▼Armrest*
The rear armrest in the centre of the
rear seatback can be used (no
occupant in the centre seat) or placed
upright.
WARNING
Never put your hands and
fingers
around the moving parts of the seat
and armrest:
Putting your hands and fingers around
the moving parts of the seat and
armrest is dangerous as they could get
injured.
Head Restraints
▼Head Restraints
Your vehicle is equipped with head
restraints on all outboard seats and the
rear centre seat. The head restraints are
intended to help protect you and the
passengers from neck injury.
WARNING
Always drive with the head restraints
installed when seats are being used
and make sure they are properly
adjusted:
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.
▼Height Adjustment
Adjust the head restraint so that the
centre is even with the top of the
passenger's ears.
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.
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Seats
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through the seat belt guide correctly
and it is not twisted.
▼Unfastening the Seat Belt
Depress the button on the seat belt
buckle. If the belt does not fully retract,
pull it out and check for kinks or twists.
Then make sure it remains untwisted as
it retracts.
1. 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 expert repairer (we recommend an
Authorised Mazda Repairer).
▼Front Shoulder Belt Adjuster
The front seat belts have a front
shoulder belt adjuster. If the seat belt
contacts your neck or it slips off the
shoulder, adjust the seat belt height.
To raise
To heighten the seat belt, move the
front shoulder belt adjuster upward.
To l o w e r
To lower the seat belt, hold the front
shoulder belt adjuster and lower the
seat belt with the knob of the front
shoulder belt adjuster pressed.
After adjusting , press the front
shoulder belt adjuster downward and
make sure that it is securely locked.
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Seat Belt Systems
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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 could 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 position at
which the seat belt fastening the
child-restraint system is securely
tightened.
Make sure that the front passenger air
bag deactivation switch is in the OFF
position. Refer to Front Passenger Air
Bag Deactivation Switch (page 2-51).Do not allow a child or anyone to
lean over or against the side window
of a vehicle with side and curtain air
bags:
It is dangerous to allow anyone to lean
over or against the side window, the
area of the front passenger seat, the
front and rear window pillars and the
roof edge along both sides from which
the side and curtain air bags deploy,
even if a child-restraint system is used.
The impact of inflation from a side or
curtain air bag could cause serious
injury or death to an out of position
child. Furthermore, leaning over or
against the front door could block the
side and curtain air bags and eliminate
the advantages of supplementary
protection. With the front air bag and
the additional side air bag that comes
out of the front seat, the rear seat is
always a better location for children.
Take special care not to allow a child
to lean over or against the side
window, even if the child is seated in a
child-restraint system.
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.
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Child Restraint
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Rear-facing type
WARNING
Always install a rear-facing child seat
in the correct seat position:
Installing a rear-facing child seat
without first consulting the table
“Child-Restraint System Suitability for
Various Seat Positions” is dangerous. A
rear-facing child seat installed on the
wrong seat position cannot be
properly secured. In a collision, the
child could hit something or someone
in the vehicle and be seriously injured
or even killed.
Never use a rear-facing child-restraint
system on the front passenger seat
protected by an air bag:
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.
The child-restraint system can be hit by
the deploying air bag and knocked out
of position. A child in the
child-restraint system could be
seriously injured or killed. If your
vehicle is equipped with a front
passenger air bag deactivation switch,
always set the switch to the OFF
position if installing a rear-facing
child-restraint system on the front
passenger seat is unavoidable.
Front-facing type
WARNING
Never install a front-facing child seat
in the wrong seat position:
Installing a front-facing child seat
without first consulting the table
“Child-Restraint System Suitability for
Various Seat Positions” is dangerous. A
front-facing child seat installed in the
wrong seat position cannot be
properly secured. In a collision, the
child could hit something or someone
in the vehicle and be seriously injured
or even killed.
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 could 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 position at
which the seat belt fastening the
child-restraint system is securely
tightened.
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Child Restraint
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Make sure that the front passenger air
bag deactivation switch is in the OFF
position. Refer to Front Passenger Air
Bag Deactivation Switch (page 2-51).
▼Junior Seat Installation Position
A junior seat is used in the front-facing
position only.
We recommend the use of the junior
seat with backrest to allow simple
adjustment of the shoulder belt
position and to give your child the best
protection.
Refer to the table, “Child-Restraint
System Suitability for Various Seat
Positions” for junior seat installation
position (page 2-36).
