2001 MAZDA MODEL PROTÉGÉ Owners Manual (in English)

Eslential Safety Equipment
Rear Seat
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Sta.kingCaryo:
Sta.king luggage ot other cargo
higherthatt the seatbacks ol puttine
things on the real package trat is
dansercus. Durins sunden brukins
ot aco ision,objectt can becone
projectiles thrt nar hit and injurc
passengers. Don't stack things
higher tha the seatbdcks or put
things on the rcar package trat.
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Securing Seats:
Adjustable seats a d seatbacks thal
arc not securcb latched arc
dangerou,'.In a sudden stop or
collision,the sedt or seatback coukl
now, causins injury Make surc the
alljustable tonponen* of the seat
are lo&ed in place bJ attenpting to
sude the seatfotwa and backword
and rccking the seatback.I Split-Folding Rear Sealback
To provide nore space in the lrunk:
l. Unfasten lhe Iap porlion ofihe
rear center seat belt (page 2 16).
2. Pull the lock release up and fold the
seatback forward.

Essential Safety Equipment
To relum the seatbacks !o their original
1 . Lift the seatback and pusb it firmly
2. Fasten ihe lap portion of the
rear center sear beit (page 2,16).
AcaurroN
Don't let the rear-center seat t€lt
tongues or buckles g€l caught
between th€ seatback and the rear
package tray.
ACAUTION
Don'r ler the seat belt orbuckle get
caughibetween the seat botlom and
seatback when tblding the seat. The
seatbelt and buckle could be
oamageo.
NOTE
W})en you return ihe seatbacks io
their original position:
. Make sure the seatbacks are
securely latched by rocking the
. Make sure lhe rear seat belts can be
pulled out of the retmctors. If a belt
is iocked, firmly pull and release it.
then slowly pull it out again.
NOTE
. Unlock the sealback before you
fold it forward (page 2-8).
. Wben folding the rear,right
sealback, the rear center seat belt
doesnl have to be unfasiened.
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Essential SafetJ Equipment
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Unk'cked Seatback:
A seatback plart an irynrtant rola i,t
rour prctection in a rehi.le. Leavirrg
the seatback unlocked is dangerout as
it can alloui passengers to be ejeded or
thmvn aroutrd a d baggage to stike
occupa ts i a suAkn stop or
collbi , rcsuxing in sewre injwr.
Afrer rctuming th? seat at anf line,
even when there are no otherpassengers, ro.k ttu seatbeck to nnke
swe itis locked i place.
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P a s s e n qsralLLfu ldalslalbaeL!
Driving with a passe ger on the
fotded 'eatback is danserous.
Auor)ing a child to sit up on the
foued seatbatk rrhile the whicle is
moving k particulaflr dangerour. In
a su.Uen stop or ewn a minor
.o ision, a chiU not in a oper seat
or chiu-restraint srstem and seat
bett could be thnwn fonra , back
or eye out of the ca. .esultins in
senous injuries or death.The chiu
or othel objecs itt the baggage ana
could be thrcwn into otheroccupants
&nd cause senous injur!. Never
alk'|| a passengerto sitor stand on
the fotded seatbock v,hile the vehicle
AWARNING
Childft and the Fotding Rear
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Plaring vith the folding reot seats is
dangercus. 1:he foldiig rcar
seatbacks cannot be folded doi'tl
Jion inside the luggage
comparlment Do not give the car
kers to chidrc and do not a otr
then to plar in the whi.lc.

