2018 MAZDA MODEL CX-9 ECU

Seat Belt
▼Fastening the Seat Belt
Seat belt
buckle Seat belt tongue
Position the lap belt as low as possible, not
on the abdominal area, then adjust the
shoulder belt so that it fits snugly against
your body.
Keep low on
hip bone
Too highTake up slack
▼Unfastening the Seat Belt
Depress the button on the seat belt buckle.
If the belt does not fu
lly retract, pull it out
and check for kinks or twists. Then make
sure it remains untwisted as it retracts.
Button
NOTE
If a belt does not fully retract, inspect it
for kinks and twists. If it is still not
retracting properly, have it inspected at an
Authorized Mazda Dealer.
To secure the outboard-third row seat belts
when not in use, insert the belts into their
seat belt retainers.
Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
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Child-Restraint Precautions
Mazda strongly urges the use of child-restraint systems for children small enough to use
them.

You are required by law to use a child-restraint system for children in the U.S. and Canada.
Check your local and state or provincial laws for specific requ irements regarding the safety
of children riding in your vehicle.

Whatever child-restraint system y ou 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-r estraint systems should sit in the rear and use seat belts,
both lap and shoulder. If the shoulder belt crosses the neck or face, move the child closer to
the center of the vehicle in the outboard seats, and towards the buckle on the right if the
child is seated on the center seat.

Statistics confirm that the rear seat is the best place for all children up to 12 years of age,
and more so with a supplemental restraint system (air bags).

A rear-facing child-restraint system should NEVER be used on the front seat with the air
bag system activated. The front passenger's seat is also the le ast preferred seat for other
child-restraint systems.

(With Front Passenger Occupa nt Classification System)
To reduce the chance of injuries caused by deployment of the fr ont passenger air bag, the
front passenger occupant classification sensor works as a part of the supplemental restraint
system. This system deactivates the front passenger front and side air bags and also the front
passenger seat belt pretensioner system when the front passenge r air bag deactivation
indicator light illuminates.

When an infant or small child sits on the front passenger seat, the system shuts off the front
passenger front and side air bags and seat belt pretensioner sy stem, so make sure the front
passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates.

Even if the front passenger air bag is shut off, Mazda strongly recommends that children be
properly restrained and child-rest raint systems of all kinds are properly secured on the rear
seats which are the best place for children.

For more details, refer to "Front passenger occupant classification sensor" (page 2-73).

Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
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WA R N I N G
Use the correct size child-restraint system:
For effective protection in vehicle accidents and sudden stop s, 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 accordin g 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 LATCH lower anchors for LATCH child-restraint systems and the corresponding
tether anchor.
Always secure a child in a proper child-restraint system:
Holding a child in your arms while the vehicl e 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.
Never use a rear-facing child-restraint system in the front seat with an air bag that could
deploy:
Rear-facing child-restraint systems on the front seat are particularly dangerous even though
you may feel assured that a front passenger air bag will not deploy based on the fact that the
front passenger air bag deactivation indicato r light illuminates. The child-restraint system
can be hit by a deploying air bag and moved viol ently backward resulting in serious injury or
death to the child.
Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
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(Except Mexico)
Vehicles with a front passenger air bag have the following warning label. The warning label
reminds you not to put a rear-facing child-restra int system on the front passenger seat at any
time.
(Mexico)
NEVER use a rearward facing child restraint on a seat protected by an ACTIVE AIRBAG in front
of it, DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY to the CHILD can occur.
Vehicles with a front passenger air bag have th e following warning label. The warning label
reminds you not to put a rear-facing child-restra int system on the front passenger seat at any
time.

