belt MAZDA MODEL 626 2001 Owner's Manual

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Child Restraint Child Restraint Precautions
Statistics confirm that the rear seat is
the best place for all children up to
12 years of age-the more so with a
supplemental restraint system (air
bags).
WARNING
!
Holding a Child While the Vehicleis Moving: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
could result in serious injury or
death to the child or other
occupants. Always secure a child
in a proper child-restraint system.
WARNING
!
One Belt, One Passenger:Using one seat belt for more than
one person at a time is dangerous.
A seat belt used in this way can’ t
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.

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WARNING
!
Proper Size of Child-RestraintSystem: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.
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, inspect either before
using.
 Small children
You are required by law to use
child-restraint system for children in
the U.S. and Canada. Small children,
generally those who are four years old
or younger and who weigh under 18
kg (40 lb.), riding in your vehicle must
be protected by child-restraint systems
made especially for children. Check
your local and state or provincial laws
for specific requirements regarding the
safety of children riding in your
vehicle.

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Essential Safety Equipment2-28Older children
A child who has outgrown
child-restraint systems should sit in the
rear and use seat belts, both lap and
shoulder. If the shoulder belt crosses
the neck or face, move the child closer
to the center.

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 Child-Restraint Systems
Whatever child-restraint system you
consider, please pick the appropriate
one for the age and size of the child,
obey state law and follow the
instructions that come with the
individual child-restraint system.
A rear-facing child-restraint system
should never be used in the front seat
because it would be too close to the air
bag. The front passenger ’s seat is also
the least preferred seat for other
child-restraint systems.
WARNING
!
Follow the Manufacturer ’sInstructions and Always Keep theChild-Restraint System BuckledDown: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
manufacturer ’s instructions.
When not in use, remove it from
the vehicle, put it in the trunk or
fasten it with a seat belt.

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WARNING
!
Seating Position with Side AirBag:Allowing a child to lean over or
against the front door is
dangerous. If the vehicle is
equipped with side air bags, the
impact of an inflating side air bag
could cause serious injury or
death to the child. Children are
more likely to sleep in the vehicle,
when they do, they are more at
risk in the front passenger’s seat
that has an optional side air bag
because they may slump over into
the path of the seatback-mounted
air bag. If a child can’ t be seated
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in the rear seat, do not allow the
child to lean over or against the
front door, even if the child is
seated in a child-restraint system.
J76TCS04 Rear seat child-restraint system
installation (Lap/shoulder belt)
Follow these instructions when using a
child-restraint system.
1. Secure the child-restraint system with the lap portion of the

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J76TCS06lap/shoulder belt. See the
instructions on the child-restraint
system for belt routing instructions.
2. To get the retractor into the automatic locking mode, pull the
shoulder belt portion of the seat
belt until the entire length of the belt is out of the retractor. Position
the belt correctly, push the
child-restraint system firmly into
the vehicle seat and be sure the belt
retracts as snugly as possible.
Clicking from the retractor will be
heard during retraction if the
system is in the automatic locking
mode. If the belt does not lock the
seat down tight, repeat this step.
3. Inspect this function before each use of the child-restraint system.
You should not be able to pull the
shoulder belt out of the retractor
while the system is in the automatic
locking mode. When you remove
the child-restraint system, be sure
the belt fully retracts to return the system to emergency locking mode
before occupants use the seat belts.
4. If your child-restraint system requires the use of a tether strap,
hook the tether strap by following
the manufacturer ’s instructions.

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Tether
strap
Anchor
bracket
 If you must use the front seat for
children
If you cannot put all children in the
rear seat, at least put the smallest in
the rear seat and be sure the largest
child up front uses the shoulder belt
over the shoulder. Do not put
rear-facing child-restraint systems on
the front passenger ’s seat. This seat is
also not set up for tethered
child-restraint systems, put them in
one of the three rear seat positions set
up with tether anchors. Don’ t allow
anyone to sleep against the right front
door if you have an optional side air
bag, 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. To check if
your Mazda front seats have side air
bags-every Mazda side air bag will
have a “SRS-Air Bag” label on the
outboard shoulder of the front seats.

