Mazda MX-30 (2022 year). Manual in english — page 2
Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Warmer/Heated Steering Wheel
NOTE
When auto mode is enabled using
Mazda Connect and auto mode is
not operating, the
(gray) is
displayed on the setting screen of the
steering warmer.
When the is operated during auto
mode, the steering warmer switches
to manual mode. To return to auto
mode, press the AUTO switch.
If the power switch is switched OFF
while the steering warmer is
operating in auto mode, the steering
warmer operates in auto mode again
the next time the power switch is
switched ON.
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
Twisted seat belts are dangerous. In a
Seat Belt Precautions
collision, the full width of the belt is
not available to absorb the impact.
▼ Seat Belt Precautions
This puts more force on the bones
Seat belts help to decrease the
beneath the belt, which could cause
possibility of severe injury during
serious injury or death. So, if your seat
accidents and sudden stops. Mazda
belt is twisted, you must straighten the
recommends that the driver and all
seat belt to remove any twists and to
passengers always wear seat belts.
allow the full width of the belt to be
used.
All the seats have lap/shoulder belts.
These belts have retractors with inertia
Never use one seat belt on more than
locks that keep them out of the way
one person at a time:
when not in use. The locks allow the
Using one seat belt for more than one
belts to remain comfortable on users,
person at a time is dangerous. A seat
but they will lock in position during a
belt used in this way cannot spread the
collision.
impact forces properly and the two
passengers could be crushed together
However, the front passenger's seat
and seriously injured or even killed.
and all rear lap/shoulder belt
Never use one belt for more than one
retractors operate in two modes:
person at a time and always operate
emergency locking mode, and for
the vehicle with each occupant
child-restraint systems, automatic
properly restrained.
locking mode. While we recommend
you put all children in the rear seats, if
Do not operate a vehicle with a
you must use the front passenger seat
damaged seat belt:
for a child, slide the front passenger
Using a damaged seat belt is
seat as far back as possible and make
dangerous. An accident could damage
sure any child-restraint system is
the belt webbing of the seat belt in
secured properly.
use. A damaged seat belt cannot
provide adequate protection in a
WARNING
collision. Have an Authorized Mazda
Dealer inspect all seat belt systems in
Always wear your seat belt and make
use during an accident before they are
sure all occupants are properly
used again.
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:
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
Have your seat belts changed
The lap portion of the seat belt worn
immediately if the pretensioner or
too high is dangerous. In a collision,
load limiter has been expended:
this would concentrate the impact
Always have an Authorized Mazda
force directly on the abdominal area,
Dealer immediately inspect the seat
causing serious injury. Wear the lap
belt pretensioners and air bags after
portion of the belt snugly and as low as
any collision. Like the air bags, the seat
possible.
belt pretensioners and load limiters
will only function once and must be
In a rollover crash, an unbelted person
replaced after any collision that caused
is significantly more likely to die than a
them to deploy. A seat belt with an
person wearing a seat belt.
expended pretensioner or load limiter
is still better than wearing no seat belt
at all; however, if the seat belt
CAUTION
pretensioners and load limiters are not
replaced, the risk of injury in a collision
Belt retraction may become difficult if
will increase.
the belts and rings are soiled, so try to
keep them clean. For more details
Positioning the Shoulder Portion of
about cleaning the seat belts, refer to
the Seat Belt:
"Seat Belt Maintenance" (page
Improper positioning of the shoulder
6-40).
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.
Do not use a front seat belt while
seated in a rear seat:
Using a front seat belt, which is stored
in the rear door, is dangerous as the
1. Ring
seat belt cannot function at its full
capacity during sudden braking or in a
collision, which could result in serious,
▼ Pregnant Women and Persons with
injury or death. In addition, using the
Serious Medical Conditions
seat belt in this manner could damage
the rear seat belt buckle.
Pregnant women should always wear
seat belts. Ask your doctor for specific
Positioning the Lap Portion of the Seat
recommendations.
Belt:
The lap belt should be worn SNUGLY
AND AS LOW AS POSSIBLE OVER THE
HIPS.
The shoulder belt should be worn
across your shoulder properly, but
never across the stomach area.
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
Persons with serious medical
convert it back to emergency locking
conditions also should wear seat belts.
mode and then extend it around you
Check with your doctor for any special
again.
instructions regarding specific medical
▼ Automatic Locking Mode
conditions.
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 2-42).
▼ Emergency 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 1 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
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
through the seat belt guide correctly
Seat Belt
and it is not twisted.
▼ Fastening the Seat Belt
Insert the seat belt tongue into the
buckle.
▼ Unfastening the 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
1. Seat belt tongue
it retracts.
2. 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.
1. 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.
1. Keep low on hip bone
▼ Front Shoulder Belt Adjuster
2. Take up slack
The front seat belts have a front
3. Too high
shoulder belt adjuster. If the seat belt
contacts your neck or it slips off the
Before fastening the rear seat belt,
shoulder, adjust the seat belt height.
make sure that the seat belt passes
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
To raise
Seat Belt Warning
To heighten the seat belt, slide the
Systems
front shoulder belt adjuster upward.
▼ Seat Belt Warning Systems
If it detects that the occupant seat belt
is unfastened, the warning light or
beep alerts the occupant.
Refer to Seat Belt Warning Indication/
Warning Light (Front seat) on page
7-29.
Refer to Seat Belt Warning Light (Rear
seat) (Red) on page 7-30.
Refer to Seat Belt Warning Beep on
To lower
page 7-37.
To lower the seat belt, slide the front
shoulder belt adjuster downward with
Seat belt indicator light (rear seat)
the adjuster lever pulled.
(green)
The light turns on when the rear seat
belt is fastened while the power switch
is switched ON, and it turns off after a
certain period.
After adjusting, press the front
shoulder belt adjuster downward and
make sure that it is securely locked.
