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A Word to Mazda Owners

Thank you for choosing a Mazda. We at Mazda design and build vehicles with complete
customer satisfaction in mind.

To help ensure enjoyable and trouble-free operation of your Mazda, read this manual
carefully and follow its recommendations.

An Authorized Mazda Dealer knows your vehicle best. So when maintenance or service is
necessary, that's the place to go.

Our nationwide network of Mazda professionals is dedicated to providing you with the best
possible service.

We assure you that all of us at Mazda have an ongoing interest in your motoring pleasure
and in your full satisfaction with your Mazda product.

Mazda Motor Corporation
HIROSHIMA, JAPAN

Important Notes About This Manual
Keep this manual in the glove box as a handy reference for the safe and enjoyable use of your Mazda. Should you
resell the vehicle, leave this manual with it for the next owner.

All specifications and descriptions are accurate at the time of printing. Because improvement is a constant goal at
Mazda, we reserve the right to make changes in specifications at any time without notice and without obligation.

Air Conditioning and the Environment
Your Mazda's genuine air conditioner is filled with HFC134a (R134a), a refrigerant that has been found not to
damage the earth's ozone layer. If the air conditioner does not operate properly, consult an Authorized Mazda
Dealer.

Perchlorate
Certain components of this vehicle such as [air bag modules, seat belt pretensioners, lithium batteries, ...] may
contain Perchlorate Material– Special handling may apply for service or vehicle end of life disposal. See
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate.

Please be aware that this manual applies to all models, equipment and options. As a result, you may find
some explanations for equipment not installed on your vehicle.

©2011 Mazda Motor Corporation
Printed in Japan Oct. 2011 (Print1)

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How to Use This Manual

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pleasure from your vehicle. Your owner's A NOTE provides information and sometimes
manual, when read from cover to cover, suggests how to make better use of your
can do that in many ways. vehicle.

Illustrations complement the words of the The symbol below, located on some parts
manual to best explain how to enjoy your of the vehicle, indicates that this manual
Mazda. By reading your manual, you can contains information related to the part.
find out about the features, important Please refer to the manual for a detailed
safety information, and driving under explanation.
various road conditions.

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happen”.

Index: A good place to start is the Index,
an alphabetical listing of all information
in your manual.

You'll find several WARNINGs,
CAUTIONs, and NOTEs in the manual.

WARNING
A WARNING indicates a situation in
which serious injury or death could
result if the warning is ignored.

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which bodily injury or damage to
your vehicle, or both, could result if
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Table of Contents

Your Vehicle at a Glance 1
Interior, exterior views and part identification of your Mazda.

Essential Safety Equipment 2
Use of safety equipment, including seats, seat belt system, child-restraint
systems and SRS air bags.

Knowing Your Mazda 3
Explanation of basic operations and controls; opening/closing and adjustment
of various parts.

Before Driving Your Mazda 4
Important information about driving your Mazda.

Driving Your Mazda 5
Explanation of instruments and controls.

Interior Comfort 6
Use of various features for drive comfort, including air-conditioning and audio
system.

In Case of an Emergency 7
Helpful information on what to do in an emergency.

Maintenance and Care 8
How to keep your Mazda in top condition.

Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects 9
Important consumer information including warranties and add-on equipment.

Specifications 10
Technical information about your Mazda.

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1 Your Vehicle at a Glance

Interior, exterior views and part identification of your Mazda.

Interior Overview .......................................................................... 1-2
Interior Equipment (View A) .................................................... 1-2
Interior Equipment (View B) .................................................... 1-3
Interior Equipment (View C) .................................................... 1-4

Exterior Overview ......................................................................... 1-5
Front .......................................................................................... 1-5
Rear ........................................................................................... 1-6

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Your Vehicle at a Glance

Interior Overview

Interior Equipment (View A)

Power window lock switch ................................................................................ page 3-38
Power window switches .................................................................................... page 3-35
Door-lock knob .................................................................................................. page 3-29
Power door lock switch ..................................................................................... page 3-30
Outside mirror switch ........................................................................................ page 3-56
Headlight leveling switch .................................................................................. page 5-67
TCS-OFF switch ................................................................................................ page 5-25
BSM OFF switch ............................................................................................... page 5-38
Lighting control/Turn signals ............................................................................ page 5-62
Dashboard illumination knob ............................................................................ page 5-43
Instrument cluster .............................................................................................. page 5-40
Wiper and washer lever ..................................................................................... page 5-69
Ignition switch ..................................................................................................... page 5-2
Lock release lever .............................................................................................. page 3-56
Parking brake ....................................................................................................... page 5-7
Hood release handle .......................................................................................... page 3-40

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Interior Overview

Interior Equipment (View B)