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Essential Safety Equipment2-34in the rear seat, do not allow the
child to lean over or against the
front door, even if the child is
seated in a child-restraint system.
J54A2112HFront passenger ’s seat
child-restraint system installation
(Lap/shoulder belt)
1. Slide the seat as far back as possible. 2. Secure the child-restraint system with
the lap portion of the lap/shoulder
belt. See the instructions on the
child-restraint system for belt routing
instructions.
3. To get the retractor into the automatic locking mode, pull the
shoulder belt portion of the seat belt
until the entire length of the belt is
out of the retractor. Position the belt
correctly, push the child-restraint
system firmly into the vehicle seat
and be sure the belt retracts as snugly
as possible. Clicking from the
retractor will be heard during
retraction if the system is in
automatic locking mode. If the belt
does not lock the seat down tight,

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repeat this step.
4. Inspect this function before each use of the child-restraint system.
You should not be able to pull the
shoulder belt out of the retractor
while the system is in the automatic
locking mode. When you remove
the child-restraint system, be sure
the belt fully retracts to return the
system to emergency locking mode
before occupants use the seat belts.

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Supplemental Restraint
Systems The front and side* supplemental
restraint systems include 4 air
bags. They are located in:
• The steering wheel
• The passenger side dashboard
• The outboard sides of the front
seatbacks
These systems operate independently
depending on the type of accident
encountered; both side air bags are not
likely to deploy in the same accident
because a vehicle is not often hit from
both sides. The front and side air bag
systems will not normally deploy
during the same type of accident
unless a combination of frontal and
side impacts occur. In a front-end or side impact, the air
bag supplemental restraint systems are
designed to provide only supplemental
protection for the driver and front seat
passenger. Seat belts must still be
worn.
Without seat belt usage, the air bags
cannot provide adequate protection
during an accident. Seat belt usage is
necessary to:
•
Keep the passenger away from an
inflating air bag.
• Reduce the possibility of injuries
during an accident that is not
designed for air bag inflation, such
as roll-over or rear impact.

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Essential Safety Equipment2-36•Reduce the possibility of injuries in
frontal or side collisions that are
not severe enough to activate the
air bag.
• Reduce the possibility of being
thrown from your vehicle.
• Reduce the possibility of injuries to
lower body and legs during an
accident because the air bag allows
no protection to these parts.
• Hold the driver in a position which
allows better control of the vehicle.
WARNING
!
Air Bags without Seat Belts: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 during a
frontal, side or near-frontal
collision of at least moderate
force. Vehicle occupants should
always wear seat belts.Small children, those under 18 kg (40
lb.), should be protected by a
child-restraint system (page 2-26).

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WARNING
!
Child in the Front 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 a moderate,
right-side collision. Whenever
possible, always secure a child 12
years and under in the rear seat
with an appropriate
child-restraint system for the
child’ s age and size.
Never use a rear-facing (Continued)

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WARNING
!
Seating Position with Front AirBags:Sitting too close to the air bag
storage compartments or placing
hands or feet on them is
extremely dangerous. Front air
bags inflate with great force and
speed.
Serious injuries could occur if
someone is too close. The driver
should always hold onto only the
rim of the steering wheel. The
front seat passenger should keep
both feet on the floor. Front seat
occupants should adjust their
seats as far back as possible and(Continued)
always sit upright against the
seatbacks with seat belts worn
properly.
WARNING
!
Seating Position with Side AirBagsSitting too close to the side air bag
storage compartments or placing
hands on them is extremely
dangerous. A side air bag inflates
with great force and speed directly
out of the outboard shoulder of
the front seat and expands along
the front door on the side the car
is hit.
Serious injury could occur if
someone is sitting too close to the
door or leaning against a window
in the front seats or if rear seat
occupants grab the sides of the(Continued)