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
For details, refer to the front passenger
Front Seat Belt
seat weight sensors (page 2-64).
Pretensioner and Load
Load limiter:
Limiting Systems
The load limiting system releases belt
webbing in a controlled manner to
▼ Front Seat Belt Pretensioner and
reduce belt force on the occupant's
Load Limiting Systems
chest. While the most severe load on a
For optimum protection, the driver and
seat belt occurs in frontal collisions,
front passenger seat belts are
the load limiter has an automatic
equipped with pretensioner and load
mechanical function and can activate
limiting systems. For both these
in any accident mode with sufficient
systems to work properly you must
occupant movement.
wear the seat belt properly.
Even if the pretensioners have not
fired, the load limiting function must
Pretensioners:
be checked by an Authorized Mazda
When a collision is detected, the
Dealer.
pretensioners deploy simultaneously
with the air bags.
WARNING
The pretensioners deploy
simultaneously with the air bags when
Wear seat belts only as recommended
a roll-over is also detected.
in this owner's manual:
For deployment details, refer to the
Incorrect positioning of the seat belts is
SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria (page
dangerous. Without proper
2-61).
positioning, the pretensioner and load
limiting systems cannot provide
The seat belt retractors remove slack
adequate protection in an accident
quickly as the air bags are expanding.
and this could result in serious injury.
Any time the air bags and seat belt
For more details about wearing seat
pretensioners have fired they must be
belts, refer to "Fastening the Seat Belt"
replaced.
(page 2-29).
A system malfunction or operation
conditions are indicated by a warning.
Refer to Air Bag/Front Seat Belt
Pretensioner System Warning
Indication/Warning Light on page
7-27.
In addition, the pretensioner system
for the front passenger, like the front
and side passenger air bag, is designed
to only deploy in accordance with the
total seated weight on the front
passenger seat.
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
Have your seat belts changed
NOTE
immediately if the pretensioner or
The pretensioner system may not
load limiter has been expended:
operate depending on the type of
Always have an Authorized Mazda
the collision. For details, refer to the
Dealer immediately inspect the seat
SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria
belt pretensioners and air bags after
(page 2-61).
any collision. Like the air bags, the seat
Some smoke (non-toxic gas) will be
belt pretensioners and load limiters
released when the air bags and
will only function once and must be
pretensioners deploy. This does not
replaced after any collision that caused
indicate a fire. This gas normally has
them to deploy. A seat belt with an
no effect on occupants, however,
expended pretensioner or load limiter
those with sensitive skin may
is still better than wearing no seat belt
experience light skin irritation. If
at all; however, if the seat belt
residue from the deployment of the
pretensioners and load limiters are not
air bags or the pretensioner system
replaced, the risk of injury in a collision
gets on the skin or in the eyes, wash
will increase.
it off as soon as possible.
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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Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
Using a seat belt extender that is for
Seat Belt Extender
another person or a different vehicle or
seat is dangerous. The seat belt will not
▼ Seat Belt Extender
provide adequate protection and the
If your seat belt is not long enough,
user could be seriously injured in an
even when fully extended, a seat belt
accident. Only use the extender
extender may be available to you at no
provided for you and for the particular
charge from your Authorized Mazda
vehicle and seat. NEVER use the
Dealer.
extender in a different vehicle or seat.
This extender will be only for you and
If you sell your Mazda, do not leave
for the particular vehicle and seat. Even
your seat belt extender in the vehicle.
if it plugs into other seat belts, it may
It could be used accidentally by the
not hold in the critical moment of a
new owner of the vehicle. After
crash.
removing the seat belt extender,
When ordering an extender, only order
discard it. Never use the seat belt
one that provides the necessary
extender in any other vehicle you may
additional length to fasten the seat belt
own in the future.
properly. Please contact your
Authorized Mazda Dealer for more
Do not use an extender that is too
information.
long:
Using an extender that is too long is
WARNING
dangerous. The seat belt will not fit
properly. In an accident, the seat belt
Do not use a seat belt extender unless
will not provide adequate protection
it is necessary:
and you could be seriously injured. Do
Using a seat belt extender when not
not use the extender or choose one
necessary is dangerous. The seat belt
shorter in length if the distance
will be too long and not fit properly. In
between the extender's buckle and the
an accident, the seat belt will not
center of the user's body is less than
provide adequate protection and you
15 cm (6 in).
could be seriously injured. Only use
the extender when it is required to
fasten the seat belt properly.
Do not use an improper extender:
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
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's
seat belt buckle), 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.
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.
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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Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
least preferred seat for other
Child-Restraint
child-restraint systems.
Precautions
To reduce the chance of injuries
▼ Child-Restraint Precautions
caused by deployment of the front
passenger air bag, the front passenger
Mazda strongly urges the use of
seat weight sensors occupant
child-restraint systems for children
classification sensor works as a part of
small enough to use them.
the supplemental restraint system. This
system deactivates the front passenger
You are required by law to use a
front and side air bags and knee air
child-restraint system for children in
bags, and also the front passenger seat
the U.S. and Canada.
belt pretensioner system when the
Check your local and state or
front passenger air bag deactivation
provincial laws for specific
indicator light illuminates.
requirements regarding the safety of
children riding in your vehicle.
When an infant or small child sits on
the front passenger seat, the system
Whatever child-restraint system you
shuts off the front passenger front and
consider, please pick the appropriate
side air bags and knee air bags, and
one for the age and size of the child,
seat belt pretensioner system, so make
obey the law and follow the
sure the front passenger air bag
instructions that come with the
deactivation indicator light illuminates.
individual child-restraint system.
