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Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
Child-Restraint Precautions
Mazda strongly urges the use of child-restraint systems for children small enough to use
them.
Mazda recommends use of a Mazda genuine child-restraint system or one that complies with
the UNECE
*1 44 regulation. If you would like to purchase a Mazda genuine child-restraint
system, please contact an Authorised Mazda Dealer.
Check your local and state or provincial laws for speci ¿ c requirements regarding the safety
of children riding in your vehicle.
*1 UNECE stands for United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.
Whatever child-restraint system you consider, please pick the appropriate one for the age
and size of the child, obey the law and follow the instructions that come with the individual
child-restraint system.
A child who has outgrown child-restraint systems should sit in the rear and use seat belts.
The child-restraint system should be installed on the rear seat.
Statistics con ¿ rm that the rear seat is the best place for all children up to 12 years of age-the
more so with a supplementary restraint system (air bags).
A rear-facing child-restraint system should NEVER be used in the front passenger seat with
the air bag system activated. The front passenger's seat is also the least preferred seat for
other child-restraint systems.
For some models, we have provided a deactivation switch that will disable front passenger
air bag in À ation. Do not switch off the front passenger air bag without reading the “Front
Passenger Air Bag Deactivation Switch” (page 2-47 ).

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Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
Child-Restraint System Installation
Categories of Child-Restraint Systems
NOTE
When purchasing, ask the manufacturer of the child-restraint system which type of child-
restraint system is appropriate for your child and vehicle.
(Europe and countries conforming to the UNECE 44 regulation)
Child-restraint systems are classi ¿ ed into the following 5 groups according to the UNECE
44 regulation.
Group Age Weight
0 Up to 9 months old Less than 10 kg (less than 22 lb)
0
Up to 2 years old Less than 13 kg (less than 29 lb)
1 8 months to 4 years old 9 kg — 18 kg (20 lb — 40 lb)
2 3 to 7 years old 15 kg — 25 kg (33 lb — 55 lb)
3 6 to 12 years old 22 kg — 36 kg (48 lb — 79 lb)
(Other countries)
Please comply with the legal regulations concerning the use of child-restraint systems in
your country.

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Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
Child-Restraint System Types
(Europe and countries conforming to
the UNECE 44 regulation)
In this owner's manual, explanation of
child-restraint systems secured with seat
belts is provided for the following three
types of popular child-restraint systems:
baby seat, child seat, junior seat.
NOTE
Installation position is determined
by the type of child-restraint system.
Always read the manufacturer's
instructions and this owner's manual
carefully.
Due to variations in the design of
child-restraint systems, vehicle seats
and seat belts, all child-restraint
systems may not ¿ t all seating
positions. Before purchasing a child-
restraint system, it should be tested in
the speci ¿ c vehicle seating position
(or positions) where it is intended to
be used. If a previously purchased
child-restraint system does not ¿ t,
you may need to purchase a different
one that will.
Baby seat
Equal to Group 0 and 0
of the UNECE 44
regulation.
Child seat
Equal to Group 1 of the UNECE 44
regulation.
Junior seat
Equal to Group 2 and 3 of the UNECE 44
regulation.
When using a booster seat, always install the
vehicle head restraint to the seat where the
booster seat is installed.
Booster seat *1
*1
(Other countries)
Please comply with the legal regulations
concerning the use of child-restraint
systems in your country.

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Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
Child-Restraint System Suitability for Various Seat
Positions Table
(Europe and countries conforming to the UNECE 16 regulation)
Provided information in the table shows your child-restraint system suitability for various
seating position. For installation suitability of other manufacturer child-restraint system,
carefully consult the manufacturer's instructions which accompany the child-restraint
system.
When installing a child-restraint system, the following points must be observed:
If the child-restraint system does not ¿ t into the seatback because of the head restraint,
adjust the head restraint or remove the head restraint so that the child-restraint system ¿ ts
into the seatback. However, when installing a booster seat, always install the vehicle head
restraint to the seat where the booster seat is installed.
Refer to Head Restraints on page 2-13 .
When installing a child-restraint system to the rear seat, adjust the front seat position so
that the front seat does not contact the child-restraint system.
Refer to Seat Operation on page 2-5 .
When installing a child-restraint system came equipped with a tether, remove the head
restraint.
Refer to Head Restraints on page 2-13 .
ISOFIX anchor-secured child-restraint systems
When installing a child-restraint system to the rear seat, refer to the child-restraint system
manufacturer's instructions and the Using ISOFIX Anchor on page 2-38 .
Mass group Size
Class Fixture Seat Positions
Vehicle ISOFIX
positions
Rear seat (centre) Front passenger
seat (outboard)
Rear seat
(outboard)
Carrycot F ISO/L1 X X X
G ISO/L2 X X X
(1) X X X
GROUP 0 Up to 10 kg
(less than 22 lb) E ISO/R1 IL X X
(1) X X X
GROUP 0
Up to 13 kg
(less than 29 lb) E ISO/R1 IL X X
D ISO/R2 IL X X
C ISO/R3 IL X X
(1) X X X

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Child Restraint
i-Size child-restraint systems
Vehicles with the
mark indicated on the front surface of a rear seatback are i-Size child-
restraint certi ¿ ed.
When installing a child-restraint system to the rear seat, refer to the child-restraint system
manufacturer's instructions and the Using ISOFIX Anchor on page 2-38 .
Marking location
An i-Size child-restraint system can be installed to the speci ¿ ed seat as follows:
Front passenger seat Rear seat (outboard) Rear seat (centre)
i-Size child-restraint
systems X i-U X
Key of letters to be inserted in the above table:
i-U = Suitable for i-Size “universal” child-restraint systems forward and rearward facing.
X = Seating position not suitable for i-Size “universal” child-restraint systems.
NOTE
An i-Size child-restraint system refers to a child-restraint system which has acquired
i-Size category certi ¿ cation for the UNECE 129 regulation.
Vehicles with the mark indicated on the front surface of a rear seatback are not
i-Size child-restraint certi ¿ ed.