Audio control switch ......................................................................................... page 6-54
Air bags ............................................................................................................. page 2-45
Multi information display ................................................................................ page 6-108
Multi information display (MID) with compact navigation system (if
equipped) .............................................................................. Refer to the separate manual
Climate control system ........................................................................................ page 6-2
Hazard warning flasher switch .......................................................................... page 5-75
Information display .......................................................................................... page 6-106
Audio system ..................................................................................................... page 6-15
Glove compartment ......................................................................................... page 6-126
Rear window defroster switch ........................................................................... page 5-73
Accessory socket ............................................................................................. page 6-128
Seat warmer switches ........................................................................................ page 2-13
AT shift lever (Sport AT) ................................................................................... page 5-12
Cruise control switches ...................................................................................... page 5-21
7-inch navigation system (if equipped) ................................ Refer to the separate manual

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Interior Overview

Interior Equipment (View C)

Luggage compartment light ............................................................................. page 6-105
Seat belt ............................................................................................................. page 2-15
Air bags ............................................................................................................. page 2-45
Overhead light ................................................................................................. page 6-104
Center console ................................................................................................. page 6-127
Bottle holder .................................................................................................... page 6-126
Remote fuel-filler lid release ............................................................................. page 3-39
Vanity mirror .................................................................................................... page 6-103
Moonroof switch ............................................................................................... page 3-43
Rearview mirror ................................................................................................. page 3-57
Sunvisor ........................................................................................................... page 6-103
Front seats ............................................................................................................ page 2-2
Cup holder ....................................................................................................... page 6-125
Accessory socket ............................................................................................. page 6-128
Rear seat .............................................................................................................. page 2-9
Luggage compartment cover ............................................................................. page 3-33


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Exterior Overview

Front

Hood .................................................................................................................. page 3-40
Windshield wiper blades .................................................................................... page 8-30
Moonroof ........................................................................................................... page 3-42
Doors and keys .................................................................................................. page 3-28
Fuel-filler lid ...................................................................................................... page 3-39
Tires ................................................................................................................... page 8-36
Light bulbs ......................................................................................................... page 8-42

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Exterior Overview

Rear

Rear wiper blade ................................................................................................ page 8-32
Liftgate .............................................................................................................. page 3-31
Light bulbs ......................................................................................................... page 8-42
Antenna ............................................................................................................. page 6-14
Child safety locks .............................................................................................. page 3-31
Outside mirror .................................................................................................... page 3-56
Tires ................................................................................................................... page 8-36
Rear view parking camera (Without 7-inch navigation system) ...................... page 6-119
Rear view parking camera (With 7-inch navigation system) (if
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2 Essential Safety Equipment

Use of safety equipment, including seats, seat belt system, child-restraint
systems and SRS air bags.

Seats ............................................................................................... 2-2
Front Seats (Manually Operated Seats) ..................................... 2-2
Front Seats (Electrically Operated Seats) .................................. 2-4
Rear Seat ................................................................................... 2-9
Head Restraints ....................................................................... 2-12
Seat Warmer í ......................................................................... 2-13

Seat Belt Systems ........................................................................ 2-15
Seat Belt Precautions .............................................................. 2-15
Seat Belt (Except Center-Rear Position) ................................. 2-19
Front Seat Belt Pretensioner and Load Limiting Systems ....... 2-21
Center-Rear Position Seat Belt ................................................ 2-23
Seat Belt Extender ................................................................... 2-26
Seat Belt Warning Light/Beep ................................................ 2-28

Child Restraint ............................................................................ 2-30
Child Restraint Precautions ..................................................... 2-30
Child-Restraint System Installation Position .......................... 2-34
Installing Child-Restraint Systems .......................................... 2-35
LATCH Child-Restraint Systems ............................................ 2-41

SRS Air Bags ............................................................................... 2-45
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Precautions ................ 2-45
Supplemental Restraint System Components ......................... 2-50
How the SRS Air Bags Work .................................................. 2-51
SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria .......................................... 2-56
Limitations to SRS Air Bag .................................................... 2-57
Driver and Front Passenger Occupant Classification
System ..................................................................................... 2-59
Monitoring and Maintenance .................................................. 2-64

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seats

Make sure the adjustable components
Front Seats (Manually of a seat are locked in place:
Operated Seats) Adjustable seats and seatbacks that
are not securely locked are
WARNING dangerous. In a sudden stop or
collision, the seat or seatback could
Do not modify or replace the front move, causing injury. Make sure the
seats: adjustable components of the seat
Modifying or replacing the front seats are locked in place by attempting to
such as replacing the upholstery or slide the seat forward and backward
loosening any bolts is dangerous. The and rocking the seatback.
front seats contain air bag
components essential to the Adjust the driver's seat only when the
supplemental restraint system. Such vehicle is stopped:
modifications could damage the Adjusting the driver's seat while the
supplemental restraint system and vehicle is moving is dangerous. The
result in serious injury. Consult an driver could lose control of the vehicle
Authorized Mazda Dealer if there is and have an accident.
any need to remove or reinstall the
front seats. CAUTION
Do not drive with damaged front seats: Be careful not to place your hands
Driving with damaged front seats is and fingers around moving parts of
dangerous. A collision, even one not the front seat when adjusting the
strong enough to inflate the air bags, seat positions to prevent injury.
could damage the front seats which
contain essential air bag qSeat Slide
components. If there was a
subsequent collision, an air bag may To move a seat forward or backward, raise
not deploy which could lead to the lever and slide the seat to the desired
injuries. Always have an Authorized position and release the lever.
Mazda Dealer inspect the front seats,
front seat belt pretensioners and air
bags after a collision.

