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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.
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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.
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Unanended C hildnn and Pets:
Letring chidren or animals
unattendzd in a parked vehicle is
dansero s. Babies teft neepins and
kids ||ho lock thenselves in cars or
t unks can die very quicklr hon heat
prostntion. Don't leaw y r
chidren ot pets abne in t car a! anr
time. Don't leave the carj the rear
folding seats or the trunk anlocked.
Alwats keep the carfron being a
tunpn g place to plar br locking
doo.s, trunk and reqr seats and
keeping the kers ||h.re children
von't pla! trith them.
Knowing Your Mazda
3-17
AcaurroN
Always keep the handle finnly
altached to the holder and in the
recessed position. No! securing the
handle this way could allow itto snag
luggage in the trunk and open the
trunk lid.
