2020 MAZDA MODEL MX-5 MIATA RF airbag

(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 passenger air bag have the following warning label. The warning label
reminds you not to put a rear-facing child-restraint system on the passenger seat at any time.

Before installing child-restraint system on the passenger seat, move the passenger seat as far
back as possible:
In a collision, the force of a deploying air bag could cause serious injury or death to the child.
Seating a child in a child-restraint system on the passenger seat is dangerous under certain
conditions:
Your vehicle is equipped with passenger occupant classification sensor. Even with the
passenger occupant classification sensor, if you must use the passenger seat to seat a child,
using a child-restraint system on the passenger seat under the following conditions increases
the danger of the passenger air bag deploying and could result in serious injury or death to
the child.
 The passenger air bag deactivation indicator ligh t does not illuminate when seating a child
in the child-restraint system.
 Luggage or other items are placed on the seat with the child in the child-restraint system.
 The seat is washed.
 Liquids are spilled on the seat.
 The passenger seat is moved backward, pushing into luggage or other items placed behind
it.
 Luggage or other items are placed between the passenger seat and driver seat.
 An electric device is put on the passenger's seat.
Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
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Child-Restraint System Suitability for Various Seat
Positions Table
(Mexico)
Provided information in the tabl e shows your child-restraint system suitability for various
seating position. For installation suitability of other manufac turer child-restraint system,
carefully consult the manufacture r's instructions which accompany the child-restraint
system.
When installing a child-restraint system, the following points must be observed:
When installing a child-restraint system to the passenger seat, adjust the seat slide position
as far back as possible.
Refer to Adjusting the Passenger's Seat on page 2-10.
When it is difficult to install a child-restraint system to the passenger seat, or the seat belt
cannot be secured to the child-restraint system, perform the fo llowing operations to adjust
the seat holding the child-restra int system so that the seat belt can be secured completely
to it.
Move the seat forward or back.
Move the seatback forward or back.
An i-Size child-restra int system refers to a child-restraint sy stem which has acquired
i-Size category certification fo r the UN-R 129 regulation.

When installing a child-restraint system to the passenger seat, refer to the child-restraint
system manufacturer's instructions.
Seating position Passenger
Airbag activated Airbag de-activated
Seating position suitable for univer‐
sal belted (Yes/No) Ye s ( U F )
Ye s ( U )
i-Size seating position (Yes/No) NoNo
Largest suitable rearward facing fix‐
ture (R1) No
No
Largest suitable rearward facing fix‐
ture (R2) No
No
Largest suitable rearward facing fix‐
ture (R2X) No
No
Largest suitable rearward facing fix‐
ture (R3) No
No
Largest suitable forward facing fix‐
ture (F2) No
Yes (IUF)
Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
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Seating positionPassenger
Airbag activated Airbag de-activated
Largest suitable forward facing fix‐
ture (F2X) No
Yes (IUF)
Largest suitable forward facing fix‐
ture (F3) No
No
Largest suitable lateral facing fix‐
ture (L1) No
No
Largest suitable lateral facing fix‐
ture (L2) No
No
Largest suitable booster fixture (B2) NoNo
Largest suitable booster fixture (B3) NoNo
Non i-size compatible with a sup‐
port leg (Yes/No) No
Yes
Lower ISOFIX anchorages but
without Top Tether (Yes/No) No
No
U = Suitable for “universal” category restraints approved for u se in this mass group.
UF = Suitable for forward-facing “universal” category restraints approved for use in this mass group.
IUF = Suitable for ISOFIX forward child restraints systems of universal category approved for use in the mass
group.
L = Suitable for particular child restraints given on attached list. These restraints may be of the “specific vehicle”,
“restricted” or “semi- universal” categories.
IL = Suitable for particular ISO FIX child restraint systems (CR S) given in the attached list. These ISOFIX CRS are
those of the “specific vehicle”, “restricted” or “semi-universal” categories.
i-U = Suitable for i-Size “univers al” Child Restraint Systems forward and rearward facing.
i-UF = Suitable for forward-facing i-Size “universal” Child Res traint Systems only.
Yes = Child-restraint system can be secured on the seat.
No = Child-restraint system can not be secured on the seat, or there is no fixture.
X = Child-restraint system cannot be installed.
Regarding child-restraint systems which can be installed to your Mazda, consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer.
(Except Mexico)
Regarding child-restraint system s which can be installed to your Mazda, consult an
Authorized Mazda Dealer.
Please comply with the legal regulations concerning the use of child-restraint systems in
your country.
For the CRS which do not carry t he ISO/XX size class identification (A to G), for the
applicable mass group, the child seat manufacturer shall indicate the vehicle specific
LATCH child-restraint systems recommended for each position.
Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
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Installing Child-RestraintSystems
The passenger lap/shoulder belt can easily
be converted into the automatic locking
mode, which must be done to hold the
child-restraint system.
NOTE
To check if your seats have side air
bags:
Mazda vehicles equipped with side air
bag will have an embossed "SRS
AIRBAG" marking on the outboard
shoulder of the seats.
Follow the child-restraint system
manufacturer's instructions carefully.
Depending on the type of child-restraint
system, it may not employ seat belts
which are in automatic locking mode,
however if it uses an upper tether, it may
not be mounted properly in this vehicle
as there is no safe way to anchor the
tether. Confirm whether the
child-restraint system can be used with
seat belts by reading the child-restraint
system manufacturer's instructions.
WA R N I N G
Do not allow a child or anyone to lean over
or against the side window of a vehicle
with side air bags:
It is dangerous to allow anyone to lean
over or against the side window, the area
of the passenger seat from which the side
air bags deploy, even if a child-restraint
system is used. The impact of inflation from
a side air bag could cause serious injury or
death to an out of position child.
Furthermore, leaning over or against the
door could block the side air bags and
eliminate the advantages of supplemental
protection. Because the side air bag
deploys from the outboard shoulder of the
seat, do not allow the child to lean over or
against the side window, even if the child is
seated in a child-restraint system.
CAUTION
When moving the seats forward and
rearward, make sure you hold onto the
seatback with your hand while operating. If
the seatback is not he ld, the seat will move
suddenly and could cause injury.
Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
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Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Precautions
The front and side supplemental restraint systems (SRS) include different types of air bags.
Please verify which kinds of air bags are equipped on your vehi cle by locating the
“SRS AIRBAG” loca tion indicators. These indicators are visible in the area where the air
bags are installed.
The air bags are installed in the following locations:

The steering wheel h ub (driver air bag)
The passenger dashboard (passenger air bag)
The outboard sides of the seatbacks (side air bags)
The air bag supplemental restraint systems are designed to prov ide supplemental protection
in certain situations so seat bel ts are always important in the following ways:

Without seat belt usage, the air bags cannot provide adequate p rotection during an accident.
Seat belt usage is necessary to:
Keep the occupant from being thrown into an inflating air bag.
Reduce the possibility of injuries during an accident that is n ot designed for air bag
inflation, such as roll-over or rear impact.
Reduce the possibility of injuries in frontal, near frontal or side collisions that are not
severe enough to activate the air bags.
Reduce the possibility of being thrown from your vehicle.
Reduce the possibility of injurie s to lower body and legs during an accident because the
air bags provide no protection to these parts of the body.
Hold the driver in a position wh ich allows better control of the vehicle.

Refer to the Passenger Occupant Classification System (page 2-49) for details.
The passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates for a specified time after the
ignition is switched ON.

Ty p e A
Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
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