2019 MAZDA MODEL CX-30 warning

▼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.
Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
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Front seats

Rear outboard seats

Rear centre seat

▼Removal/Installation
To remove the head restraint, pull it up
while pressing the stop-catch.
To install the head restraint, insert the
legs into the holes while pressing the
stop-catch.
WARNING
Always drive with the head restraints
installed when seats are being used
and make sure they are properly
installed:
Driving with the head restraints not
installed is dangerous. With no support
behind your head, your neck could be
seriously injured in a collision.
After installing a head restraint, try
lifting it to make sure that it does not
pull out:
Driving with an unsecured head
restraint is dangerous as the
effectiveness of the head restraint will
be compromised which could cause it
to unexpectedly detach from the seat.
CAUTION
¾When installing a head restraint,
make sure that it is installed correctly
with the front of the head restraint
facing forward. If the head restraint is
installed incorrectly, it could detach
from the seat during a collision and
result in injury.
¾The head restraints on each of the
front and rear seats are specialized to
each seat. Do not switch around the
head restraint positions. If a head
restraint is not installed to its correct
seat position, the effectiveness of the
head restraint during a collision will
be compromised which could cause
injury.
Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
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Seat Warmer*
▼Seat Warmer
The front seats can be warmed up
while the engine is running.
While the seat warmer is operating,
the indicator light in the seat warmer
switch turns on according to the set
temperature.
Manual mode
When the seat warmer switch is
pressed, the seat warmer operates in
manual mode.
The set temperature changes as shown
in the figure each time the seat warmer
switch is pressed.
1. OFF
2. High
3. Mid
4. Low
NOTE
If the engine is turned
off while the
seat warmer is operating in manual
mode, the seat warmer does not turn
on automatically the next time the
engine is turned on. To turn the seat
warmer on, press the switch again.
Auto mode
The driver and front passenger's seat
warmer can be operated in auto mode
using the following procedure.
1. If “Link Seat & Climate Control
Temperatures” has been disabled,
enable it using the following
procedure.
a) Select “Settings” from the Mazda
Connect home screen.
b) Select “Vehicle Settings”.
c) Enable “Link Seat & Climate
Control Temperatures”.
2. Press the AUTO switch.
While in auto mode, the seat
temperature is automatically controlled
in 4 levels (High, Mid, Low, and OFF)
according to the conditions in the
cabin.
NOTE
xIf the front passenger’s seat belt is
unfastened, the front passenger’s
seat warmer turns off.
xIf the seat warmer switch is pressed
during auto mode, the seat warmer
on the side where the switch was
pressed switches to manual mode.
To return to auto mode, press the
AUTO switch.
xIf the engine is turned
off while the
seat warmer is operating in auto
mode, the seat warmer operates in
auto mode again the next time the
engine is turned on.

WARNING
Be careful when using the seat
warmer:
The heat from the seat warmer may be
too hot for the following people and
could cause a low-temperature burn.
¾Infants, small children, elderly
people, and physically challenged
people
¾People with delicate skin
¾People who are excessively fatigued
Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Warmer/Heated Steering Wheel
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Seat Belt Precautions
▼Seat Belt Precautions
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 the seats have lap/shoulder belts.
These belts also have retractors with
inertia locks that keep them out of the
way when not in use. The locks allow
the belts to remain comfortable on
users, but they will lock in position
during a collision.
WARNING
Always wear your seat belt and make
sure all occupants are properly
restrained:
Not wearing a seat belt is extremely
dangerous. During a collision,
occupants not wearing seat belts could
hit someone or things inside the
vehicle or even be thrown out of the
vehicle. They could be seriously injured
or even killed. In the same collision,
occupants wearing seat belts would be
much safer.
Do not wear twisted seat belts:
Twisted seat belts are dangerous. In a
collision, the full width of the belt is
not available to absorb the impact.
This puts more force on the bones
beneath the belt, which could cause
serious injury or death. So, if your seat
belt is twisted, you must straighten the
seat belt to remove any twists and to
allow the full width of the belt to be
used.
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.
Do not operate a vehicle with a
damaged seat belt:
Using a damaged seat belt is
dangerous. An accident could damage
the belt webbing of the seat belt in
use. A damaged seat belt cannot
provide adequate protection in a
collision. Have an expert repairer (we
recommend an Authorised Mazda
Repairer) inspect all seat belt systems
in use during an accident before they
are used again.
Have your seat belts changed
immediately if the pretensioner or
load limiter has been expended:
Always have an expert repairer (we
recommend an Authorised Mazda
Repairer) immediately inspect the seat
belt pretensioners and air bags after
any collision. Like the air bags, the seat
belt pretensioners and load limiters
will only function once and must be
replaced after any collision that caused
them to deploy. If the seat belt
pretensioners and load limiters are not
replaced, the risk of injury in a collision
will increase.
Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
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Seat Belt Warning
Systems
▼Seat Belt Warning Systems
If it detects that the occupant seat belt
is unfastened, the warning light or
beep alerts the occupant.
Refer to Seat Belt Warning Indication/
Warning Light (Front seat) on page
7-59.
Refer to Seat Belt Warning Light (Rear
seat) (Red) on page 7-59.
Refer to Seat Belt Warning Beep on
page 7-67.