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Seats

Make sure the lever returns to its original Do not drive with the seatback
position and the seat is locked in place by unlocked:
attempting to push it forward and All of the seatbacks play an
backward. important role in your protection in a
vehicle. Leaving the seatback
qSeat Recline unlocked is dangerous as it can allow
passengers to be ejected or thrown
WARNING around and baggage to strike
occupants in a sudden stop or
Do not drive with either front seat
collision, resulting in severe injury.
reclined:
After adjusting the seatback at any
Sitting in a reclined position while the
time, even when there are no other
vehicle is moving is dangerous
passengers, rock the seatback to
because you do not get the full
make sure it is locked in place.
protection from seat belts. During
sudden braking or a collision, you To change the seatback angle, lean
can slide under the lap belt and forward slightly while raising the lever.
suffer serious internal injuries. For Then lean back to the desired position and
maximum protection, sit well back release the lever.
and upright.
Always sit in the passenger seat
properly with the seatback upright and
feet on the floor:
Your front passenger seat has weight
sensors, sitting in the front 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 front
passenger sensing system. As a result Make sure the lever returns to its original
the front passenger will not have the position and the seatback is locked in
supplementary protection of the air place by attempting to push it forward and
bag and seat belt pretensioner, which backward.
could result in serious injury. Always
sit upright against the seatback with
your feet on the floor.

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Seats

CAUTION Front Seats (Electrically
When returning a rear-reclined Operated Seats)
seatback to its upright position,
make sure you hold onto the WARNING
seatback with your other hand while
Do not modify or replace the front
operating the lever. If the seatback is
seats:
not supported, it will flip forward
Modifying or replacing the front seats
suddenly and could cause injury.
such as replacing the upholstery or
loosening any bolts is dangerous. The
qHeight Adjustment (Driver's Seat) front seats contain air bag
To adjust the seat height, move the lever components essential to the
up or down. supplemental restraint system. Such
modifications could damage the
Up 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.
Down
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.
Adjust the driver's seat only when the
vehicle is stopped:
Adjusting the driver's seat while the
vehicle is moving is dangerous. The
driver could lose control of the vehicle
and have an accident.

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Seats

qSeat Recline
CAUTION
Ø The seat-bottom power WARNING
adjustment is operated by motors. Do not drive with either front seat
Avoid extended operation because reclined:
excessive use can damage the Sitting in a reclined position while the
motors. vehicle is moving is dangerous
Ø To prevent the battery from because you do not get the full
running down, avoid using the protection from seat belts. During
power adjustment when the sudden braking or a collision, you
engine is stopped. The adjuster can slide under the lap belt and
uses a large amount of electrical suffer serious internal injuries. For
power. maximum protection, sit well back
Ø Do not use the switch to make and upright.
more than one adjustment at a
time. Always sit in the front passenger seat
Ø Be careful not to place your hands properly with the seatback upright and
and fingers around moving parts feet on the floor:
of the front seat when adjusting Your front passenger seat has weight
the seat positions to prevent sensors, sitting in the front passenger
injury. seat improperly out of position or
with the seatback reclined too far
qSeat Slide while the vehicle is moving is
dangerous as it can take off weight
To slide the seat, move the slide lifter from the seat bottom and affect the
switch on the outside of the seat to the weight determination of the front
front or back and hold it. Release the passenger sensing system. As a result
switch at the desired position. the front 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.

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Seats

To change the seatback angle, press the qSeat Position Memory í
front or rear side of the reclining switch.
Release the switch at the desired position. One-touch seat position programming and
activation is available on the driver's seat.

CAUTION
When activating the seat position, do
not place your hands or fingers
around the seat bottom. The seat
moves to the desired position
automatically, and if your hands or
fingers are placed around the seat
bottom, it could cause injury.

SET button
qHeight Adjustment (Driver's Seat)
To adjust the seat height, move the switch
up or down.

Programming of the driver's seat positions
is possible using the following functions:
l Programming buttons 1, 2, or 3 and the

SET button.
l Operation using the advanced key/

retractable type key
Programmed seat positions can be
activated using the following functions:
l Programming buttons 1, 2, or 3.

l Operation using advanced keyless

functions/keyless entry system
NOTE
Individual seat positions can be programmed
to the three available programming buttons on
the side of the driver's seat, plus one seat
position for each advanced key/retractable
type key used with the vehicle.

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Seats

Operation using the seat-side buttons NOTE
In the following cases, the seat position set
Programming function cancels:
Park the vehicle in a safe location before l Any of the seat adjustment switches are

performing the seat position operated.
programming. (Vehicle must be stopped) l The SET button is pressed.

l A programming button 1, 2, or 3 is pressed.

