2020 MAZDA MODEL 3 HATCHBACK seats

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/
LATCH
*1 lower anchors for attachment of
specially design ed ISOFIX/LATCH
*1
child-restraint systems on the rear seats.
When using these anchors to secure a
child-restraint system, refer to "Using
ISOFIX Lower Anchor (Mexico)/Using
LATCH Lower Anchor (Except Mexico)"
(page 2-50).
*1 ISOFIX (Mexico)/LATCH (Except
Mexico)
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Due to variations in the design of
child-restraint systems, vehicle seats
and seat belts, all child-restraint systems
may not fit all seating positions. Before
purchasing a child-restraint system, it
should be tested in the specific vehicle
seating position (or positions) where it
is intended to be used. If a previously
purchased child-restraint system does
not fit, you may need to purchase a
different one that will.
Infant seat
An infant seat provides restraint by
bracing the infant's head, neck and back
against the seating surface.
Equal to Group 0 and 0+ of the UN-R 44
and UN-R 129 regulation.
Child seat
A child seat restrains a child's body using
the harness.
Equal to Group 1 o f the UN-R 44 and
UN-R 129 regulation.
Booster seat
A booster seat is a child restraint
accessory designed to improve the fit of
the seat belt system around the child's
body.
Equal to Group 2 and 3 of the UN-R 44
and UN-R 129 regulation.
1. Full booster seat
2. Backless booster seat

When using a backless booster seat,
always install the vehicle head restraint to
the seat where the backless booster seat is
installed.
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Installing Child-RestraintSystems
▼Installing Child-Restraint Systems
Accident statistics reveal that a child is
safer in the rear seat
. The front passenger's
seat is clearly the worst choice for any
child under 12, and with rear-facing
child-restraint system s it is clearly unsafe
due to air bags.

NOTE
Even if your vehicle is equipped with front
passenger occupant classification sensor
(page 2-72), which automatically
deactivates the front passenger air bag, a
rear seat is the safest place for a child of
any age or size.

Some child-restraint systems now come
with tethers and t herefore must be
installed on the seats that take tethers to be
effective. In your Mazda, tethered
child-restraint systems can only be
accommodated in the three positions on
the rear seat.

Some child-restraint systems also employ
specially designed ISOFIX/LATCH
*1
attachments; refer to "Using ISOFIX
Lower Anchor (Mexico)/Using LATCH
Lower Anchor (Except Mexico)" (page
2-50).
*1 ISOFIX (Mexico)/LATCH (Except Mexico)
WA R N I N G
Tethered Child-Restraint Systems Work
Only on Tether-Equipped Rear Seats:
Installation of a tether equipped
child-restraint system in the front
passenger's seat defeats the safety design
of the system and will result in an increased
chance of serious injury if the
child-restraint system goes forward
without benefit of being tethered.
Place tether equipped child-restraint
systems where there are tether anchors.
▼Anchor Bracket
Anchor brackets for securing
child-restraint systems are equipped in the
vehicle. Locate each anchor position using
the illustration.
To install a child-restraint system, remove
the head restraint. Always follow the
instruction manual accompanying the
child-restraint system.

