2002 MAZDA MODEL PROTÉGÉ Owners Manual (in English)

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Your Vehicle at a Glance
Exterior Overview
Form No. 8Q36-EA-01F
Door and keys Outside mirrors
Side-marker lights
Headlights Fuel-filler lid Child safety lock
Tires
Reverse lights
Windshield wiper blades Rear windshield
wiper blade
Liftgate
Washer fluid
Hood
Front turn signal lights/
Parking lights Fog lights Rear turn signal lightsBrake lights / Taillights
Power windows
Antenna Rear window defroster
License plate
lights
Sunroof
(page 5-37)
(page 3-8)
(page 8-24)
(page 3-9)
(page 8-37)
(page 8-37)
(page 3-19)
(page 8-22)
(page 8-20)
(page 8-35)
(page 8-35)(page 3-24)
(page 8-26)
(page 8-37)
(page 3-15)
(page 6-10)
(page 3-2)
(page 8-35)
(page 8-32) (page 3-17) (page 8-37)
(page 3-18)
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Form No. 8Q36-EA-01F
2Essential Safety Equipment
Use of safety equipment, including seats, seat belt system, SRS air bags and
child-restraint systems.
Seats
.............................................................................................. 2- 2
Front Seats ............................................................................... 2- 2
Rear Seat .................................................................................. 2- 5
Seat Belt Systems
......................................................................... 2-11
Seat Belt Precautions ............................................................... 2-11
3-Point Type Seat Belt ............................................................. 2-14
Front Seat Belt Pretensioner and Load Limiting Systems ...... 2-16
Rear Center Position Seat Belt ................................................ 2-18
Seat Belt Extender ................................................................... 2-20
Seat Belt Warning Light/Beep ................................................. 2-21
Child Restraint
............................................................................ 2-22
Child Restraint Precautions ..................................................... 2-22
Installing Child-Restraint Systems .......................................... 2-25
LATCH Child-Restraint Systems ............................................ 2-30
SRS Air Bags
............................................................................... 2-35
Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS) Precautions ............... 2-35
Air Bag System Description .................................................... 2-40
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Essential Safety Equipment
Form No. 8Q36-EA-01F
Seats

Seat Slide
To move a seat forward or backward,
raise the lever and slide the seat to the
desired position and release the lever.
Make sure the lever returns to its original
position and the seat is locked in place by
attempting to push it forward and
backward. Front Seats
Securing the Seats:
Adjustable seats and seatbacks that
are not securely locked are
dangerous. In a sudden stop or
collision, the seat or seatback could
move, causing injury. Make sure the
adjustable components of the seat are
locked in place by attempting to slide
the seat forward and backward and
rocking the seatback.
Driver’s Seat Adjustment:
Adjusting the driver’s seat while the
vehicle is moving is dangerous. The
driver could lose control of the
vehicle and have an accident. Adjust
the driver’s seat only when the vehicle
is stopped.
WARNING
WARNING
Lever
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
Form No. 8Q36-EA-01F

Seat ReclineTo change the seatback angle, lean
forward slightly while raising the lever.
Then lean back to the desired position and
release the lever.
Make sure the lever returns to its original
position and the seatback is locked in
place by attempting to push it forward and
backward.
Reclining:
Sitting in a reclined position while the
vehicle is moving is dangerous
because you don’t get the full
protection from seat belts. During
sudden braking or a collision, you
can slide under the lap belt and suffer
serious internal injuries. For
maximum protection, sit well back
and upright.
Unlocked Seatback:
A seatback plays an important role in
your protection in a vehicle. Leaving
the seatback unlocked is dangerous
as it can allow passengers to be
ejected or thrown around and
baggage to strike occupants in a
sudden stop or collision, resulting in
severe injury. After adjusting the
seatback at any time, even when there
are no other passengers, rock the
seatback to make sure it is locked in
place.
WARNING
When returning a rear-reclined
seatback to its upright position, make
sure you support the seatback while
operating the seatback lever. If the
seatback is not supported, it will flip
forward suddenly and could cause
injury.
Lever
CAUTION
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
Form No. 8Q36-EA-01F

Seat Tilt (Driver’s Seat)
The seat-bottom angle can be adjusted by
rotating the dial.