1. Adjust the seat to the desired position. l The vehicle starts moving.

For each seat position adjustment l Vehicle locking/unlocking is done using the

method refer to the following pages: transmitter.
Seat Slide (page 2-5) l Vehicle locking/unlocking is done using the

Seat Recline (page 2-5) advanced keyless functions.
Height Adjustment (page 2-6)
TYPE B
2. While holding the SET button in, press When the ignition is switched ON or the
the desired programming button 1, 2, driver's door is closed, press and hold the
or 3 until a beep sound is heard. desired programming button 1, 2, or 3.
The button is programmed after a beep
sound is heard. Other buttons can be NOTE
programmed using the same procedure. In the following cases, the seat position set
function cancels:
NOTE l Any of the seat adjustment switches are
Vehicle maintenance or other reasons operated.
requiring the vehicle battery to be l The SET button is pressed.
disconnected will result in the seat position l The vehicle starts moving.
memory being erased.
In this case, re-program the seat positions. Operation using the advanced key/
retractable type key
Setting the driver's seat to a pre-
programmed position Programming
There are two methods for setting the One seat position can be programmed into
driver's seat to a pre-programmed each advanced key/retractable type key.
position. For example, the type A method After the following conditions have been
can be used before sitting in the seat and met, operate the seat and the advanced
while the driver's door is open, and the key/retractable type key to program the
type B method can be used after getting in seat positions.
l The ignition is switched off
the vehicle with the driver's door closed.
(The auxiliary key/retractable type key
TYPE A is removed from the ignition switch)
l The driver's door is open
When the ignition is switched off and the
driver's door is open, press the
programming button 1, 2, or 3 for the
desired seating position.

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Seats

1. Adjust the seat to the desired position. Erasing memory
For each seat position adjustment After the following conditions have been
method, refer to the following pages: met, while holding the SET button in,
Seat Slide (page 2-5) press the button on the advanced key/
Seat Recline (page 2-5) retractable type key until a beep sound is
Height Adjustment (page 2-6) heard.
l The ignition is switched off
2. While holding the SET button in, press
and hold the button on the advanced (The auxiliary key/retractable type key
key/retractable type key until a beep is removed from the ignition switch)
l The driver's door is open
sound is heard.
The advanced key/retractable type key NOTE
is programmed after a beep sound is Memory will also be erased if any of the
heard. following operations are performed:
l The advanced key/retractable type key code
Seat position memory setting procedure
has been changed.
To set the driver's seat to pre-programmed Refer to Immobilizer System (with
position, switch the ignition off, unlock Advanced Key) on page 3-45.
the doors using any of the following Refer to Immobilizer System (without
methods, and then open the driver's door Advanced Key) on page 3-49.
within about 40 seconds. l The vehicle battery is disconnected for
l Press the button on the advanced vehicle maintenance or other reasons.
key/retractable type key.
l Press the request switch on a front door

or liftgate while the advanced key is qLumbar Support Adjustment
being carried. To increase the seat firmness, pull the
NOTE lever forward. Push the lever backward to
If any of the following occurs, the seat position decrease firmness.
activation function cancels:
l The / button on the advanced key/
retractable type key is pressed while the key
is not inserted into the ignition switch.
l A seat adjustment switch is operated.

l The vehicle starts moving.

l The selected programming button 1, 2, or 3

is pressed.
l Vehicle unlocking is done using the

advanced keyless functions.
l The SET button is pressed.

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Seats

Never allow a passenger to sit or stand
Rear Seat on the folded seatback while the
vehicle is moving:
WARNING Driving with a passenger on the
Do not stack cargo higher than the folded seatback is dangerous.
seatbacks: Allowing a child to sit up on the
Stacking luggage or other cargo folded seatback while the vehicle is
higher than the seatbacks, and moving is particularly dangerous. In
placing articles on the rear seat is a sudden stop or even a minor
dangerous. During sudden braking collision, a child not in a proper seat
or a collision, objects can fly around or child-restraint system and seat
and become projectiles that may hit belt could be thrown forward, back
and injure passengers. or even out of the vehicle resulting in
serious injuries or death. The child in
Make sure luggage and cargo are the baggage area could be thrown
secured before driving: into other occupants and cause
Not securing cargo while driving is serious injury.
dangerous as it could move or be
crushed during sudden braking or a
collision and cause injury. CAUTION
Be careful not to place your hands
Make sure the adjustable components and fingers around moving parts of
of a seat are locked in place: the rear seat when adjusting the seat
Adjustable seats that are not securely positions to prevent injury.
locked are dangerous. In a sudden
stop or collision, the seat or seatback NOTE
could move, causing injury. When returning a rear seat to its original
position, also replace the seat belt to its
Do not drive with the seatback
normal position. Verify that the seat belt pulls
unlocked:
out and retracts.
All of the seatbacks play an
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
occupants in a sudden stop or
collision, resulting in severe injury.
After returning the seatback at any
time, even when there are no other
passengers, rock the seatback to
make sure it is locked in place.