Even if the front passenger air bag is
A child who has outgrown
shut off, Mazda strongly recommends
child-restraint systems should sit in the
that children be properly restrained
rear and use seat belts, both lap and
and child-restraint systems of all kinds
shoulder. If the shoulder belt crosses
are properly secured on the rear seats
the neck or face, move the child closer
which are the best place for children.
to the center of the vehicle in the
outboard seats, and towards the
For more details, refer to "Front
buckle on the right if the child is seated
passenger seat weight sensors" (page
on the center seat.
2-64).
Statistics confirm that the rear seat is
the best place for all children up to 12
years of age, and more so with a
supplemental restraint system (air
bags).
A rear-facing child-restraint system
should NEVER be used on the front
seat with the air bag system activated.
The front passenger's seat is also the
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Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
Never use a rear-facing child-restraint
WARNING
system in the front seat with an air
bag that could deploy:
Use the correct size child-restraint
Rear-facing child-restraint systems on
system:
the front seat are particularly
For effective protection in vehicle
dangerous even though you may feel
accidents and sudden stops, a child
assured that a front passenger air bag
must be properly restrained using a
will not deploy based on the fact that
seat belt or child-restraint system
the front passenger air bag
depending on age and size. If not, the
deactivation indicator light illuminates.
child could be seriously injured or even
The child-restraint system can be hit by
killed in an accident.
a deploying air bag and moved
violently backward resulting in serious
Follow the manufacturer's
injury or death to the child.
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
Vehicles with a front passenger air bag
child-restraint system manufacturer's
have the following warning label. The
instructions. When not in use, remove
warning label reminds you not to put a
it from the vehicle or fasten it with a
rear-facing child-restraint system on
seat belt, or attach it to BOTH LATCH
the front passenger seat at any time.
lower anchors for LATCH
child-restraint systems and the
corresponding tether anchor.
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.
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Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
Do not install a front-facing
¾ The seat is washed.
child-restraint system on the front
¾ Liquids are spilled on the seat.
passenger seat unless it is
¾ The front passenger seat is moved
unavoidable:
backward, pushing into luggage or
In a collision, the force of a deploying
other items placed behind it.
air bag could cause serious injury or
¾ The front passenger seatback
death to the child. If installing a
contacts the rear seat.
front-facing child-restraint system on
¾ Luggage or other items are placed
the front passenger seat is
between the front passenger seat
unavoidable, move the front passenger
and driver seat.
seat as far back as possible.
¾ An electric device is put on the front
passenger's seat.
¾ An additional electrical device, such
as a seat warmer is installed to the
surface of the front passenger seat.
¾ Any accessories, which might
increase the total seated weight on
the front passenger seat, are
attached to the front passenger seat.
Seating a child in a child-restraint
The designated positions with seat
system on the front passenger seat is
belts on the rear seats are the safest
dangerous under certain conditions :
places for children. Always use seat
Your vehicle is equipped with front
belts and child restraints.
passenger seat weight sensors. Even
with the front passenger seat weight
sensors, if you must use the front
passenger seat to seat a child, using a
child-restraint system on the front
passenger seat under the following
conditions increases the danger of the
front passenger air bag deploying and
could result in serious injury or death
to the child.
¾ The front passenger air bag
deactivation indicator light does not
illuminate when seating a child in the
child-restraint system.
¾ Luggage or other items are placed on
the seat with the child in the
child-restraint system.
¾ A rear passenger or luggage pushing
or pulling down on the front
passenger seatback.
¾ Luggage or other items are placed on
the seatback or hung on the head
restraint.
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Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
Do not allow a child or anyone to
NOTE
lean over to or against the side
Your Mazda is equipped with LATCH
window of a vehicle with side and
lower anchors for attachment of
curtain air bags:
specially designed LATCH
It is dangerous to allow anyone to lean
child-restraint systems on the rear
over to or against the side window, the
seats. When using these anchors to
area of the front passenger seat, the
secure a child-restraint system, refer to
front and rear window pillars and the
"Using LATCH Lower Anchor" (page
roof edge along both sides from which
2-47).
the side and curtain air bags deploy,
even if a child-restraint system is used.
The impact of inflation from a side or
curtain air bag could cause serious
injury or death to an out of position
child. Furthermore, leaning over to or
against the door could block the side
and curtain air bags and eliminate the
advantages of supplemental
protection. Because the front seats are
equipped with front air bags, the rear
seat is always a better location for
children. Take special care not to allow
a child to lean over to 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.
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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Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
Infant seat
Child-Restraint System
An infant seat provides restraint by
Installation
bracing the infant's head, neck and
back against the seating surface.
▼ Categories of Child-Restraint
Systems
NOTE
When purchasing, ask the
manufacturer of the child-restraint
system which type of child-restraint
system is appropriate for your child
and vehicle.
Child seat
A child seat restrains a child's body
Please comply with the legal
using the harness.
regulations concerning the use of
child-restraint systems in your country.
▼ Child-Restraint System Types
In this owner's manual, explanation of
child-restraint systems is provided for
the following three types of popular
child-restraint systems: infant seat,
child seat, booster seat.
NOTE
Installation position is determined by
the type of child-restraint system.
Booster seat
Always read the manufacturer's
A booster seat is a child restraint
instructions and this owner's manual
accessory designed to improve the fit
carefully.
of the seat belt system around the
Due to variations in the design of
child's body.
child-restraint systems, vehicle seats
and seat belts, all child-restraint
systems may not fit all seating
positions. Before purchasing a
child-restraint system, it should be
tested in the specific vehicle seating
position (or positions) where it is
intended to be used. If a previously
purchased child-restraint system
does not fit, you may need to
1. Full booster seat
purchase a different one that will.
2. Backless booster seat
When using a backless booster seat,
always install the vehicle head restraint
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Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
to the seat where the backless booster
Child-Restraint System
seat is installed.
Suitability for Various
Seat Positions
▼ Child-Restraint System Suitability
for Various Seat Positions
Regarding child-restraint systems
which can be installed to your
Mazda, consult an Authorized
Mazda Dealer.
