2001 MAZDA MODEL PROTÉGÉ Owners Manual (in English)

Essential Safety Fiquipment
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LATC H C hi ld- R e s traint S! ste ns :
N ot foltov ing the chiH- rc stnht
sr s te n nan ufac tarer's instructions
when instaling the thid-rertnint
srstem ts dangerous. If seat belts ot a
forcisn object p.erent the chia-
resbai t slstemfron behg secwel!
auached to the LATCH lowet
anchors and the chiLl-restraint
srsten it insta ed inprcpe )', the
chiu-restftint tlstem couA mow in
. sudden stop or.o ition cauiing
seious injury or death to the thid or
When instaling the chiu-restraint
slstem, make sure therc are no seat
betts .rrforcign objects near ot
around the LATCH lower anchors.
Alwars fo0ow the chiu-resttuint
sr stem manufactule r's in struction s.
NOTE
The markings above the LATCH
lower anchors indicate the locations
of LAICH lower anchors for the
attachment of a child resrraint system.
2. Secure the child-restfaint system using
BOTH LATCH lower anchors,
following the child-restraint system
manufacturer's instruction.
I Child-Restraint System lnstallation
Procedure (Using the LATCH
L Expand the area belwe€n rhe seat
bottom and the seatback sligbdy to
verify the iocalions of the LATCH
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3. Ifyour child-restraint system cane
equipped with a tether, tbatprobably
means it is very impotanr to properly
secure the tether for child safety,
please carefully follow the
child-restraint system manuf ac!urer's
instruclions when installing tethers.
Only lhe 3 rear seatpositions on lhis
vehicle are set up for tethers, all
LATCH child-restraint systems are
fully compatible only witlr the two
rear oumoalo sea6.
Supplemental Restraint Systems
I The fmnt and side supplemental
restraint systems include 4 dr bags.
They are located in:
. The steering wheel. The passeng€r side dashboard*. The outbosrd sid€s of th€ fmnt
These systems operale independendy
depending on the lype ofaccideni
ercounteredi botb side air bags are not
likely to deploy ln the same accident
because a vehicle is not often hit from
bolh sides. The front and side air bag
sysiems will not normally deploy during
the sane type of accident unless a
combinalion of frontal and side impacts
In a front end or side impact, the air bag
supplemental restraint systems are
designed to provide only supplemenlal
protection for the driver and front seat
passenger. seat bells must still be wom.
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Air Bags without Seat Bela:
Dependi g onlr on the air bags forp.otettion duing an accident is
dangerous. Alone, air bags ma! not
prcvent seious inider. The
awropnak ab bags can be erye.ted
to in|tate onlr during atontal, sine
or neat-ftontal collision of at least
noderate force. Uehicte occupants
shouA al'vars wear seat beks.
Without seat beli usage. the air bags
cannot provide adequate proteclion
du'ng an accident. Seaibelt usag-. is
. Keep the passenger away from an
inflating air bag.
. Reduce the possibility of injuries
during an accident that is nol designed
fbr air bag inflation. such as roll-over
Reduce the possibility ofinjuries in
fronlal or side collisions that a.re not
severe enough to activate the air bags-
Reduce the possibility ofbeing thrown
Reduce the possibiliry ofinjuries to
lower body and legs during an
accident because the airbags allows
no protecnon to trrese parts.
Hold the driver in a position which
allows better control of the vehicle.
Small children, those under 18 kg (10 lb),
should be protected by a child restraint
systen (page 2-20).
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Child in the Frcnt Seat:
Placing a chiu, 12 rears or under, in
thefn t seat is dangercus.The child
couu be hit br a deploti gairbag
and be seiouslt injurcd or ewn
ki ed. A sleeping chiA is morc likelr
to lean agdinstthe doot and be hit br
the side air bag in a moderate,
right-sine c ollis ion. Whenever
possible,al|'ars secure a ehid 12
rears and under on the /ea. seat with
an apprcpriate chil.l4estruint slstem
for the child's age and size.
Never use a rear-facins
child-restruint sytem on the hontseat with an ab bag that could
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C hild- Re straint S $te n P ositioning :
Rea*faci g child-restraint srstenr
on thefront seat are patticula rdanee rous. T he c hiu-re straint
srsten cM be hit br a deploti g air
bag and noved iolentl| batkvard
rcsuttins in serious injurr or death to
the cdld. Net'er se a rcar-facing
child-nstraint srsten in the ftontseat *ith & air bag that couua System D€scription
The supplemental restraint systems have
two basic subsyst€ms:
. The air bag sysl,em with inflalors and
arr bags.
. The electic system with cmsh sensors
and dlagnostic module.
The air bags are mounted in the
following locations: the center of the
steering wheel, the passenger side ofthe
dashboard. and in tbe outbodrd sides of
ihe fronl seatbacks. They are out of sight