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qSplit-Folding Rear Seatback When using the remote handle levers:
The seatbacks can be folded down to
provide more space in the luggage
CAUTION
compartment. Be careful of the following when
using the remote handle levers:
To fold down the seatbacks Ø On a downward slope, the
seatback could flip forward faster
WARNING than on a flat surface.
Always remove the child-restraint Ø On an upward slope, the seatback
system from the rear seat before may not fold down. When the
operating the remote handle levers for seatbacks cannot be folded down
the rear seat: with levers, pull the rear seatback
Operating (pulling) the remote forward from inside the vehicle.
handle levers while a rear-facing
child-restraint system is in the rear 1. Unfasten the lap portion of the center-
seat is dangerous. It could cause rear seat belt (page 2-23).
injury to a child seated in the child-
restraint system when the seatback CAUTION
suddenly flips forward. Always unfasten the lap portion of
the belt before folding left-rear
Make sure there is nobody in the rear
seatback. Leaving the lap portion of
seat area before operating (pulling) the
the belt fastened could cause
remote handle levers:
damage to the seat belt, buckle and
Not checking the rear seat area for
seatback.
persons before folding the seatbacks
down with the remote handle levers 2. After checking that the rear seats are
is dangerous. The rear seat area is clear, open the liftgate compartment
difficult to see from the rear of the and pull the remote handle levers on
vehicle. Operating (pulling) the the left and right sides of the liftgate
remote handle levers without compartment.
checking could cause injury to a
person when a seatback suddenly
flips forward.

CAUTION
Before folding the seatbacks down
with the remote handle levers, make
sure there is no cup in a rear cup
holder. Folding the seatbacks with
the remote handle levers while a cup
is in the cup holder could soil or
damage the seat bottom and
seatback.

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Seats

When using the rear seatback knobs: 2. Pull on the top of the seatbacks from
inside the vehicle to make sure they are
CAUTION locked.
When operating the rear seatback 3. Fasten the center-rear lap/shoulder belt
knob, make sure you support the and check that all seat belts are routed
seatback with your hand. If the properly for passenger use (page 2-23).
seatback is not supported with your
hand, it will flip forward suddenly WARNING
and could cause injury to the finger Always make sure the seat belts are
that pushes the rear seatback knob fully pulled out from under the
down. seatbacks:
1. Unfasten the lap portion of the center- A seat belt caught under a seatback
rear seat belt (page 2-23). after the seatback is returned to its
upright position is dangerous. In a
CAUTION collision or sudden stop, the seat belt
cannot provide adequate protection.
Always unfasten the lap portion of
the belt before folding the rear-left When returning the seatback to the
seatback. Leaving the lap portion of upright position, make sure there is no
the belt fastened could cause red indication:
damage to the seat belt, buckle and A rear seatback not fully returned
seatback. and locked in the upright position is
dangerous. Sudden stops or
2. Support the seatback with your hand. maneuvering could cause a seatback
3. Push the rear seatback knob down. to flip forward suddenly resulting in
injury. If the red indicator is visible on
the back of the rear seatback knob,
the seatback is not locked in the
upright position.
Locked position

Unlocked position
Red indicator

To return the seatbacks to the upright
position
1. Lift the seatbacks upright.

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qArmrest Head Restraints
The rear armrest in the center of the rear
seatback can be used (no occupant in the Your vehicle is equipped with head
center seat) or placed upright. restraints on all outboard seats. The head
restraints are intended to help protect you
and the passengers from neck injury.

WARNING
Always drive with the head restraints
installed when seats are being used
and make sure they are properly
adjusted:
Driving with the head restraints
adjusted too low or removed is
dangerous. With no support behind
your head, your neck could be
seriously injured in a collision.
Height adjustment
To raise a head restraint, pull it up to the
desired position.
To lower the head restraint, press the stop-
catch release, then push the head restraint
down.
Adjust the head restraint so that the top is
even with the top of the passenger's ears,
never the passenger's neck to prevent
injury.
Front outboard seat

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Rear outboard seat
Seat Warmer í
The front seats are electrically heated. The
ignition must be switched ON.

Press the switch to turn the seat warmer
on or off. When the switch is in the ON
position, the indicator light will come on.

Removal/Installation
To remove the head restraint, pull it up
while pressing the stop-catch.
To install the head restraint, press the
uprights into the holes while pressing the
stop-catch.

WARNING
Always drive with the head restraints
set up when seats are being used and
make sure they are properly set up:
Driving with the head restraints not
set up is dangerous. With no support
behind your head, your neck could be
seriously injured in a collision.

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NOTE
WARNING l Use the seat warmer when the engine is
Ø Be careful when using the seat running, and do not continue to use it for a
warmer. The heat from the seat long period of time.
warmer may be too hot for some l The temperature of the seat warmer cannot
people, as indicated below, and be adjusted because the seat warmer is
could cause a low-temperature controlled by a thermostat.
burn.
Ø Infants, small babies, elderly
people, and physically
challenged people
Ø People with delicate skin
Ø People who are excessively
fatigued
Ø People who are intoxicated
Ø People who have taken sleep-
inducing medicine such as
sleeping pills or cold medicine
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.

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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, 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.

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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.
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.

In a rollover crash, an unbelted person is significantly more likely to die than a
person wearing a seat belt.