A child-restraint system with a
support leg cannot be installed on
the rear center seat position.
Please comply with the legal
regulations concerning the use of
child-restraint systems in your
country.
For the CRS which do not carry the
ISO/XX size class identification (A to
G), for the applicable mass group,
the child seat manufacturer shall
indicate the vehicle specific LATCH
child-restraint systems
recommended for each position.
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Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
Installation of a tether equipped
Installing Child-Restraint
child-restraint system in the front
Systems
passenger's seat defeats the safety
design of the system and will result in
▼ Installing Child-Restraint Systems
an increased chance of serious injury if
the child-restraint system goes forward
Accident statistics reveal that a child is
without benefit of being tethered.
safer in the rear seat. The front
Place tether equipped child-restraint
passenger's seat is clearly the worst
systems where there are tether
choice for any child under 12, and
anchors.
with rear-facing child-restraint systems
it is clearly unsafe due to air bags.
▼ Anchor Bracket
Anchor brackets for securing
NOTE
child-restraint systems are equipped in
Even if your vehicle is equipped with
the vehicle. Locate each anchor
front passenger occupant classification
position using the illustration.
sensor (page 2-64), which
To install a child-restraint system,
automatically deactivates the front
remove the head restraint. Always
passenger air bag, a rear seat is the
follow the instruction manual
safest place for a child of any age or
accompanying the child-restraint
size.
system.
Some child-restraint systems now
Anchor bracket location
Use the indicated anchor bracket
come with tethers and therefore must
be installed on the seats that take
locations when installing a
child-restraint system equipped with a
tethers to be effective. In your Mazda,
tethered child-restraint systems can
tether.
only be accommodated in the three
positions on the rear seat.
Some child-restraint systems also
employ specially designed LATCH
attachments; refer to "Using LATCH
Lower Anchor" (page 2-47).
WARNING
1. For right
Tethered Child-Restraint Systems
2. For center
Work Only on Tether-Equipped Rear
3. For left
Seats:
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Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
Always install the head restraint and
WARNING
adjust it to the appropriate position
after removing the child-restraint
Always attach the tether strap to the
system:
correct tether anchor position:
Driving with the head restraint
Attaching the tether strap to the
removed is dangerous as impact to the
incorrect tether anchor position is
occupant's head cannot be prevented
dangerous. In a collision, the tether
during emergency braking or in a
strap could come off and loosen the
collision, which could result in a
child-restraint system. If the
serious accident, injury or death.
child-restraint system moves it could
Refer to Head Restraints on page 2-18.
result in death or injury to the child.
▼ Using Automatic Locking Mode
Always remove the head restraint and
Follow these instructions when using a
install child-restraint system:
child-restraint system, unless you are
Installing a child-restraint system
attaching a LATCH-equipped
without removing the head restraint is
child-restraint system to the rear
dangerous. The child-restraint system
LATCH lower anchors. Refer to “Using
cannot be installed correctly which
LATCH Lower Anchor” (page 2-47).
may result in death or injury to the
child in a collision.
NOTE
Follow the child-restraint system
manufacturer's instructions carefully. If
you are not sure whether you have a
LATCH system or tether, check in the
child-restraint system manufacturer's
instructions and follow them
accordingly. Depending on the type of
child-restraint system, it may use
LATCH system instead of seat belts or if
the belt goes across the child's chest,
may recommend against using
automatic locking mode.
1. Make sure the seatback is securely
latched by pushing it back until it is
fully locked.
2. Remove the head restraint.
However, when installing a backless
booster seat, always install the
vehicle head restraint to the seat
where the backless booster seat is
1.
Tether strap
installed.
2.
Anchor bracket
Refer to Head Restraints on page
3.
Forward
2-18.
3. Secure the child-restraint system
with the lap portion of the lap/
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Child Restraint
shoulder belt. See the
NOTE
manufacturer's instructions on the
Inspect this function before each
child-restraint system for belt
use of the child-restraint system.
routing instructions.
You should not be able to pull the
4.
To get the retractor into the
shoulder belt out of the retractor
automatic locking mode, pull the
while the system is in the
shoulder belt portion of the seat
automatic locking mode. When
belt until the entire length of the
you remove the child-restraint
belt is out of the retractor.
system, be sure the belt fully
retracts to return the system to
emergency locking mode before
occupants use the seat belts.
6. If your child-restraint system
requires the use of a tether strap,
refer to the manufacturer's
instructions to hook and tighten the
tether strap.
WARNING
5.
Push the child-restraint system
firmly into the vehicle seat. Be sure
the belt retracts as snugly as
possible. A clicking noise from the
Use the tether and tether anchor only
retractor will be heard during
for a child-restraint system:
retraction if the system is in the
Using the tether or tether anchor to
automatic locking mode. If the belt
secure anything but a child-restraint
does not lock the seat down tight,
system is dangerous. This could
repeat this step.
weaken or damage the tether or tether
anchor and result in injury.
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Child Restraint
Always remove the head restraint and
Always install the head restraint and
install child-restraint system (except
adjust it to the appropriate position
when installing a backless booster
after removing the child-restraint
seat):
system:
Installing a child-restraint system
Driving with the head restraint
without removing the head restraint is
removed is dangerous as impact to the
dangerous. The child-restraint system
occupant's head cannot be prevented
cannot be installed correctly which
during emergency braking or in a
may result in death or injury to the
collision, which could result in a
child in a collision.
serious accident, injury or death.
Refer to Head Restraints on page 2-18.
▼ If You Must Use the Front Seat for
Children
If you cannot put all children in the
rear seat, at least put the smallest
children in the rear and be sure the
largest child up front uses the shoulder
belt over the shoulder.
NEVER put a rear-facing child-restraint
system on the front passenger seat
whether your vehicle is equipped with
an occupant classification sensor or
not.