Do not install a front-facing child-restraint system on the front passenger seat unless it is
unavoidable:
In a collision, the force of a deploying air bag co uld cause serious injury or death to the child. If
installing a front-facing child-restraint system on the front passenger seat is unavoidable,
move the front passenger seat as far back as possible and adjust the seat bottom (height
adjustable seat bottom) to the highest posi tion at which the seat belt fastening the
child-restraint system is securely tightened.
Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
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Never use one seat belt on more than one person at a time:
Using one seat belt for more than one person at a time is dangerous. A seat belt used in this
way cannot spread the impact forces properly and the two passengers could be crushed
together and seriously injured or even killed. Never use one belt for more than one person at a
time and always operate the vehicle with each occupant properly restrained.
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 LATCH lower an chors for attachment of specially designed
LATCH child-restraint systems on the second-row seats. When using these anchors to secure
a child-restraint system, refer to "Using LATCH Lower Anchor" (page 2-52).
Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
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Child-Restraint System Suitability for Various SeatPositions Table
(Mexico)
Provided information in the table shows your child-restraint sy stem suitability for various
seating position. For installati on suitability of other manufacturer child-restraint system,
carefully consult the manufacturer's instructions which accompa ny the child-restraint
system.
When installing a child-restrain t system, the following points must be observed:
•If the child-restraint system doe s not fit into the seatback be cause of the head restraint,
adjust the head restraint or remove the head restraint so that the child-restraint system fits
into the seatback. However, when installing a backless booster seat, always install the
vehicle head restraint to the seat where the backless booster s eat is installed.
Refer to Head Restraints on page 2-18.
•When installing a child-restrain t system to the rear seat, adjust the front seat position so
that the front seat does not cont act the child-restraint system.
Refer to Seat Operation on page 2-5.
•When installing a child-restrain t system came equipped with a t ether, remove the head
restraint.
Refer to Head Restraints on page 2-18.
LATCH lower anchor-secured child-restraint systems
When installing a child-restraint system to the rear seat, refe r to the child-restraint system
manufacturer's instructions and the Using LATCH Lower Anchor on page 2-52.
Mass groupSize Class Fixture Vehicle LATCH positions
Second-row seat (Outboard)
Carrycot FI
SO /L 1 X
GI SO /L 2 X
(1) X
GROUP 0
Up to 10 kg (up to 22 lb) EI
SO /R 1 IL
(1) X
GROUP 0
Up to 13 kg (up to 29 lb) EISO/R1 IL
DI SO /R 2 IL
CI SO /R 3 IL
(1) X
Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
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Mass groupSize Class Fixture Vehicle LATCH positions
Second-row seat (Outboard)
GROUP 1
9 kg ― 18 kg (20 lb ― 40 lb) DI
SO /R 2 IL
CI SO /R 3 IL
BI SO /F 2 I UF
B1 ISO/F2X IUF
AI SO /F 3 I UF
(1) X
GROUP 2
15 kg ― 25 kg (33 lb ― 55 lb) (1)
X
GROUP 3
22 kg ― 36 kg (48 lb ― 79 lb) (1)
X
(1) For the CRS which do not carry the ISO/XX size class identi fication (A to G), for the applicable mass group, the
car manufacturer shall indicate t he vehicle specific LATCH child-restraint system(s) recommended for each
position.
Key of letters to be inserted in the above table:
IUF = suitable for LATCH forward child-restraints systems of universal category approved for use in this mass
group.
IL = suitable for particular LAT CH child-restraint systems (CRS ).
These LATCH CRS are those of the “specific vehicle”, “restricte d” or “semi-universal” categories.
X = LATCH position not suitable for LATCH child-restraint systems in this mass group and/or this size class.
NOTE
When installing a child-restraint system, the follo wing points must be observed:
•Always remove the head restraint before in stalling a child-restraint system. However,
when installing a backless booster seat, always install the vehicle head restraint to the
seat where the backless booster seat is installed. In addition, always use a tether strap
and attach it securely. Refer to Head Restraints on page 2-18.
•When installing a child-restra int system to the second-row 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.
Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
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i-Size child-restraint systems
An i-Size child-restraint system can be installed to the specified seat as follows:
Front passenger seat Rear seat (outboard) Rear seat (center)
i-Size child-restraint sys- tems XXX
Key of letters to be inserted in the above table:
X = Seating position not suitabl
e for i-Size “universal” child-restraint systems.
NOTE
An i-Size child-restraint system refers to a ch ild-restraint system which has acquired i-Size
category certification for the UNECE 129 regulation.
Seat belt-secured child-restraint systems
System group Age
group We i g h t
group Child-r
estraint system
type Front passenger
seat Second-row seat
(outboard) Second-row seat
(center) Third-row seat
(outboard)
GROU P 0 Up to
about 9 months old Up to
10 kg
(up to
22 lb) Infant
seat XU
U
*2U
GROU P 0
Up to
about 2 yearsold Up to
13 kg
(up to
29 lb) Infant
seat XU
U
*2U
GROU P 1 About 8
months to 4
years old 9 kg ―
18 kg
(20 lb
― 40 lb) Child
seat L
*1U
U*2U
GROU P 2 About 3
to 7
years old 15 kg
― 25
kg (33
lb ― 55 lb) Booster
seat L
*1U
U*2U
GROU P 3 About 6
to 12
years old 22 kg
― 36
kg (48
lb ― 79 lb) Booster
seat L
*1U
U*2U
Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
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