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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 “Cleaning the
Lap/Shoulder Belt Webbing” (page 8-64).

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 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.
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
In the emergency locking mode, the belt remains comfortable on the occupant and the
retractor will lock in position during a collision. 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.
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.

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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 2-30).

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Seat Belt Systems

Seat Belt (Except Center- WARNING
Rear Position) Positioning the Shoulder Portion of the
Seat Belt:
qFastening the Seat Belt Improper positioning of the shoulder
portion of the seat belt is dangerous.
1. Grasp the seat belt tongue. Always make sure the shoulder
2. Slowly pull out the lap/shoulder belt. portion of the seat belt is positioned
across your shoulder and near your
neck, but never under your arm, on
Lap/shoulder
belt
your neck, or on your upper arm.
4. 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.

Seat belt
tongue

Take up slack
3. Insert the seat belt tongue into the seat Keep low on
belt buckle until you hear a click hip bone
sound.
Too high

Seat belt tongue

WARNING
Positioning the Lap Portion of the Seat
Belt:
The lap portion of the seat belt worn
Seat belt too high is dangerous. In a collision,
buckle 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.

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qUnfastening the Seat Belt qFront Shoulder Belt Adjuster
Depress the button on the seat belt buckle. Adjust the height of the shoulder belt if
If the belt does not fully retract, pull it out the seat belt touches your neck, or if it
and check for kinks or twists. Then make crosses your arm instead of your shoulder.
sure it remains untwisted as it retracts. To raise the shoulder belt adjuster, push
the adjuster up. To lower the shoulder belt
adjuster, pull the adjuster and slide it
down. Make sure the adjuster is locked.
To raise To lower

Button

NOTE
l When using the center-rear seat belt, refer
to “Center-Rear Position Seat Belt” (page

l
2-23).
If a belt does not fully retract, inspect it for
WARNING
kinks and twists. If it is still not retracting Positioning the Shoulder Portion of the
properly, have it inspected at an Authorized Seat Belt:
Mazda Dealer. Improper positioning of the shoulder
Always make sure the shoulder
portion of the seat belt is positioned

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Seat Belt Systems

Front Seat Belt Pretensioner WARNING
and Load Limiting Systems Wear seat belts only as recommended
in this owner's manual:
For optimum protection, the driver and Incorrect positioning of the driver and
front passenger seat belts are equipped front passenger seat belts is
with pretensioner and load limiting dangerous. Without proper
systems. For both these systems to work positioning, the pretensioner and
properly you must wear the seat belt load limiting systems cannot provide
properly. adequate protection in an accident
and this could result in serious injury.
Pretensioners: For more details about wearing seat
The front seat belt retractors remove slack belts, refer to “Fastening the seat
quickly as the air bags are expanding. belts” (page 2-19).
Any time the air bags and seat belt
pretensioners have fired they must be Have your seat belts changed
replaced. immediately if the pretensioner or load
For deployment details, refer to the SRS limiter has been expended:
Air Bag Deployment Criteria (page 2-56). Always have an Authorized Mazda
In addition, the pretensioner system for Dealer immediately inspect the front
the front passenger, like the front seat belt pretensioners and air bags
passenger air bag, is designed to only after any collision. Like the air bags,
deploy in accordance with the total seated the front seat belt pretensioners and
weight on the front passenger seat. For load limiters will only function once
details, refer to the driver and front and must be replaced after any
passenger occupant classification system collision that caused them to deploy.
(page 2-59). A seat belt with an expended
pretensioner or load limiter is still
Load limiter: better than wearing no seat belt at
The load limiting system releases belt all; however, if the front seat belt
webbing in a controlled manner to reduce pretensioners and load limiters are
belt force on the occupant's chest. While not replaced, the risk of injury in a
the most severe load on a seat belt occurs collision will increase.
in frontal collisions, the load limiter has
an automatic mechanical function and can
activate in any accident mode with
sufficient occupant movement.
Even if the pretensioners have not fired,
the load limiting function must be
checked by an Authorized Mazda Dealer.

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Do not modify the components or qAir Bag/Front Seat Belt
wiring, or use electronic testing devices Pretensioner System Warning Light
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 If the air bag/front seat belt pretensioner
seriously injured. system is working properly, the warning
light illuminates when the ignition is
Properly dispose of the pretensioner switched ON or after the engine is
system: cranked. The warning light turns off after
Improper disposal of the pretensioner a specified period of time.
system or a vehicle with non-
deactivated pretensioners is A system malfunction is indicated if the
dangerous. Unless all safety warning light constantly flashes,
procedures are followed, injury could constantly illuminates or does not
result. Ask an Authorized Mazda illuminate at all when the ignition is
Dealer how to safely dispose of the switched ON. If any of these occur,
pretensioner system or how to scrap consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer as
a pretensioner-equipped vehicle. soon as possible. The system may not
work in an accident.
NOTE
l The pretensioner system will activate in a WARNING
moderate or severe frontal, near-frontal Never tamper with the air bag/
collision or roll-over accident. It will not pretensioner systems and always have
activate in most side or rear impacts. an Authorized Mazda Dealer perform
The pretensioner system for the front all servicing and repairs:
passenger is designed to only deploy in Self-servicing or tampering with the
accordance with the total seated weight on systems is dangerous. An air bag/
the front passenger seat. pretensioner could accidentally
l Some smoke (non-toxic gas) will be activate or become disabled causing
released when the air bags and serious injury or death.
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.