This seat is also not set up for tethered
child-restraint systems, put them in
one of the rear seat positions set up
with tether anchors.
Likewise the LATCH child-restraint
system cannot be secured in the front
passenger's seat and should be used in
1.
Tether strap
the rear seat.
2.
Anchor bracket
Do not allow anyone to sleep against
3.
Forward
the side window since your vehicle has
side and curtain air bags, it could
Always attach the tether strap to the
cause serious injuries to an out of
correct tether anchor position:
position occupant. As children more
Attaching the tether strap to the
often sleep in cars, it is better to put
incorrect tether anchor position is
them in the rear seat. If installing the
dangerous. In a collision, the tether
child-restraint system on the front seat
strap could come off and loosen the
is unavoidable, follow these
child-restraint system. If the
instructions when using a front-facing
child-restraint system moves it could
child-restraint system in the front
result in death or injury to the child.
passenger's seat.
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Child Restraint
NOTE
Even in a moderate collision, the
child-restraint system can be hit by a
To check if your front seats have side
deploying air bag and moved violently
air bags:
backward resulting in serious injury or
Mazda vehicles equipped with side
death to the child. Even though you
air bag will have a "SRS AIRBAG" tag
may feel assured that the front
on the outboard shoulder of the
passenger air bag will not deploy
front seats.
based on the fact that the front
To check if your vehicle has curtain
passenger air bag deactivation
air bags:
indicator light illuminates, you should
Mazda vehicles equipped with
not use a rear-facing child-restraint
curtain air bag will have an "SRS
system in the front seat.
AIRBAG" marking on the window
pillars along the roof edge.
Do not allow a child or anyone to
lean over to or against the side
WARNING
window of a vehicle with side and
curtain air bags:
Always move the front passenger seat
It is dangerous to allow anyone to lean
as far back as possible if installing a
over to or against the side window, the
front-facing child-restraint system on
area of the front passenger seat, the
it is unavoidable:
front and rear window pillars and the
As your vehicle has front air bags and
roof edge along both sides from which
doubly so because your vehicle has
the side and curtain air bags deploy,
side air bags, a front-facing
even if a child-restraint system is used.
child-restraint system should be put on
The impact of inflation from a side or
the front passenger seat only when it is
curtain air bag could cause serious
unavoidable.
injury or death to an out of position
Even if the front passenger air bag
child. Furthermore, leaning over to or
deactivation indicator light illuminates,
against the door could block the side
always move the seat as far back as
and curtain air bags and eliminate the
possible, because the force of a
advantages of supplemental
deploying air bag could cause serious
protection. Because the front seats are
injury or death to the child.
equipped with front air bags, the rear
seat is always a better location for
Never use a rear-facing child-restraint
children. Take special care not to allow
system in the front seat with an air
a child to lean over to or against the
bag that could deploy:
side window, even if the child is seated
Rear-facing child-restraint systems on
in a child-restraint system.
the front seat are particularly
dangerous.
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Child Restraint
Always remove the head restraint and
4.
Place the child-restraint system on
install child-restraint system (except
the seat without putting your
when installing a backless booster
weight on the seat and fasten the
seat):
seat belt. See the manufacturer's
Installing a child-restraint system
instructions on the child-restraint
without removing the head restraint is
system for belt routing instructions.
dangerous. The child-restraint system
5.
To get the retractor into the
cannot be installed correctly which
automatic locking mode, pull the
may result in death or injury to the
shoulder belt portion of the seat
child in a collision.
belt until the entire length of the
belt is out of the retractor.
Always install the head restraint and
6.
Push the child-restraint system
adjust it to the appropriate position
firmly into the vehicle seat. Be sure
after removing the child-restraint
the belt retracts as snugly as
system:
possible. A clicking noise from the
Driving with the head restraint
retractor will be heard during
removed is dangerous as impact to the
retraction if the system is in
occupant's head cannot be prevented
automatic locking mode. If the belt
during emergency braking or in a
does not lock the seat down tight,
collision, which could result in a
repeat the previous step and also
serious accident, injury or death.
this one.
Refer to Head Restraints on page 2-18.
NOTE
Front Passenger's Seat Child-Restraint
Inspect this function before each
System Installation
use of the child-restraint system.
1. Make sure the power switch is
You should not be able to pull the
switched off.
shoulder belt out of the retractor
2. Slide the seat as far back as
while the system is in the
possible.
automatic locking mode. When
you remove the child-restraint
system, be sure the belt fully
retracts to return the system to
emergency locking mode before
occupants use the seat belts.
Follow the child-restraint system
manufacturer's instructions
carefully.
Depending on the type of
child-restraint system, it may not
employ seat belts which are in
3. Remove the head restraint.
automatic locking mode.
However, when installing a backless
7.
Seat your child safely in the
booster seat, always install the
child-restraint system and secure
vehicle head restraint to the seat
the child according to the
where the backless booster seat is
instructions from the child-restraint
installed.
system manufacturer.
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Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
8.
Switch the power switch ON and
While it is always better to install any
make sure the front passenger air
child-restraint system on the rear seat,
bag deactivation indicator light
it is imperative that a child-restraint
illuminates after installing a
system ONLY be used on the front
child-restraint system on the front
passenger seat if the deactivation
passenger seat.
indicator light illuminates when the
If the front passenger air bag
child is seated in the child-restraint
deactivation indicator light does
system (page 2-64). Seating a child in
not illuminate, remove the
a child-restraint system installed on the
child-restraint system, switch the
front passenger seat with the front
power switch to OFF, and then
passenger air bag deactivation
re-install the child-restraint system
indicator light not illuminated is
(page 2-64).
dangerous. If this indicator light does
not illuminate, this means that the
front passenger front and side air bags,
and knee air bags, and seat belt
pretensioners are ready for
deployment. If an accident were to
deploy an air bag, a child in a
child-restraint system sitting in the
front passenger seat could be seriously
injured or killed. If the indicator light
does not illuminate after seating a
child in a child-restraint system on the
WARNING
front passenger seat, seat a child in a
child-restraint system on the rear seat
Do not seat a child in a child-restraint
and consult an Authorized Mazda
system on the front passenger seat if
Dealer as soon as possible.
the front passenger air bag
deactivation indicator light does not
▼ Using LATCH Lower Anchor
illuminate:
Your Mazda is equipped with LATCH
lower anchors for attachment of
specially designed LATCH
child-restraint systems in the rear seats.