WARNING
Always install a junior seat in the
correct seat position:
Installing a junior seat without
first
consulting the table “Child-Restraint
System Suitability for Various Seat
Positions” is dangerous. A junior seat
installed on the wrong seat position
cannot be properly secured. In a
collision, the child could hit something
or someone in the vehicle and be
seriously injured or even killed.
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 could 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 position at
which the seat belt fastening the
child-restraint system is securely
tightened.
Make sure that the front passenger air
bag deactivation switch is in the OFF
position. Refer to Front Passenger Air
Bag Deactivation Switch (page 2-51).
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Child Restraint
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Child-Restraint System Suitability for Various Seat
Positions Table
▼Child-Restraint System Suitability for Various Seat Positions Table
(Europe and countries conforming to the UN-R 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:
xAlways remove the head restraint before installing a child-restraint system.
However, when installing a booster seat, always install the vehicle head restraint to
the seat where the booster seat is installed. In addition, always use a tether strap
and attach it securely. Refer to Head Restraints on page 2-15.
xWhen installing a child-restraint system to the front passenger seat, adjust the seat
slide position as far back as possible. Adjust the seat bottom (height adjustable
seat bottom) to the highest position so that the seat belt can securely fasten the
child-restraint system.
Refer to Adjusting the Front Passenger's Seat on page 2-12.
xWhen it is difficult to install a child-restraint system to the front passenger seat, or
the seat belt cannot be secured to the child-restraint system, perform the
following operations to adjust the seat holding the child-restraint system so that
the seat belt can be secured completely to it.
xMove the seat forward or back. xMove the seatback forward or back. xMove the seat upward or downward. (Vehicles with height adjustment function) xWhen 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 Adjusting the Driver's Seat on page 2-4.
Refer to Adjusting the Front Passenger's Seat on page 2-12.
xA child-restraint system with a support leg cannot be installed on the rear centre
seat position.
xWhen installing a child-restraint system equipped with a tether, remove the head
restraint.
Refer to Head Restraints on page 2-15.
xAn i-Size child-restraint system refers to a child-restraint system which has
acquired i-Size category certification for the UN-R 129 regulation.
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 2-42.
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Child Restraint
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Never install any front-end equipment
to your vehicle:
Installation of front-end equipment,
such as frontal protection bar
(kangaroo bar, bull bar, push bar, or
other similar devices), snowplow, or
winches, is dangerous. The air bag
crash sensor system could be affected.
This could cause air bags to inflate
unexpectedly, or it could prevent the
air bags from inflating during an
accident. Front occupants could be
seriously injured.
Do not modify the suspension:
Modifying the vehicle suspension is
dangerous. If the vehicle's height or
the suspension is modified, the vehicle
will be unable to accurately detect a
collision or roll-over accident resulting
in incorrect or unexpected air bag
deployment and the possibility of
serious injuries.
Do not modify a front door or leave
any damage unrepaired. Always have
an expert repairer (we recommend an
Authorised Mazda Repairer) inspect a
damaged front door:
Modifying a front door or leaving any
damage unrepaired is dangerous. Each
front door has a side crash sensor as a
component of the supplementary
restraint system. If holes are drilled in a
front door, a door speaker is left
removed, or a damaged door is left
unrepaired, the sensor could be
adversely
affected causing it to not
detect the pressure of an impact
correctly during a side collision. If a
sensor does not detect a side impact
correctly, the side and curtain air bags
and the seat belt pretensioners may
not operate normally which could
result in serious injury to occupants.Do not modify the supplementary
restraint system:
Modifying the components or wiring of
the supplementary restraint system is
dangerous. You could accidentally
activate it or make it inoperable. Do
not make any modifications to the
supplementary restraint system. This
includes installing trim, badges, or
anything else over the air bag modules.
It also includes installing extra
electrical equipment on or near system
components or wiring. An expert
repairer (we recommend an
Authorised Mazda Repairer) can
provide the special care needed in the
removal and installation of front seats.
It is important to protect the air bag
wiring and connections to assure that
the bags do not accidentally deploy,
and that the driver seat slide position
sensor is not damaged and the seats
retain an undamaged air bag
connection.
Do not place luggage or other objects
under the front seats:
Placing luggage or other objects under
the front seats is dangerous. The
components essential to the
supplementary restraint system could
be damaged, and in the event of a side
collision, the appropriate air bags may
not deploy, which could result in death
or serious injury. To prevent damage to
the components essential to the
supplementary restraint system, do not
place luggage or other objects under
the front seats.
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SRS Air Bags
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