Seat belt indicator light (rear seat)
(green)
The light turns on when the rear seat
belt is fastened while the ignition is
switched ON, and it turns off after a
certain period.
Seat Belt Pretensioner
and Load Limiting
Systems
▼Seat Belt Pretensioner and Load
Limiting Systems
For optimum protection, the front seat
belts and rear outboard seat belts* are
equipped with pretensioner and load
limiting systems. For both these
systems to work properly you must
wear the seat belt properly.

Pretensioners:
When a collision is detected, the
pretensioners deploy simultaneously
with the air bags.
(With roll-over sensor)
The pretensioners deploy
simultaneously with the air bags when
a roll-over is also detected.
For deployment details, refer to the
SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria (page
2-58).

The seat belt retractors remove slack
quickly as the air bags are expanding.
Any time the air bags and seat belt
pretensioners have fired they must be
replaced.
A system malfunction or operation
conditions are indicated by a warning.
Refer to Air Bag/Seat Belt Pretensioner
System Warning Indication/Warning
Light on page 7-55.
(With front passenger air bag
deactivation switch)
In addition, the pretensioner system
for the front passenger, like the front
and side passenger air bag , is designed
to only deploy when the front
passenger air bag deactivation switch
is turned to the ON position.
Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
2-24*Some models.

For details, refer to Front Passenger Air
Bag Deactivation Switch (page 2-51).

Load limiter:
The load limiting system releases belt
webbing in a controlled manner to
reduce belt force on the occupant's
chest. While the most severe load on a
seat belt occurs in frontal collisions,
the load limiter has an automatic
mechanical function and can activate
in any accident mode with sufficient
occupant movement.
Even if the pretensioners have not
fired, the load limiting function must
be checked by an expert repairer (we
recommend an Authorised Mazda
Repairer).
WARNING
Wear seat belts only as recommended
in this owner's manual:
Incorrect positioning of the seat belts is
dangerous. Without proper
positioning , the pretensioner and load
limiting systems cannot provide
adequate protection in an accident
and this could result in serious injury.
For more details about wearing seat
belts, refer to "Fastening the Seat Belt"
(page 2-22).
Have your seat belts changed
immediately if the pretensioner or
load limiter has been expended:
Always have an expert repairer (we
recommend an Authorised Mazda
Repairer) immediately inspect the seat
belt pretensioners and air bags after
any collision. Like the air bags, the seat
belt pretensioners and load limiters
will only function once and must be
replaced after any collision that caused
them to deploy. If the seat belt
pretensioners and load limiters are not
replaced, the risk of injury in a collision
will increase.
Do not modify the components or
wiring, or use electronic testing
devices on the pretensioner system:
Modifying the components or wiring of
the pretensioner system, including the
use of electronic testing devices is
dangerous. You could accidentally
activate it or make it inoperable which
would prevent it from activating in an
accident. The occupants or repairers
could be seriously injured.
Properly dispose of the pretensioner
system:
Improper disposal of the pretensioner
system or a vehicle with
non-deactivated pretensioners is
dangerous. Unless all safety
procedures are followed, injury could
result. Have an expert repairer (we
recommend an Authorised Mazda
Repairer) safely dispose of the
pretensioner system or scrap a
pretensioner system equipped vehicle.
Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
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Child-Restraint
Precautions
▼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 UN-R
*1 44 or
UN-R 129 regulation. If you would like
to purchase a Mazda genuine
child-restraint system, please contact
an Authorised Mazda Repairer.
Check your local and state or
provincial laws for specific
requirements regarding the safety of
children riding in your vehicle.
*1 UN-R stands for United Nations
Regulation.

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 confirm 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 inflation. Do
not switch off the front passenger air
bag without reading the “Front
Passenger Air Bag Deactivation Switch”
(page 2-51).
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.
Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
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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.
Extreme Hazard! Never use a
rear-facing child-restraint system on
the front passenger seat with an air
bag that could deploy:
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 the following warning label. The
warning label reminds you not to put a
rear-facing child-restraint system on
the front passenger seat at any time.
(Except Taiwan)
(Taiwan)
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Even in a moderate collision, the
child-restraint system can be hit by a
deploying air bag and moved violently
backward resulting in serious injury or
death to the child. If your vehicle is
equipped with a front passenger air
bag deactivation switch, always set the
switch to the OFF position when
installing a rear-facing child-restraint
system on the front passenger seat.
(Taiwan, except front passenger seat, if
equipped with the following label)
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.
Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
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