Both anchors must be used, otherwise
the seat will bounce around and put
the child in danger. Most LATCH
child-restraint systems must also be
used in conjunction with a tether to be
effective. If they have a tether you must
use it to better assure your child's
safety.
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Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
An unsecured child-restraint system is
WARNING
dangerous. In a sudden stop or a
collision it could move causing serious
Follow the manufacturer's
injury or death to the child or other
instructions for the use of the
occupants. Follow the child-restraint
child-restraint system:
system manufacturer's instructions on
An unsecured child-restraint system is
belt routing to secure the seat just as
dangerous. In a sudden stop or a
you would with a child in it so that
collision it could move causing serious
nobody is tempted to put a child in an
injury or death to the child or other
improperly secured seat later on.
occupants. Make sure the
When not in use, remove it from the
child-restraint system is properly
vehicle or fasten it with a seat belt, or
secured in place according to the
attach it to BOTH LATCH lower
child-restraint system manufacturer's
anchors for LATCH child-restraint
instructions.
systems.
Never attach two child-restraint
Make sure there are no seat belts or
systems to the same LATCH lower
foreign objects near or around the
anchor:
LATCH child-restraint system:
Attaching two child-restraint systems
Not following the child-restraint system
to the same LATCH lower anchor is
manufacturer's instructions when
dangerous. In a collision, one anchor
installing the child-restraint system is
may not be strong enough to hold two
dangerous. If seat belts or a foreign
child-restraint system attachments, and
object prevent the child-restraint
it may break, causing serious injury or
system from being securely attached to
death. If you use the seat position for
the LATCH lower anchors and the
another child-restraint system when an
child-restraint system is installed
outboard LATCH position is occupied,
improperly, the child-restraint system
use the center seat belts instead, and
could move in a sudden stop or
the tether if tether-equipped.
collision causing serious injury or death
to the child or other occupants. When
Make sure the child-restraint system is
installing the child-restraint system,
properly secured:
make sure there are no seat belts or
foreign objects near or around the
LATCH lower anchors. Always follow
the child-restraint system
manufacturer's instructions.
Installation on rear outboard seats
1. First, adjust the front seat to allow
clearance between the
child-restraint system and the front
seat.
Refer to Adjusting the Driver's Seat
on page 2-4.
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Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
Refer to Adjusting the Front
6. If your child-restraint system came
Passenger's Seat on page 2-12.
equipped with a tether, that means
2.
Make sure the seatback is securely
it is very important to properly
latched by pushing it back until it is
secure the tether for child safety.
fully locked.
Please carefully follow the
3.
Remove the cover of the
child-restraint system
child-restraint system's LATCH
manufacturer's instructions when
lower anchors to verify the
installing tethers.
locations of the LATCH lower
anchors.
WARNING
Use the tether and tether anchor only
for a child-restraint system:
Using the tether or tether anchor to
secure anything but a child-restraint
system is dangerous. This could
weaken or damage the tether or tether
anchor and result in injury.
Always remove the head restraint and
install child-restraint system (except
1. Lower anchor
when installing a backless booster
seat):
Installing a child-restraint system
NOTE
without removing the head restraint is
The LATCH lower anchors
dangerous. The child-restraint system
marking on the cover indicates
cannot be installed correctly which
the position of the LATCH lower
may result in death or injury to the
anchors for the attachment of a
child in a collision.
child-restraint system.
Store the removed cover so that it
does not get lost.
4.
Remove the head restraint.
However, when installing a backless
booster seat, always install the
vehicle head restraint to the seat
where the backless booster seat is
installed.
Refer to Head Restraints on page
2-18.
1. Tether strap
5.
Secure the child-restraint system
2. Anchor bracket
using BOTH LATCH lower anchors,
3. Forward
following the child-restraint system
manufacturer's instruction. Pull on
the child-restraint to be sure both
anchors are engaged.
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Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
Always attach the tether strap to the
LATCH lower anchor. If your
correct tether anchor position:
child-restraint system has a tether, it
Attaching the tether strap to the
must also be used for your child's
incorrect tether anchor position is
optimum safety.
dangerous. In a collision, the tether
strap could come off and loosen the
The procedure is the same as the
child-restraint system. If the
installation for the rear outboard seats.
child-restraint system moves it could
LATCH lower anchor location
result in death or injury to the child.
Always install the head restraint and
adjust it to the appropriate position
after removing the child-restraint
system:
Driving with the head restraint
removed is dangerous as impact to the
occupant's head cannot be prevented
during emergency braking or in a
collision, which could result in a
serious accident, injury or death.
Refer to Head Restraints on page 2-18.
