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Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
WARNING
Use the correct size child-restraint system:
For effective protection in vehicle accidents and sudden stops, a child must be properly
restrained using a seat belt or child-restraint system depending on age and size. If not,
the child could be seriously injured or even killed in an accident.
Follow the manufacturer's instructions and always keep the child-restraint system
buckled down:
An unsecured child-restraint system is dangerous. In a sudden stop or a collision it
could move causing serious injury or death to the child or other occupants. Make sure
any child-restraint system is properly secured in place according to the child-restraint
system manufacturer's instructions. When not in use, remove it from the vehicle or
fasten it with a seat belt, or latch it down to BOTH ISOFIX anchors, and attach the
corresponding tether anchor.
Always secure a child in a proper child-restraint system:
Holding a child in your arms while the vehicle is moving is extremely dangerous. No
matter how strong the person may be, he or she cannot hold onto a child in a sudden
stop or collision and it could result in serious injury or death to the child or other
occupants. Even in a moderate accident, the child may be exposed to air bag forces that
could result in serious injury or death to the child, or the child may be slammed into an
adult, causing injury to both child and adult.
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Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
WARNING
Use the tether and tether anchor only for a child-restraint system:
Child-restraint system anchorages are designed to withstand only those loads imposed
by correctly installed child-restraint systems. Under no circumstances are they to be
used for adult seat belts, harnesses, or for attaching other items or equipment to the
vehicle.
Always remove the head restraint and install child-restraint system (except when
installing a booster seat):
Installing a child-restraint system without removing the head restraint is dangerous.
The child-restraint system cannot be installed correctly which may result in death or
injury to the child in a collision.
CAUTION
A seat belt or child-restraint system can become very hot in a closed vehicle during
warm weather. To avoid burning yourself or a child, check them before you or your child
touches them.
NOTE
Your Mazda is equipped with ISOFIX anchors for attachment of ISOFIX child-restraint
systems in the rear. When using these anchors to secure a child-restraint system, refer to
“Using ISOFIX Anchor” (page 2-38 ).
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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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Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
Mass group Size
Class Fixture Seat Positions
Vehicle ISOFIX
positions
Rear seat (centre) Front passenger
seat (outboard)
Rear seat
(outboard)
GROUP 1 9 kg — 18 kg
(20 lb — 40 lb) D ISO/R2 IL X X
C ISO/R3 IL X X
B ISO/F2 IUF X X
B1 ISO/F2X IUF X X
A ISO/F3 IUF X X
(1) X X X
GROUP 2 15 kg — 25 kg
(33 lb — 55 lb) (1) X X X
GROUP 3 22 kg — 36 kg
(48 lb — 79 lb) (1) X X X
(1) For the CRS which do not carry the ISO/XX size class identi ¿ cation (A to G), for the applicable mass group,
the car manufacturer shall indicate the vehicle speci ¿ c ISOFIX child-restraint system(s) recommended for each
position.
Key of letters to be inserted in the above table:
IUF = suitable for ISOFIX forward child-restraints systems of universal category approved for use in this mass
group.
IL = suitable for particular ISOFIX child-restraint systems (CRS).
These ISOFIX CRS are those of the “speci ¿ c vehicle”, “restricted” or “semi-universal” categories.
A Mazda genuine child-restraint system can be installed. Regarding child-restraint systems which can be installed,
refer to the accessories catalog.
(Except Europe)
Regarding child-restraint systems which can be installed to your Mazda, consult an expert repairer, we recommend
an Authorised Mazda Repairer.
X = ISOFIX position not suitable for ISOFIX child-restraint systems in this mass group and/or this size class.
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Essential Safety Equipment
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.
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Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
WARNING
Always install the head restraint and
adjust it to the appropriate position
after removing the child-restraint
system:
Driving with the head restraint
removed is dangerous as impact to the
occupant's head cannot be prevented
during emergency braking or in a
collision, which could result in a
serious accident, injury or death.
Refer to Head Restraints on page
2-13 .
Using the Seat Belt
When installing a child-restraint system,
follow the installation instructions
included with the product.
In addition, remove the head restraint.
However, when installing a booster seat,
always install the vehicle head restraint to
the seat where the booster seat is installed.
Using ISOFIX Anchor
WARNING
Follow the manufacturer's instructions
for the use of the child-restraint
system:
An unsecured child-restraint system
is dangerous. In a sudden stop or a
collision it could move causing serious
injury or death to the child or other
occupants. Make sure any child-
restraint system is properly secured in
place according to the manufacturer's
instructions.
Make sure the child-restraint system is
properly secured:
A child-restraint system that is not
secured is dangerous. In a sudden stop
or collision, it can become a projectile
and hit someone, causing serious
injury. When not in use, remove it
from the vehicle, put it in the luggage
compartment or at least make sure
it is securely fastened to the ISOFIX
anchors.
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Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
WARNING
Make sure there are no seat belts or
foreign objects near or around the
ISOFIX anchor-secured child-restraint
system:
Not following the child-restraint system
manufacturer's instructions when
installing the child-restraint system is
dangerous. If seat belts or a foreign
object prevent the child-restraint
system from being securely attached
to the ISOFIX anchors and the child-
restraint system is installed improperly,
the child-restraint system could move
in a sudden stop or collision causing
serious injury or death to the child or
other occupants. When installing the
child-restraint system, make sure there
are no seat belts or foreign objects
near or around the ISOFIX anchors.
Always follow the child-restraint system
manufacturer's instructions. 1. First, adjust the front seat to allow
clearance between the child-restraint
system and the front seat (page
2-5 ).
2. Make sure the seatback is securely
latched by pushing it back until it is
fully locked.
3. Expand the seams on the rear of the
seat bottom slightly to verify the
locations of the ISOFIX anchor.
Type A Type B
NOTE
The markings above the ISOFIX
anchors indicate the locations of the
ISOFIX anchors for the attachment of a
child-restraint system.
4. Remove the head restraint.
Refer to Head Restraints on page
2-13 .
5. Secure the child-restraint system using
the ISOFIX anchor, following the
child-restraint system manufacturer's
instruction.