean

forward slightly while raising the lever.

Then lean back to the desired position and

release the lever.

Always sit in the passenger seat

properly with the seatback upright and

feet on the floor:

Your passenger seat has weight

sensors, sitting in the passenger seat

improperly out of position or with the

seatback reclined too far while the

vehicle is moving is dangerous as it

can take off weight from the seat

bottom and affect the weight

determination of the passenger

sensing system. As a result the

passenger will not have the

supplementary protection of the air

bag and seat belt pretensioner, which

could result in serious injury. Always

sit upright against the seatback with

your feet on the floor.

Make sure the lever returns to its original

position and the seatback is locked in

place by attempting to push it forward and

backward.

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seats

Non-Adjustable Head

Restraints

CAUTION

When returning a rear-reclined

seatback to its upright position,

make sure you hold onto the

seatback with your other hand while

operating the lever. If the seatback is

not supported, it will flip forward

suddenly and could cause injury.

Your vehicle is equipped with non-

adjustable head restraints on the driver's

and front passenger's seatbacks. The non-

adjustable head restraints consist of a

trimmed foam covering over the upper

structure of the seatbacks and are intended

to help protect you and the front

passenger from neck injury. Adjust the

seatbacks to their upright, on-road

positions so that the head restraint is

positioned as close as possible to the back

of your head.

q

Height Adjustment (Driver's Seat)^í

To adjust the seat height, move the lever

up or down.

Up

WARNING

Make sure the seatbacks are properly

adjusted to their upright, on-road

positions before the vehicle is driven:

Driving with the seatbacks not

adjusted properly is dangerous. With

no support behind your head, your

neck could be seriously injured in a

collision.

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^íSome models.

Essential Safety Equipment

Seats

Seat Warmer^í

WARNING

Ø Be careful when using the seat

warmer. The heat from the seat

warmer may be too hot for some

people, as indicated below, and

could cause a low-temperature

burn.

The driver and passenger seats can be

warmed by rotating the applicable seat

warmer dial while the ignition is switched

ON.

The seat temperature increases as the

number on the dial increases. When the

seat warmers are not in use, rotate the seat

warmer dials to 0.

Ø

Infants, small babies, elderly

people, and physically

challenged people

People with delicate skin

People who are excessively

fatigued

People who are drunk

People who have taken sleep-

inducing medicine such as

sleeping pills or cold medicine

Ø

Ø Do not use the seat warmer with

anything having high moisture-

retention ability such as a blanket

or cushion on the seat. The seat

may be heated excessively and

cause a low-temperature burn.

Ø Do not use the seat warmer even

when taking a short nap in the

vehicle. The seat may be heated

excessively and cause a low-

temperature burn.

Ø Do not place heavy objects with

sharp projections on the seat, or

insert needles or pins into it. This

could cause the seat to become

excessively heated and result in

injury from a minor burn.

CAUTION

Do not use organic solvents to clean

the seat. It may damage the seat

surface and the heater.

^íSome models.

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Seats

NOTE

Use the seat warmer when the engine is

running, and do not continue to use it for a

long period of time.

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