2001 MAZDA MODEL 626 length

Form No. 8P95-EA-00G
Essential Safety Equipment2-14


020-1IE
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

Form No. 8P95-EA-00G
Essential Safety Equipment2-20NOTEIf a belt does not fully retract,
inspect it for kinks and twists.


020-9CE
J94A2038
(J18Y2054)
Tongue
Buckle

Rear Seat Belts
To fasten:
1. Grasp the tongue and pull it to the desired length. 2. Insert this tongue into the buckle
until you hear a click.
3. Make sure the shoulder belt is snugly fitted against your body.
The retractor will take up excess belt
and maintain tension.

Form No. 8P95-EA-00G
Essential Safety Equipment2-24To fasten the lap belt portion:
Grasp tongue (A) and insert it into the
anchor buckle (B) until you hear a
click. It is now secure for passenger
use.NOTEAfter returning the rear-left
seatback to its upright position,
fasten the lap portion of the belt.

020-32A1E
 Seat Belt Extender
If your selt belt is not long enough,
even when fully extended, a selt belt
extender may be available to you at no
charge from your Authorized Mazda
Dealer. This extender will be only for
you and for the particular vehicle and
seat. Even if it plugs into other seat
belts, it may not hold in the critical
moment of a crash. When ordering an
extender, only order one that provides
the necessary additional length to
fasten the seat belt properly. Please
contact your Authorized Mazda Dealer
for more information.
WARNING
!
Unnecessary Use of an Extender: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.

Form No. 8P95-EA-00G
Essential Safety Equipment
2-25
WARNING
!
Using an Improper Extender:Using a seat belt extender that is
for another person or a different
vehicle or seat is dangerous. The
seat belt will not provide adequate
protection and the user could be
seriously injured in an accident.
Only use the extender provided
for you and for the particular
vehicle and seat. NEVER use the
extender in a different vehicle or
seat.
WARNING
!
Using an Extender That is TooLong:Using an extender that is too long
is dangerous. The seat belt will
not fit properly. In an accident,
the seat belt will not provide
adequate protection and you
could be seriously injured. Don’t
use the extender or choose one
shorter in length if the distance
between the extender ’s buckle and
the center of the user ’s body is
less than 15 cm (6 in).

020-12AE
 Pregnant Women and Persons
with Serious Medical Conditions
Pregnant women should wear seat
belts. Ask your doctor for specific
recommendations. The lap belt should
be worn SNUGLY AND AS LOW AS
POSSIBLE OVER THE HIPS.
Persons with serious medical
conditions also should wear seat belts.
Check with your doctor for any special
instructions regarding specific medical
conditions.

Form No. 8P95-EA-00G
94S004–002
For rear
center seat
For rear
right seatCover
Open
Essential Safety Equipment
2-31
J76TCS06lap/shoulder belt. See the
instructions on the child-restraint
system for belt routing instructions.
2. To get the retractor into the automatic locking mode, pull the
shoulder belt portion of the seat
belt until the entire length of the belt is out of the retractor. Position
the belt correctly, push the
child-restraint system firmly into
the vehicle seat and be sure the belt
retracts as snugly as possible.
Clicking from the retractor will be
heard during retraction if the
system is in the automatic locking
mode. If the belt does not lock the
seat down tight, repeat this step.
3. Inspect this function before each use of the child-restraint system.
You should not be able to pull the
shoulder belt out of the retractor
while the system is in the 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.
4. If your child-restraint system requires the use of a tether strap,
hook the tether strap by following
the manufacturer ’s instructions.

Form No. 8P95-EA-00G
Essential Safety Equipment2-34in the rear seat, do not allow the
child to lean over or against the
front door, even if the child is
seated in a child-restraint system.
J54A2112HFront passenger ’s seat
child-restraint system installation
(Lap/shoulder belt)
1. Slide the seat as far back as possible. 2. Secure the child-restraint system with
the lap portion of the lap/shoulder
belt. See the instructions on the
child-restraint system for belt routing
instructions.
3. To get the retractor into the automatic locking mode, pull the
shoulder belt portion of the seat belt
until the entire length of the belt is
out of the retractor. Position the belt
correctly, push the child-restraint
system firmly into the vehicle seat
and be sure the belt retracts as snugly
as possible. Clicking from the
retractor will be heard during
retraction if the system is in
automatic locking mode. If the belt
does not lock the seat down tight,