Essential Safety Equipment
I Rear S€atback Inck
To lock orunlock a seatback, move ihe
NOTE
The seatback locks are part of the
lrunk security systen (page 3- I ,1).
Seat Belt System
Sealbelts help to decrease the possibility
of severe injury during accidents and
sLrdden stops. Mazda recommends ihat
lhe driver and all passengers always wear
All of the seat belt retractors are designed
to keep rhe lap/shoulder belts out oi the
way when not n use.
The driver's seatbelthas no provisions
fo! child-restraint syslems and has only
an emergency locking mode. The driler
nay wear ir comfortably, and iiwill lock
during a collision.
However, the front passenger seat and
rear lap/shoulder belt retractors oper4te in
two modes, energency locking mode and
for child'resrainr systens, automatic
Emergency locking mode
lf the belt has fully rerracled, il will
always be in ihe emergency locking
mode until you move it into automatic
locking node by pulling the belt all the
way oul io its full leng$.In the
emergency locking mode, the bell
remains comfortable on the occupant and
the retractorwill lock in position during a
If the belt feels tight and hinders
comforoble movement while rhe vehicle
is slopped or in motion. you may be in
the aubmatic locking mode because you
have pulled the belt too far out. To reiurn
to the more comfonable 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
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Ess€ntial Safety Eq pment
Automatic locking mode
Always use the automalic locking mode
1() keep the child restajnt system from
shifting to an unsafe position in the event
of an accident. To get the seat bell imo
lhe automaric locklng nrode. pull irall rhe
way out and connect it as instl-ucted on
the child-resaaint system. hwill retract
down to tle child'restraint system and
slay locked on it. See the section on chlld
restraint (page 2-20).
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Not Weafing Seat Belts:
Not *'ean g a seat bek is ext emelr
dengerc s. Dunng a co ision,
occuqants not wearing reat belts
could hit someone or things i ride
the rehi.le or even be thrown out oI
the rehicle.Ther could be seiourlr
injurcd ot even kilted.In the sane
collision, occupants treaing seat
belts \|oua be nuch sder Atwars
weartoo seatbelt and ruke surc
a occupants arc prcpe r
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Seat Belt Danared Duing an
Accident:
Usins a danaged seat belt is
dangerous. A accident.ould
danage the belt webbing in use. A
danaged seat belt cannot proride
a.lequate protection in a collision.
Hare a Authorized Mazla Dealer
inspe.tall seatbelt slstems in use
during an accident before the! .re
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Ess€ntial Safety Equipm€nt
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Belt relraclion may become difficult
ifdre belts and rings are soiled. so try
I S€at Belt Warning LighvBeep
Ifthe driver seat belt is not fasrened
when ihe ignilion switch is lumed to the
ON position, abeep will sound for about
6 seconds and the seat bell warning light
willremain on llnlil the belt is faslened.
If the system does not operate correc y,
consult an Aulhorized Mazda Dealer
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T\'isted Seat Belt!:
T*isted seat belts an dange.ous.In
a cotLsion, the fuU t'i hofthebeh
isn't tvailable toabsorb the inryct.
This puts nore force on the bones
beneath the belt,t!'hich co A break
themot cause other seious injury o.
death. Don'twear tvisted seat bel^.
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One Belt.One Passenser:
Usins one seat bell for n ore than one
person ot a time is .lange.ou!. A seat
belt uted in this wor can't ryrcad the
inpact forces prcpertr and the two
passengerc coud be crushed together
and senoufu injuled or ewn ki .d.
Never use one belt for norc than one
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Essential Safety Equipment
I [roni Seat Belt Pr€tensioner and
Load Limiting SJstems
For oprimum protection, the driver and
front passenger seat belts are equipped
with pretensioner and load limiting
In moderute or greai€r frontal or
near-frontal accidents, the froni air bag
and pretensioner sysiems deploy
simulianeously. The preiensioners take
up slack in the front seat belts as ihe air
bags are expanding. The load limiring
systen releases belt webbing in a
controlled manner 1o reduce beit force on
the occupan!'s chest.
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I nc o ne ct P ositioni seltlLLDlb3!
and Front Passenger Seat BeI^:
Incofiect posi.tioning ofthe d 'erand front passenger seat behs is
da ge.ous. lryithout pmryr
positioning, the front pretensioner
and load liniting systems .Mnot
provide a.Ieq ate pfttection in an
a.cident and this coud result itl
senous injury. Wear seat belts onlr
as recommended in this orjner's
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Modilicarion or resnng of the
Pntensioner S!stem:
Modihing the components or wiing
of the pretensioner srstem, i cluding
the use of electronic testi g derices is
dangercus. You couw accidenblr
actbate il or make it inoperablc
trhich "'ould Fevent i1 fronact ating in an accine t. Front
occupants couu be seriouslr injwed.
Neyer modify the compo ents or
vinng, or use electrcnic testi g
deices on the prctensinner swkm,
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Essential Safety Equipment
NOTE
The pretensioner system will only
aclivate in a moderale or greater
fronral or neaFfrontal collision. It
will not aclivate in side or rear
Some snoke (non-toxic gas) will
be released when the air bags and
pretensioners deploy. This does not
indicate a fire. This gas normally
has no effect on occupants,
howevet those with sensilive skin
may experience light skin
iritation. If r€sidue from the
deployment of the air bags or the
front pretensioner system gets on
the skin or in the eyes. wash it off
The seat belt pretensioners will
only function once. Aft.-r they are
expended. they will not work again
and must be replaced immediately,
even if tbere was no front seat
occupant seated at the time.
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P rcte nsion e r S r ste n Di spalal:
I nproper disposal of the
prctensione. s!ttem or a tehi.le with
non4eatti'ated prcte sioners i!
dange,ous. Unless all saf.t!
prccedures ore Iottoved, injur!
couu result. Ask an Authoi$d
Mazila Dealer how to safel! .lispose
of the pretensioner srsten or hov to
scrap a front pntensioner-equippedI Front Seat Belts
To fasten:
l Grasp the buckle and tongue.
2. Slowly pull out the lap/shoulder belt.
3. Insen the tongue into the buckle until
4. Make sure tbe shoulder belt is snugly
fitted against your body.
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