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Essential Safety Equipment

Child Restraint

Child-Restraint Precautions

Mazda strongly urges the use of child-restraint systems for children small enough to use

them.

You are required by law to use a child-restraint system for children in the U.S. and Canada.

Check your local and state or provincial laws for specific requirements regarding the safety

of children riding in your vehicle.

Whatever child-restraint system you consider, please pick the appropriate one for the age

and size of the child, obey the law and follow the instructions that come with the individual

child-restraint system.

A child who has outgrown child-restraint systems should use seat belts, both lap and

shoulder. If the shoulder belt crosses the neck or face, move the child closer to the center of

the vehicle.

A rear-facing child-restraint system should NEVER be used on the passenger seat with the

air bag system activated.

To reduce the chance of injuries caused by deployment of the passenger air bag, the

passenger occupant classification sensor work as a part of the supplemental restraint system.

This system deactivates the passenger front and side air bags and also the passenger seat belt

pretensioner system when the passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates.

When an infant or small child sits on the passenger seat, the system shuts off the passenger

front and side air bags and seat belt pretensioner system, so make sure the passenger air bag

deactivation indicator light illuminates.

For more details, refer to "Passenger occupant classification sensor" (page 2-49).

WARNING

Use the correct size child-restraint system:

For eꢀective protection in vehicle accidents and sudden stops, a child must be properly

restrained using a seat belt or child-restraint system depending on age and size. If not, the

child could be seriously injured or even killed in an accident.

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Follow the manufacturer's instructions and always keep the child-restraint system buckled

down:

An unsecured child-restraint system is dangerous. In a sudden stop or a collision it could move

causing serious injury or death to the child or other occupants. Make sure any child-restraint

system is properly secured in place according to the child-restraint system manufacturer's

instructions. When not in use, remove it from the vehicle or fasten it with a seat belt.

Always secure a child in a proper child-restraint system:

Holding a child in your arms while the vehicle is moving is extremely dangerous. No matter

how strong the person may be, he or she cannot hold onto a child in a sudden stop or collision

and it could result in serious injury or death to the child or other occupants. Even in a

moderate accident, the child may be exposed to air bag forces that could result in serious

injury or death to the child, or the child may be slammed into an adult, causing injury to both

child and adult.

Always make sure the passenger air bag deactivation indicator light is illuminated when

using a child-restraint system:

Seating a child in a child-restraint system that is installed on the passenger seat with the

passenger air bag deactivation indicator light not illuminated is extremely dangerous. In an

accident, an air bag could inꢁate and cause serious injuries or even death to the child seated

in the child-restraint system. Always make sure the passenger air bag deactivation indicator

light is illuminated.

Refer to Passenger Occupant Classiꢂcation System on page 2-49.

(Except Mexico)

Vehicles with a passenger air bag have the following warning label. The warning label is

displayed in compliance with regulations.

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(Mexico)

NEVER use a rearward facing child restraint on a seat protected by an ACTIVE AIRBAG in front

of it, DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY to the CHILD can occur.

Vehicles with a passenger air bag have the following warning label. The warning label

reminds you not to put a rear-facing child-restraint system on the passenger seat at any time.

Before installing child-restraint system on the passenger seat, move the passenger seat as far

backas possible:

In a collision, the force of a deploying air bag could cause serious injury or death to the child.

Seating a child in a child-restraint system on thepassenger seat is dangerous under certain

conditions:

Your vehicle is equipped with passenger occupant classiꢂcation sensor. Even with the

passenger occupant classiꢂcation sensor, if you must use the passenger seat to seat a child,

using a child-restraint system on the passenger seat under the following conditions increases

the danger of the passenger air bag deploying and could result in serious injury or death to

the child.

The passenger air bag deactivation indicator light does not illuminate when seating a child

in the child-restraint system.

Luggage or other items are placed on the seat with the child in the child-restraint system.

The seat is washed.

Liquids are spilled on the seat.

The passenger seat is moved backward, pushing into luggage or other items placed behind

it.

Luggage or other items are placed between the passenger seat and driver seat.

An electric device is put on the passenger's seat.

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An additional electrical device, such as a seat warmer is installed to the surface of the

passenger seat.

Do not allow a child or anyone to lean over or against the side window of a vehicle with side

air bags:

It is dangerous to allow anyone to lean over or against the side window, the area of the

passenger seat from which the side air bags deploy, even if a child-restraint system is used.

The impact of inꢁation from a side air bag could cause serious injury or death to an out of

position child. Furthermore, leaning over or against the door could block the side air bags and

eliminate the advantages of supplemental protection. Because the side air bag deploys from

the outboard shoulder of the seat, do not allow the child to lean over or against the side

window, even if the child is seated in a child-restraint system.

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.

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Always use a child-restraint system designed for use without a tether or the ISOFIX/LATCH

lower anchor:

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Using a child-restraint system that requires a tether or the ISOFIX/LATCH lower anchor is

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dangerous. Your Mazda does not have a child-restraint tether or the ISOFIX/LATCH lower

anchor. The child-restraint system cannot be properly secured. In a collision, it could move

and injure other occupants as well as result in serious injuries or death to the child.

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ISOFIX (Mexico)/LATCH (Except Mexico)

CAUTION

A seat belt or child-restraint system can become very hot in a closed vehicle during warm

weather. To avoid burning yourself or a child, check them before you or your child touches

them.

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