2020 MAZDA MODEL 3 HATCHBACK seats

1. Make sure that the seat belt passesthrough the seat belt guide correctly
and it is not twisted, then raise the
seatback while preventing the seat belt
from being caught in the seatback.
(4–Door)
1. Seat belt guides

(5–Door)
1. Red indication
2. Seat belt guide

2. Press the seatback rearward and lock it in place. After returning the seatback
to its upright position, make sure it is
securely locked.
Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
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▼Armrest*
The rear armrest in the center of the rear
seatback can be used (no occupant in the
center seat) or placed upright.

WA R N I N G
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
center seat. The head restraints are
intended to help protect you and the
passengers from neck injury.
WA R N I N G
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 restra
int so that the center
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 center 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.
WA R N I N G
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.
Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
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CAUTION
When 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.
 The 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 warme
r is operating, the
indicator light in the seat warmer switch
turns on according to t he 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 MazdaConnect home screen.
b) Select “Vehicle Settings”.
c) Enable “Link Seat & Climate Control Temperatures”.
2. Press the AUTO switch.
While in auto mode, th e seat temperature
is automatically controlled in 4 levels
(High, Mid, Low, and OFF) according to
the conditions in the cabin.
NOTE
If the front passenger’s seat belt is
unfastened, the front passenger’s seat
warmer turns off.
If 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.
If 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.

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.

(Mexico)
All the seats have lap/shoulder belts.
These belts 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 du ring a collision.

(Except Mexico)
All of the seat belt retractors are designed
to keep the lap/shoulder belts out of the
way when not in use.
The driver's seat belt has no provisions for
child-restraint systems and has only an
emergency locking mode. The driver may
wear it comfortably, and it will lock during
a collision.
However, the front passenger's seat and all
rear lap/shoulder belt retractors operate in
two modes: emergency locking mode, and
for child-restraint systems, automatic
locking mode. While we recommend you
put all children in the rear seats, if you
must use the front passenger seat for a
child, slide the front passenger seat as far
back as possible and make sure any
child-restraint system is secured properly.
WA R N I N G
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.
Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
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Child-RestraintPrecautions
▼ Child-Restraint Precautions
Mazda strongly urges the use of
child-restraint system
s 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 requirements regarding
the safety of childr en riding in your
vehicle.

Whatever child-rest raint system you
consider, please pick the appropriate one
for the age and size of the child, obey the
law and follow the i nstructions that come
with the individual ch ild-restraint system.

A child who has outgrown child-restraint
systems should sit in the rear and use seat
belts, both lap an d 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 least preferred
seat for other child-restraint systems.

(With Front Passenger Occupant
Classification System)
To reduce the chance of injuries caused by
deployment of the front passenger air bag,
the front passenger seat weight sensors
occupant classification sensor works as a
part of the supplementa l restraint system.
This system deactivates the front
passenger front and side air bags and knee
air bags, and also the front passenger seat
belt pretensioner system when the front
passenger 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 knee air bags, and seat belt
pretensioner system, 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 prope rly restrained and
child-restraint 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
seat weight sensors" (page 2-72).

Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
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Luggage or other items are placed on the
seat with the child in the child-restraint
system.
 A rear passenger or luggage pushing or
pulling down on the front passenger
seatback.
 Luggage or other items are placed on the
seatback or hung on the head restraint.
 The seat is washed.
 Liquids are spilled on the seat.
 The front passenger seat is moved
backward, pushing into luggage or other
items placed behind it.
 The front passenger seatback contacts
the rear seat.
 Luggage or other items are placed
between the front passenger seat and
driver seat.
 An electric device is put on the front
passenger's seat.
 An additional electrical device, such as a
seat warmer is installed to the surface of
the front passenger seat.
 Any accessories, which might increase
the total seated weight on the front
passenger seat, are attached to the front
passenger seat.
The designated positions with seat belts on
the rear seats are the safest places for
children. Always use seat belts and child
restraints.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 supplemental
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.
Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
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