Anchor bracket location
Use the indicated anchor bracket locations
when installing a ch
ild-restraint system
equipped with a tether.
(4–Door)
1. For right
2. For center (Except Mexico)
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▼If You Must Use th
e Front Seat for
Children
If you cannot put all children in the rear
seat, at least put the smallest children in
the rear and be sure the largest child up
front uses the shou lder belt over the
shoulder.
NEVER put a rear-fac ing child-restraint
system on the front passenger seat whether
your vehicle is equipped with an occupant
classification sensor or not.
This seat is also not set up for tethered
child-restraint systems, put them in one of
the rear seat positions set up with tether
anchors.
Likewise the ISOFIX/LATCH
*1
child-restraint system cannot be secured in
the front passenger's seat and should be
used in the rear seat.
Do not allow anyone to sleep against the
side window since your vehicle has side
and curtain air bags, it could cause serious
injuries to an out of position occupant. As
children more often sleep in cars, it is
better to put them in the rear seat. If
installing the child-restraint system on the
front seat is unavoidable, follow these
instructions when using a front-facing
child-restraint system in the front
passenger's seat.
*1 ISOFIX (Mexico)/LATCH (Except Mexico)
NOTE
To check if your front seats have side air
bags:
Mazda vehicles equipped with side air
bag will have a "SRS AIRBAG" tag on
the outboard shoulder of the front seats.
To check if your vehicle has curtain air
bags:
Mazda vehicles equipped with curtain
air bag will have an "SRS AIRBAG"
marking on the window pillars along the
roof edge.
WA R N I N G
Always move the front passenger seat as
far back as possible if installing a
front-facing child-restraint system on it is
unavoidable:
As your vehicle has front air bags and
doubly so because your vehicle has side air
bags, a front-facing child-restraint system
should be put on the front passenger seat
only when it is unavoidable.
Even if the front passenger air bag
deactivation indicator light illuminates,
always move the seat as far back as
possible, because the force of a deploying
air bag could cause serious injury or death
to the child.
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 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. Even though you may
feel assured that the front passenger air
bag will not deploy based on the fact that
the front passenger air bag deactivation
indicator light illuminates, you should not
use a rear-facing child-restraint system in
the front seat.
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WA R N I N G
Do not seat a child in a child-restraint
system on the front passenger seat if the
front passenger air bag deactivation
indicator light does not illuminate:
While it is always better to install any
child-restraint system on the rear seat, it is
imperative that a child-restraint system
ONLY be used on the front passenger seat if
the deactivation indicator light illuminates
when the child is seated in the
child-restraint system (page 2-72). Seating
a child in a child-restraint system installed
on the front passenger seat with the front
passenger air bag deactivation indicator
light not illuminated is dangerous. If this
indicator light does not illuminate, this
means that the front passenger front and
side air bags, and knee air bags, and seat
belt pretensioners are ready for
deployment. If an accident were to deploy
an air bag, a child in a child-restraint
system sitting in the front passenger seat
could be seriously injured or killed. If the
indicator light does not illuminate after
seating a child in a child-restraint system
on the front passenger seat, seat a child in
a child-restraint system on the rear seat
and consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer
as soon as possible.
▼ Using ISOFIX Lower Anchor
(Mexico)/Using LATCH Lower
Anchor (Except Mexico)
Your Mazda is equipped with ISOFIX/
LATCH
*1 lower anchors for attachment of
specially designed ISOFIX/LATCH
*1
child-restraint systems in the rear seats.
Both anchors must be used, otherwise the
seat will bounce around and put the child
in danger. Most ISOFIX/LATCH
*1
child-restraint system s must also be used
in conjunction with a te ther to be effective.
If they have a tether you must use it to
better assure your child's safety.
WA R N I N G
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
the child-restraint system is properly
secured in place according to the
child-restraint system manufacturer's
instructions.
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Never attach two child-restraint systems to
the same ISOFIX/LATCH
*1 lower anchor:
Attaching two child-restraint systems to
the same ISOFIX/LATCH
*1 lower anchor is
dangerous. In a collision, one anchor may
not be strong enough to hold two
child-restraint system attachments, and it
may break, causing serious injury or death.
If you use the seat position for another
child-restraint system when an outboard
ISOFIX/LATCH
*1 position is occupied, use
the center seat belts instead, and the tether
if tether-equipped.
Make sure the child-restraint system is
properly secured:
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. Follow the
child-restraint system manufacturer's
instructions on belt routing to secure the
seat just as you would with a child in it so
that nobody is tempted to put a child in an
improperly secured seat later on. When not
in use, remove it from the vehicle or fasten
it with a seat belt, or attach it to BOTH
ISOFIX/LATCH
*1 lower anchors for ISOFIX/
LATCH
*1 child-restraint systems.
Make sure there are no seat belts or foreign
objects near or around the ISOFIX/LATCH
*1
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/
LATCH
*1 lower anchors and the
child-restraint system is installed
improperly, the child-re straint 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/LATCH
*1 lower anchors.
Always follow the child-restraint system
manufacturer's instructions.
*1 ISOFIX (Mexico)/LATCH (Except Mexico)
Installation on rear outboard seats
1. First, adjust the front seat to allow clearance between the child-restraint
system and the front seat.
Refer to Adjusting the Driver's Seat on
page 2-5.
Refer to Adjusting the Front
Passenger's Seat on page 2-13.
2. Make sure the seatback is securely
latched by pushing it back until it is
fully locked.
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2. Anchor bracket

(5–Door)
1. Tether strap
2. Anchor bracket
3. Forward

Always attach the tether strap to the
correct tether anchor position:
Attaching the tether strap to the incorrect
tether anchor position is dangerous. In a
collision, the tether strap could come off
and loosen the child-restraint system. If the
child-restraint system moves it could result
in death or injury to the child.
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 2-17.

Installation on rear center seat
The ISOFIX/LATCH*1 lower anchors at
the center of the rear seat are much further
apart than the sets of ISOFIX/LATCH
*1
lower anchors for ch ild-restraint system
installation at other seating positions.
Child-restraint syste ms with rigid ISOFIX/
LATCH
*1 attachments cannot be installed
on the center seating position. Some
ISOFIX/LATCH
*1 equipped
child-restraint systems can be placed in the
center position and will reach the nearest
ISOFIX/LATCH
*1 lower anchors which
are 434 mm (17.1 in) apart. ISOFIX/
LATCH
*1 compatible child-restraint
systems (with attachments on belt
webbing) can be used at this seating
position only if the c hild-restraint system
manufacturer's instructions state that the
child-restraint system can be installed to
ISOFIX/LATCH
*1 lower anchors that are
434 mm (17.1 in) apart. Do not attach two
child-restraint sy stems to the same
ISOFIX/LATCH
*1 lower anchor. If your
child-restraint system has a tether, it must
also be used for your child's optimum
safety.

The procedure is the same as the
installation for the rear outboard seats.
*1 ISOFIX (Mexico)/LATCH (Except Mexico)
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If your vehicle is also equipped with a
front passenger occupant classification
system, refer to the Front Passenger
Occupant Classification System (page
2-71) for details.
If your vehicle is equipped with a front
passenger occupant classification system,
the front passenger air bag deactivation
indicator light illuminates for a specified
time after the ignition is switched ON.


Small children must be protected by a
child-restraint system as stipulated by law
in every state and province. In certain
states and provinces, larger children must
use a child-restraint system (page 2-32).

Carefully consider wh ich child-restraint
system is necessary for your child and
follow the installation directions in this
Owner's Manual as well as the
child-restraint syst em manufacturer's
instructions.
WA R N I N G
Seat belts must be worn in air bag
equipped vehicles:
Depending only on the air bags for
protection during an accident is
dangerous. Alone, air bags may not
prevent serious injuries. The appropriate air
bags can be expected to inflate only in the
first accident, such as frontal, near frontal
or side collisions or roll-over accidents that
are at least moderate. Vehicle occupants
should always wear seat belts.

Children should not ride in the front
passenger seat:
Placing a child, 12 years or under, in the
front seat is dangerous. The child could be
hit by a deploying air bag and be seriously
injured or even killed. A sleeping child is
more likely to lean against the door and be
hit by the side air bag in moderate collision
to the front-passenger side of the vehicle.
Whenever possible, always secure a child
12 years and under on the rear seats with
an appropriate child-restraint system for
the child's age and size.
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