2001 MAZDA MODEL 626 child restraint

Form No. 8P95-EA-00G
Essential Safety EquipmentPersonal safety and comfort are what make driving your Mazda a pleasurable experience. Section 2 descr\
ibes
essential information for optimal safe drivng including seats, seat belt\
systems and the supplemental restraint
systems.Front Seats 2- 2Rear Seat 2- 9
Seat Belt System 2-14 Child Restraint 2-26
Supplemental Restraint Systems 2-35
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WARNING
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Unlocked Seatback:A seatback plays 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 seat at
any time, even when there are no
other passengers, attempt to push
the seatback forward and
backward to make sure it is
locked in place.
WARNING
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Passenger on the FoldedSeatback:Driving with a passenger on the
folded seatback is dangerous.
Allowing a child to sit up on the
folded seatback while the vehicle
is moving is particularly
dangerous. In a sudden stop or
even a minor collision, a child not
in a proper seat or child-restraint
system and seat belt could be
thrown forward, back or even out
of the car resulting in serious
injuries or death. The child or
other objects in the baggage area
could be thrown into other
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occupants and cause serious
injury. Never allow a passenger to
sit or stand on the folded seatback
while the vehicle is moving.
WARNING
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Children and the Folding RearSeat:Playing with the folding rear seat
is dangerous. The folding rear
seatbacks cannot be folded down
from inside the luggage
compartment. Do not give the car
keys to children and do not allow
them to play in the vehicle.

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Seat Belt SystemSeat 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 rear lap/shoulder belt retractors operate in two modes, emergency
locking mode and for child-restraint
systems, automatic locking mode.
Emergency locking mode
If the belt has fully retracted, it will
always be in the emergency locking
mode until you move it into automatic
locking mode by pulling the belt all
the way out to its full length. 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 feels tight and hinders
comfortable movement while the
vehicle is stopped or in motion, youmay be in the automatic locking mode
because you have pulled the belt too
far out. To return to the more
comfortable emergency locking mode,
wait until you can stop the vehicle in a
safe area, retract the belt fully to
convert it back to emergency locking
mode and then again extend it around
you.
Automatic 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
get the seat belt into the automatic
locking mode, pull it all the way out
and connect it as instructed on the

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child-restraint system. It will retract
down to the child-restraint system and
stay locked on it. See the section on
child restraint (page 2-26).

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WARNING
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Not Wearing Seat Belts: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. Always
wear your seat belt and make
sure all occupants are properly
restrained.
WARNING
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Seat Belt Damaged During anAccident:Using a damaged seat belt is
dangerous. An accident could
damage the belt webbing of the
seat belt in use. A damaged seat
belt cannot provide adequate
protection in a collision. Have an
Authorized Mazda Dealer inspect
all seat belt systems in use during
an accident before they are used
again.

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Child Restraint Child Restraint Precautions
Statistics confirm that the rear seat is
the best place for all children up to
12 years of age-the more so with a
supplemental restraint system (air
bags).
WARNING
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Holding a Child While the Vehicleis Moving: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
could result in serious injury or
death to the child or other
occupants. Always secure a child
in a proper child-restraint system.
WARNING
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One Belt, One Passenger:Using one seat belt for more than
one person at a time is dangerous.
A seat belt used in this way can’ t
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.

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WARNING
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Proper Size of Child-RestraintSystem:For effective protection in vehicle
accidents and sudden stops, a
child must be properly restrained
using a seat belt or child-restraint
system depending on age and size.
If not, the child could be seriously
injured or even killed in an
accident.
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, inspect either before
using.
 Small children
You are required by law to use
child-restraint system for children in
the U.S. and Canada. Small children,
generally those who are four years old
or younger and who weigh under 18
kg (40 lb.), riding in your vehicle must
be protected by child-restraint systems
made especially for children. Check
your local and state or provincial laws
for specific requirements regarding the
safety of children riding in your
vehicle.

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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.

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 Child-Restraint Systems
Whatever child-restraint system you
consider, please pick the appropriate
one for the age and size of the child,
obey state law and follow the
instructions that come with the
individual child-restraint system.
A rear-facing child-restraint system
should never be used in the front seat
because it would be too close to the air
bag. The front passenger ’s seat is also
the least preferred seat for other
child-restraint systems.
WARNING
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Follow the Manufacturer ’sInstructions and Always Keep theChild-Restraint System BuckledDown: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 the child-restraint
system is properly secured in
place according to the
manufacturer ’s instructions.
When not in use, remove it from
the vehicle, put it in the trunk or
fasten it with a seat belt.

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WARNING
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Rear-Facing Child-RestraintSystem:Rear-facing child-restraint
systems on the front seat are
particularly dangerous. The
child-restraint system can be hit
by a deploying air bag and moved
violently backward resulting in
serious injury or death to the
child. Never use a rear-facing
child-restraint system in the front
seat with an air bag that could
deploy.

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Installing Child-Restraint
Systems
Accident statistics reveal that a child is
safer in the rear seat. The front
passenger ’s seat is clearly the worst
choice for any child under 12, and
with rear-facing child-restraint systems
it is clearly unsafe due to air bags.
Some child-restraint systems now
come with tethers and therefore must
be installed on the seats that take
tethers to be effective. In your Mazda,
tethered child-restraint systems can
only be accommodated in the three
positions on the rear seat.
WARNING
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Tethered Child-Restraint SystemsWork Only on Rear Seat:Installation of a tether equipped
child-restraint system in the front
passenger ’s seat defeats the safety
design of the system and will
result in an increased chance of
serious injury if the seat goes
forward without benefit of being
tethered. Place tether equipped
child-restraint systems where
there are tether anchors.