2001 MAZDA MODEL PROTÉGÉ Owners Manual (in English)

Essential Safety Equipment
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Positioning the Shoul4er Portion ol
the Seat Belt:
I nproper positioniag oI the shouderpoftion of the seat belt is dangerous.
An inproperry positio ed belt wiAprcvide liale or no protection i a
co ision. Abears nake sure the
shouAer portio of the seat beh is
positioned across Jol1r shouuer an l
naar rour neck, but newr under
Jour am,onrowneck,or on rour
Adjust ihe height of $e shoulderbelrif
|he seat belttouches your neck, if it
crosses your am instead ofyour
shoulder. To raise the shoulder belt
adjuster, push the adjuster up. To lower
the sboulder belt adjuster push rhe button
slide it down. Make sure the ddjuster is
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A I,yARNING
P osition ing the LaLPortioa4l\hc
Sea, Belt:
The lap portion of the seat belt wom
too high is da gerous.In a co ision,
this would concentrate the impact
lorce directlr o the abdoninal arca,
cauting teiow injury. Wear the lap
po.tion of ,he beh snuglr and as lotr
Depress lhe button on the buckle.
NOTE
If a belt does not fully retract, inspect
ii for kinks and twists-
I Rear Seat Belts
V Outboard positions la/
shoulder belt
To fasten:
I . Cmsp the tongue and pull it to the
desiredlength.
2. Insert this tongue into the buckle unril
you hear a click.
3. Make sure the shoulder belt is snugly
fitted against your body.
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T}e retractor will take up excess belr and
To unfastenr
Depress the button on the buckle.
NOTE
If a belt do€s not fully r€rract, jnspecl
ii for kinks and twists.
Awtnvlryc
Posinonina the Shotaer Pottion o!
the Seat Belt:
Inpnper positioning of the shoddetpoftion of the seat beh is dangercus.
An improperlr positioned belt.tellproyide liUle or no prckction in a
comsion. Alwars nuke i rethe
thouder ponion o! the seat belt ispositioned acnss Jour shouider and
near Jour neck, but newt un ler
lour arm, on lour neck, or on lour
A w,mlrasc
Positioning the LaLPation of the
Seat Belt:
The lap portinn of the seat belt wom
too high h dangercus.Ina collision,thir wouu co centrate the impact
Jbrce dircctlr on the abdoninal ffea,ca sinS senous injury. Wear the lapportion of the belt snuglr and as low
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A wamrnrc
Fanenins the Rear-Centel Seat Belt
Onl! with one BueHe:
Fastening the .eat-ce ter seat belt
onlr with one buckte is dangerous. If
onlr one pair oI seat bett tongue .n l
buckle, either tongue (A) and a chor
buckle (B) or tonsue (C) and.nchor
buckle (D), is faste ed, the seat belt
cannot providefu protection. In a
su(Aen stop or collision, the user
couu slide un.ler the belt and suJfer
s.nous injunes. Al','ars nake sure
that both pain of seat belt tongues
and buckles aslaste ed properlr.
V R€aHent€r position lap/
shoulderbelt
To use the rear-center belt:
Before using the rear-cenler lap/shoulder
belt make sure tongue (A) and anchor
buckle (B) are fastened.
To fasten:
1. Grasp ihe buckle (D) and longue (C).
2. Slowly pull our the lapshoulder bett.
3. lnsert the tongue (C) inro the buckle
(D) unlil you hear a click.
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To fasten the lap bet portion:
Grasp tongue (A) and jnsen it into the
anchor buckle (B) unlil you hear aclick.
It is now secure for passengeruse.
NOTE
After retuming lhe rear-left seatback
10 i1s upright position. fasten the lap
portion of the belt.
Depress the button on the buckle.
To unfasten the lap portion:
Insen a small object in the anchor buckle(B) slot. such as a key.
NOTE
Always unfasten the lap portion of the
beli before folding the rearleft
seatback. kaving the lap portion of
the belt fastened could cause damage
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Unnecessarr Ute ofa Exte der:
Usi g a seatbelt ertendq when not
ecesrary is dtngercus-The seat belt
wiA be bo long a d notfrt properb|
In an accdent, the seat belt rill not
prcride adequate prcte.tion and foucouu be senouslt injured. Onlr use
the extender when i.t is rcquircdto
fasten the s.at belt prcperlr.
I Seat Belt Extender
lfyour seat belt is not longenough, even
when fully extended, a seatbelt extender
may be available to you at no charge
from your Authorized Mazda Dealer.
This exienderwill be only for you and
for ihe panicula.r vehicle and seat. Even
if it plugs into other seat belts. it may not
hold in the critical momentofa crash.
When ordering an extender, only order
one ftat provides the necessary additional
length to fasten the seat belt properly-
Please conlact your Authorized Mazda
Dealer for more information.
AWARNING
Usino an InpropcrE landq:
Asing a seat belt extendet that it fo"another peno,t ot a different rehicle
or seat is dtnge0us.The seat belt
will not provide adequate pmtection
a d the usercoua be serioustr
inj red in an accident. Onlr use the
extender prcvided for rou and for the
particular rehicle and seat. NEVER
use the extenderin a diliennt
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A waruurlrc
Usin! an Extender Thtit ir Too Lone:
Using an efiender that is too lotg isdangercus. The seat belt will notfitproperl). In an accident, the seat ber
wi not protiide adequate protection
aul lou could be seiousl! injured.
Don't use the ertendet or choose o e
shorter in length if the distutnce
betwee the extender's bucklc a d
the cente. of the user's bodJ is kss
I Pregnsnt Women and Persons with
Serious Medical Condltions
Pregnan!wonen should wear seat belts.Ask your doctor foi specific
recommendations. The lap belt should be
worn SNUGLY AND AS LOw AS
POSSIBLE OVER TI{E HIPS.
Persons with serious medical conditions
also should wear seatbelts. Check wiih
your doctor for any special instnrctions
regarding sp€cific medical condjtions.
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NOTE
Your Mazda is equipped with LATCH
lower anchors for allachment of
specially designed LATCH
child-restraint systens in $e outboard
rear seats. Anachment of LATCH
child restralnt sysiems should all fil
the oulboard positions. A child
restrainl system with LAICH
anachments cannor be installed in the
rear center positionunless the seat
belts are used instead. When using
these anchors to secure a
child-resiraini syslem, refer to
"LATCH Child-Restraint Systens"(paze 2-21).
A wanlrnrc
Holding a Chia white the Vehicte it
Moing:
Hodins a chiu in rour atms vhile
tha whicle is noins is ext.enelr
dangercus. No nutter ho$, strong the
person nut be,he or she cannot hou
onto a chiU i asudden stop or
tolision and it coud res ltin
seious injury or death to the child or
other o.cupants. Ewn in a moalerate
accident, the child mar be exposed to
ab bas Iorces that couA nsult in
serious injury or daath to the child,
or the chiu nat be slanned into the
adult, injuing the adult. Altrolt
secuft a chid in a ptupe.
c hild-re straint s r ste n.
Child Restraint
I Child Restraint Precautions
Statistics confirm that the rear seai is the
best place for all children up io 12 years
of age-tbe more so with a supplenental
restraint system (air bagt.
A wamrnrc
One BeIt- One Passenger:
Using o e seat belt|br more than
o e person ata tine is dangercus. A
seat belt used i,t this Ha! can't
spread the impactforces ploperry
onil the twopassengers couu be
crushed together attd seriouslr
injured ot even ki ed. Neret use one
beltlor nore than one person at a
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