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qAir Bag/Front Seat Belt
Pretensioner System Warning Beep
Center-Rear Position Seat
Belt
If a malfunction is detected in the air bag/
front seat belt pretensioner systems and Before using the center-rear lap/shoulder
the warning light, a warning beep sound belt make sure tongue (A) and anchor
will be heard for about 5 seconds every buckle (B) are fastened.
minute.
(A)
The air bag and seat belt pretensioner
system warning beep sound will continue (B)
to be heard for approximately 35 minutes.
Have your vehicle inspected at an
Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as
possible.

WARNING
Do not drive the vehicle with the air
bag/front seat belt pretensioner system
warning beep sounding:
Driving the vehicle with the air bag/ qFastening the Seat Belt
front seat belt pretensioner system
1. Grasp the seat belt tongue (C).
warning beep sounding is dangerous.
In a collision, the air bags and the 2. Slowly pull out the lap/shoulder belt.
front seat belt pretensioner system
will not deploy and this could result 3. Insert the seat belt tongue (C) into the
in death or serious injury. seat belt buckle (D) until you hear a
Contact an Authorized Mazda Dealer click sound.
to have the vehicle inspected as soon
as possible.

(C) (A)

(D) (B)

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WARNING WARNING
Fastening the Center-Rear Seat Belt Positioning the Lap Portion of the Seat
with Only One Buckle: Belt:
Fastening the center-rear seat belt The lap portion of the seat belt worn
with only one buckle is dangerous. If too high is dangerous. In a collision,
only one pair of seat belt tongues this would concentrate the impact
and buckles is fastened (either seat force directly on the abdominal area,
belt tongue (C) and seat belt anchor causing serious injury. Wear the lap
buckle (D) or seat belt tongue (A) and portion of the belt snugly and as low
seat belt buckle (B)), then the seat as possible.
belt cannot provide full protection. In
a sudden stop or collision, the user qUnfastening the Seat Belt
could slide under the belt and suffer
serious injuries. Always make sure Depress the button on the seat belt buckle.
that both pairs of seat belt tongues If the belt does not fully retract, pull it out
and buckles are fastened properly. and check for kinks or twists. Then make
sure it remains untwisted as it retracts.
Positioning the Shoulder Portion of the
Seat Belt:
Improper positioning of the shoulder
Always make sure the shoulder
portion of the seat belt is positioned
4. Position the lap belt as low as possible,
not on the abdominal area, then adjust Button
the shoulder belt so that it fits snugly
against your body. 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
Keep low on
hip bone

Too high

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qRetracting the Center Seat Belt to To stow the seat belt, retract the belt, put
Lower the Seatbacks for the seat belt tongues (A) and (C) together
Carrying Cargo and insert them into the recess.

To retract the center belt and lower the Ceiling recess
seatbacks for carrying cargo, insert a (A)
small object such as a key in the seat belt
anchor buckle (B) slot.

(A)

(B)
(C)

To pull out the seat belt, slide the seat belt
tongue (A) with your finger while moving
it downward, and slowly pull out the seat
belt from the ceiling recess.

CAUTION
Always unfasten the lap portion of
the belt before folding the left-rear
seatback. Leaving the lap portion of
the belt fastened could cause
damage to the seat belt, seat belt
buckle and seatback.

qStowing and pulling out the
Center-Rear Position Seat Belt
The center-rear position seat belt can be NOTE
stowed using the following procedure. l To encourage rear seat passengers to wear
their seat belts, we suggest leaving the
CAUTION center-rear lap position of the belt fastened
at all times except when folding the rear
When stowing the seat belt, make
seat forward.
sure the belt is locked securely into
l Pulling the seat belt all the way out will
the recess. If the seat belt is not
switch it to automatic locking mode. If
properly stowed, it might get caught
automatic locking mode is not needed,
in the seats and be damaged.
retract the seat belt fully to convert it back
to emergency locking mode.

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qRe-attaching the Seat Belt after Seat Belt Extender
the Rear Seatbacks are Returned
to their Upright Positions If your seat belt is not long enough, even
when fully extended, a seat belt extender
To re-attach the center seat belt after the may be available to you at no charge from
rear seats are returned to their upright your Authorized Mazda Dealer.
positions, grasp the seat belt tongue (A) This extender will be only for you and for
and insert it into the seat belt anchor the particular vehicle and seat. Even if it
buckle (B) until you hear a click sound. It plugs into other seat belts, it may not hold
is now secure for passenger use. in the critical moment of a crash.
NOTE When ordering an extender, only order
After returning the left-rear seatback to its one that provides the necessary additional
upright position, fasten the lap portion of the length to fasten the seat belt properly.
belt. Please contact your Authorized Mazda
Dealer for more information.