WARNING
Installation on rear center seat
Always remove the head restraint and
install child-restraint system (except
The LATCH lower anchors at the center
when installing a backless booster
of the rear seat are much further apart
seat):
than the sets of LATCH lower anchors
Installing a child-restraint system
for child-restraint system installation at
without removing the head restraint is
other seating positions. Child-restraint
dangerous. The child-restraint system
systems with rigid LATCH attachments
cannot be installed correctly which
cannot be installed on the center
may result in death or injury to the
seating position. Some LATCH
child in a collision.
equipped child-restraint systems can
be placed in the center position and
will reach the nearest LATCH lower
anchors which are 420 mm (16.5 in)
apart. LATCH compatible
child-restraint systems (with
attachments on belt webbing) can be
used at this seating position only if the
child-restraint system manufacturer's
instructions state that the
child-restraint system can be installed
to LATCH lower anchors that are 420
1. Tether strap
mm (16.5 in) apart. Do not attach two
2. Anchor bracket
child-restraint systems to the same
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Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
3. Forward
Always attach the tether strap to the
correct tether anchor position:
Attaching the tether strap to the
incorrect tether anchor position is
dangerous. In a collision, the tether
strap could come off and loosen the
child-restraint system. If the
child-restraint system moves it could
result in death or injury to the child.
Always install the head restraint and
adjust it to the appropriate position
after removing the child-restraint
system:
Driving with the head restraint
removed is dangerous as impact to the
occupant's head cannot be prevented
during emergency braking or in a
collision, which could result in a
serious accident, injury or death.
Refer to Head Restraints on page 2-18.
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Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
designed for air bag inflation, such as
Supplemental Restraint
rear impact.
System (SRS) Precautions
Reduce the possibility of injuries in
frontal, near frontal or side collisions
▼ Supplemental Restraint System
or roll-over accidents that are not
(SRS) Precautions
severe enough to activate the air
bags.
The front and side supplemental
Reduce the possibility of being
restraint systems (SRS) include different
thrown from your vehicle.
types of air bags. Please verify the
Reduce the possibility of injuries to
different types of air bags which are
lower body and legs during an
equipped on your vehicle by locating
accident.
the “SRS AIRBAG” location indicators.
Hold the driver in a position which
These indicators are visible in the area
allows better control of the vehicle.
where the air bags are installed.
The air bags are installed in the
following locations:
Refer to the Front Passenger Occupant
Classification System (page 2-64) for
details.
The steering wheel hub (driver air
The front passenger air bag
bag)
deactivation indicator light illuminates
The front passenger dashboard (front
for a specified time after the power
passenger air bag)
switch is switched ON.
Under the instrument panel (driver
and front passenger knee air bags)
The outboard sides of the front
seatbacks (side air bags)
The front and rear window pillars,
and the roof edge along both sides
(curtain air bags)
The air bag supplemental restraint
systems are designed to provide
supplemental protection in certain
Small children must be protected by a
situations so seat belts are always
child-restraint system as stipulated by
important in the following ways:
law in every state and province. In
certain states and provinces, larger
Without seat belt usage, the air bags
children must use a child-restraint
cannot provide adequate protection
system (page 2-35).
during an accident. Seat belt usage is
necessary to:
Carefully consider which child-restraint
Keep the occupant from being
system is necessary for your child and
thrown into an inflating air bag.
follow the installation directions in this
Reduce the possibility of injuries
Owner's Manual as well as the
during an accident that is not
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Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
child-restraint system manufacturer's
Rear-facing child-restraint systems on
instructions.
the front seat are particularly
dangerous even though you may feel
WARNING
assured that a front passenger air bag
will not deploy based on the fact that
Seat belts must be worn in air bag
the front passenger air bag
equipped vehicles:
deactivation indicator light illuminates.
Depending only on the air bags for
The child-restraint system can be hit by
protection during an accident is
a deploying air bag and moved
dangerous. Alone, air bags may not
violently backward resulting in serious
prevent serious injuries. The
injury or death to the child.
appropriate air bags can be expected
to inflate only in the first accident, such
as frontal, near frontal or side collisions
or roll-over accidents that are at least
moderate. Vehicle occupants should
always wear seat belts.
Do not sit too close to the driver and
Children should not ride in the front
front passenger air bags:
passenger seat:
Sitting too close to the driver and front
Placing a child, 12 years or under, in
passenger air bag modules or placing
the front seat is dangerous. The child
hands or feet on them is extremely
could be hit by a deploying air bag and
dangerous. The driver and front
be seriously injured or even killed. A
passenger air bags inflate with great
sleeping child is more likely to lean
force and speed. Serious injuries could
against the door and be hit by the side
occur if someone is too close. The
air bag in moderate collision to the
driver should always hold onto only the
front-passenger side of the vehicle.
rim of the steering wheel. The front
Whenever possible, always secure a
seat passenger should keep both feet
child 12 years and under on the rear
on the floor. Front seat occupants
seats with an appropriate
should adjust their seats as far back as
child-restraint system for the child's
possible and always sit upright against
age and size.
the seatbacks with seat belts worn
properly.
Never use a rear-facing child-restraint
system in the front seat with an air
bag that could deploy:
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Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
Sit in the center of the seat and wear
¾ Do not place any objects on the
seat belts properly:
assist grips. Only hang clothes
Sitting too close to the side air bag
directly on the coat hooks.
modules or placing hands on them, or
sleeping up against the door or
Do not touch the components of the
hanging out the windows is extremely
supplemental restraint system after
dangerous. The side and curtain air
the air bags have inflated:
bags inflate with great force and speed
Touching the components of the
directly expanding along the door on
supplemental restraint system after the
the side the car is hit. Serious injury
air bags have inflated is dangerous.
could occur if someone is sitting too
Immediately after inflation, they are
close to the door or leaning against a
very hot. You could get burned.
window, or if rear seat occupants grab
the sides of the front seatbacks. Give
Never install any front-end equipment
the side and curtain air bags room to
to your vehicle:
work by sitting in the center of the seat
Installation of front-end equipment,
while the vehicle is moving with seat
such as frontal protection bar
belts worn properly.
(kangaroo bar, bull bar, push bar, or
other similar devices), snowplow, or
Do not attach objects on or around
winches, is dangerous. The air bag
the area where air bags deploy:
crash sensor system could be affected.