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Seanng Positiotr with Front Ait
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Sittinq too close to the ait baq
storage compatlme nts or placing
hands orfeeton then is extremelr
dangenus. Flont ab bass infute
|'ith grcatforce and speed.
Seious injunes couu otcut if
someone is too close.The direr
shouu alwars hold onto onb the rim
of the steerins vheel. The ftont seatpassenger shouu keep both feet on
the floor Front seat occupants
shoutd sdjust thet sea^ as fff back
as possible and alwars sit upnght
ryainst the seatbacks with seat beAs
I How the Air Bags Work
When airbag cr3sh sensors detect a
frontal or side impact of greater ihan
modera!€ tbrce. an electrical curent is
sent to the inflators. Nitrogen and argongases are produced to inflate the airbags.Alter the inflalion, the airbags quickly
The airbags will functjon only once.
After that. the air bags will not work
again and must be replaced.
Only an Authorized Mazda Dealer can

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NOTE
w})en an air bag deptoys. a loud
inflation noise canbe heard and some
smoke will be relersed.
Neidrer is likely to cause injury.
however. lhe texture of the air bags
may cause light skin injuries on body
parls not covered with clothing
through friction.
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Seating Positionwith Side Air Bags:
Sitting too ctose to the sde air bag
storage conpa4ments or plecing
hands on them is extrenel!
dangerous. A side air bag inllates
vith gnat for.e and speed dircctl|
out of the outboard sho Aer of the
front teat and.rpandt atons the
ftont door on the side the cat h hit.
Sefious injur! coutd occut if
soneone is sitting too ctose to the
door orleaning agai sta wi dotr itt
the frcnt seats or if rcat seot
occ pants srab the sines ol the fronlseatbacks. Furthemorc, sleeping up
against the .loor ot hanging out the
diver\aide wi,tdow while driring
could block the side air bag and
elininate the adra tages of
sqrplemental prctectinn. Give the
sae abbags room to vork br sifting
in the centerofthe seat whil. the
whi.Ie is moving vith seat belts
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Hot Ai Bag I llaton:
Hot ab bag inJlaton are dangero s.
InmediatelJ altet inflation, the
inflators in the skenng wheel,
doshboad ot the seatbacks are very
hot, Youco aget bumed. Don't
touch the inte al conponents ofthe
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Modification of the Suppkraea@!
Restraint Srsten:
Modifring the co,nponents o. wbing
of the Mpplenental restruitt srstem
is da gerolts. you couu accidentall!
actfuate it or make it inoryrable-
Don't nake an! nodi|ications to the
supplemental rcsttuint slstem. This
includes instaling tnn, badges, or
anrthi g eke overthe ab bag
storage arcas. It alx' inclu./les
instolling extru electic equipment o
or near slstem components or
wiring.
An Authorized Maz.la Dealer can
prori.le the special cdrc needed in
the renowland i stalanon offrottt
seats.It is inpoiant to pntect the
side oi. bag witins and connections
to assure that the bags do not
accidentlr deplo) and that the seats
letain an undanaged ab bae
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Insta ation o! Front-End
Eqaitaeal:
Insta ation offto t-end equipnent,
such as frontal pntection bal
(kangoroo bar, bul bar, push ba\
etc.), snoflplo*, or $'i ches, is
dangerous. The air bag cnsh sensor
srsten couhl be affected. This co A
.ause ab bags to infute
eryectedlJ, or it co A prevent lhe
air bass fron intladns dudns an
accident. Front occupants could be
senounr injured. Never install anr
front"end equipnent to Jow vehicte.
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Front Air Bag Storage Arcas:
Attachins an object to a front ab bas
storuge area or placing sonething in
front of it is danserous.ln an
accident, the object could intedere
vith ftont ab bas infiation and
Wurc the oecuponts.
Ali'ars keep the frcnt ail bag sto.age
aftasftee of objects.

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Using SeatCorers:
Using a seat covet on the front seats
b dansercus.In a severc sde
colisiott, the seat coten couA
inteterc with the sine ab bas
inflanon and seious it'junes coua
rcrult. Never use seat.owrs on the
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Side Ab Bag Storage Arcas:
Attachi,tg things to the s.at in such a
var os to corer the outboard side of
the seat i a ! va! it.langerous.In
an accident the object cou.Id intederc
'a,ith the site air bag, vhith i futes
lmn the ouJboad sine of the frot'tseats, inpeding the added protection
of the side ab bag srsten or
redirccting the air bag nt a ear that
is dangercus. Funhermorc,the bag
could be cut open sw$,hg a&autL
Do not hang netbags,nry pouches
or back pads vith sde rtaps on the
front seats. AIwaJt keep the sde air
ba8 stonSe areas in rowfrcnt seats
free to deplor in the erent of a sAe
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Danoged Air Bag Sensors:
D,irins with danaged air hag
sensors is dansercus. A co ision,
even one ot st.ong e ough to inJlate
the at brys,couudanuge the
se sors.Iftherevas a subsequent
collision, a dantged sensor wouu
not ittfiate the air bagt. Abals have
an Authonzed Mazda Dealel inspect
the s upplzmental restraint srstens