Head Restraint
Height adjustment
To raise a head restraint, pull it up to the
desired position.
To lower the head restraint, press the
stop-catch release, then push the head
restraint down.
Adjust the head restraint so that the top
parallels the top of the passenger’s ears,
never the passenger’s neck.
Up
Down
Dial
Front of seat bottom
Up
Down
DialRear of seat bottom
Head Restraints Adjustment:
Driving with the head restraints
adjusted too low or removed is
dangerous. With no support behind
your head, your neck could be
seriously injured in a collision.
Always drive with the head restraints
inserted when seats are being used
and make sure they are properly
adjusted.
WARNING
Stop-catch release
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
Form No. 8Q36-EA-01F
Rear Seat
Stacking Cargo:
Stacking luggage or other cargo
higher than the seatbacks, and
putting things on the rear package
tray or on the luggage compartment
cover is dangerous. During sudden
braking or a collision, objects can
become projectiles that may hit and
injure passengers. Don’t stack things
higher than the seatbacks or put
things on the rear package tray or on
the luggage compartment cover.
Securing Seats:
Adjustable seats and seatbacks that
are not securely locked are
dangerous. In a sudden stop or
collision, the seat or seatback could
move, causing injury. Make sure the
adjustable components of the seat are
locked in place by attempting to slide
the seat forward and backward and
rocking the seatback.
Unlocked Seatback:
A seatback plays an important role in
your protection in a vehicle. Leaving
the seatback unlocked is dangerous
as it can allow passengers to be
ejected or thrown around and
baggage to strike occupants in a
sudden stop or collision, resulting in
severe injury. After adjusting the
seatback at any time, even when there
are no other passengers, rock the
seatback to make sure it is locked in
place.
WARNING
Passenger on the Folded Seatback:
Driving with a passenger on the
folded seatback is dangerous.
Allowing a child to sit up on the
folded seatback while the vehicle is
moving is particularly dangerous. In
a sudden stop or even a minor
collision, a child not in a proper seat
or child-restraint system and seat belt
could be thrown forward, back or
even out of the car resulting in
serious injuries or death. The child or
other objects in the baggage area
could be thrown into other occupants
and cause serious injury. Never allow
a passenger to sit or stand on the
folded seatback while the vehicle is
moving.
Children and the Folding Rear Seats:
Playing with the folding rear seats is
dangerous. Once the seats are back
up, a child in the trunk would not be
able to get out the way they had
entered. If you have small children,
keep the seatbacks locked (sedan). Do
not give the car keys to children and
do not allow them to play in the
vehicle.
NOTE
When returning a rear seat to its
original position, also replace the seat
belt to its normal position. Verify that
the seat belt pulls and retracts.
WARNING
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
Form No. 8Q36-EA-01F

Split-Folding Rear Seatback
To provide more space in the luggage
compartment.
1. Unfasten the lap portion of the rear-
center seat belt (page 2-19).
2. Pull the lock release up and fold the
seatback forward.
To return the seatback to its original
position, reverse the procedure.

Rear Seatback Lock (Sedan)
To lock or unlock a seatback, move the
lever.

Folding the Rear Seats Flat
(Hatchback)
The seatbacks can be folded after setting
up the seat bottoms.
1. Unfasten the lap portion of the rear-
center seat belt (page 2-19). Always unfasten the lap portion of the
belt before folding the rear-left
seatback. Leaving the lap portion of
the belt fastened could cause damage
to the seat belt, buckle and seatback.
CAUTION
Lock release
NOTE
The seatback locks are part of the
trunk security system (page 3-12).
Always unfasten the lap portion of the
belt before folding the rear-left
seatback. Leaving the lap portion of
the belt fastened could cause damage
to the seat belt, buckle and seatback.
Lock
Unlock
CAUTION
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