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: Do not leave a seat belt extender
Using a seat belt extender that is for connected to the buckle:
another person or a different vehicle Leaving a seat belt extender
or seat is dangerous. The seat belt connected to the buckle without
will not provide adequate protection using the seat belt is dangerous.
and the user could be seriously When the seat belt extender is
injured in an accident. Only use the connected to the driver's seat belt
extender provided for you and for the buckle (or front passenger) seat, the
particular vehicle and seat. NEVER SRS driver's (or front passenger's) air
use the extender in a different vehicle bag system will determine that the
or seat. If you sell your Mazda, do driver (or front passenger) is wearing
not leave your seat belt extender in the seat belt even if the driver (or
the vehicle. It could be used front passenger) is not wearing it.
accidentally by the new owner of the This condition could cause the
vehicle. After removing the seat belt driver's (or front passenger's) air bag
extender, discard it. Never use the to not activate correctly and result in
seat belt extender in any other death or serious injury in the event of
vehicle you may own in the future. collision. Always wear the seat belt
with the seat belt extender.
Do not use an extender that is too
long: Do not use the seat belt extender when
Using an extender that is too long is installing a child-restraint system on
dangerous. The seat belt will not fit the front or rear passenger seat:
properly. In an accident, the seat belt Using a seat belt extender to fasten a
will not provide adequate protection child-restraint system on any seat is
and you could be seriously injured. dangerous. Always follow the child-
Do not use the extender or choose restraint system manufacturer's
one shorter in length if the distance installation instructions and never
between the extender's buckle and use a seat belt extender.
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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Driver seated/Front passenger not
Seat Belt Warning Light/Beep seated
The belt reminder is a supplemental
warning to the seat belt warning function.
If the driver's seat belt is not fastened
when the ignition is switched ON, the
warning light/beep operates to give you
further reminders according to the chart
below.
The seat belt warning light illuminates
Vehicle speed
and a beep sound will be heard if the
Between 0 ― 20 20 km/h
driver's seat belt is not fastened when the Condition
km/h (12 mph) or
ignition is switched ON. (0 ― 12 mph) more
Seat belt
Conditions of operation
Condition Result Indicator
The warning light Beep
The driver's seat belt is not
flashes and a beep
fastened when the ignition is
sound will be heard : Fastened
switched ON.
for about 6 seconds. : Unfastened
The driver's seat belt is : Illuminated
The warning light : Flashing
fastened while the warning
turns off and the beep : Beep
light and the beep sound are
sound stops.
activated.
The warning light will Once the beep sound is heard, it continues
The driver's seat belt is
fastened before the ignition
not illuminate and the sounding even if the vehicle speed lowers
beep sound will not be to 20 km/h (12 mph) or less until the
is switched ON.
heard.
seatbelt is fastened or the beep sound
period has passed.
qBelt Reminder
NOTE
Consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer to
deactivate or restore the belt reminder. Though
the belt reminder can be deactivated, doing so
will defeat the purpose of the system to warn
the driver and the front passenger in the event
that their seat belts are not fastened. For the
safety of the driver and front passenger, Mazda
recommends not deactivating the belt
reminder.

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Driver seated/Front passenger seated
The seat belt warning function reminds
the front passenger to fasten the seat belt
according to the chart below.
Vehicle speed
Condition Between 0 ― 20 20 km/h
km/h (12 mph) or
(0 ― 12 mph) more
Seat belt
(Driver)
Seat belt
(Passenger)
Indicator

Beep

: Fastened
: Unfastened
: Illuminated
: Flashing
: Beep
Placing heavy items on the front
passenger seat may cause the front
passenger seat belt warning function to
operate depending on the weight of the
item.

Once the beep sound is heard, it continues
sounding even if the vehicle speed lowers
to 20 km/h (12 mph) or less until the
seatbelt is fastened or the beep sound
period has passed.
NOTE
l To allow the front passenger seat weight
sensor to function properly, do not place
and sit on an additional seat cushion on the
front passenger seat. The sensor may not
function properly because the additional
seat cushion could cause sensor
interference.
l When a small child sits on the front
passenger seat, it is possible that neither
the warning light nor the warning beep
operate.

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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 sit in the rear and 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 in the outboard seats, and towards the buckle on the right if the
child is seated on the center seat.

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 least preferred seat for other
child-restraint systems.

To reduce the chance of injuries caused by deployment of the front passenger air bag, the
front passenger seat weight sensors work as a part of the supplemental restraint system.
This system deactivates the front passenger front and side air bags and also the front
passenger seat belt pretensioner system when the front passenger air bag deactivation
indicator light illuminates.

When an infant or small child sits on the front passenger seat, the system shuts off the front
passenger front and side air bags and seat belt pretensioner system, so make sure the front
passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates.

Even if the front passenger air bag is shut off, Mazda strongly recommends that children be
properly restrained and child-restraint systems of all kinds are properly secured on the rear
seats which are the best place for children.

For more details, refer to “Front passenger seat weight sensors” (page 2-59).

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