Attaching objects to the air bags or
This could cause air bags to inflate
placing something in the area where
unexpectedly, or it could prevent the
the air bags deploy is dangerous. In an
air bags from inflating during an
accident, an object could interfere with
accident. Front occupants could be
air bag inflation and injure the
seriously injured.
occupants. Furthermore, the bag could
be damaged causing gases to release.
Do not modify the suspension:
Always keep the deployment area of
Modifying the vehicle suspension is
the air bag modules free of any
dangerous. If the vehicle's height or
obstructions.
the suspension is modified, the vehicle
For example, you should not do any of
will be unable to accurately detect a
the following as it may interfere with
collision or roll-over accident resulting
air bag deployment.
in incorrect or unexpected air bag
deployment and the possibility of
¾ Do not put a covering on or lean
serious injuries.
anything against areas such as the
dashboard and lower portion of the
To prevent false detection by the air
instrument panel that blocks the
bag sensor system, heed the
passenger front air bag and knee air
following:
bags.
¾ Do not use seat covers on the front
¾ Do not use tires or wheels other than
seats and rear seats equipped with
those specified for your Mazda:
in-seat side air bags.
¾ Do not hang any backpacks, bags or
pouches that cover the sides of the
seats that block the side air bags.
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Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
Use of any tire or wheel other than
Modifying a front door or leaving any
those specified for your Mazda (page
damage unrepaired is dangerous. Each
9-5) is dangerous. Use of such
front door has a side crash sensor as a
wheels will prevent the vehicle's
component of the supplemental
accident detections system from
restraint system. If holes are drilled in a
accurately detecting a collision or
front door, a door speaker is left
roll-over accident resulting in
removed, or a damaged door is left
incorrect or unexpected air bag
unrepaired, the sensor could be
deployment and the possibility of
adversely affected causing it to not
serious injuries.
detect the pressure of an impact
¾ Do not overload your vehicle:
correctly during a side collision. If a
Overloading your vehicle is
sensor does not detect a side impact
dangerous as it could prevent the air
correctly, the side and curtain air bags
bag crash sensor system from
and the front seat belt pretensioner
accurately detecting a collision or
may not operate normally which could
roll-over accident resulting in
result in serious injury to occupants.
incorrect or unexpected air bag
deployment and the possibility of
Do not modify the supplemental
serious injuries. The gross axle
restraint system:
weight rating (GAWR) and the gross
Modifying the components or wiring of
vehicle weight rating (GVWR) for
the supplemental restraint system is
your vehicle are on the Motor
dangerous. You could accidentally
Vehicle Safety Standard Label on the
activate it or make it inoperable. Do
rear door on the driver's side. Do
not make any modifications to the
not exceed these ratings.
supplemental restraint system. This
¾ Do not drive the vehicle off-road:
includes installing trim, badges, or
Driving your Mazda off-road is
anything else over the air bag modules.
dangerous because the vehicle has
It also includes installing extra
not been designed to do so. Driving
electrical equipment on or near system
the vehicle off-road could prevent
components or wiring. An Authorized
the air bag crash sensor system from
Mazda Dealer can provide the special
accurately detecting a collision or
care needed in the removal and
roll-over accident resulting in
installation of front seats. It is
incorrect or unexpected air bag
important to protect the air bag wiring
deployment and the possibility of
and connections to assure that the
serious injuries.
bags do not accidentally deploy, and
that the front passenger occupant
Do not modify a front door or leave
classification system and the seats
any damage unrepaired. Always have
retain an undamaged air bag
an Authorized Mazda Dealer inspect a
connection.
damaged front door:
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Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
Do not place luggage or other objects
Properly dispose of the air bag
under the front seats:
system:
Placing luggage or other objects under
Improper disposal of an air bag or a
the front seats is dangerous. The
vehicle with live air bags in it can be
components essential to the
extremely dangerous. Unless all safety
supplemental restraint system could be
procedures are followed, injury could
damaged, and in the event of a side
result. Have an Authorized Mazda
collision, the appropriate air bags may
Dealer safely dispose of the air bag
not deploy, which could result in death
system or scrap an air bag equipped
or serious injury. To prevent damage to
vehicle.
the components essential to the
supplemental restraint system, do not
NOTE
place luggage or other objects under
If it becomes necessary to have the
the front seats.
components or wiring system for the
supplementary restraint system
Do not operate a vehicle with
modified to accommodate a person
damaged air bag/seat belt
with certain medical conditions in
pretensioner system components:
accordance with a certified
Expended or damaged air bag/seat
physician, contact an Authorized
belt pretensioner system components
Mazda Dealer, refer to “Customer
must be replaced after any collision
Assistance (U.S.A.)” (page 8-2).
which caused them to deploy or
When an air bag deploys, a loud
damage them. Only a trained
inflation noise can be heard and
Authorized Mazda Dealer can fully
some smoke will be released.
evaluate these systems to see that they
Neither is likely to cause injury,
will work in any subsequent accident.
however, the texture of the air bags
Driving with an expended or damaged
may cause light skin injuries on body
air bag or pretensioner unit will not
parts not covered with clothing
afford you the necessary protection in
through friction.
the event of any subsequent accident
Should you sell your Mazda, we urge
which could result in serious injury or
you to tell the new owner of its air
death.
bag systems and that familiarization
with all instructions about them,
Do not remove interior air bag parts:
from the Owner's Manual, is
Removing any components such as the
important.
front seats, front dashboard, the
This highly-visible label is displayed
steering wheel or parts on the front
which warns against the use of a
and rear window pillars and along the
rear-facing child-restraint system on
roof edge, containing air bag parts or
the front passenger seat.
sensors is dangerous. These parts
contain essential air bag components.
The air bag could accidentally activate
and cause serious injuries. Always have
an Authorized Mazda Dealer remove
these parts.
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