2003 MAZDA MODEL 6 belt

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Form No. 8R29-EA-02I
Your Vehicle at a Glance
Interior, exterior views and part identification of your Mazda.
Essential Safety Equipment
Use of safety equipment, including seats, seat belt system, SRS air bags and
child-restraint systems.
Knowing Your Mazda
Explanation of basic operations and controls; opening/closing and adjustment
of various parts.
Before Driving Your Mazda
Important information about driving your Mazda.
Driving Your Mazda
Explanation of instruments and controls.
Interior Comfort
Use of various features for drive comfort, including climate control and audio
system.
In Case of an Emergency
Helpful information on what to do in an emergency.
Maintenance and Care
How to keep your Mazda in top condition.
Customer Information
Important consumer information including warranties and add-on equipment.
Specifications
Technical information about your Mazda.
Index
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Your Vehicle at a Glance
Form No. 8R29-EA-02I
Interior Overview
Vanity mirror Rearview mirror
Seat beltsInterior light
Sunvisors
Front seats
Side air bags
Rear seat
Map light
Curtain air bags(page 6-43)
(page 2-10) (page 2-33)
(page 6-43)
(page 2-33) (page 2-7)(page 2-2) (page 6-43) (page 3-26) (page 6-45)
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2Essential Safety Equipment
Use of safety equipment, including seats, seat belt system, SRS air bags and
child-restraint systems.
Seats
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Front Seats ................................................................................. 2-2
Rear Seat .................................................................................... 2-7
Seat Belt Systems
......................................................................... 2-10
Seat Belt Precautions ............................................................... 2-10
3-Point Type Seat Belt ............................................................. 2-13
Front Seat Belt Pretensioner and Load Limiting Systems ...... 2-15
Rear Center Position Seat Belt ................................................ 2-17
Seat Belt Extender ................................................................... 2-19
Seat Belt Warning Light .......................................................... 2-20
Child Restraint
............................................................................ 2-21
Child Restraint Precautions ..................................................... 2-21
Installing Child-Restraint Systems .......................................... 2-24
LATCH Child-Restraint Systems ............................................ 2-29
SRS Air Bags
............................................................................... 2-33
Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS) Precautions ............... 2-33
Air Bag System Description .................................................... 2-38
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
Form No. 8R29-EA-02I
(Electrically operated seats)

To slide the seat, move the slide lifter
switch on the outside of the seat to the
front or back and hold it. Release the
switch at the desired position.
Seat Recline
Slide lifter switch
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
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
Form No. 8R29-EA-02I
Rear Seat
Stacking Cargo:Stacking luggage or other cargo
higher than the seatbacks, and
putting things on the rear package
tray 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.
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.
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 returning the seatback at any
time, even when there are no other
passengers, rock the seatback to make
sure it is locked in place.
WARNINGPassenger 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. 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. 8R29-EA-02I

Split-Folding Rear Seatback
The seatbacks can be folded down to
provide more space in the luggage
compartment.
To fold the seatbacks
1. Unfasten the lap portion of the rear
center seat belt (page 2-17).
2. After checking that the rear seats are
clear, open the trunk and pull the
remote handle levers on the left and
right.
Folding Seatbacks with Remote Handle Levers:Not checking the rear seat area before
folding the seatbacks with the remote
handle levers is dangerous. The rear
seat area is difficult to see from the
rear of the vehicle. Operating the
remote handle levers without
checking could cause injury to a
person when a seatback suddenly
flips forward. Make sure to check the
rear seat area before operating the
remote handle levers.
Operating the Remote Handle Levers
While a Rear-Facing Child-Restraint System is in the Rear Seat:Operating the remote handle levers
while a rear-facing child-restraint
system is in the rear seat is
dangerous. It could cause injury to a
child seated in the child-restraint
system when the seatback suddenly
flips forward. Always remove the
child-restraint system from the rear
seat before operating the remote
handle levers for the rear seat.
WARNING
Be careful of the following when using
the remote handle levers:
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On a downward slope, the seatback
could flip forward faster than on a
flat area.
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On an upward slope, the seatback
may not fold down. When the
seatbacks cannot be folded down
with levers, pull the rear seatback
forward from inside the vehicle.
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
CAUTION
Remote handle lever
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
Form No. 8R29-EA-02I
To return the seatbacks to the upright position
1. Lift the seatbacks upright. Pull on the
tops of the seatbacks from inside the
vehicle to make sure they are locked.
2. Fasten the rear-center lap/shoulder belt
and check that all seat belts are routed
properly for passenger use (page 2-17).

Armrest
The armrest can be used or placed
upright.
Seat Belts Caught Under Seatbacks:A seat belt caught under a seatback
after the seatback is returned to its
upright position is dangerous. In a
collision or sudden stop, the seat belt
cannot provide adequate protection.
Always make sure the seat belts are
fully pulled out from under the
seatbacks.
WARNING
Armrest
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Essential Safety Equipment
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Seat Belt Systems
Seat belts help to decrease the possibility of severe injury during accidents and sudden
stops. Mazda recommends that the driver and all passengers always wear seat belts.
All of the seat belt retractors are designed to keep the lap/shoulder belts out of the way
when not in use.
The driver’s seat belt has no provisions for child-restraint systems and has only an
emergency locking mode. The driver may wear it comfortably, and it will lock during a
collision.
However, the front passenger’s seat and all rear lap/shoulder belt retractors operate in two
modes: emergency locking mode, and for child-restraint systems, automatic locking mode.
Seat Belt Precautions
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